Project Bad Penny - more changes because done is boring

[Damn True]

Hmmm.



James too?

Aren't your rear frame rails in an appreciably different location that mine and James?

[baggins]

what guages are used in the center console?

[olds87]

Nice updates.

[Steve1968LS2]

Hmmm.

James too?

Aren't your rear frame rails in an appreciably different location that mine and James?

My frame rails are moved in and parralel.. they are also full of extra steel. lol

Also, my trunk floor is lower.. all things that conspire to make shock real estate lacking.

[Steve1968LS2]

what guages are used in the center console?

Stack stuff.. they are owned by Autometer. The main dash unit is from England but the smaller ones seem to be reworked Autometer Elite series gauges. Nice stuff and I really like the warning features.

[RSX302]

That's a cool shot. All I can say is "CONTACT" tower is cleared for takeoff! LOL

[RSX302]

Last Sunday we bolted on the race tires and took Penny to the autocross at Marina. The course was tight for the imports but it was a good handling test. Myself, Dave and Mary all took turns. All I can say is that the changes really helped the car, we actually be fast now. lol

Racepak data shows were doing sustained 1.3+g turns and my iPod deal recorded peaks of:

Acceleration 1.10g
Braking: 1.41g
Left: 1.42
Right: 1.41

Car felt great but we found that due to the increased size of the front calipers we need a 1-inch bore master rather than the 7/8" one we have now. That part is going on tomorrow.

1.4g's! Damn...That's with the R1's? What were you doing on the R888's?

I'm sustaining 1.1g's with 1.2 peaks on the R888's

Amazing how much it takes to get that last bit of g's

[T_Raven]

Dang them brakes look good.

[CarlC]

Very nice Steve. Hopefully the hippy-hop'ing it was doing at BW will be cured as well.

[Steve1968LS2]

Very nice Steve. Hopefully the hippy-hop'ing it was doing at BW will be cured as well.

Were pretty sure it has been.. it was a condition that did show up on the fast autocross courses and it was not felt last sunday.

We put o-rings on the shock shafts and after the autocross we found that we still had an inch of travel left before bottoming out.

After optima we're going to mess with the front a bit and maybe soften the springs on the car (right now they are 500/310) for a better ride and more weight transfer.

I'm also considering a floater rear end to get rid of the rear pad knockback. But that would be a BIG and expensive project.. but hey, I can dream right?

[6'9"Witha69]

I'm also considering a floater rear end to get rid of the rear pad knockback. But that would be a BIG and expensive project.. but hey, I can dream right?

Yeah, let's not get into any long duration high dollar tasks here, right?

Damn Penny is a sexy girl. That shot above from marina is a perfect action shot and really shows her color. Man am I jealous.

[Steve1968LS2]

Yeah, let's not get into any long duration high dollar tasks here, right?

Damn Penny is a sexy girl. That shot above from marina is a perfect action shot and really shows her color. Man am I jealous.

I like how you can see Dave's head being pulled to the left.. he needs to do them F1 driver neck exercises.. lol

The pain with the floater is that I would have to re-weld all the three link brackets onto the new housing. Or do I just need to change the ends of the housing I have?

Anyways, I hate "done" projects so I will keep going until I run out of stuff to fix or improve.

[larknut]

Since you have "ditched the parking brake" and I assume you will still be driving on the street, what are the plans? Park on flat areas only? Bring along wheel chocks? Put it in gear and hope for the best? I ask because I have no e-brake provisions with my rear disc setup. I know there are some options but I would like to know what you are doing.

I was trying but am unable to make it out to watch the optima event. Good luck and I look forward to seeing the results.

[Bow Tie 67]

The pain with the floater is that I would have to re-weld all the three link brackets onto the new housing. Or do I just need to change the ends of the housing I have?

I think you can just change the ends, I started preliminary research on this but have been sidetracked by life.

[Steve1968LS2]

Since you have "ditched the parking brake" and I assume you will still be driving on the street, what are the plans? Park on flat areas only? Bring along wheel chocks? Put it in gear and hope for the best? I ask because I have no e-brake provisions with my rear disc setup. I know there are some options but I would like to know what you are doing.

I was trying but am unable to make it out to watch the optima event. Good luck and I look forward to seeing the results.

Well, I've driven on the street for two years without it being hooked up so the parts were just dead weight.

I have a small chock (rubber) for when I need it but it really hasn't been an issue. Then again, I don't live in San Francisco.. ;)

I think you can just change the ends, I started preliminary research on this but have been sidetracked by life.

Thanks, and yea, that life stuff can certainly get in the way.

[ProBell]

I changed mine over to a floater last winter. Just changed the ends of my tubes. This will let you put camber and tow into the rear as well as making a pumpkin change simple. ( PS I have the 9" axles and ends I took out for sale)

[torino420]

Love the car and the color. I looked everywhere but haven't found it, what color is that?

[Nuke1]

Wow, i just read through the entire version 2.2 of Bad Penny, all i can say is Wow, i want your car Badly. You have something to be proud of there. Hopefully i will see it in Vegas when i am there. Or at the Diner. Congrats. James

[Steve1968LS2]

Wow, i just read through the entire version 2.2 of Bad Penny, all i can say is Wow, i want your car Badly. You have something to be proud of there. Hopefully i will see it in Vegas when i am there. Or at the Diner. Congrats. James

Thanks.. the car will be there somewhere indoors.. when I know I will post.. and of course she will be at the race on Saturday.

Love the car and the color. I looked everywhere but haven't found it, what color is that?

2002 Plymouth Prowler Orange.. OEM color mix by PPG

I changed mine over to a floater last winter. Just changed the ends of my tubes. This will let you put camber and tow into the rear as well as making a pumpkin change simple. ( PS I have the 9" axles and ends I took out for sale)

Cool.. I really think this is my next step.. any downsides on the street or otherwise?

[Steve1968LS2]

Working on changing the master cylinder today and giving Penny a new look for SEMA.. we stole all the Anvil CF parts off the shelf for the Track Rat. lol

We were going to run the sheetmetal spoiler from Jakes, but even though it was said to have shipped it never arrived. Anvil was nice enough to save our bacon and send us over one of their CF units.

We couldn't mod the parts or the car since the old parts needed to go back on and the Anvil parts needed to go onto the Rat, so fitment is what it is, but I will say thier stuff fits REALLY GOOD right out of the box.

Thanks to Larry we also got the right hood struts for the CF hood. We will weigh the whole car when done. I'm hoping for under 3300 with gas.