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The Mendeola is a go!, it's here!! pix included now |
byndbad914 |
Sep 24 2008, 03:42 PM
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shoehorn and some butter - it fits Group: Members Posts: 1,547 Joined: 23-January 06 From: Broomfield, CO Member No.: 5,463 Region Association: None |
Been a lot of phone calls, etc and in fact I UPS'd my starter to them to verify fitment. My big issue was how in the hell I am going to mount a starter on the transaxle that doesn't hang way below the car (an inverted VW/Porsche bellhousing puts the starter at 6 o'clock on my car and means I would be dragging the solenoid on the ground).
Then they had this puppy left in stock - apparently they only made a couple of them (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool_shades.gif) just moves the starter to the other side of what I have. sssooooo, the sequential dog geared monster transaxle just might be a go for me!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap56.gif) Laid under the car last night to make sure it looks like it will work, and this thing might be "money"! He is going to take some pix with my starter installed today as a final verification - if it all looks good then "it's on". My current setup... notice starter should just move to the drivers side but remain parallel to ground I'm sorta gloating I know... but I have literally talked to them for 4 yrs now on and off waiting for them to get an LSD setup that I liked, etc etc and this trans apparently is using the same LSD style as the Vipers and so forth. Don't even ask price... OMFG am I gonna pay for this one for awhile (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon8.gif) but will look like this smiley the whole time I am driving it (notice only pulls shifter in one direction, no mo' H crap) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/MDB2.gif) And got my new Excellence last night - the same day I got the pic above - and page 161 = Going Sequential (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) It's a sign from God hhahaha (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) |
byndbad914 |
Nov 26 2008, 01:25 AM
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shoehorn and some butter - it fits Group: Members Posts: 1,547 Joined: 23-January 06 From: Broomfield, CO Member No.: 5,463 Region Association: None |
oh yeah, I hadn't updated about the whole gear ratio swapping thing that went on beyond the previous posts.
In the end, the tech ended up remembering they had made three 3.28 ring and pinions for a road racer in Europe, and he only took 2 boxes so they had one set left on the shelf, which was a $1200 upgrade cuz it was custom, but the best solution. So I was able to completely regear the trans to be a really bitchen set of ratios based on the 3.28 R&P. Here is what I get with the small 23.5" diameter tires for the shorter tracks and can use the larger diam 25.3" for more top speed on large tracks like Willow Springs when I get out there on a rare occasion. large tires on left and small on right (tho' mph differences should make that obvious) |
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