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S197 3V Fabman's build; How did we get here? Build Thread

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Fabman

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Then we slicks her belly up....​



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Fabman

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The door bars were getting all scratched up from climbing in and out so we added these sexy carbon fiber cover pieces. Sweet. :thumbsup:

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Fabman

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ITS ALIVE!

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Fabman

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Its a tight fit, but she goes in there.1f642.png
Had to put some new D rings in the trailer, this car is LOW....splitter height is less than 3".
That might not fly when I get to the corkscrew.....stay tuned.

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Fabman

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Major chassis, aero and power train updates.
First time moving under its own power.
Headed to AED TUNING in the morning. 😉

 
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Fabman

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Thats a pretty tight fit.......... I guess that means load the car before beer and pizza
Yeah, I'm on a major driver weight reduction campaign....so far everyday I'm going to start tomorrow.
At least I'm consistent. ;)
 

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Major chassis, aero and power train updates.
First time moving under its own power.

Very nice!! ..... really too nice for scca.
Also moving under its own power is always a major milestone. I always felt that it was ironic how much time we spend pushing race cars around. Every other pos gets started and driven even if its only 5 feet. But not the race car, it gets pushed around the shop, push it on/off the scales, on/off the trailer, sometimes to the grid, etc.
 

Fabman

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Well Shaun managed to squeeze some good numbers out of this old pony.
Very happy with the results. 😊

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