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Old Jan 12, 2013 | 06:53 PM
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can't see most of the photos, but from the ones i have seen, i'm quite impressed with the work being put into it. i'm particularly fond of the suspension.

what brake rotors are those?
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Old Jan 12, 2013 | 09:43 PM
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Rotors are from AWR, I will see I can do about the pictures. Thanks for the compliments.
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Old Jan 18, 2013 | 02:44 AM
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Looking great, Carl! I am also a pretty big guy and I need all of the headroom that I can spare. How much lowering did you achieve with your seat pan modification? Do you have any concerns over cutting the frame rail? I need to check legality in my class, but I may do a similar modification...
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Old Jan 24, 2013 | 04:11 PM
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With the seat pan mod I gained around 2", but in reality it was probably more, as the floor has the formed corrugations you can't mount the seat exactly flat anyways, especially with the factory mount points which I cut out with a spot weld remover.

Since I cut through the frame rail, I added back in the X support which brought back any stiffness. And really, the majority of rigidity is coming from the cage anyways.
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Old Feb 2, 2013 | 09:46 PM
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Pretty sweet, I only wish i could see 90% photos you posted from a year ago that wont open.
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Old Feb 2, 2013 | 10:27 PM
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Keep it up Carl! Can't wait to see this car completed and running!
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Old Feb 4, 2013 | 07:23 PM
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How do I edit posts? I figured out why the pictures are broken, just need to edit these. Thanks.
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Old Feb 6, 2013 | 02:45 PM
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Since I can't edit my posts, I'll post up new pics:





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Old Feb 6, 2013 | 02:52 PM
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Old Feb 6, 2013 | 02:54 PM
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Old Feb 6, 2013 | 02:55 PM
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Old Feb 6, 2013 | 02:57 PM
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Old Feb 6, 2013 | 02:59 PM
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Old Feb 6, 2013 | 03:02 PM
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Old Feb 6, 2013 | 03:06 PM
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Old Feb 6, 2013 | 03:07 PM
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That is all for now. Lots of progress lately, just need to upload the pictures.
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Old Feb 6, 2013 | 09:08 PM
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My jaw, is dropped...
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Old Feb 7, 2013 | 02:34 PM
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Superb work, love the roll cage and wheels.
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Old Feb 7, 2013 | 08:14 PM
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Thanks guys!
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Old Feb 8, 2013 | 01:14 AM
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Awesome effort you're putting in, love the detail work
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Old Feb 9, 2013 | 07:20 AM
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Updates on the brake setup? I see an altered pedal ratio, 2 master cylinders and what I believe is a balance bar? I'm looking forward to seeing how you mount and actuate them with the stock pedal.
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Old Feb 10, 2013 | 02:20 PM
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Wicked Carl, glad I found your build lol Keep the updates coming!
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Old Feb 14, 2013 | 08:58 PM
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Awesome work, wish I could get so in depth.
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