Monday, October 5, 2009

Lexan windows, wheel spacers, and exhaust removal

Took the restrictive 2 1/2" exhaust off. This will be replaced with a 3" exhaust with an x-pipe with a built in muffler for weight savings. My guess is with no seats, cage, windows, or exhaust the car is around 2700lbs. That's less than a new Miata with about 3x the horsepower and 4x the torque...



I got several different size spacers from Summit racing, I ended up going with 5/16 because the 7/16 did not leave enough threads for the lug nuts. The wheels will no longer rub now and hopefully the roll cage will be able to be bolted in rather than welding. There's a before and after picture below... not much of a difference but its enough.




So after a quick trip to home depot I bought a 36x48 lexan sheet which I decided to use to replace the rear quarter windows. Cutting was pretty easy using a jigsaw, then it was just a matter of getting it to stay in place to drill the rivet holes. The windows are not going to be installed until the interior is painted.



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