Damn that sounds good! 
Damn that sounds good!
Andy Neuman wrote: In reply to JohnRW1621: Your dream of the complete Q45 challenge race car will come true at this years event. If Stampie or I can't crack the top 10 this year I'll be disappointed in our efforts. Bring the van because the spirit of the Q45 lives on through you.
So kind.
Now I just have to convince you both to let me take a fun run in each!
You already have your ticket from me. I still feel bad from trying to break everything in your Q45 last year.
So getting Asa ready for bed tonight he ask if we can finish the Q45 early so that we can do some little things like add a turbo or nitrous. I wish.
Time to add some lightness. We previously removed the exhaust from the right behind the cats. Today we started at the trunk 
And then moved to the back seat 
getting some low hanging fruit. So after a couple of hours of work I figure we've removed a lot. 
We'll continue working forward tomorrow.
Continued this evening. We allowed our friend Andrew to help as he's good at taking things apart but not so good at putting them back together. Found this stuffed up in the headliner right in front of the driver. 
Funny, I've never seen Ziplocs so small. 
Strange little rock things inside. 
So after a break to dispose of them we permanently disabled traction control by unplugging this located under the center console. 
I love bright orange lights on the dash. Maybe sure you notice the light asking you to check out the awesomeness of the engine. 
One last thing to share from today. We're all little boys at heart so we couldn't resist a little side air bag action. https://www.youtube.com/embed/SQe3EApHrCA
Well we now know a bit more about the previous owner....
And the video reminded me of the Roadkill episode, where the guys tried to launch the ball through the window. Was that your inspiration?
You could sell that and recoup a good bit of budget.....probably not a good idea though.
In reply to Indy-Guy:
My inspiration was that I come from a long line of rednecks and someone sold me a car with explosives inside. The metallic sound and running was because a metal cover blew about 15 feet. Next time we'll secure that better.
In reply to mndsm:
True but can I still claim fair market value?
Stampie wrote: In reply to Indy-Guy: My inspiration was that I come from a long line of rednecks and someone sold me a car with explosives inside. The metallic sound and running was because a metal cover blew about 15 feet. Next time we'll secure that better. In reply to mndsm: True but can I still claim fair market value?
Actually, you might be better off trading. As long as you haven't zeroed your car, trade it off for another q45 or some wheels or something. Win win!
Found this stuffed up in the headliner right in front of the driver.
I guess I misunderstood when you said you had Crack in the windshield.
Yeah... I'm going to need that back at some point.
At least it was from the insurance auction. Last time, I bought a car from a crackhead and he called me three times a week for two months from different numbers looking for his glasses case.
In reply to Andy Neuman:
Notice I never say what previous owner I thought it belonged to. As much as you deal with crackheads you would think you'd have a disposable number for your "transactions".
Budget time. We need to account for gas spent to get the eBay differential, extra exhaust parts, and found money. I also donated the extra differential parts to a friend down the street with a 240sx. Figured that was easier than dealing with CL crazies. I'm going to remove it out of the real world budget and write it off as educational and friend bonus points.
Challenge budget:
Before $410.43
Extra exhaust parts $7.18
Found money -$21.52
Total $396.09
Real world
Before $1253.66
Extra exhaust parts $7.18
Found money -$21.52
Gas $36.43
Differential donation -$76.48
Total $1199.27
For those keeping count we're $28.48 away from zeroing out the original purchase price.
I woke up at 1am last night thinking about transmission gear ratios. Here's what we have.
First Gear Ratio (:1):3.54
Second Gear Ratio (:1):2.26
Third Gear Ratio (:1):1.47
Fourth Gear Ratio (:1):1.00
Fifth Gear Ratio (:1):0.83
Final Gear Ratio (:1):3.57
For comparison here's a generic purple sedan from the mid 90s.
First Gear Ratio (:1):2.57
Second Gear Ratio (:1):1.54
Third Gear Ratio (:1):1.00
Fourth Gear Ratio (:1):0.69
Final Gear Ratio (:1):3.54
Hope someone has the power to catch me on the top end.
Looks like first gear is set up for smoke shows. Otherwise probably a pretty good spread in that five gear box.
This will be a fun one to check out at the challenge! Funny rocks should make for a fun hotel parking lot party!
The fastest Q45 listed on drag times ran a 13.488, lets make that our goal to beat.
My goal was my teenage lust supercar. The Ferrari Testarossa ran the 1/4 in 13.5 so your 13.488 works for me.
OK we're divided here. Look A 
Or look B? 
Look b.
I vote B.
Because Race Car.
I vote secret option C... remove the doors and weld in a bar.
Get some fake carbon fiber vinyl. Put it over a piece of cardboard. Bolt to door. Light weight + finished race car look
In reply to Dusterbd13 and Indy-Guy:
That'd what I say.
In reply to NordicSaab:
Don't think I can hit a 150mph trap speed if I remove the doors. It'll just mess up the aerodynamics.
In reply to pimpm3:
That won't work with secret part A and the plans for it. Plus it might be too pretty.
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