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The car idles much better and doesn’t stall as often. The engine is torquey but falls off at higher rpms. I need to activate the VVT and intake flaps because that should help top end power. But off-idle power is very good and the car is very light. When I get a chance I’ll run the car through the scales at the local transfer station to get the total weight but I’m hoping around 2500lbs with driver.

I added a crosswise stiffening rib to the front hood panel by using a pipe insulation sleeve cut in half lengthwise, covered in three layers of woven fiberglass tape—a trick I saw on YouTube to stiffen fiberglass panels. The key is to get the rubber sleeve, not the polyethylene because the rubber is resistant to the polyester resin. It added about 1/2lb of weight but eliminated all cross flex in the panel.

I installed new front upper control arms to achieve more positive caster. The new arms are slotted and ‘slugs’ are available in various offsets to lock the control arm position. The new arms are slotted 1/2 inch to the rear. I don’t have a caster gauge, but an electronic level says I have about 6 degrees of caster now. I hope the steering will be better at returning to center and make the car track better, but this will add some heaviness to the steering. It shouldn’t be a problem after I install the Electro-Hydraulic Power Steering (EHPS) pump. I have neutral front toe but I can add a few millimeters of toe-in if I still need to make the steering less sensitive.