Stealth Mare: from the begining

[Frank.JD.Perez]

here are the unofficial official pics of FJD Performance out at Thunderhill back in August. i paid for the day and never got photos and no responses from the guy either so im still salty about that

 

[Frank.JD.Perez]

i will also have some videos tomorrow and some numbers​ for you all tomorrow

 

[Burninriverdiver]

Your car looks fantastic man, those silver accents and the cf really pop

 

[Frank.JD.Perez]

Your car looks fantastic man, those silver accents and the cf really pop

Thanks!
did you notice the blue?

 

[Burninriverdiver]

Thanks!
did you notice the blue?

It was hard to see on my phone with the brightness down but I see dark blue right behind the silver. That car looks great man

 

[96blak54]

Car does look killer!

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[Frank.JD.Perez]

Got my PHB on yesterday
this weekend going to tackle the tubular a arms, new cc plates and the front coilover conversion on my bilsteins

 

[Frank.JD.Perez]

heres some pics from my gt500 hood vent install. since the projected temperature on my track day in august was 103 i wanted to make sure i got as much heat out of the engine bay as i could. granted i was blessed to have the high drop from 103 to 96, but it was still very hot out there as well as on the track itself.

i started by taking a lot of measurements and marking with the tape. [MENTION=9209]ReplicaR[/MENTION] helped me out a whole lot especially when we got on a live phone call. the project didnt take too long, but it was rushed since i had about 8 hours to finish the project before i had to wake up at 4AM to get on the road. i also was doing new brake fluid and pads earlier in the day so it was a total track day prep

but heres some pics off the IG since i dont have them on my phone anymore to upload to flickr

why the pictures are being weird i dont know

after i made the template for where i was going to cut the hood i drilled holes all the way through the hood along the area i was going to cut. after drilling the holes i used a dremel and cut along the lines. honestly this part did not take that long. the longest parts of this project were measuring for cutting the hole and then using the expanding foam because it has to dry and cure.

after my actual track day i wanted to make sure i got out more heat as well as stopped water from getting on important parts like the coil packs and the alternator and belt. so i made a shield of sorts

again lots of measuring and fitment testing with that aluminium piece. im not done with it either since i have to take care of the 2 outer sides of the vent

 

[Frank.JD.Perez]

driving home the other day my clutch got really easy to push in and when i got off the freeway i was totally terrified because the noise my car made sounded like we were about to die. i thought the clutch had blown up on me and i was very freaked out and worried because iw as thinking. how am i gonna get to work tomorrow. how are the replacement parts gonna get here. its too late for me to actually go to a store and get the parts i want and need. am i gonna have to tow the car the rest of the way home. al sorts of things.

i had more than enough money saved up at the time to go and buy all the replacement parts (flywheel, clutch, clutch fork, throw out bearing, pivot bearing, etc) but it was wednesday night and even with 2 day shipping i wouldnt get the parts until monday. so i eventually decided to drive it home and had to endure the horrible sound it was making.

the irony is that i knew i was having some issues and was making plans to take it in to get work done because i didnt want to drop the transmission myself and have to replace parts.

well

this issue meant i had to drop the tranny.
yay

i got the car home. got it up, got the transmission down and out that night (worked until 2 AM) and found out my throw out bearing exploded.

so lucky me it was a simple fix.

i had the car back up and running in maybe 10 hours total work time. i had a lot harder time getting the transmission out than putting it back in. i think from the time i started in the morning to when i actually got the transmission in was about an hour hour and a half

 

[Frank.JD.Perez]

New MM cc plates, coilover kit and tubular a arms all installed! Pics to follow soon

 

[Frank.JD.Perez]

I wonder if i can get pics in now
Anyways, been rather busy with the Mare and been having a lot of fun back and forth with [MENTION=20210]lwarrior1016[/MENTION] about the new engine.
Recently installed a MM solid steering shaft and steering rack bushings as well as replacing a much needed gasket on the engine which was the source of a lot of issues i was having with the car.

Tjis past weekend also saw FJD Performance out at Sonoma Raceway again and we put in a 2 08.774 over our last 2.19.XXX time and moved up a class

 

[1994stangfan]

Awaiting the installation of that new engine to see what you can really do....

 

[Frank.JD.Perez]

Awaiting the installation of that new engine to see what you can really do....

Hahah, me too!

 

[Frank.JD.Perez]

engine is almost complete thanks to the amazing [MENTION=20210]lwarrior1016[/MENTION] it should be finished up and in his car next week and then we can do some testing on the engine. This new engine is going to see lots of abuse on race tracks like Sonoma, Thunderhill, (maybe) Laguna, Buttonwillow, Auto Club Speedway and Willow Springs to name nearly all the tracks in California lol. Minor engine details have been given on the FJD Performance IG account and soon there will be an engine build article over on fjdperformance.com so go ahead and check out the site.

 

[Frank.JD.Perez]

 

[Frank.JD.Perez]

Pics work again! Wohooo!

 

[Frank.JD.Perez]

Just installed the quantum 340lph fuel pump and tomorrow taking care of the mm firewall adjuster and clutch quadrant. Gotta get lots of work done to the car before [MENTION=20210]lwarrior1016[/MENTION] and i swap in the engine

 

[Frank.JD.Perez]

Mm firewall and quadrant on and adjusted. Feels great!

 

[Frank.JD.Perez]

Got some more articles on fjdperformance.com for you guys to check out. In a weeks time [MENTION=21420]codfod[/MENTION] and i will be making the trip over 60% of the way across the states

 

[evilcw311]

If you ain’t driving through Louisville, ky then I don’t care.













I kid I kid!!!!!


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