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Re: SpdDmn's 2008 WRB FXT Sports Limited - Let's get this party started!
« Reply #100 on: October 29, 2019, 01:42:22 am »
Bump.  Sorry it took 2 months to get to these pictures.  I only got one pass of this amazing car and thankfully, I didn't stuff it!


Knockin on Rod's Door
by Wong 0ne, on Flickr


Knockin on Rod's Door
by Wong 0ne, on Flickr


Knockin on Rod's Door
by Wong 0ne, on Flickr


Knockin on Rod's Door
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Knockin on Rod's Door
by Wong 0ne, on Flickr


Knockin on Rod's Door
by Wong 0ne, on Flickr

There's a couple more on flickr, but they're all kind of the same. 
uckfay, Johnny with the back-handed slap. You're clearly the Oracle.

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Re: SpdDmn's 2008 WRB FXT Sports Limited - Let's get this party started!
« Reply #101 on: October 29, 2019, 08:43:15 am »
These are awesome! Look how fast I look :D :D
I'm totally gonna add one or two to my "reserved for professional photos" post at the start of my build thread, if that's cool  ^-^
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Re: SpdDmn's 2008 WRB FXT Sports Limited - Let's get this party started!
« Reply #102 on: October 29, 2019, 01:27:28 pm »
Awesome shots!

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Re: SpdDmn's 2008 WRB FXT Sports Limited - Let's get this party started!
« Reply #103 on: October 29, 2019, 08:53:21 pm »
...if that's cool  ^-^

Yes, of course! 
uckfay, Johnny with the back-handed slap. You're clearly the Oracle.

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Re: SpdDmn's 2008 WRB FXT Sports Limited - Let's get this party started!
« Reply #104 on: December 18, 2019, 10:42:45 am »
This looks great! Fresh paint looks awesome!
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Re: SpdDmn's 2008 WRB FXT Sports Limited - Let's get this party started!
« Reply #105 on: April 25, 2022, 01:11:54 pm »
No major upgrades needed for YEARS, till finally....

I had my appointment booked for the day after the big snow dump, so my tow truck took about 24hrs to show up, but no issues loading and dude was super careful:


We thought the clutch hydraulics (master or slave cylinders) were shot, but turns out my ACT heavy duty clutch pressure plate was cracked in 4 spots, so I upgraded to a twin plate rated for 700 ft lbs. I like a borderline insanely heavy clutch, so I was worried when this was described as "light as OEM" - but it's snappy and responsive, although somewhat lighter it feels WAY better than an OEM clutch!

And it's too pretty not to share:







Now only mechanical upgrades for the foreseeable, since Cobb has removed support for flex fuel and many other upgrades  :'(
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Re: SpdDmn's 2008 WRB FXT Sports Limited - Let's get this party started!
« Reply #106 on: April 25, 2022, 02:01:31 pm »
Time for that open source goodness. Cobb be damned.
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Re: SpdDmn's 2008 WRB FXT Sports Limited - Let's get this party started!
« Reply #107 on: April 25, 2022, 09:08:02 pm »
Can we also see the not so pretty cracked in 4 spots pressure plate?
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Re: SpdDmn's 2008 WRB FXT Sports Limited - Let's get this party started!
« Reply #108 on: April 26, 2022, 07:52:57 am »
Can we also see the not so pretty cracked in 4 spots pressure plate?
If it's OS Giken that's bad for business.

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Re: SpdDmn's 2008 WRB FXT Sports Limited - Let's get this party started!
« Reply #109 on: April 28, 2022, 11:04:16 am »
If it's OS Giken that's bad for business.

I'm a stubborn old goat and refused to buy OS because I didn't like the feel of the lower end ones. uckfay "buttery smooth", I want to feel like I'm racing my racekar  ;D
This was an ACT heavy duty street clutch with about 26,000km on it, including a couple autoX and 1/4 mile events.

I've only got a pic of one crack, but I guess there were a total of 4 cracks once it was fully removed and assessed:

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2006 Kawasaki EX250 [Sold]  |  2007 Honda CBR600 RR [Sold]  |  2015 KTM RC390