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Old 07-25-2010, 01:25 PM
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I will probably get the kit painted next year. I've got a few car shows in August, and the RTTH's in September.

I'd get it painted this winter - but I've gotta start getting some furniture in this empty house...

I hate the pics from last night - so I took some in the daylight... I love how the sun pops on this dark blue.




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Kind of a bump - nothing new to the car - just finally got my parts in from Australia that I ordered after the Power Tour. Can thank the Aussies for a recommendation for an HSV parts hookup that will ship to the states.

So I ordered some stuff for the garage - got my V8 Supercar series supporting the HRT team, and an HSV flag.




I need to wash the car tonight - I am leaving for RTTH in the morning!

Anyone have a recommendation on a good tool box? I am looking at that gargantuan Kobalt toolbox at lowes with the fridge and speakers in it - its come down in price and well I wouldn't mind a fridge and stereo in the garage....
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A bit of an update - been driving the car pretty hard the last couple of weeks - first I was up at RTTH's event in Pigeon Forge, TN - and I had a blast there. Was nice seeing a lot of cars that I've been watching being built on the web.

Probably my favorite shot of the car so far...


Also - I participated in my second Autocross, in the Corvette, this weekend - this one was at Zmax dragway - of course that dragstrip is never open for T&T - so we where out in the parking lot.

Heres my times:
21 ASP 427 Craig 05 Chevrolet Corvette Blue: 106.302+DNF 100.310 97.996+1 95.035 96.571

Not bad - I got 5 runs in and shaved off 11 seconds from my first run. Also - the last run I almost DNF'd but I spun the car completely around, slammed my helmet against the roof and still only added 1.5 second off my best run of the day.

Some pics from the paddock:





Edit - found an action shot!
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Very cool. Glad you had fun.
I like your G8. That thing must go pretty good as well with those mods, I bet!
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Old 10-11-2010, 05:19 PM
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The G8 is 10 hp within the Vette... I like the Corsa exhaust - I'm glad it came with it.. too bad I think it sounds better then the Vette too.

However - the Vette is faster - I think its 500+ lbs lighter - and well it has a t56 6 speed in it. I think the 6L80E in the G8 has a bit of lag in it with the DBW throttlebody on it.
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Corsa has been around for a little while now and make some great exhaust for late model muscle/sports cars. Very nice man!!
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I like the sound of them - put the price absolutely turns me of - $1200 for 4' of pipe "axle back" is ridiculous. I'd buy a used system maybe - but I've already got a full z06 exhaust system on, its 3" and sounds better then the stock 2.5".

I may drop the exhaust this winter and do the "z06 exhaust mod" but we'll see...
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Came home and saw FedEx dropped off a package....



Found this front wheel on egay - I had no idea it was Competition Grey, the pictures the guy had posted sucked... that saves me $$ from painting it! Score!!

Woot - only one more wheel to go, lol!
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HA HA!!!
Very nice. SCORE!
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Well - been a long time since I've had an update so - heres a few updates:

Corvette - I have all of the body panels now, I still need 1 wheel and the plastic liner crap - I went to my body guy and got a quote for front bumper, 4 panels, and repainting both doors - and well - that project will be on hold for a while, lol!

G8 - really been looking into a brake upgrade - but that requires new wheels and tires - ugh.... Oh and I got door dinged pretty bad in the rear quarter panel on black Friday - pretty sweet eh! So I visited my body guy AGAIN... this time I'm giving him my business and getting the rear quarter fixed and the c-piller repainted since its all one piece - damn Zeta chassis, lol! Should be going in the week before Christmas.

Garage - picked up a tool box on Black Friday - set that up and have some of my tools properly put away now. I also picked up some a Corvette racing Jake flag - The ALMS team's marketing/promotional company had a blowout on last seasons items - that and I had a nice pro-touring poster to put up on the wall from DSE's open shop a few months back.

Everyone loves pics - so heres the garage again... LOL!



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