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Need some sticky tires but having fun!



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New hood.

Sounds great. What engine does it have?

Thanks, 400

Nice

Been trying to cut down on RC to actually work on her. Just wanted to post more pics. lol Still have a decent amount of things left.









Finally made some "eh okay" brackets but finally have my 1928-30 ford pick up style tailights on. (i say style cause they are nor originals, from a shop the makes repro lights but with better visability, or with LEDS

Nice Bug! Next time you pass Corona let me know if you have time to stop by.

Daryl Lane wrote:Nice Bug! Next time you pass Corona let me know if you have time to stop by.

Would love to with it. Still a ways till she is streetable. lots of small things. (and registration and Insurance. lol)

alien3t wrote:Been trying to cut down on RC to actually work on her. Just wanted to post more pics. lol Still have a decent amount of things left.









Finally made some "eh okay" brackets but finally have my 1928-30 ford pick up style tailights on. (i say style cause they are nor originals, from a shop the makes repro lights but with better visability, or with LEDS

I't lookin' really good man, can't wait to see it on the road!

my first new car since 2003 got it a month ago its a 2015 ats coupe luxury turbo. it took a week to get the car since the color was hard to find in my state with the options i wanted. going to put a tune in it soon to really get her down the road

Finally got around to fabricating a cold air intake for my '08 Torrent GXP.

Before - craptastic plastic abortion of an airbox:
After:
I cut down about 1.5" from either end of a 90° aluminum elbow @ throttle body, used 3" - 3.25" and 3.25" - 3.5" couplers on either side of the stock MAF, cut down a 45° elbow and installed a universal 3.5" K & N cone filter on the end, right where the intake air-hole is located. Installed an oil/sludge catch can. Had to drill the 90° elbow and make my own grommet for the PCV valve, and re-routed new PCV lines to the catch can. I made the initial catch can bracket from aluminum, bolted to the inner fender, but it was a bit floppy, so I added a brace to the front. Now it won't budge.

It was a lot of work because no aftermarket company makes a CAI for the Torrent/Equinox 3.6L; that motor was only an option for 2 years on the Torrents. Putting a stock-config K & N filter in the existing restrictive airbox doesn't make much sense to me. Might as well go to town and build my own. I still plan to fabricate a heat shield separating the filter and intake tube from the motor.

As far as fuel economy goes, I was averaging between 10.5 - 10.8 L/100 km before the intake. After, I'm now getting about 9.8 L/100 km...or from about 21.8 mpg to 24 mpg for everyday driving...even my most conservative estimate is that the fuel economy increased by about 10%.

Here's my grocery-getter: a hatchback hybrid with a 6-speed manual

illshou wrote:Here's one i've been working on for awhile now, how many of you can identify the old thing

Who doesn't love a Bricklin sv1!! Sweet ride!!

5.0 supercherged rx7, 1966 Mustang coupe, just sold 93 351w foxbody