First drive for my lakes style roadster: Finally!

Started by Rex Schimmer, April 11, 2008, 06:54:55 PM

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Rex Schimmer

I haven't posted in a while, but I finally got my roadster on the ground and actually drove it around the section. Still have some tuning to do on the injection but it does run and is lower than a snakes belly! I hope that I can get a couple of pictures to post.

Rex

enjenjo

Welcome to hell. Here's your accordion.

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unklian

Looks good and sits right.
Got any more pictures ?

1FATGMC

Great Rex!!  It looks great and I can't wait to see it in person at Speed Week.  You must have been putting time in on it.  How did the electronics work out??  It is EFI isn't it??

c ya,

Sum

phat46

I love it! How about some details? what engine? what are the wheel sizes? and what is the front suspension? I have almost enough parts in the shop to build that.

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Rex Schimmer

The engine is a 2000 Ford Zetec, 2 liter, 4 valve DOHC, mine if from an Escort but they also used it in the Focus. It is stock except for the headers and the Hilborn electronic fuel injection, the ECU is from Pantera Inc and there is lots of tuning left to do although for a "flange head" like me I am catching on to tuning with a laptop! The body is all steel 28 pickup skins from Brookfield and the frame is 32 rails that I have pretty much butchered until they looked like I thought they should. The tranny is a T5 from a Turbo Thunderbird and the rear end is a mag Hildebrand quickie. The change gears that came with the rear end are 29/31s and even with a 4.11 ring and pinion it is only around a 4.4:1 and it is way to high! I am going to something that will end up around a 5.0. The wheels are 4.5 x 15 fronts and 8 x 18 rears from Wheel Smith, great people. The tires are Coker Firestone dirt tires. Still need to do some details to get it finished and still need to convince the DMV that it should have a tag, so still have plenty of challenges left.

Sum, she rids rough and steers hard but come hell or high water I am driving her to B'ville this year.

Rex


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I LIKE it   :!:  :!:  :!:   8)    More photos PLEASE   :!:  :!:


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Rex Schimmer

More pictures, I hope!

Rex

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