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I think they get installed with a large blind rivet, thats what ones on my Starion were installed with before I have them removed and filled, back in the day....

Also the roof of the ET and Exa is very flimsy, I'd be sceptical about loading it with any sort of weight.

And that doesn't do the trick?

BTW, +1 what Evan was saying about all that weight hanging off unbraced; I'm pretty sure the ehaust wouldn't brace it well at all, but make some loads on the manifold even worse.

photoglossy wrote:That thing is UUUUGLY! However, the process works well

couldnt agree with you more.

rear looks like a supercar, but the front end looks wack!

must have a heap of extra weight add from the bog and foam used.

i wonder how long it took him.....

... the cool thing about strokers is they get more cubes out of a smaller engine, saving a bit of weight over a larger donk/tranny.

... ugly, kind of an extra buffer. :oops: One thing tho, whats wrong with the tyres they sell over there in Finland! Look at the amount of balance weight fitted......sheesh! L8r E I think tires on the whole are of course same as in other countries but in this car in pics the tires are cheap recycled ...

... didnt make it...pleeeeze!!! Cool car m8! One thing tho, whats wrong with the tyres they sell over there in Finland! Look at the amount of balance weight fitted......sheesh! L8r E

... which has been in the car for a few years now. As I was expecting, engine is quite lean down low now which will need a slight re-tune. But the ... the common non tapered ones I have used in the past. If I can cut the weight from the little end by 30-40grams, I'd be stoked. The rods will look ...

lever arms, suspension pivots, load placement, accuracy of load true weight...... lots of reasons why that method would give only a very loose result.

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... and ask them what the spring rates are for their... say "LOWS" and then just ask them to supply some race series 65mm ID springs in that weight range. No brainer. l8r E

... long term plans with the car and your going to do more to it then I would consider relocating you battery to the boot(passenger side to balance weight when driving alone). Since you got a pin hole near filler on the radiator get the fella to turn it around and put your radiator overflow on the ...

... or the local wreckers you could adapt on with just a little imagination...... surely! Hmm... like a Magna. Which prolly has a quite similar weight distribution, I guess... so given Callum's front brake upgrade tute, the Magna's whole system could be a goer, potentially sorting the balance ...

... too much rear lock and need to reduce the crack point. However, most common experience suggests the opposite and the different may come from the weight distribution difference between Exa and ET. Complete valve with spring untensioned: http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s102/Callumgw/Brake%20Conversion/PropValve008.jpg ...

its to keep the weight transfered over the front wheels, by stopping the rear end from "squating"..... they also help with stability at very high mph as bjorn's car would see.

... looks? I've seen a few FWD vehicles with wheelie bars, and always wondered why they have them. i think more to the point they are designed to stop weight transfer to the rear on a front wheel drive so to keep more weight down on the front wheels for more traction.

... Were they 20in rims on that Orcon Steel car LOL I can't remember who told me, but I heard all the V8's run 17" rims, something to do with weight versus sidewall roll. Did anyone else notice the guy in the "XXXX Gold V8 Mates" jumper either has his hand in his pocket or...........