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Damn that is so very very awesome...

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Originally Posted by Christopher W. (Post 140362)

Great!! Can't wait to see what you are doing.

I have to tell you that I just read some more about your car. It is absolutely amazing. I hope to see it in person some day. I won't be making it to DGRR this year. Next year I definitely will though...

DGRR 2012!!

I'll make sure to get some pics up in my build thread when I finally get the bits in.

Thanks man! I just drove the thing coast to coast so we missed our chance :rofl: Deals 2012!!! WOOT!!!! Deals is the highlight of my automotive year.

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Originally Posted by Grappler (Post 140741)

Damn that is so very very awesome...

Yes, yes it is

I didnt get a chance to show step by step of building the throttle brackets, but here it is complete. Last pic shows it with throttle cable attached. Next will be TPS linkage

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And here is a quick video of operation. They work flawlessly! :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owVrsEoSyxM

Dude!! That is ridiculously awesome..

What are you thinking in manifold length for those?

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Originally Posted by Christopher W. (Post 140845)

Dude!! That is ridiculously awesome..

What are you thinking in manifold length for those?

Going to start at the proven length, but the trumpets will have some adjustment. That way the length of the semi p-ports and main throttles can be changed on the dyno to find the sweet spots :)

It seems that Logan keeps making new gains in HP with his ongoing R&D.

Sooo, I decided long ago that I was going to go all the way and do a slightly wider wide body for my car. The only front fenders I have an interest in are the Mariah Motorsports front wide fender. It is 1.25" wider per side and it keeps the basic lines that Mazda produced. It is also very high quality..

I pretty much can't stand any of the current stupid drifter looking garbage that I see done to second gens..puke.

I did always like the Tri-Point but that is gone and it was a bit to radical for this particular car.

So, I found a guy in St. Louis that I really resonate with. His name is Doug Jenkins and he is phenomenal.

http://www.dougjenkinsgarage.com/main/

This guy loves what he does and is super anal about his work and rep. I got him to go pick up the car from Logan and he has started.

We are using the Mariah fenders in front. I also bought a Shine Auto front air dam lip. I am having Doug file in the air vents along the bottom of the air dam. I guess they are for brake ducts or something. They look to me like they would just cause turbulence. I will also have the stock front lip available if I don't like the Shine piece or if I want a little higher front clearance.

For the rear we are doing the fenders in metal and we will make them about two inches wider. I hope to get a 305 under the fenders. I will be happy with a 295 though. I am doing a 17 front and an 18 rear wheel.

The rear fenders are to mimic the front in appearance. I want the car to look a little wider but not much different than stock. I think many people will not even know that anything has been changed.

Doug is also doing a super high quality original color paint job. The fender wells will be completely finished out as well.

So here we go. It was a little scary having someone hack up the car but I trust Doug.

The work is done in metal. There is a little filler used to cover up the wheel scratches but the work is in metal. The entire car will be taken down to the metal before paint

http://i419.photobucket.com/albums/p...s/DSCF1123.jpg

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Doug should be done in about 1.5 months and the car will be going back to Logan's for the final engine work.

My car will be done this summer..... Right Logan?? :)

More pics from Doug. She's got some hips on her now!!

The vent shown is the cut out vent of the Shine Auto air dam. It is now smooth but I don't have any pictures yet. Next Doug will get the front fenders perfect then finish out the fender liners and then on to paint.

I think that it is turning out as perfect as I imagined.

The front fenders are 1.25" wider. The rear are 2" wider. I would like to get a 10" and 12" wheel to fit under the fender. That might be pushing it on the front. Maybe doing a 11.5" and a 9.5" will work. Or maybe a 12" and 9.5". Hell I don't know. I am getting custom wheels so the offset won't have to be a compromise.

I don't really know how the car will handle on the limit with a 2" stagger... much less a 2.5" stagger. I don't want this to be a understeer pig. Maybe I should just stuff as much tire under as I can and dial in the steering the best I can. Everything is just a starting point until it hits the road.

I plan on spending time at Hallett Motor Racing Circuit in north east Oklahoma with someone who can really help me set this car up. I won't have a hodge podge of parts that don't work together.

http://www.hallettracing.net/

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holy hell! this project just keeps getting more and more awesome.

One more picture. This is the polyester primer that is being applied.

Logan should have the car back by the first week in July maybe..

http://i419.photobucket.com/albums/p...s/100_0023.jpg

Seen your car down at the shop a few months back. Didn't realize it was this one. It was clean. Nice example of a 2nd gen.

UPDATE:

I have once again delayed my own project with my need for it to be perfect..well perfect to me.

Once the fenders and paint were done we realized that the Mariah front fenders will only allow a 235 up front. What the fuck is the point in that!!

On Mariah's web page they say 1.25" wider. I made the ignorant mistake of thinking that meant 1.25" wider usable tire space. I guess it means the fender is actually 1.25" wider. :rolleyes:

Whatever, not really that big of a deal.

Doug is going to do the same thing to the front fenders as was done to the rear; custom metal fender flares.

This will also give Logan time to get further along with the slide throttle R&D.

I have pictures but they are body shop pictures. You know, white dust in all of the cracks, dirty windshield and super ugly tires that don't fill the fenders anyway. I will show pictures when body work is done and new wheels and tires are on.

I will be using Toyo R888 295/18 rear and 255/18 front. The front will be 100% usable in all possible conditions of suspension travel from lock to lock. The f/r tires are both 25.1" tall. That is .1" taller than stock. I think it is a great combination without being to radical.

See you in a couple of months..