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#24 ·
i agree
 
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#27 ·
no prob man. There's a whole lotta dough tied up in lines and fittings but they're all re-usable and custom fit (and made by me). I change setups a lot as the car progresses so the extra freedom of the braided line is nice. After I put the new 5.4 intake on I'm going to go ahead and re-route the hoses and change some of the straight hose ends to appropriate angled ends so they look neater and everything is tightly packaged.

Now then, critics: I don't really care what anyone thinks about the aero kit that's on it. It's there for a reason, not to make it look pretty. The thing is constantly blocking the rear mirror so if it wasn't really worth it at speed then I'd take it off in a minute.

Lastly...it's r3dn3ck. There's a difference.
 
#28 ·
r3dn3ck said:
no prob man. There's a whole lotta dough tied up in lines and fittings but they're all re-usable and custom fit (and made by me). I change setups a lot as the car progresses so the extra freedom of the braided line is nice. After I put the new 5.4 intake on I'm going to go ahead and re-route the hoses and change some of the straight hose ends to appropriate angled ends so they look neater and everything is tightly packaged.

Now then, critics: I don't really care what anyone thinks about the aero kit that's on it. It's there for a reason, not to make it look pretty. The thing is constantly blocking the rear mirror so if it wasn't really worth it at speed then I'd take it off in a minute.

Lastly...it's r3dn3ck. There's a difference.
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I like the wing , it is a FORD part , so rice that LOL , car is same color as mine so I think its bad ass
 
Discussion starter · #30 ·
So this weekend i got the car to my parents house where i can work on it and today i got the battery box mounted in the trunk and put the Rear seat delete in,and got my center caps on the wheels.After im done eating lunch i wil probably go start getting the motor/trans ready to come out.
 
#31 ·
r3dn3ck said:
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Now then, critics: I don't really care what anyone thinks about the aero kit that's on it. It's there for a reason, not to make it look pretty. The thing is constantly blocking the rear mirror so if it wasn't really worth it at speed then I'd take it off in a minute.
Lastly...it's r3dn3ck. There's a difference.
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Seriously? You doing the 200 MPH fly-bys??
 
#33 ·
no... smart ass. If you un-stick yourself from the attitude problem for just a minute you'd realize that the 00' R was intended for road course racing and the 00' R was never rated at 200mph... closer to 190. It's useful at speeds from about 80 to as fast as the car can go.

For those stuck in straight line racing who've no need of such things, it starts being really noticeable at 80mph. The car settles down and gets really smooth. Without the wing the back end is a little hoppy when doing high speed turns (sweepers at 100+ and such) and that's only a lot scary. Add the wing and it's like driving a bimmer. Before 80mph it's mostly useless and in the way. Coincidentally, the car's a real sunofabitch to drive below 80mph over anything rougher than plate glass.

What you dont' see in the pics is the rear diffuser I've been fabbing.
 
#34 ·
r3dn3ck said:
no... smart ass. If you un-stick yourself from the attitude problem for just a minute you'd realize that the 00' R was intended for road course racing and the 00' R was never rated at 200mph... closer to 190. It's useful at speeds from about 80 to as fast as the car can go.

For those stuck in straight line racing who've no need of such things, it starts being really noticeable at 80mph. The car settles down and gets really smooth. Without the wing the back end is a little hoppy when doing high speed turns (sweepers at 100+ and such) and that's only a lot scary. Add the wing and it's like driving a bimmer. Before 80mph it's mostly useless and in the way. Coincidentally, the car's a real sunofabitch to drive below 80mph over anything rougher than plate glass.

What you dont' see in the pics is the rear diffuser I've been fabbing.
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Uh huh........:no
 
Discussion starter · #37 ·
So The motor it Ready to Be Pulled out for the most part i just need a line wrench to fit a line on the power steering pump so i can get to the last bolt out and leave the ac,pwr steering in the car when i pull the motor.i might pull it out later today if i stop being lazy.O and i cut the factory gutted h pipe off because i figured it was easy and faster then trying to un bolt it probably going to throw it out anywho.

Tryed to unbolt the battery and alt. cables from the fuse box under the hood but who ever had the car before me overtightend it because i turned the bolt and i think i may have broke the box:sorry will see i have to ge take a better look at it .
 
Discussion starter · #39 ·
proto89 said:
Where in Orlando are you located?
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Umm IF this makes any sence i live out in Oviedo, Work on the car at my parents witch is in the orlando/kissimmee area and im normaly on this side of town the majority of the time.

Why do you ask?

Just curious you been to "the corner"?
 
Discussion starter · #40 ·
So i guess you can call me lazy because i did not mess with the car today most likely pull the motor sometime tomorow afternoon.ill post pictures af the progress tomorow.
 
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