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Old 12-09-2016, 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by RecMech
Yeah, I cant blame the tires... Had them aired down and the strap over the push bar created a bunch of down pressure. It was also our first attempt at 5th gear on the dyno.



Door panels are almost 10lbs each not including the extra sound dampener and fiberglass removed.
thanks... c5 door panels weight couple pounds.... never had the c6 apart and NEver will BUT Im shocked how light every single part of a corvette is ...

I've sweated and bled to get the c5z down to good weight... wondering if ill ever have some convinient place to do a MPH roll race like yourself..
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how much weight do you think those hatch latches will save? they look awesome.
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Originally Posted by neverstop
how much weight do you think those hatch latches will save? they look awesome.
Factory latch assembly was just under 4 pound with the striker.. I have not yet removed the surrounding bracket, I have to remove the water tank to get to it.

New latches only weigh a few ounces.
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thanks. did not realize they were that heavy! good idea with the lighter ones.
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A little paint on the exposed portion of the door..
A pile of "extra" parts..
And the finished door. Now I just have to decide what to do with the window controls. I am thinking about moving the driver side controls to the center console.





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Hatch latches complete..



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very nice... you are Dedicated .. I moved my window power to the center.. the drivers window actually is My Nitrous switch panel that says "opener" ...
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love the latch idea, looks cool too imo. I may have to steal that.
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insane build..... big kajones to go 240mph+

I'm hoping to make a Mojave Mile event in 2017 with my turbo LS9 Rx-7!
My car makes around 1400hp flywheel; however not sure I have the ***** to go 240mph.
I have a rare 2.47 gear to put out back in the 8.8" solid axle mine runs.

This is a good gear ratio calculator to play with......
http://fitbodyshop.net/gear/index.php

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Wow! Amazing work!
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Originally Posted by gnx7
insane build..... big kajones to go 240mph+

I'm hoping to make a Mojave Mile event in 2017 with my turbo LS9 Rx-7!
My car makes around 1400hp flywheel; however not sure I have the ***** to go 240mph.
I have a rare 2.47 gear to put out back in the 8.8" solid axle mine runs.

This is a good gear ratio calculator to play with......
http://fitbodyshop.net/gear/index.php
Thanks for the link.. I have a spreadsheet, but the website has a great side by side comparison
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Good stuff RecMec!!
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Keep it up! Let me know if you need a hand wrenching. I'm up at my folks place in New durham for the holidays for the next two weeks
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Keep it up! Let me know if you need a hand wrenching. I'm up at my folks place in New durham for the holidays for the next two weeks



You just missed out on the fun part! Sent you a PM..

I can confirm the drivetrain will come out on Quickjacks and an ATV lift

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How's the X holding up? Must be doing okay since you haven't commented any issues with it. How many hits and how hard are you spinning it?
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How's the X holding up? Must be doing okay since you haven't commented any issues with it. How many hits and how hard are you spinning it?
No issues with the F1x so far.. 15 or so passes in the 1.5 mile, and about the same on the dyno.. Broke one 10 rib, but it only lasted about 10 seconds after installing, so something was wrong there.. One broken cog at max rpm.

Havent really pushed it yet. Running 8"/4.25" under 7200 rpm (put me somewhere close to mfg max gearbox rpm). Plan is to run 4", more rpm and a couple stages on top.

I did end up shifting the 10 rib about .050" off what the laser showed as true to keep it from jumping a rib.. maybe solid motor mounts would help?
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Originally Posted by RecMech
Keep it up! Let me know if you need a hand wrenching. I'm up at my folks place in New durham for the holidays for the next two weeks



You just missed out on the fun part! Sent you a PM..

I can confirm the drivetrain will come out on Quickjacks and an ATV lift

yep did you pull down(or up matter of speech) with engine or pulled tube back?

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Old 12-28-2016, 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Gxpz06
yep did you pull down(or up matter of speech) with engine or pulled tube back?
Engine stayed in place, I couldn't even tilt it back as much as normal due to all the extra plumbing behind the intake. Tube did slide back with little effort.
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Engine stayed in place, I couldn't even tilt it back as much as normal due to all the extra plumbing behind the intake. Tube did slide back with little effort.
I envy doing the stuff you do without lift ***** my set up comes off
In 30,,, pull up action


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I have to get caught up on updates.. Have been working lots of hours on the car to get ready for a mile and a half event in 2 weeks.

Here is a quick clip with 3" straight pipes in the meantime.

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