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last night I took FRANKN7 out for a spin... had to run to the storage warehouse, another stop, meet an old friend for a brew, and back. so, I get to the warehouse, and the guy next door is loading stuff into his van. He stops what he's doing and walks over. He had seen my car in storage before and talked to my sister in law about it (it's her space, I sublease). So he says "do you drive over by Glen road?", I'm like yes, i do. He says "you probably don't remember me... I have an old Dogde Omni Shelby". Of course I remember him... saw him about a year ago... his car looked completely stock, but like new. Very sharp, and actually pretty fast. He goes on to tell me it's being "freshened up" with a 450hp motor. He could tell I was getting in and out quick, but said would love a ride sometime... so I'm like Hop in. So off we went. I think 2nd gear was his favorite. Came off a turn, rolled into it in 2nd, car stepping out slightly, then full throttle - tires barely gripping the entire way up the gear. Go to meet my friend, park the car, go in. I'm a little early, just sitting there enjoying a cold brew. See a couple of guys looking the car over. Didn't think much of it. 5 minutes later I look again, and notice one of them is a cop. f*&$. Forgot parking meter. I run out there and start talking to the guy. He asks a few questions, then says "go ahead and feed the meter!" Close call! When it was time to leave the place, it was a mini-circus. Had a couple of guys in a STi, trying to get me to come play, couple of other guys kept asking questions... took like 10 minutes to leave the spot.

about 2K this year so far, typical year is 3K. Missed one year of driving as she was ripped apart.

ah, paypal apparently needs tax documents to prove our tax exempt status. wonderful. I will get that process started tomorrow.

Thanks for letting me know. I will check into it...

LOL. It's still 550 lbs heavier than Frankn7 with similar drivetrain.

took Frankn7 out for about 20 minutes today. Too much going on...

Brent, the grill looks fantastic. Really like it.

looks like your dogs can't wait either.

I prefer the look without fenders, but then again, I'm odd. LOL. As most things on my car, I've done it all 3 ways... full wings, cycle fenders, and open wheel, and I love the open wheel look - probably followed by the classic look of full wings.

I have an aluminum (Griffin I think) 3 core radiator that's been on the car since the 70s. It was cleaned a couple of years ago when it developed a leak. Still doing alright. I can sit in summer traffic for extended periods of time (40+ minutes, moving 5 mph), and temps will eventually creep up to 205 from the norm of 190. In factory applications, fans don't even come on for these engines until 220 for low speed and 236 for high speed.

What a great sign! There for vacation?

Lol

Those Rover V8's are pretty light.

the first day I ran my LS motor, it was february, I had 215 60 R 15 regular street tires and an open 410 diff. That was fun. LOL Mine is not a Stalker, but now I run 295 40 R 18, R-compound tires without any real traction issues. Just need more power now.

Take a look here for some info. Also look at McMaster and Fastenal websites. They should have all sorts of data on rivets. I bought mine from the local Fastenal place.

Thanks. Moved to cars for sale.

very cool

on mine, it was stamped on one of the frame members near the brake master cylinders. But mine was the first one, so others might be different.

Nice looking seven

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We're safe

yup, i would definitely put NSX right near the top... definitely over the S2000. and C5 vette... well, I'm partial to that car. Still looking good 14 years later. http://www.z06-corvette.com/media/C5-Z06-Corvette-Silver-01.jpg

have they looked at new cars lately? on that list, I'd definitely say the 3rd gen RX-7 still looks as sharp as ever.

I give up. LOL

:cooldude: Impressive 3D flying! Is there anything you haven't done? Piloting the space shuttle maybe? :jester: