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Archie
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APR 14, 12:50 AM
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Here is where we are taking apart that brand new 385 FastBurn Crate engine, to install the new GM Hat Cam kit including the 1.6 Roller rockers & new springs. That stuff will bring this engine up to be a replica of the famous (& Rare) ZZ-430 Crate engine. 
We were also working on getting the Big Mouth air dam bolted onto the front nose. Troy wanted a "bolt-on" nose so that means the air dam would have to be bolt on too. As you can see there is a bit of a gap in the way the air dam bolts up the the nose. The air dam is quite strong, so we can't just tighted the bolts flatten out that gap. We will have to build up Fiberglass matt on the inside of this air dam so we can sand it straight. 
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Archie
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APR 14, 01:27 AM
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To install the left & right rocker panels, we had to add a little fiberglass to the insides of the ends of the rockers. This adds some material to buildup the area where they will bolt on. Remember Troy wants to beable to disassemble the front end so it can be removed if necessary. 
The Aero parts at the bottoms of the doors also had to be modified. They were a bit too long & had to be shortened so the wouldn't bind when you opened the doors. Also the bottom edge of these aero parts had to be redone because they rubbed on the rocker panel when the door was open. 
As it turns out, every body panel on the IMSA kit had to be modified to get this finished per plan. Here are the properly fitted rocker panels with the reworked aero panels door parts. 
That's all for tonite. Goodnight. Archie
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troyboy
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APR 14, 10:36 PM
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Wow. The doors are the only original parts on the body.
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troyboy
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APR 18, 09:30 PM
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see you tomorrow Archie. Any pics for the road?
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Archie
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APR 18, 10:15 PM
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| quote | | Originally posted by troyboy: see you tomorrow Archie. Any pics for the road? |
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Sure............. 
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exoticse
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APR 20, 02:46 PM
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Archie or Troy any new pics ??
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madcurl
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APR 21, 07:52 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by exoticse:
Archie or Troy any new pics ?? |
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I second that!
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SCCA FIERO
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APR 21, 08:42 PM
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I have an IMSA as well with the lower door rockers binding against the front fender. They also drag the rockers under the doors. By shortening the door pieces... did you cut some off in the center and glass it back together? Any explaination would be appreciated. PM is fine, I don't want to hijack this thread.
Oh, Troy... you need to check out CCW wheels. You've never heard of them because they don't advertise... which means lower prices. I hope to get the SP18 wheels for my IMSA. 19x13 on back with 355/25 and 19x9 with 275s up front... if they will fit. Wheels will cost roughly $2,800 IIRC. I called them up and the guy that answered had no trouble answering stupid questions and never tried to hurry me off the phone.------------------
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troyboy
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APR 21, 09:42 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by SCCA FIERO:
I have an IMSA as well with the lower door rockers binding against the front fender. They also drag the rockers under the doors. By shortening the door pieces... did you cut some off in the center and glass it back together? Any explaination would be appreciated. PM is fine, I don't want to hijack this thread.
Oh, Troy... you need to check out CCW wheels. You've never heard of them because they don't advertise... which means lower prices. I hope to get the SP18 wheels for my IMSA. 19x13 on back with 355/25 and 19x9 with 275s up front... if they will fit. Wheels will cost roughly $2,800 IIRC. I called them up and the guy that answered had no trouble answering stupid questions and never tried to hurry me off the phone.
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Thanks for the info I will look them up.
what size do you have in the back now.
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Archie
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APR 21, 10:59 PM
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