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Old 05-16-14, 12:07 AM
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was helping out building a Formula SAE car today and took a few simple walk around shots when the sky clouded over on a moment of down time....

these shots made it painfully clear i need to practice with this camera a lot more!

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Old 05-16-14, 06:37 AM
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what keeps you from literally being on the ground? stuff up in the wheel wells?
Old 05-18-14, 01:30 AM
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2 things, it sits on the exhaust and the UCA's hit the shock towers in the front.
I don't really care if it lays frame. I think unlike a lot of people these days, I put bags in to get the stance I want yet still retain some driveability and hope to get over the speed mountains and insane driveway humps we have in this town. It was a functionalist thing more for me. If I can find new lips, my max aired out height will be fender lips sitting on wheel lips... Or tucked between the wheel lips and tire... Depends on how much I can work the fenders.
Old 05-18-14, 03:56 PM
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Lookin good Shmee When reading through these and seeing what the cars look like I get motivated.
Old 05-19-14, 06:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Shmee
2 things, it sits on the exhaust and the UCA's hit the shock towers in the front.
I don't really care if it lays frame. I think unlike a lot of people these days, I put bags in to get the stance I want yet still retain some driveability and hope to get over the speed mountains and insane driveway humps we have in this town. It was a functionalist thing more for me. If I can find new lips, my max aired out height will be fender lips sitting on wheel lips... Or tucked between the wheel lips and tire... Depends on how much I can work the fenders.

totally makes sense..that is way more impressive than just being dumped on the floor like a minitruck lol

im static and im pretty much dragging exhaust so i think all us LS guys feel your pain ha
Old 05-20-14, 09:42 PM
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I absolutely love your car.

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Old 05-21-14, 06:04 AM
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+1 for fender inbetween rim and tire, killer look!
Old 05-21-14, 08:56 AM
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Thanks!

The Leon Hardiritt rep I called is looking into new lips for me... No idea on price yet...
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careful rolling low without a UCA hole.
It might trigger the airbag to deploy
Old 05-21-14, 11:05 PM
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i tend not to roll lower than i was before the bags, roads are rough and i want to dial in the suspension with some adjustable arms

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Old 05-24-14, 12:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Shmee
i tend not to roll lower than i was before the bags, roads are rough and i want to dial in the suspension with some of den SerialNINE arms doh...
No need for arms. Its tucking already
Probably just needs some tie rods to correct toe
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I know but I increase my "scene point" by like eleventy-billion by getting arms and other jazz I don't need, right?


I did finally find a source for quality new lips!
So the arms, and my rear shock drops, will be for dialing everything in perfectly...
Damn shock drops are taking forever to get 3D printed for test fitting, I guess that's the price you pay for free 3D printing rather than the $1000 I should cost me!
Old 05-25-14, 02:18 PM
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don't have to buy a printer to get stuff printed
http://www.makexyz.com/
Old 05-25-14, 02:59 PM
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great looking LS..... pics aren't bad at all...
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get those 3D parts done! looking good sir!


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