I know he's going to hate that pic!

 

 

Good times yesterday. Thanks for having us over George. Install's took up the majority of the time but I still had a good time.

D-spec review

Driving home I had them set at 4 all around. After about 20minutes I pulled over and turned them to max soft which is 7 clicks. That got rid of the rough ride but made it a bit to "airy/floaty". I'm going to try 5 1/2 all around tomorrow and see if I like that. The sand in the panhard did the trick as I didn't hear any noise from the rearend. The steering shimmy I had during the test drive wasn't present a highway speeds. Haven't driven it since so I'll report back tomorrow and see if the shimmy is back at street speed. Eitherway I'll be taking it in for alignment this week.

With that said the difference between 4 click and 7 clicks was night and day. The adjustablility is way more noticeable than I thought it would be. Overall I'm glad I did this mod. Now I just need to get it dialed in and I'll be a happy camper.

Thanks for the flattering pic George.

 

Nice FRPP flag George. Where did you guys locate the remote adjusters at for up front, just in the engine bay?

 

Man, sorry to hear about that Bill. But it's better to have it perfect than rushed and when it is done you'll be all the more happy


Hey, just realized that I hit 1500 posts !!! wow. I'm only several thousand away from Bill.

George, it was a great time. Your place was perfect, thank you for hosting. Heck it isn't about were we're hanging out, it's that we get this opportunity to do so. Of course the beer helps alot


Just realized that I hit 1500 posts !! Only a couple thousand away from Bill LOL

 

The front doesn't require remote adjusters. You just use a key they provide.

 

I didn't think I would be able to notice the difference between the settings either. But once I adjusted them, I had to say whoa! The 4 was definitely too hard for everyday driving around here. 7 clicks has been much better for driving around these speed bumps.

 

I can't see the pics George.

Again, had a great time hangin' with the crew. Like Brian said, the booze just enhanced the experience.


Leo- When I get my D-Specs in, I may go in-between the 4 and 7 (from your description). Then if we ever do a canyon run, I'll crank them down to 3-4.


I talked to Jed tonight, he wished he could have been at the install party, but had to leave for Vegas that day. He's got internet so he's able to keep up with POTR.


Now for the pics...

As of 12pm today



Trimmed off tab on camcover (per Vorech instructions)


Blower mounting plate supports


Coolant crossover tube (large top hole to get plugged)


manifold with Cobra injectors


oil pan - return line tapped


rusty crank pulley no more


Hector's cool jack stands


It's a Fiesta!

 

Looking good, Bill!

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I emailed Gary (the guy that made our radiator tags) and told him I'm ready for a fuse box cover tag.

I sent him this as an idea:



May not be exactly like that, but something close. I'm going with the engine HP and TQ numbers since that's how Ford rates the cars on the lot. I'll have the dyno chart displayed as well, for RW numbers.

 

You're getting there Bill...looks like she's (the car not the installer ) coming along great!

Here's a link to the thread where I posted all of my detailing pics. I have 130 on my photobucket if you want to see them all.

http://forums.bradbarnett.net/showth...10#post5529010

Here's my photobucket album for it-

http://s97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...etail%20Shoot/

 

The Granatelli logo might get your car keyed around some of the people on this site.

 

kh765 - car looks great

Bill - Great teaser pics. The wait is killing me So about two weeks until she's back in your garage right?

 

OK Ray I have it figured out.........................

You just cruise the Net looking for cool and funny videos and newsworthy stuff...................

Good job you can be our official , our official, hmmmmm official something but whatever keep those video's and news stuff coming.

 

OK How many guys does it take to compress a spring...........................Hmmmmm the answer is...........................................More then 1 and in this case apparently 4

 

Oh and I figured out the common theme in these pictures, Kevin has got the coffee deal well in hand and is supervising quite well! Now if you look at the closing pictures it seems the others guys have discovered where George is hiding the beer and Brian scores big with the Vodka! Analysis free of charge guys HA

Hey it was 88 and 87 the last two days here is Paradise (err Texas) broke out the shorts and t shirts as well, got to love spring.

 

Luis, dude, how about posting some pics of that lowered GT of yours, dude. I want to see what could have been for me lol

Tom, as your sponsor, is doing a terrible job of supporting you I must say. He's been a very bad sponsor but hey its all good as your GT is really looking good!

 

Brian, congrats on 1500

Oh Brian, did I forget to mention


Congrats on 1500 Ford Blue just for YOU

 

Hey, that's not fair...... some people are just beyond help- right, Luis?

 

Just kidding Tom, actually you're probably doing a really, really good job as who knows how many mods Luis would be into if it weren't for your superior support and guidance Tom

 

Looks good Tom. Interested in seeing how it turns out if Gary can do it.



This has got to be the pic of the day... Leo as Mr. Roboto!



Looks great Kyle! Hard part is keeping it 'show' clean until your upcoming show. Just stay on top of it and it shouldn't be that bad.



Yup, that's the ETA back home. Hector brought in more pics of where the install is now. I'll post them up when I get them from him.