Time to catch this page back up! Lots more done an even more to come :)
I origionally had 350/250 spring rate on the ground controls. I added 100#'s all around to that so i have 450/350 now, and added a scirocco rear sway bar. That alone made a HUGE improvement to the car. I also got my 2Y transmission equiped with a peloqiun diff and a .75 5th gear which also made the car much more driveable.
Next up was the interior and some brake upgrades. We installed a pair of willwood proportioning valves. For my dash i swapped back to the origional old rabbit dash with a custom bezel and a Autometer tach, and VDO gauges for oil press, temp, and water temp, also added an aftermarket fuel gauge.
On the suspension end of things, i got a set of PMW ball joint spacers and their tie rod flip kit, so the front end geometry is in its happy zone along with a nice an low ride height. We borrowed a set of scales an corner balanced the car, ended up with 49% and 51% which is pretty damn good for a street car! the car weights 1792 lbs w/ a quarter tank of fuel. I also picked up a Sparco Sprint seat to keep my arse in place on the track.
The dual willwood valves, i chose to run two to retain the stock configuration of brake lines from the master cylinder
New dash panel with proper gauges and lights so i can keep an eye on things
Installing the ball joint spacers and tie rod flip, replaced the tie rod ends, upgraded to a larger ball joint and installed all the new parts along with an alignment
Perfectly level control arms makes a mcpherson strut fwd car very happy!
And some update shots thanks to Mike Kippen, he shoots awesome photos, check out his site at photo forums at snapriot.com
Update! ditched the ITB's for a gorgeous short runner built by a local guy. now running Ground Control coilover sleeves, koni adj front shocks, bilstein rears, poly throughout, delrin offset control arm bushing etc etc..
The car as of 6/1/05, 16v on megasquirt, bilsteins w/ spax springs, all bars upper an lower, an a cabby dash swap, runnin on 215/50/13 summitomo HTR 200's on Old ATS wheels 13x5.5...
After some new paint, addition of spark to the stand-alone, GSXR ITB's, poly throughout, stainless lines, de-rusted the inside, coated in rustoleum, re-wired dash swap correctly, battery relocated to the back, and a ton of other little crap...
follow all the progress below
pg2 First autox pics
pg3 1st look at the bunny
pg4 New plans
pg5 Progress
pg6 Car done, fist autox
pg7 Turbo bunnys ;)
pg8 new paint and ITB's!!!
