Penny Version 1.2

[streetrod77]

Hey Steve, Is there a thread for the Ford? I love the stance but man It looks low. I thought it had an air suspension.

[Steve1968LS2]

Hey Steve, Is there a thread for the Ford? I love the stance but man It looks low. I thought it had an air suspension.

Yea, do a search on "Fastlane Fairlane".. all the Fairlane stories are on popularhotrodding.com also

Not on bags..

[streetrod77]

thanks

[Steve1968LS2]

Might as well condense all the Penny info into this thread.. one stop shopping. lol

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The guy who did my LS2 tuning recently bought a new alignment rack. This thing is so cool. It can measure bumpsteer, check if the chassis is square to the body and a host of other things. I guess it cost over $50k installed and uses digital cameras on targets. The technology and graphics were stunning.

Anyways, the best news was that my car is perfectly square.. to the hundreth of an inch.

And even though my car is a bit lower than optimal the bumpsteer is very minimal. Almost none in a rise and very slight to the right on a compression (1 inch each way).

Sorta cool:


My thrust angle was at about 2-degrees so we brought that to around zero. Scott was impressed with how easy the LD three-link was to adjust. We went for a good performance street alignment since that's where the car will spend 90% of its life.

The final specs:


The alignment wasn't cheap but I feel it was worth every penny. The car tracks dead straight, doesn't "hunt" the ruts in the roads and feels great. We also did some computer fine tuning and figured out my front squeek. When I had my alt bracket powdered they coated the nub where the idler rides by accident. I cleaned it off, but not good enough thus causing the pulley to ride at a VERY slight angle. This causes the chirp. I will order up a new brackt tomorrow and just paint the damn thing. lol

I also found out that my car runs out of gas at 1/2 tank on the gauge.. don't ask but I need to adjust the sender. :_paranoid

The rack:

[Steve1968LS2]

Here's when I got the clear film done.

I must say, from a few feet away you can't tell it's there and even up close it's not noticable if you don't know to look for it.

I ended up doing everything from the middle of the door down along with the front upper and lower valances. Now I really only have to worry about the front of the hood and the front of the fenders. I will spray on some protector at track day for these areas.

Getting a picture of it is hard, but I guess that's the idea. lol
The guy, Shaun, used a product called Venture film. It had far less grain compared to the 3M stuff and was very optically clear.
They also reccomended using that turtle wax ICE stuff to maintain the look of the film. Luckily that company gave me a case of it a few months ago.

Here it is going on...

[Young Gun]

will yall be doing any segments in the future about the application of it?

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

NICE.. time to hit the track!

[Cruiser]

I saw some of the clear 3M on a two 79 Z28's on the power tour. It looked good but one was Red and the other Silver. The red car you could hardly see it. The silver cars paint looked a little flat were it was applied.

How's it looking on Penny? Did the paint loose any sheen or have a color change. The color flip flops all over the place anyway so it may not be noticable....LOL!!

Joe

[67SSDan]

That is pretty trick!

Dan

Might as well condense all the Penny info into this thread.. one stop shopping. lol

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The guy who did my LS2 tuning recently bought a new alignment rack. This thing is so cool. It can measure bumpsteer, check if the chassis is square to the body and a host of other things. I guess it cost over $50k installed and uses digital cameras on targets. The technology and graphics were stunning.

Anyways, the best news was that my car is perfectly square.. to the hundreth of an inch.

And even though my car is a bit lower than optimal the bumpsteer is very minimal. Almost none in a rise and very slight to the right on a compression (1 inch each way).

[Steve1968LS2]

Fixed the squeek from my front drive today. It was a combination of a bad bracket and a very dry belt.

She's running good now.

Also, found a radiator cap worthy of our cars.. nice but not all polished and flashy. It's from Billet Specialties and was about $20.



Someone asked me about my fire extinguisher mount. It's just plate alum I had cut to a template at my water jetter. I then drilled the hole and rounded the edges. After that I attached the plate for the Safecraft extinguisher. Oh the "tongue" is offset one inch and was bent down towards the floor just a bit.



Lastly, I had a request for a pic of how my proportioning valve is mounted. Here it is. it's hung off a bracket that is attached to the master and the clutch master hangs off it as well. Makes for one tidy package.

[Young Gun]

sweet

[Jims78elky]

Also, found a radiator cap worthy of our cars.. nice but not all polished and flashy. It's from Billet Specialties and was about $20.

Steve,

Penny looks amazing as always! Love the new rad cap!

Don't forget the fairlane's


-Jim

[Kman]

Why did they recommend Turtle Wax Ice over brand "B"?

Glad you got the belt situatuion fixed. Can't wait to see Bad Penny in the next few weeks.

[Steve1968LS2]

Why did they recommend Turtle Wax Ice over brand "B"?

Glad you got the belt situatuion fixed. Can't wait to see Bad Penny in the next few weeks.

Yea, that chirp killed me.. I left the house (thought I had fixed it) and then CHIRP CHIRP.. I couldn't let all them exotic guys hear that. lol

I will hit C&C after Barret Jackson..

They recommended the ICE stuff for the clear film because it leaves zero residue in the edge of the material.. just makes it easier to detail.

[Kman]

Yea, that chirp killed me.. I left the house (thought I had fixed it) and then CHIRP CHIRP.. I couldn't let all them exotic guys hear that. lol

I will hit C&C after Barret Jackson..

They recommended the ICE stuff for the clear film because it leaves zero residue in the edge of the material.. just makes it easier to detail.

This past weekend at C&C there was a crap load of BMW's since it was BMW day. Not fun at all like I said in my e-mail I sent you. I sent you my cell number. Give me a call when you plan on hitting up C&C.

Very true about ICE. What's the warrenty on the clear bra? How does it do against yellowing? Looks good from the pics since I can't see it.

[rockdogz]

This past weekend at C&C there was a crap load of BMW's since it was BMW day. Not fun at all like I said in my e-mail I sent you. I sent you my cell number. Give me a call when you plan on hitting up C&C.

Very true about ICE. What's the warrenty on the clear bra? How does it do against yellowing? Looks good from the pics since I can't see it.

Yeah I don't understand what those BMW people were doing... holding up the cars as they came in?

[Kman]

Yeah I don't understand what those BMW people were doing... holding up the cars as they came in?

Had to be one of the most borning C&C's in a long time. A bunch of stock BMW's, cool.......not. There were nicer cars in the over flow then in the main lot.

I have seen your f-body a few times, and I saw it again at C&C last weekend. Looks great. I'm sure that 502 is nice. ;) Still amazes me how low your car sits.

[strangler]

Whats C&C?

[protour73]

Steve..........any more pics of that Prop valve bracket? kind of dark in that pic.........is that radiator cap black anodized?
thanks,
Scott

[Steve1968LS2]

Steve..........any more pics of that Prop valve bracket? kind of dark in that pic.........is that radiator cap black anodized?
thanks,
Scott

Yea, the radiator cap is black annodized. It pops on over the actuall cap. It only comes in black but I suppose you could have ti refinished however you like. I was going to coat it like the headers but I'm not sure since the black looks pretty good.

Here's another one. The bracket is a simple L shapped deal. It goes from the master cylinder bolts forward and is sandwiched between the prop valve and the cluch master. It's charcoal grey in color (like the ATS bracket). I will try and find just a pic of the bracket at home.