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Matt's 1983 242DL Project

Good news! Clutch no longer slips, it must've been glazed

A short video of how the car sounds on the inside. I'll try and get a better camera for some more videos

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Alright so it's been awhile without any updates.

I bought these Riken Mesh wheels in February. Specs are 5x120 16x9.5 et38
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They were then steam cleaned by my buddy...
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BAM! Painted the centers gold. How much are they worth now?
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Since I had new wheels, I decided to use adjustable perches in the rear with 8" 300lb springs. I don't have any pics of them but I did lower the rear about a half inch
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The car made the trip to Carlisle with only a minor hiccup
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Here are a few more pics
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This might have been from a 20 roll
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My friend DJ owns the awesome Miata in the background and he also took this pic
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The wheels weren't as in good of a shape as the seller made them out to be

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There was more sanding than I wanted
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But this was the end result
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a 4cyl Mustang T5 trans should be picked up this month. I just have to decide on what clutch and pressure plate to use. I'm leaning towards a Mustang 4cyl Exedy clutch disc with a Clutchnet green pressure plate. I would like a stockish feel to pedal while holding up to 10-15 psi out of the 15g. I'll most likely to be going with Ben's adapter plate and use a Volvo pilot bearing and Mustang throw out bearing
 
Thanks Luke! That means more than you know. I didn't even know which car you had at Carlisle, I didn't see the Bangin plate

242 is in hibernation for almost 3 years now. I had my dd. I was installing BNE torque rods on my wagon on Saturday so I didn't even hit the showfield. My buddy with the gold 244+204 there parked on e corner by you. I saw your car but didn't see you
 
I'm back at it again. Fixed the exhaust manifold leak with new turbo to manifold studs/nuts/gasket. Put in Koni Race shocks out back and finally assembled my wheels.


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I've gotta rebarrel my o.z fittipaldis first so i can run them all around. Then i can worry about a.r.e's
 
I took it to the track a few weeks ago. The clutch did not want to hold very well but it still went 15.4@93 slipping between every shift and I didn't launch it. 2.3 60ft and 10psi
 
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