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Old 06-10-2021, 04:37 PM
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Default First drive, excited wife!




This is the car we left our wedding in, 1984. It has some history
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Old 06-11-2021, 08:35 PM
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Congrats! Must feel great.
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Old 06-12-2021, 05:03 PM
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Turned out great!
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Old 06-13-2021, 07:55 PM
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Default More miles

We took the car up to a local Saturday evening cruise in last night. Hung out there for a couple hours, then headed to a buddies house to check on his project. Overall put 40 miles on the car. It ran flawless. The more I drive the car, the more comfortable I am. I still am playing with shock settings and I have to reconfigure the front upper shock mounts. I need to add an inch of travel and put a set of softer springs in. The only issue that I ran into was my 9 inch rear diff decided to burp diff fluid thru the breather that I have mounted above the axle housing on the shock crossmember. Fluid level was not overfull, but it made big stink after misting the exhaust system. Diff did not feel overly hot when I got home so I am at a loss why it puked all over itself.
I am going to pull the center section just to give it a look. I ordered a breather/catch can set up from Speedway, but I am at a loss for a reason.

Other than that, I am thrilled with the car! It is everything I had hoped it would be.

On another note. I started the car to be more race car than street car. 10 years of build time, it turned into more street car than race car.... I wish I had put AC in it.... it's been in the 90's the last couple weeks up here...
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Old 07-05-2021, 01:54 PM
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Default A couple fresh photos from this weekend.

I've been putting some miles on the car, trying to sort it out. Now have over 100 road miles on it. I joined a local motorsports club to get back into auto-x after a long absence. Working to get it prepped for the next practice day and auto-x the following day. We took it to a local show over the weekend for an excuse to go drive it.
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Turned out great! Love the backstory here. Lots of guys would give anything they own to get “that” car back, and you were smart enough to keep yours. Good on you sir!
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Bad a$$!! The brushed lips compliment the car so well.
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Old 07-22-2021, 01:48 PM
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Default More poser shots

First shot was leaving the QA1 open house last Friday on the way to Street Machine Nats in St. Paul.
The other shots are from a photo shoot done with photograper Duane Lage. Excited to see the final product from that shoot.
Next week we are doing a driving instructor day with the local Autox club to work out the rust on the driver.
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Old 12-08-2021, 02:13 PM
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Was able to get it to the last track event of the season locally in early October.
Car worked well. Driver needs more seat time...
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Old 12-08-2021, 03:52 PM
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Looks like a lot of fun. Tried looking for your car on Friday at the Street Machine Nationals, but didn't find it, maybe next year...
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