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12-21-2010, 09:06 PM
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carbonfiber roof panel/ new wheels
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12-21-2010, 09:09 PM
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Mongo the Meet Coordinator
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Very nice!
How hard is the roof install and or hows it attach?
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repo bigals turd gen and part it out to a loving home
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12-21-2010, 09:12 PM
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thats a good wife if thats what she got you for your birthday haha.
ive never seen the carbon fiber roof before...your car had factory t-tops and that just goes over it?
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12-21-2010, 09:26 PM
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Mongo the Meet Coordinator
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Originally Posted by madness410
thats a good wife if thats what she got you for your birthday haha.
ive never seen the carbon fiber roof before...your car had factory t-tops and that just goes over it?
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What do you think stock hard tops have?
take off the head liner and look, there is a sheet of metal that covers it.
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repo bigals turd gen and part it out to a loving home
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12-21-2010, 09:30 PM
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the tops are removed along with all the hardware. The top is going to be attached with stainless fasteners. The roof is really a race only item. If you wanted you could epoxy the original t-top hardware to it and make it weather tight,but then you would lose a lot of the weight savings.
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12-21-2010, 09:42 PM
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Should've raced with the t-tops off! 
Looks good, can't say I've seen anything like that before. You like 16s better than 17s for autox?
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12-21-2010, 09:50 PM
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that isn't 6litereater's roof, right?
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12-21-2010, 09:55 PM
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Should've raced with the t-tops off!
Looks good, can't say I've seen anything like that before. You like 16s better than 17s for autox? |
I hate the way it looks with them out. For the cp class I race you can get larger sizes in a real slick cheaper than a 345x18 a6 or 335x17a6. I can save 300 per set going to a 16x25x13 bias ply hoosier and they are faster. The hard part is finding a affordable 16x12 rim. most 16x12 rims start at 400 a piece and go up from there, ccw's are 2400 for a set The other reason is in cp rims larger than 16 dia get a 100lbs penalty.
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12-21-2010, 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by sweetbmxrider
that isn't 6litereater's roof, right?
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no the guy that made it is http://www.blainefabrication.com/
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12-22-2010, 07:28 AM
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looks good kevin. ill have to check it out one night. i should have the rad supports for ya this week to!
if you got any old f body wheels you want to part ways with let me know. im looking for something for the sonoma lol
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12-22-2010, 07:40 AM
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thats real nice. how's the fitment? looks good. do you have to cut out your center support or just remove the black lip or does it go right over it?
definitely throw up pics when you finish it.
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12-22-2010, 09:02 AM
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Originally Posted by sweetbmxrider
thats real nice. how's the fitment? looks good. do you have to cut out your center support or just remove the black lip or does it go right over it?
definitely throw up pics when you finish it.
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no cutting drops pretty much right on
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12-22-2010, 12:17 PM
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definitely get some shots up when you get it together and any comments etc. you have about it. i'm pretty interested in getting one.
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12-22-2010, 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by LTs1ow
What do you think stock hard tops have?
take off the head liner and look, there is a sheet of metal that covers it.
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jeesh why so serious
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01-31-2011, 09:08 AM
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How is the roof?
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01-31-2011, 11:28 AM
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Looks awesome. Have you thought about running lexan windows in the front/back to shave a little weight off? Also like the transmission tunnel, floor, firewall, or other bracing could be made out of T6061 aluminum to lighten up the car a little.
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02-01-2011, 12:00 AM
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rear window is lexan, could do front but i still drive it on the street not dot legal. There is weight to be removed but it costs money and I already have to add lead to make the min weight of 3050
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02-02-2011, 05:41 AM
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Its looks great. Does it have a clear coat finish on it? Just wondering what the delivered finish is, I cant tell if its unfinished or just the camera flash making it appear that way.
Nice ride!
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02-02-2011, 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by SRC
Its looks great. Does it have a clear coat finish on it? Just wondering what the delivered finish is, I cant tell if its unfinished or just the camera flash making it appear that way.
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its made with a uv resistant resin,so it does not need paint,but it might get painted in the future. the pic was fresh out of the box so its a little duller than it is now, and the flash was over exposed. thanks for the compliment
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02-02-2011, 09:29 AM
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Quote:
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its made with a uv resistant resin,so it does not need paint,but it might get painted in the future. the pic was fresh out of the box so its a little duller than it is now, and the flash was over exposed. thanks for the compliment
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Do you stick solely with Autox or HPDE as well. Im a PCA and NASA member; took last year off but would like to head back out this year to race or at the very least a few HPDE's
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02-02-2011, 09:26 PM
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Quote:
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Do you stick solely with Autox or HPDE as well. Im a PCA and NASA member; took last year off but would like to head back out this year to race or at the very least a few HPDE's
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no hpde just autox. I would like to one day but me being as competitive as i am I would have to be doing time trials or wheel to wheel. My budget wont alow that right now. I might try some hillclimbs.I have done some pca autox at the medowlands,You porsche guys dont like getting beat by a Camaro  . I need the hood painted can you pm a quote vfn glass I would just drop the hood off. You def need to get up to the new lot at the medowlands big and fast new pavement
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02-02-2011, 11:35 PM
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That roof is amazing! Love the car. What wheels were on it before? That COTM picture is insane. Those big wheels make the car look awesome.
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02-03-2011, 09:30 AM
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Quote:
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That roof is amazing! Love the car. What wheels were on it before? That COTM picture is insane. Those big wheels make the car look awesome.
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Thanks,The car is always developing. last season the car raced on 17x11zr1 w/315 A6 ,rims were 26.5lbs ea. this year Im running a 16x12w/hoosier 25x13x16 the new rims are 17lbs.
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02-03-2011, 09:35 AM
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what type of brake setup are you running on the front?
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Uh yeah, after they surprized buttsecks us at Pearl Harbor?
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02-03-2011, 10:59 AM
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what type of brake setup are you running on the front?
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I have a manual brakes no abs, stock calipers w/hawk dtc70 compound pad. works pretty good.
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