Suspensions
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PRI 2024 – Roaming the Aisles
Jim That’s the point when you attend PRI, you explore the exhibits that vendors have provided. Sometimes you come across familiar products and sometimes you see products from parts of the world that you didn’t expect. Paoli is a brand… Continue reading
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Another Bullitt Mustang Project Car
Ford produced the Mustang back in 1964 and it kicked off the era of the pony car. Soon Chevy had the Camaro and Pontiac had a Firebird, followed by Mopar’s Barracuda. Carol Shelby was tapped to produce a performance version… Continue reading
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Red Bull–How it designs its winning F1 cars
Red Bull and Sebastian Vettel have become just about unbeatable this season as well as the past three. Next year is a year of big change in Formula One with 1.6 liter turbocharged engines being the new power plant. The… Continue reading
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The P71 visits ADTR!
We were on our way out of Los Angeles and it was the one chance we would have for the P71 to meet ADTR – the source of many of its magical parts. Chris has been very helpful with all… Continue reading
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P71 Road Trip Car
The folks at CM Autowerkz did a great job getting the car in shape for delivery to me and I enjoyed the drive back home in it. Typical of the police version of the Crown Vic it sits almost an… Continue reading
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Building a Track Car – Topping the Miata and adding a Hard Dog
A couple of posts back we took a road trip to Bethania to visit the garage where Hard Dog roll bars are made and sold. It was a fun trip and we hope to make it back again when the… Continue reading
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Building a Track Car – The rear suspension comes together at last!
In an earlier post we took the rear suspension apart, although not without some trouble. The axles were just about frozen into the splines of the rear hubs. With a great deal of effort we were finally able to extricate… Continue reading
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Building a Track Car – Time for a road trip to Bethania
The Internet has been a boon for those of us looking for ways to improve our rides. It has amazing search capabilities and its ability to aid in shopping can save a lot of heartache and gasoline. But sometimes it… Continue reading
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Building a Track Car – Thoughts on the Miata
As I wait for more parts to arrive I am continually reviewing what needs to be done to the car to make it track worthy. There will no longer be a need for Air conditioning so I will remove all… Continue reading
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Track Car – More work on the Miata
The Miata track car project is making progress. One of the first things to accomplish was to remove the aftermarket anti-theft system that had been installed in the car. The last thing I needed was to have the anti-theft system… Continue reading







