xcarguy

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Cade, Welcome aboard, and to the community. And I really like your user name. :cheers:

That’s a pretty ballzee thing too say.

Croc’s bucket is well-funded. Mine, on the other hand.....

Too much gin is why we are seeing airport tugs in your Sunday listings.:jester:

Hand....getr dun!

Ummmm...it’s an acquired taste.

Mattie, Welcome to the group. Lots of great folks here.

Very nice. Thanks for sharing.

Congratulations! :cheers:

Stunning example. High end build. Short video clip of the car...

I’m parabolic at the outer marker (that’s pilot talk..makes me look smart). And I’m the poster child for why full faced helmets are a double edged sword.:jester:

........:auto:

....pass me a slick, please!

One change begets another.

He’s baaaack! :jester:

You’ll have to mix in a bit more ego and insults to be on par with Croc.:jester:

I read that and can swear I just saw a lightning bolt strike right next to me. The Pontiac Aztec should be labeled the ‘eighth’ deadly sin. Where’s Croc? This thread is due his sarcasm......:lurk::jester:

John, You just stole my thunder. I was going to post a revised version of the post I deleted (yes, that was an intentional, yet playful, jab at Dundee) with my five top picks; Yugo, Pinto, AMC Pacer, Chrysler K car and Davis Divan. But....let the drift continue. signed: ponytail boy

LOL! Did I talk you into that, or did Croc?

..............:jester:

You simply asked what any of us would include/exclude. You didn’t say anything about putting choices under a microscope and dissecting.

If you’re a first generation Stalker owner (Classic chassis) with an upgraded Coleman Racing steering rack (although, I’m probably in a very exclusive group, even for Stalker owners), you may need to address bump steer. After the rebuild of my car, and following tracking the car at VIR, Barber and NJMP in 2018, I felt the steering needed further tweaking. In short, the car drove like a three-legged pig (my emphasized opinion). It didn’t dart around, or present any bad habits that felt completely unsafe, but, simply put, the car felt mildly unpredictable in a turn. Also, when driving around locally, certain road surface imperfections would try and convince the car to momentarily, and ever so slightly, choose another path. My resolve was to add two .75”x1” hardened steel spacers from McMaster-Carr; yes, this absolutely should have been addressed during the build, but.... Adding the spacers aligned the tie rods parallel to the a-arms in horizontal plane. Adding the spacers also required my using longer 1/2“ (AN8) bolts (aircraft grade) from Aircraft Spruce to provide the specific grip length. The before/after drive told the tell. The car, when driven locally over the same driving surfaces that produced bump street prior to adding the spacers, exhibited zero bump steer with the spacers installed. However, as they say (whoever ‘they’ are), the proof is in the pudding. A track day will better reveal if the car’s track etiquette has truly improved. Hopefully, a trip to Barber in the near future will have me revisiting this post with positive feedback. To be continued....:lurk: Better view of photos at: http://www471.pair.com/stalkerv/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=32539

John, this is going to be a very educational thread. As for the de-burring, it’s the equivalent of porting heads; less restriction yields better flow.

John, great writeup. I’m curious (my ignorance speaking here); can you sleeve the block (if need be) instead of buying a new block?