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Ben Lipman
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Soarer TT manual, plus TT track car

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Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 08:02 pm, by:  Ben Lipman (Ben12a)

OK! I didn't get to the street drags last night as I had hoped, but the car is 'finished'... ish.

Had a good day today. I finished of the welding on the cage and gave it a quick spray with satin black. I then turned my attention to the rear spoilers. I removed the factory spoiler, and cleaned that area up. The spoiler weighs 2.9kg, so I still have about 54kg to find.

Whilst I was there, I noticed the right hand wing mount was cracked, so I made up another and fitted it. I will keep an eye on it, and if it looks like cracking again, I'll make up a pair out of steel. Whilst I was doing that, I decided that I'd have a go at reducing the flex in the boot lid. Taking some inspiration from the Holden V8 Supercar, I figured I'd weld some RHS steel into the boot lid area. This involved notching the skeleton and welding the box in. Before that I drilled and cut holes for the bolts and socket access.

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I also managed to score a set of "stinky ford" BA XR6 rims and Dunlop SP3000 tyres for $450. The good news is the fit supra brakes better than supra rims. They look the goods too. The boys don't like the badge though...

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