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  2. Good luck to you Andrew. I am sure you will do very well. Ireland will sorely miss you!!!
  3. I hope you have a quick recovery . Keep us posted
  4. Bruce Domek @ Unique Automotive is right up the road in Louisville 502 452 2688 . He is the nicest man you will ever meet . Take him the tranny and he will fix it . His reputation is the best and he is competent and reasonable .
  5. Find some shorter air horns and use sock foam type filters. A lot of us use an Ebay oil catch can. There are many threads and install pics on this subject
  6. I have a Summit racing solid steel battery safety box and a full size marine battery on the passenger side directly behind where the passenger seat would be . Running SVRA I have to be 2000 lbs. The car scales very well and is well balanced. Whatever ballast you use keep it as low as you can . Most of us have some kind of ballast on the passenger side.
  7. IE coilover conversion . 450 lb eibach in front and eibach 275 rear .
  8. Hats off to Jeff Ireland for making up a rear disc brake kit after the SVRA made me get rid of my wildwood set up. This kit was no longer available at IE but he put one together for me anyway . I also had to go back to the girling front brakes with dual lines. Andrew made up all my brake lines to fit my tilton pedal set up . Very custom and solved a big problem for me .They are great to work with !!!
  9. I use the IE front bar full stiff and the rear ST bar full soft . I have found that combo to be the best set up. The Ireland rear bar was too stiff for my car even at full soft . YMMV
  10. Unless you are dead set on the DCOE set up you might consider the Weber 38-38 downdraft set up . A lot less hassle to install . Just about as good performance for a lot less money . I have had both set ups and there is no dramatic difference in performance . Its just not as sexy and cool looking .IMHO A nice ITG air filter mages the downdraft look much better and sound throaty
  11. No they havnt stopped making them . But when you call, the usual sources never have any. I need just one but cant connect. 14 inch wheels are readily available all day long .we have to run 13 inch wheels with SVRA and HSR
  12. Good luck with finding the wheels. Ive been searching for some genuine panasports 13X7 just a single or all 4. If you come across any in your search for your 13X6 let me know. I got hit by an alfa at the Indy vintage race and broke one of mine. Very bummed as they are hens teeth .
  13. I have used both . They are both very good pistons. JE will do custom stuff and do it well.
  14. I have used the Smart Racing string set up for years yon my track and race cars. You need a longacre camber gauge to compliment the string set up .They work very well and can be used right at the track to fine tune your set up . Very good tool. Next you will be getting scales to corner balance you car . The fun and the spending never ends. .
  15. Congratulations on your 2002 vintage race car. My advice to you is get some track days under your belt . Get your car built and take it to a DE. You will need to get a racing license and that will be a lot easier with some track time. Try to hook up with someone to go racing with . Your first race can be very overwhelming and having a seasoned vet can make it fun rather than not fun . Racing is not easy and expensive. It is also richly rewarding and a blast when things go well. Good Luck
  16. I have nothing but positive things to say about IE.
  17. This is what my car looks like when its not hiding brokendown in a trailer. This is without the front splitter as we were loading it .
  18. That was my car in the trailer in the Pro pits . We have a double stacker trailer it was up top. Thegear box was all locked up and a real pain to get loaded up . I have to get a new Quaife gear box in before the SVRA brickyard vintage at IMS . I should make the deadline.
  19. yes I hit the wrong link . looks like a nice knob for 350.00 LOL
  20. A real alpina shift knob would be a little more than 29.95!!!
  21. I was one of those with hard luck . I had a new rebuild on my Quaife dog box that lasted six laps. going down the back straight I shifted from fifth to fourth and marbles in the blender. I was out for the weekend. It was a great event and a great time was had by all. Now its crunch time to be ready for Indianapolis. BMW was well represented I was very sorry not to be able to participate. Oh well that's racin'
  22. This is one of the most covered items on this forum . Good Luck
  23. Put a new header and side exit straight pipe . Its a very angry little car now!!!!! IMG_1310.MOV
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