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04-07-2009, 08:38 AM
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Try it now...
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04-07-2009, 05:34 PM
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Can I have this car please? I'll pay for shipping and everything. LOL
Love it man. Thing looks awesome.
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04-07-2009, 06:54 PM
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So, Steve, are you and Nick taking the show on the road?
" Match race Autocross, coming to a track near you! " lol
Ken
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04-07-2009, 07:13 PM
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So, Steve, are you and Nick taking the show on the road?
" Match race Autocross, coming to a track near you! " lol
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lol.. yea, like the circus.. a LOT like the circus.. ;)
I hope to have Penny up at Pleasenton end of May. Right now I'm working up some new track rollers. People cry too much when I run the R888s. ;)
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04-07-2009, 08:12 PM
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I hope to have Penny up at Pleasenton end of May.
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Glad to hear it! Maybe I will get to meet you this time around.
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04-07-2009, 11:32 PM
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Steve are the swaybar end-links 1/2" ?
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04-08-2009, 08:35 AM
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Steve are the swaybar end-links 1/2" ?
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Yep.. pretty beefy.
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Originally Posted by larknut
Glad to hear it! Maybe I will get to meet you this time around.
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Yea, unless it looks like tons of rain, or I break something, I should be there.
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04-08-2009, 08:36 AM
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Here's a cool shot I was sent.. love that color in the sun.

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thats a GREAT shot.
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04-08-2009, 12:10 PM
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thats a GREAT shot.
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X's two. Makes me week in the knees.
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04-08-2009, 05:14 PM
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Hi Steve sweet ride. On a corse like this Is it, you select one gear for the whole corse because there are no long straight aways?
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04-08-2009, 05:40 PM
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very nice car!
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04-08-2009, 06:44 PM
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Hi Steve sweet ride. On a corse like this Is it, you select one gear for the whole corse because there are no long straight aways?
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I start in first and then quickly go to second and stay there... I find the car is "smoother" this way and I still have plenty of torque to work the back end around if I want to.
Mary likes to drive the car in first, but there's so much torque the the throttle is more like an "on/off" switch rather than a "dimmer" switch.
I think I will try her way the next time out since most seem to just stay in first the whole way.
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04-08-2009, 07:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Steve1968LS2
Mary likes to drive the car in first, but there's so much torque the the throttle is more like an "on/off" switch rather than a "dimmer" switch.
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And that's why she's fast! control on the edge  one needs to find Ten-10th, but not go over. she obviously does well at that.
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04-08-2009, 07:05 PM
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I'm a big fan of your car and can't imagine anything you'd require to improve it. I guess that's just the sickness we all share. I'm inspired/jealous/motivated/discouraged by Bad Penny and I love it!
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04-08-2009, 07:11 PM
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By the way Steve...Looking Good!
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04-08-2009, 07:59 PM
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And that's why she's fast! control on the edge  one needs to find Ten-10th, but not go over. she obviously does well at that.
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I'm sure that's it.. it's takes quite a bit more skill to tame the car in 1st, but the reward is far more snappy acceleration and better engine braking.
I made up for this some by being smooth.. next time I will try first.. what's the worst that could happen??? lol
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I'm a big fan of your car and can't imagine anything you'd require to improve it. I guess that's just the sickness we all share. I'm inspired/jealous/motivated/discouraged by Bad Penny and I love it!
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Well, she needs an oil cooler.. and a proper tach. I also have to finish my fire system. I like to think of Penny as a work in progress and so long as I can figure out ways to eek out bit more performance I will do them. There's no fun in being done. However, I really don't know what else, besides tuning, I could do to the suspension.
Thanks for the comment. I'm blessed with many smart people to hang around with and others who simply inspire me to try harder. Penny is truly a team effort.
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By the way Steve...Looking Good!
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Thanks, coming from someone with such a nice car that means a lot.
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04-08-2009, 08:19 PM
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My favorite 68 of all time. IMO the car looks the best with the solid color hood and the 18" wheels. I can't wait to see it at the Pleasanton autocross event.
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04-13-2009, 09:35 AM
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Steve: I was looking at this post again http://www.pro-touring.com/forum/sho...&postcount=141 showing the Pfadt bushings and camber kit and had a question.
The Pfadt site indicates that you need to replace the UCA bolts with studs and then use traditional alignment shims to set caster (and fine tune camber) using their camber kit. Can you also do both just by using the plates for the LCAs?
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