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slow 240's 242 build "briquette"

GOD ALMIGHTY my legs are pale :lol:

i put the perches there because when funding allows im going to shorten the tubes and get saab inserts so i can haz moar low.

im looking at 8" springs, with the perches all the way up that should be an acceptable ride height :-P

the other k-jet to lh2.2 project in my driveway runs, so as soon as i can get the brakes to stop dragging and fix the timing, thatll come out and this thread will get REALLY interesting. :cool:
 
well, i took the wagon out for one last lap around the block.
parked it next to the 242, cranked up the lady gaga, and let the madness begin.
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Geoff and Josh stopped by to help out (THANKS GUYS!!!!)
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Geoff's shop dog Bear came along to keep us company
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and in ONE DAY!;
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Geoff even loaned me some 275# 7" springs so i could throw the coilovers on.
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probably the most productive day ive ever had to date, but I owe these guys big time, im just super stoked to see things happening with this car :-D
 
You don't mess around do you? I wish I could have been there to lend a hand, or just to stand around & make fun of you while you worked.
I'll be over this Sunday once I get back.
 
no problem dude, itll probably be on the road by the time you get home, i have all of today off, and i just scrapped my spare cat, now i have cashflow to finish everything :-P

i really couldnt have done this without josh or geoff, josh and i started at bout 11, geoff came at about 3, and we were packing up by 9. with a lunch break in between, it was a pretty leisurely pace, but we definitely got work done ;-)
 
truth!!!!!
that was some top notch tummy stuffin'

anyways, made some progress today.

got everything plumbed up, just needs fuel pumps, some wiring and a few fuel lines
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switched the recaro over (was losing momentum for the day, im still pretty beat from yesterday)
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and even put the hood on and it looks like a car again!!!! :cool:
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should have it running in the next day for two, then on the road by the end of the week, then i can WASH IT!
 
yessssir!!!
ill buy a nice big set of mandrel bends so we can build you a nice turbo exhaust for the 242 ;-)
then you can V8 that new wagon :-P

so far since my last update i have finished the front suspension and put the brakes back on, swapped the gas tank (this one was REALLY rusty :lol:) and done half of the rear suspension/brakes

i need to finalize the rear end,
bolt up the driveshaft,
check/retighten all major fasteners,
replace the main fuel pump,
run a few more fuel lines
and wire it up.

not a very long list till this bugger is on the road :-D
 
schaff70 said:
Shooting for having it on the road this weekend.
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HAH!
it runs now, all i need is to get the shifter back from geoff and hook up the clutch cable and its roadworthy!

loud as F*CK though!
open 3" DP is a little more intense than i thought it would be :lol:

and i left the camera at MY house :-)cool:) so no video yet :-P
 
well its on the road, er, was, i drove it around yesterday and its an absolute hoot, i couldnt stop laughing the whole time, the shifter feels AWESOME, thanks ryan for the original design and geoff for the slight rework ;-)
the suspensions rides great, no clunks....i think, i cant really hear anything.
the steering is super heavy with the looped lines, i dont really like it, but i think im going to create an ac delete bracket for the later style pumps and market them.

overall, i cant believe how much fun it is, ill have pics tonight, i have to go replace my center support bushing.
one little clutch drop and the bushing went PLEHHHHH
 
they are old noltec units, version 1 i believe, i got them from a TB user who has apparently had them for a long time

i should have pictures up tomorrow, i have a big ol oil leak at the sandwich plate for the oil cooler, but i wont be able to work on it tomorrow before work, i have to sit around and wait for the gas company to come turn on the gas at my new house.
 
a few more from the taste of memphis mini meet, just to prove it runs :-P
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i guess ill post a full mods list for this car, since its got one worth posting :lol:

95 b230fd squirter block, .55 trim t3 with a stock hotside, 3" DP (ill finish the rest soon), A cam, adj. cam gear, m46 with a stock flat flywheel, LH2.2 swap with EZK.
kyote style coilovers in the front 5" sleeves with 9" 220lb springs, noltec V1 camber plates, BBS Propus C with 34mm spacers all the way around, IPD sways/panhard bar (need to install those :lol:), ATE atom rotors with wagner ceramic pads.

i think thats it.....


a few rainy picherz
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just a quick update, the 242 is running well, nothing catastrophically failed yet, so im happy.

plus i threw on an MBC and turned the boost up to 10psig (from 4 :lol:) and it is hilarious.
itll toss you back in your seat, its not fast, but its definitely fun :lol:

oh and just because; before and after
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