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It looks like a real head turner! I guess my advice is to get used to a sore face from grinning too much! Good luck with it!:cooldude:

We tow with an '08 Tundra. Gas mileage is less than stellar at 8.5-9.0mpg towing a 24 ft. race trailer. BUT, comfort is king once we are there! We can save money camping in it... complete with generator, AC shower/hot water etc. Roll the car out, and a 24 ft.living area appears! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/snookwheel/P1010664.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/snookwheel/P1040547.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/snookwheel/P1030493.jpg

The picture is from the pier on Clearwater Beach!:party:

I know what you mean about November... The cool evenings where the temperature drops below 80. Ahhh, the cool mornings in the mid seventies, glare of the morning sun reflecting off the water only to be occasionally shadowed by returning flocks of Canadian Geese. The whine of a supercharger ramming the dense cool air down the throat of of a hungry 7esc machine rocketing along the beach. The faint smell of Coppertone lotion lathered on the scantily clad bikini wearing beach beauties wafting across the road. Ahhh Fall in Florida. Nothing like it!:seeya: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/snookwheel/Clearwater-Beach.jpg

Beautiful Super Stalker at a very good price! I enjoyed your Mechanical Daydream build site. I drooled over it before I bought mine. One well thought out car. Scott Pssssst, down here where no one can see... wanna trade for a beautiful low mileage 2007 GXP Solstice... my wife would KILL me...but, I do like living on the edge.....

:smilielol5::smilielol5::smilielol5: Going to have to borrow that!

We tested the power steering at an autocross yesterday. A pretty short but quick course. It really made it nice! I ended up about 1/2 second behind a shifter cart and a very well driven and prepared EP CRX. My wife and I were in the same group with seven runs each. Not much time between runs. The fluid never over heated (finger in the reservoir test) and the car performed great! I highly recommend it! It will take a couple events to adjust to, but I know it will make us faster!:driving: [/url] Scott

I have to chuckle... I struggle with that at every construction zone!! Have even risked it a few times! And, the pretty girl at my side has been there 25 years... and can beat me through the slaloms some of the time!:cheers:

Some of you guys spend a bit too much time on some pretty strange sites!:ack: :smilielol5:

I'm a big fat faker too. I have falsies allover the place: The nose: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/snookwheel/P1040955.jpg Sides: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/snookwheel/P1040949.jpg Seats: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/snookwheel/P1040952.jpg But when you walk around the back... The truth rings out! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/snookwheel/P1040953.jpg

Lots of power lines where you put your plane down! Nice work! Way to keep your cool! My Son just solo'd. Hope he has as good training/instinct if he ever finds himself in that kind if situation. What caused the problem? Scott

Good stuff Scannon. God bless and THANK YOU! to those who gave all, those who serve, and their families. :flag:

I loved riding in the back of my dad's pick up truck. All three of us kids would ride back there. Every so often he would hit the brakes and count... less than three 'thuds' meant someone fell out!! OK, kidding about the 'thud' part.... kinda... If those seats were strapped in somehow,no issue. If not..... well, probably not a great idea for infants. And to add to the reckless behavior, we actually rode a bike without helmets AND drank straight outta the garden hose!

A hero. God Bless.

I hate the vulnerable feeling I get driving the Stalker in heavy traffic. I finally found an affordable solution to get the peace of mind I have been searching for. I think I will install it as a surprise for my wife. Shouldn't take more than a couple hours with my skills. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/snookwheel/airbag.jpg

Neat idea!

26" as measured from feeling through the boots. I am outta zip ties so I didn't want to cut them open. Also, that measurement is on the non-power steering rack. I can't get a accurate measurement on the power steering rack installed on the car. Too much 'stuff' in the way. I'll give it another shot in the light of morning.

The measurement was overall end to end with out the tie rod ends screwed on. The below pictures are of the non-power Chevette rack. The length is the same as the power steering rack. Keep in mind, there are about 5 threads cut off each end of the rack. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/snookwheel/P1040932.jpg In this next picture, you can see the measurement to the pinion shaft. The measurement I sent previously was to the tube housing the shaft. I think this one is what you are looking for. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/snookwheel/P1040933.jpg Here's a shot straight down to give an idea of the angle.I don't have an angle gauge here.... so guess away. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/snookwheel/P1040934.jpg On the power steering rack, the steering shaft extends about two inches further than the one in the above pictures. I hope that helps. I have the relay that turns on the pump wired to the accessory side of the ignition switch. That way I can turn on the power steering without starting the engine. Great for pushing the car around the driveway! Scott

The 'un cut' Chevette rack is pretty close to 41" tip to tip. I had to cut about five threads off each end for my fitment. The pinion shaft tube base starts right at 11.5" in from the end if the rack. As far as angle, that is only a guess from eyeballing it. I would say around 5 to 7 degrees angle off the rack body. Scott

I used 10 guage for the pump motor. Also, I did not hook up the speed signal wire. It imagine that may work with the VSS signal from the transmission. All that would do is shut the pump off at around 65 -75 mph from what I have read. Here is a picture of the wiring diagram. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/snookwheel/Powersteeringwiring.jpg Here is a link to a build which I gleaned a lot of information from. http://k20a.org/forum/showthread.php?t=58599 Scott

Gave it a full work out.. at least as much as I could safely on public roads. Really like it. In a couple weeks, an AutoX will give it full stress testing! Scott

Any Tampa Bay Area 7esque cars planning to attend the Best of the Best Car show going on at Bright House Field in Clearwater tomorrow? I know of three Stalkers so far. Only a 20% chance of rain as of now. http://www.masondixonchristmaswishfund.com/ Shoot, I don't even know if there are any more 7's (other than attending above) in this area.... anyone?? Sorry, should have posted this in the SE section.... where's the delete button???? Scott

OUCH!!! That's cold. Factual, but still cold.:ack: We get to test it at an AutoX soon! It really does transform the way you can drive it. The pump is very quiet. Scott

What type of set up are you going to use?

I finished installing Power Steering in our Super Stalker today! I used a 2003 Toyota Spyder MR2 electric power steering pump and a Chevette power rack. Only a quick test drive today, full workout tomorrow. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/snookwheel/P1040916.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/snookwheel/P1040917.jpg [/url] Those big fat slicks we use for autocross will get dizzy with how fast we can turn 'em now! Scott