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    Help - Koni 2812 - stuck

    This weekend I am trying to adjust the shocks for the first time on a '99 ACR with 7k miles that I picked up late last fall. I was able to find adjustment info on the Koni website, but am unable to make adjustments because all 4 shocks, both bump and rebound, seem "gritty" and are somewhat...
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    1st of its kind

    Here's a couple of pictures of the 1st comp coupe:
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    '99 ACR vs. '01 ACR - Cams, lying dynos, Corsa

    \'99 ACR vs. \'01 ACR - Cams, lying dynos, Corsa A few weeks ago my buddy Smas posted that he and I ran our ACRs against each other and the '99 was a little quicker, maybe a car length and a half, from 30mph - 120mph than the '01. Both cars were absolutely bone stock. Being curious as we were...
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    Stones

    Thanks Tony for the help with my new avatar. If you look closely you'll see two 3' square stone carvings inset into the bricks on my garage. The guy who did my house numbers hand carved these emblems in Indiana limestone. I get two basic reactions when people come over - guys think its way...
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    One last shot at Lou Patane

    Well Lou, there you are. Standing there watching the Corvette team on the podium I wonder if it occurs to you the magnitude of the stupidity of dropping funding of the Vipers in favor of a pointless and fruitless effort in the Prototype class. Yes, Audi looks like engineering geniuses again...
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    Archers "Problematic Viper"

    Archers \"Problematic Viper\" Wow, been a long time since I've posted here ! Anyhow, this last week I was at Brainerd Int'l. Raceway and was suprised by a Visit from John Archer and Russ Meyer. They were there to do some trackside magic on another MN Viper owners car. In their trailer they...
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    Imagine

    Imagine Imagine if Dodge would have taken just a token amount of money from Advertising and funded 2 Vipers for Rolex. Imagine if Dodge would have taken just a token amount of money out of the piss poor, LOSING, not even in the ballpark of being competative, hill billy racing NASCAR fiasco and...
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    The GRAND FINALE - Sun. 2:00 CST on NBC

    The Race of a Thousand Years, aka the the last race of an era, aka the end of a dynasty will be aired at 2:00 CST on NBC. This is it folks ...
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    Petit LeMans report

    Got back last night from Atlanta and I'm still not over the adreneline rush from the Petit LeMans races. Without a doubt the most emotion I've ever felt at a sporting event. Some miscellaneous ramblings are: Congratulations to the Corvettes. They ran a great race. Hats off to Andy Pilgrim and...
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