Thread: Starting to look like a car.

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I had to torque the electric choke open, but other than that, it ran just great. With the 3.73 gear and the 700/R4, a little throttle goes a long way.

I need to do some thinking about the brakes. They're not as solid as I would like. They're 4-wheel disk, with GM up front and Ford Explorer disks on the back. The master cylinder is a Corvette 4-wheel disk type - the same as I used on my model A. I bench bled the MC, and bled the wheel cylinders several times, but I still don't like the feel. Unfortunately, there's no room to add a power booster.

The new front shocks put the front up higher than I liked, but it rides very nicely. I drove a mile or so around the neighborhood, and didn't notice anything unusual other than the noise. A fiberglass car with no carpet, upholstery or sound deadening is like random noise with the amp turned up to 10. After that trip, I ordered sound deadening today.

I prepped all the documentation for titling and registration, and am just waiting for 01 JUL to take advantage of the new VA replicar law. The windshield is next. Once that and the wiper are installed, I'm street legal.