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**GregWeld** · #**2331** 01-05-2014, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by whytry

Huge inspiration here!!! There's hope for me n WhyTry yet!!! Mines been down for 3 yrs. but after following this tread keeps me hopeful!!!

Plenty of hope for you! 3 years? That's nothing compared to how long this build has been going on.... We count decades in this thread.

Ron in SoCal · #**2332** 01-05-2014, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by GregWeld

Plenty of hope for you! 3 years? That's nothing compared to how long this build has been going on.... We count decades in this thread.

...and you'll be collecting social security by the time we hit the track together... (pffft, I might be too!)

**GregWeld** · #**2333** 01-05-2014, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Ron in SoCal

...and you'll be collecting social security by the time we hit the track together... (pffft, I might be too!)

Well --- as you well know -- I hope that's not true... but it's sure fun to poke fun while this is all going on!

I don't think you're very far from having a done, kick ass, car... Maybe a decade or so ahead of a Torino and a Camaro painted to look like a Ford.

intocarss · #**2334** 01-05-2014, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by GregWeld

I don't think you're very far from having a done, kick ass, car... Maybe a decade or so ahead of a Torino and a Camaro painted to look like a Ford.

DAMN..........Got tree'd again

**Sieg** · #**2335** 01-05-2014, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Ron in SoCal

...and you'll be collecting social security by the time we hit the track together... (pffft, I might be too!)

What could possibly be better than paying track day entry fees and buying race gas with social security money?

**fleetus macmullitz** · #**2336** 01-05-2014, 07:08 PM

I subscribe to this thread to get Greg's status reports and opinions on Rob's and Flash's builds...

Richio1 · #**2337** 01-05-2014, 07:30 PM

Hey Ron, Congrats!

That is awesome. It's like being a little kid on Christmas morning.

Car sounds great. I got a 3+ Silver too and am working on editing a couple vids. It's going to be fun to figure out how to shoot some cool videos with the cars.

I know what you mean about sounding like a monster, love that Borla exhaust. Just wait until you get to really hammer it and take her though the gears. Exhilarating

Looking forward to seeing more. The end in near....

**GregWeld** · #**2338** 01-05-2014, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by compos mentis

I subscribe to this thread to get Greg's status reports and opinions on Rob's and Flash's builds...

I subscribe to this thread just to mark time until I collect Social Security....

Payton King · #**2339** 01-06-2014, 11:39 AM

Congrats Ron!

OBeer-WAN-Kenobi · #**2340** 01-06-2014, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Ron in SoCal

OBK, go here and click on the technical specs tab:
http://www.tremec.com/menu.php?m=104

Third one down is the close ratio gear set. 2.66 first makes for a nice launch vs the 2.97. I'm running a Nitto NT05 335/30x19 tire which is 27.1" tall IIRC. 3.73 should be perfect, although 6th becomes a tall highway gear (i.e. 80 mph at about 1800 - 2000 rpms).

Thanks, I didn't know which one the "close ratio" was.

I'm pretty sure mine should be:
2.97:1-2.07:1-1.43:1-1.00:1-0.84:1-0.56:1

So, I've got trouble on both ends.

A useless 1st gear is probably better than an extra tall highway gear though so maybe I should go with a little higher numerical rear end gear.

Thanks!