That's gonna be pretty uncomfortable to get out of; even worse than the Lotus Elise, since you'll need at least some of a rocker panel lip to keep rocks from coming in and bruising your legs/genitals/face. I assume you don't have doors, at least, so you're expecting to be uncomfortable.

A lot of the guys who do GMC conversions use Classic Performance Products' setups, and they have a few (such as the Corvette) that are a short enough ratio to be reasonable. TransTec also makes power steering gubbins but I think you need a higher volume than you've got. Other than that, you can google around - I'm not really up on steering as much as I am with other drivetrain parts. My suggestion is to pick a car you like the steering of and cannibalize it.

I noticed you didn't budget for a replacement clutch; with that rear-end you might want to consider it. My recommendation brand-wise is Centerforce.

As for seats, have you considered a junkyard pull? I just found a pair of nice Recaros in a rolled Eclipse that would have been perfect if the passenger-side rail didn't get shattered as part of the accident.

[Edited by - Ravuya on May 5, 2009 11:07:02 AM]

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hydraulic or cable handbrake? I've seen good applications of the former but it requires a lot more thought.

Does the cable handbrake means electrically actioned (as opposed to hydraulic which works by pumping fluid) ?

[Edited by - Calin on May 6, 2009 4:51:38 AM]

Cable means there's physically a steel cable (not a wire) connecting the handlever to the brake calipers, like a bicycle. I'm not aware of any brake by wire setups.

Quote: Original post by Ravuya
As for seats, have you considered a junkyard pull? I just found a pair of nice Recaros in a rolled Eclipse that would have been perfect if the passenger-side rail didn't get shattered as part of the accident.

Dang, where was that at? I haven't seen anything that cool at pick-n-pull here in Calgary. The only thing I saw there was row after row of cavaliers, 1980 style accords, and a few Taurus wagons.

I too would like to know where! haha i went to a junk yard yesterday and it was piles of cars with random car parts inside the cars, it was a pretty high car part density. i was lead to a complete mustang 2 ifs in the back of a pickup with no wheels.

there were no racing seats within miles of me. :)

and i was thinking, what happend to the guy you were talking about if he didnt want his racing seats after the crash.. and then why would you want them either :P

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Cable means there's physically a steel cable (not a wire) connecting the handlever to the brake calipers, like a bicycle

Oh, like a bicycle I get it. Looks huge in the screenshot, almost like a Formula 1 cart. Will you cover the frame with a windshield and mettal sheet.

[Edited by - Calin on May 7, 2009 6:34:09 AM]

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and i was thinking, what happend to the guy you were talking about if he didnt want his racing seats after the crash.. and then why would you want them either :P

Like I said, rolled. The airbag had a little bit of what looked like blood and hair on it, so the ghoulish implications also weren't too big of a winner for me. The worst part is that the passenger airbag was also deployed, indicating he brought someone along for the ride around the Z axis.

I have no idea how he/she managed to crash it; under the hood it just had the 420A, not even the 4G63. There's a bunch of RX-7s as well, but none with bucket seats.

Moe: I went to Pick Your Part on Barlow. I found the seats last year. I haven't had a chance to go this spring yet. Hot imports usually go pretty fast; by the time I got there the engine had been picked clean and the wiring harness torn out.

Quote: Original post by RavuyaThe airbag had a little bit of what looked like blood and hair on it

This is the "what" i was refering to.. no dead man's seats for me plz

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Looks huge in the screenshot, almost like a Formula 1 cart. Will you cover the frame with a windshield and mettal sheet.

Huge really? :( it's going to be street legal, is it still huge for the street?

the windshield cutout is identical to a first gen rx7. the glass should fit right in, i'll make minor adjustments to it when i finalize the chassis and get more accurate windshield measurements.

i'm planning on putting a sheet metal or composite material where the traditional firewall would go. this should stop any road rocks, exaust flames, or shattered turbine blades. there will also be a pan and a console covering the drive shaft.

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Quote: Original post by RavuyaThe airbag had a little bit of what looked like blood and hair on it

This is the "what" i was refering to.. no dead man's seats for me plz

From my understanding, cars in which people actually died are sent directly to scrap metal, after being held in evidence processing for a very long period of time.

I suspect they were just shaken up pretty badly. That said, I'm not chancing getting haunted by a ghost who wants his Recaros back.