ecotec swap (Page 56/98) wftb OCT 03, 09:15 PM you could have seen it sitting in Dayton sun and monday .fuel pump quit and we had to leave it when we went to the bengals game where we bills fans out numbered the bengals fans almost and then we lost....refs suck! anyway turns out i just had a bad ground connection but i spent 140.00 for a jack , stands and voltmeter and some wire to fix it...but now we are in knoxville TN and tomorrow we do the dragon.i am averaging 40 mpg on I75 at 75 mph .wish i had got your reply , if we had not broke down i would have swung by but i was panicked , thinking i was going home today to get our truck and trailer to drag it home .what a nice stadium you have in Cinci .we had an awesome time ..even with the bills losing .tommorow some pics from the dragon if we have internet . Ang84Indy OCT 04, 01:11 PM Are you taking the same route home? We could meet for lunch. Gokart Mozart OCT 04, 09:09 PM [QUOTE]Originally posted by wftb: going on a little road trip this week .heading to cincinatti to see the Bills play the Bengals and then heading down to the tail of the dragon and whatever other twisty roads we feel like trying down there .i was thinking of taking my Gtech but i dont know if it is legal down in Tennessee and NC .up here you can not use anything that hangs off the windshield .anyone know? would be nice to see what cornering force i am generating but i dont want a ticket . As you drive look at the amount of GPSs on windshields. You won't have to worry.

doublec4 OCT 04, 10:07 PM

Good to see you're still working on this, its come a long way and looks like its headed for more custom work. Keep it up!

wftb OCT 05, 07:24 PM

thanks for the comments .cant meet for lunch , sorry but the breakdown left us running late and we are hightailing it home .while we were down here we did the dragon , moonshiner 28 and then the cherahola skyway .the car ran great , on the dragon i was really glued but i kept getting held up by the bikes .the only problem i had was on the hard right hand switchbacks i rolled so hard on to the left front tire that it rubbed the inner fender .no damage done but i think i will up the front spring rate by about 25 lbs. i did not hook up the gtech so i dont know the corner force but i was neutral , not even howling the tires and never left my lane .a few cars moved over for me , that was nice , but 1/2 mile was closed for road repair and that stopped the fun for a while .a guy on a can am 3 wheeler was in front of me and he held me up .it seems the bikes have taken over the roads down here , not much car parking at the tourist traps .we really liked the skyway , a beutiful road with lots of lookout spots and interesting history .my camera crapped out so i will post some of my wifes pics when we get home .she got some good pictures .

wftb OCT 10, 02:38 PM

dragon pics: and the support car driven by my wife:

wftb OCT 15, 10:00 PM

its been raining a lot so i decided to put the car in the garage to start working on it for the winter .a little crowded in there but soon my boat goes in to storage and the griz and miata can go in the plastic shed . i have my willwood 12" subaru wrx brake kit (wilwood# 140-9193) on order from summit racing .those and trying to make my QA-1 shocks fit the front suspension will be the first things i work on .

BigBrother OCT 25, 08:09 PM

Your thread is pure gold, thank you! I am SOOO looking forward to finding a motorless '88 to be home to the LSJ/F35 (with LSD!) sitting in my wrecked baby ('05 Ion Redline). Loved the engine/tranny in the Ion, can't WAIT to feel it with mid engine, RWD, real suspension (no more McStruts FTW), and 300-400 lbs less weight! I'll be making around 260 whp with the planned mods. You sir, are an inspiration!

wftb OCT 25, 09:10 PM

thanks for the reply .too bad about the wreck though , good luck in your fiero search and welcome to the forum !

wftb OCT 30, 09:21 PM

as some of you know , i have given up on the rear upper control arm project .i am still thinking of ways to do it but for now i am getting an HT bumpsteer kit . good news on another front , my HAL shocks are going to fit in the front with little mods required .a little grinding and mount them upside down and they will be good to go .i will post som pics tomorrow .still waiting for my willwood brake kit ...