Muffler #1 – Stock – rotted off.
Muffler #2 – Magnaflow 2-1/2″ – Wicked Awesome at full throttle, but drone drone drone drone drone
Muffler #3 – Walker SoundFX – “unusual sound” from get-go, now (new issue) suspect blown baffle inside
Muffler #4 – Flowmaster – we’ll see. Some of the drone is back…
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I’m really kind of done with this. It was a lot of work, and most definitely not worth the effort. I added a new page to celebarate.
I de-arced and Frankensteined the leaf springs from The Hideous Hardbody, combining the 2WD main leaf, with 4WD everything else. It still needs some tweaking, but I ~think~ I like the results.
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I had to give my head a shake on what I was doing with the chassis. Offset the drivetrain 1″? What was I thinking? I cut out the entire transmission tunnel and seat back bulkhead, centered it, and got it mostly all back together this evening. Stupid me – I’ll just get the driver’s axle shortened 2″ and all will be well.
At least now, the seats will fit, like, humans.
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Yay!
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I’ve been working on the transmission tunnel for the Lotus 7 clone (based initially on Pat Prince drawings circa 1981).
I’m using a 240SX transmission that I will be adapting to a Ford Duratec 2.0L.
This isn’t your typical tubing layout. It makes sense in my head, and it’s coming together alright….
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The Hideous Hardbody gets Intermittent Wipers. Not an option, as far as I can tell on my ’94 4cyl, but we gots it now.
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Only because I couldn’t live with the straight-through Magnaflow muffler DRONE from the depths of Hades itself. Picked up a Walker SoundFX muffler (#17849) with dual 2″ outlets.
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Basically fixing all my mistakes in The Lethal Locost by starting over. While 99% of the population wouldn’t know a Lotus Seven when they see one (much less a fake), 99% of the “Locost” chassis bothers me.
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In an effort to prevent the driveshaft from bottoming out in the transmission on the Hideous Hardbody, I shortened the driveshaft about an inch. While the difference in driving is subtle, it is a noticeable improvement!
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