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The Wing

Posted: 4th June 2012 by Jason in Aero, DIY, The Car
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We weren’t sure which direction we were headed when starting this project. Initially, we were planning on keeping the stock wing intact (primarily for rigidity) and that’s how it all started. We put together 3-4 cardboard templates which were generated from tracing the stock wing and extending it 2″ to hit the rear hatch in […]

The Booster First and foremost, the brake booster replacement. We went with a remanufactured, 1987, VW Golf, nonABS booster replacement. The install went well, with none of the usual “it’s never easy” frustration moments when something else seems to brake while fixing what was already broken. Since we had to remove the brake lines from […]

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Over the past few years we’ve received a number of inquires on our DIY digi-dash setup so we thought maybe it was time to sit down and post up as much of that info as possible so that it can be found by others who are also searching. Where to start!? Our little digi-dash setup […]

The Checklist

Posted: 31st May 2011 by 4amRacing in DIY
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As our June 23rd event with CART at LRP approaches, we are slowly checking to-do items off our checklist. This past weekend I was able to finish up the Lexan windshield install by adding a nice clean bead of black silicone in the gap between the lexan and the car’s body. This silicone not only […]

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It took us a few weeks to get our act together, but we did finally find the time to get together and install the lexan windshield. In our last blog entry we said that we had decided on 1/4″ material, but we struggled to find someone who could supply it in the correct size – […]