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  1. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ BANNED

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    hmmmmm....you must be younger than i thought
     
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  2. stephens

    stephens F1 Rookie Lifetime Rossa

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    1.) I'm not that old, I'm still a youngster like you.
    2.) Exactly how old do you think I am??
    3.)Thanks for that!!!!
     
    stephens, Jun 9, 2005
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  3. bagarospo

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    Steph, your pics are wonderful!
    I absolutely love that monster... expecially in black!

    can you please send me theese pics in high res? ;)

    thanks,
    Albert

    [email protected]
     
    bagarospo, Jun 9, 2005
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  4. stephens

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    Done
     
    stephens, Jun 9, 2005
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  5. bagarospo

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    thanks a lot, I'll print them and stick on my room walls ;)


    just a question: why you have a RHD if you live in Austria?
     
    bagarospo, Jun 9, 2005
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  6. stephens

    stephens F1 Rookie Lifetime Rossa

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    Australia, you know,throw another shrimp on the barbeque.
     
    stephens, Jun 9, 2005
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  7. bagarospo

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    my bad!!!! :D:D:D

    please sorry, it's 2 AM here :D


    anyway I'd like you lived in Austria, as there would be at least one opportunity to see your wonderful car ;)
     
    bagarospo, Jun 9, 2005
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  8. 308 GTB

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  11. Bas

    Bas Four Time F1 World Champ

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    WOW! holy thread revamp batman!

    Cool pics though, where those real 962s?
     
    Bas, May 30, 2009
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  12. 308 GTB

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    :)

    They were the Real McCoys!
     
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  13. JazzyO

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  14. Bas

    Bas Four Time F1 World Champ

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    Great pics onno. I used to live next door to the track (and for a while in Jan Lammers' old home also in zandvoort!), I was there every day...
     
    Bas, May 30, 2009
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  15. bobafett

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    is stephen out of jail?
     
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  16. darth550

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    Country club jail? :D

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  17. bobafett

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    oh SNAP. is club fed down under called def?
     
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  18. gpanouts 550

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  19. fatbillybob

    fatbillybob Two Time F1 World Champ Consultant Owner

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    Tell me more about your suspension. Stock shocks? stock bushings?
     
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  20. gpanouts 550

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    Stock shocks, stock bushings, front springs 600lbs, rear springs 400lbs, front spacers 25mm, rear spacers 40mm, rear rims wider an inch to suit tires 335/30/18, lower 25mm, toe front 0, toe rear 6mm, camber front 2', camber rear 2'30'' , stock disc brakes, Ferodo DS2500 pads . This is the set up either for track and public road for 3 years along . If I am doing something wrong please let me know your opinion.
     
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  21. fatbillybob

    fatbillybob Two Time F1 World Champ Consultant Owner

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    No...I have no opinion. I have not tracked my 550 to know. I am very seriously considering deleting the stock auto shock system and doing double adjustables. I hate to say it but I'll probably have to go thru several sets of springs to find what I like. Testing is a pain and cost $. I'm happy with the 550 power but the suspension is just too soft for me. I feel like I'm driving an SUV with stock suspension on a auto-x course.
     
    fatbillybob, Jun 30, 2009
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  22. ferraridriver

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    Have you considered progressive rate springs? Keep some of the GT characteristics, but maybe a little better for occasional track use.
     
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  23. gpanouts 550

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    Without pain and cost you coulld go to harder springs by ratio 4/3 front/rear (600/450 or 800/600 are excellence for street use) and you could also rebuild the stock shoks and change the pistons inside the shoks for stronger rebound .
    The stock shocks are quite good even for track use . If someone is serious about track sould go to Ohlins .
     
    gpanouts 550, Jul 1, 2009
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  25. cwwhk

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    That setting sure sounds like a recipe for quite a bit of understeer.
     
    cwwhk, Jul 25, 2009
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