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RWD Del Sol lives again, picts and video

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Old Jun 4, 2005 | 07:25 PM
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Hello all,
I am Dan, I bought the RWD Del Sol from Cody Loveland, Tinker, last December. When I bought the car, it still had a lot of work left to do, mainly the motor, which had low oil pressure. Well, the motor has been installed now for about a week. The motor is an H22A, with Type S Pistons, Crower Stage 3 Cams, Valve Springs, and Titanium Retainers, lots of ARP Hardware, and TWM Individual Throttle Bodies. Still lots of work left, but we are getting somewheres. For right now, I have a teaser picture, I need someone to host a 7.8 meg bitchin video if possible. Thanks a lot.
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Old Jun 4, 2005 | 08:00 PM
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sweeeeeeeet
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Old Jun 4, 2005 | 08:36 PM
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Let me know if this works, and give me your opinion. Keep in mind the is my first time behind the wheel of a RWD car.
Dan
http://home.mchsi.com/~rawkus2g/Del_Sol.mov
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Old Jun 4, 2005 | 08:43 PM
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Bitch'n car, where can I get one?
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Old Jun 4, 2005 | 09:14 PM
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whats that i see dragging on the ground?
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Old Jun 4, 2005 | 09:15 PM
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Works, just takes a little to load of course. Awesome video, whats so close to the ground? the exhaust?
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Old Jun 4, 2005 | 09:20 PM
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The coolant lines where pretty damned close to the ground, and it was realized shortly after the video and problem was fixed.
Dan
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Old Jun 4, 2005 | 10:24 PM
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lols...damn...thats probaly the only time i seen a rwd del sol move...im wondering...is the engine in the back?
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Old Jun 5, 2005 | 12:01 AM
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now lets see u get sideways.
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Old Jun 5, 2005 | 12:51 AM
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Hmm, Iowa City isn't that far away from Rochester.
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Old Jun 5, 2005 | 05:43 AM
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Here is some more info on the car for those who don't remember.
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1035592

And yes, the engine is in the back.
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Old Jun 5, 2005 | 09:57 AM
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4.5 Hours... not far.....
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Old Jun 5, 2005 | 10:10 AM
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if that motor wouldve had Oil Pressure, I would still have had the car
I just lost interest in the project, kinda wish I wouldnt have! Im VERY glad to see the car went to an awesome new owner
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Old Jun 5, 2005 | 02:40 PM
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So rawkus how much money did it take to do this?
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Old Jun 5, 2005 | 02:51 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by greatbiggiants &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">So rawkus how much money did it take to do this?</TD></TR></TABLE>
I paid 5k for the car, and about 1k-1.5k on the motor so far.
Dan

PS More vids to come soon
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Old Jun 5, 2005 | 03:54 PM
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I can't beleive you sold it for only 5k that is crazy. I would have charged atleast 10k and put a working motor in.
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Old Jun 5, 2005 | 04:20 PM
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i hate you
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Old Jun 5, 2005 | 06:58 PM
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Are you going to try putting subs in the "trunk"?
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Old Jun 5, 2005 | 07:10 PM
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You could put subs in the bonnet, as the boot is rather full right now.......

Dan, we're going to the drag strip for sure friday.....you have no choice.
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Old Jun 5, 2005 | 09:01 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Putter-GLHT &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Dan, we're going to the drag strip for sure friday.....you have no choice.</TD></TR></TABLE>
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Old Jun 5, 2005 | 10:09 PM
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i was wondering who bought that del sol, make it a drift machine. and show up those 240's
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Old Jun 6, 2005 | 06:40 AM
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Dan you need to get that beast weighed...Im betting its 2000lbs or under. I could be wrong, but based on how it performed at the 170whp it put down when I had the car, it was extremely light.
My left toe doesnt say so, I just cut the last bit of squashed toe nail off from when the rear wheel kicked out, ran over my foot, before I had the toe links installed
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Old Jun 6, 2005 | 07:26 AM
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Good to see it running again! Hopefully mine will be running soon too!
Besides the work you have to do on it, do you have any other plans for it?
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Old Jun 6, 2005 | 11:30 AM
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good job..
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Old Jun 6, 2005 | 12:48 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by iROCKtheSOHC &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i was wondering who bought that del sol, make it a drift machine. and show up those 240's</TD></TR></TABLE>
how about no

car looks like a blast, may i suggest going to a local NASA (national auto sports associoation) event and learn how to handle it.
http://www.nasaproracing.com they will pair you with an instructor for your first day.
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