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01-01-2004, 01:11 PM
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Homeschooler SVX racer
OK, so I've been lurking for a long while- made a few comments here and there. This is a great site with a lot of great interaction!!
 Several of you have expressed an interest in what we are doing so I thought this would be the best place to post a bit of an online journal of our project. I am working with a group of homeschoolers in south Georgia on a project SVX. We are preparing it to run in the Grassroots Motorsports $2004 Challenge in Gainesville FL in April. The race is a combination of three events- drag strip, autocross, and concourse judging for appearance. The one limiting factor is that you can't spend more than $2004 on the car- including purchase price and all modifications. Our car is a '92 LSL dragged from a field of weeds and saved from a dealer in Alabama getting ready to crush it. It is going through extensive mods to prepare it for the competition, some of which would probably rub SVX afficienados the wrong way. We still think they beat the crusher.  When we are done, it will be a track only car. It will have extensive weight reduction, most of it's luxury features gone, suspension mods, race interior, race exterior appearance, underdrive, air intake mods, and run on nitrous. Our goal is a top 3 finish in the autocross, a top 5 finish in the concourse, and a top 15 finish at the drags for a top 10 finish overall. We are using it as an educational opportunity for a group of a dozen or so homeschooled students. Most of the work is being done by students. This project has made me a bit of an SVX fan myself. I am now driving a '95 AWD and loving it!  This one is being treated with more respect. I am hoping to later incorporate much of what I learn from the race into my street ride!! Several members of this forum have already participated and been a great help. We call ourselves Team HomesCool, and our car is the SVXtra. I'll get some pics out here as well as continue to update. Keep cruisin! -Paul 
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01-01-2004, 01:19 PM
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That sounds like a great project. Good luck with it and keep up updated from time to time. This ought to be a lot of fun.
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. Earl .... ... .... ><SVX(*> Subaru Ambassador [COLOR=”silver”]1992 Tri Color L[/COLOR] ~45K (06/91) #2430 1992 Dark Teal LS-L ~184K (05/91) #0739 1992 Claret LS-L ~196K (05/91) #0831 1992 Pearl LS-L ~103K (06/91) #1680 1992 Pearl LS-L ~151K (06/91) #2229 1992 Dark Teal LS ~150K (07/91) #3098 (parts car) 1992 White LS-L ~139K (08/92) #6913 1993 25th AE ~98K (02/93) #164 1993 25th AE ~58K (02/93) #176 1993 25th AE ~107K (02/93) #215 1993 25th AE ~162K (02/93) #223 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~124K (1/94) #2408 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~144K (10/93) #1484 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~68K (10/93) #1525 1994 Barcelona Red LSi ~46K (02/94) #2624 1994 Pearl LSi ~41K (12/93) #1961 1995 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~70K (02/95) #855 1996 Polo Green LSi ~95K (03/96) #872 1997 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~55K (08/96) #097 2003 Brilliant Red LS1 Convertible ~29K (04/03) #8951 1999 Magnetic Red LS1 Coupe ~33K (04/99) #6420 My Email | Old Locker | New Locker | Picture of 15 of the 19
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01-01-2004, 01:47 PM
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What an excellent project! I think what you are doing is awesome and would love to see a lot of photos of the project developement. It'll be cool to see a SVX trimmed down to fighting weight and put through the wringer. I anxiously await news of the project's progress.
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Pearl '92 LS-L 179K (Historic 1st 5-speed SVX) Mods: 5-speed, 4.11's, Group-N motor mounts, dual Magnaflows, cone air filter, Kenwood MP-228 CD/Receiver, white-faced gauges, '97 grill, custom window tinting. Ebony Mica '92 LS 80K Oct 2002 - Dec 2004: Victim of theft. She served me well. You can tell the lack of craftsmanship by the wrinkles in the duct tape.
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01-01-2004, 07:21 PM
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I think what you guys are doing is awesome! I'm excited to see pictures of your progress and to see how you do in the competition. Best of luck to you and your friends!
Mike
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01-01-2004, 07:50 PM
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Cool project. I am also interested in seeing pictures and a list of the mods. Good luck!
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Mychailo :: 2006 Silver Mitsubishi Evolution 9, E85, 34 psi peak, 425wtq/505whp DJ :: 1995 Laguna Blue SVX L AWD 5MT (sold) Visit my locker SVX Mods: ND iridium spark plugs, Impreza RS fpr, afr tuned to 13.2:1 using a custom MAF bypass, custom exhaust, WRX 5MT w/ STi RA 1st-4th gear & stock WRX 5th gear, Exedy 13 lb flywheel & Sport Clutch, STi Group N tranny & engine mounts, urethane spacers in rear subframe, rear diff mounts, and pitch stopper, SVX Sport Strut Springs (185f/150r), custom 19 mm rear swaybar, urethane swaybar mounts, Rota Torque 17x8", 225/45-17 Proxes 4 tires, Axxis Deluxe Plus organic brake pads.
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01-01-2004, 10:28 PM
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2004 dollars eh...
sounds like a large shot nitrous kit is in order are you allowed sponsors? freebies? perhaps a loaner turbo kit or something from a sponsor would be inorder... barrow it put stickers on the car, get advertisement win competition and give it back they sell it for a couple hundred dollars less everyone wins a set of rota wheels sounds in order, 500/set good looking and wide, and worth keeping for your daily driver when your done cause they're strong and light. the lightening project sounds great, but with the budget or without sponsors iduno how far you will get
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01-01-2004, 11:44 PM
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pics pics pics. i wanna see it stripped.
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"That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence." '92 Dark Teal SVX LS-L, >146,000m 3 pedals, 5 speeds., restoration underway. 2012 Honda Insight, slow but cute. 
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01-02-2004, 12:36 AM
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As a homeschool dad (weird), I'm jealous that we didn't have a project like this before my kids were out of homeschool.
Keep the weirdness going. I look forward to hearing about your project.
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI
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01-02-2004, 10:36 AM
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No sponsors, freebies, or loaners. Donated stuff has to be counted at fair market value. We're better off buying stuff cheap (auctions, flea markets, used, e-bay, other creative ideas)
The mod list would be extremely different with a different budget. I'm developing two sets of opinions on the best mods- low budget and high budget. I'll try to put together a list later on. Yes, yes, yes, I'll do the pics. The car's pretty stripped right now. I'm more impressed with the look of the guts than the trim. What a great piece of engineering!! Weird. OK. You ought to see my driveway- the '92 racer sitting next to my '95 touring sitting next to my '60 el camino hot rod!! I guess I'll have to do that pic too- I'll wait for that one 'till the racer looks a little better!  Weird. -Paul
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01-02-2004, 01:26 PM
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Why wait till you start adding back? I think we'd all love to see some pieces of this stripped down engineering marvel as much as we'd like to see the finished product.
-Johnny
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Pearl '92 LS-L 179K (Historic 1st 5-speed SVX) Mods: 5-speed, 4.11's, Group-N motor mounts, dual Magnaflows, cone air filter, Kenwood MP-228 CD/Receiver, white-faced gauges, '97 grill, custom window tinting. Ebony Mica '92 LS 80K Oct 2002 - Dec 2004: Victim of theft. She served me well. You can tell the lack of craftsmanship by the wrinkles in the duct tape.
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#14
01-02-2004, 02:13 PM
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Chris SVX World Network Administrator -1993 Subaru SVX LS-L, Barcelona Red, #46, 160,000+ Miles (Sold to SomethingElse  )-2011 Toyota Sienna SE, Black, 30,000+ Miles (Swagger Wagon  )-2002 BMW R 1150R ABS, Black, 26,000+ Miles (Daily Driver )SVX Owner from February 1997 to March 2008 SVX Online Community Member since February 1998 SVX World Network Member since February 2002, Member #520 Life is a game. Play to win. The world belongs to those who can laugh at it.
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#15
01-02-2004, 03:28 PM
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A couple Pics
OK, OK
Here goes. I'll try for some better ones later. I'm kind of challenged with this stuff. Let me know if the attachments don't work. -Paul btw- I drove the SVXtra today. 700 lbs lighter- very quick. The center of gravity is now higher- body roll even more evident, weight distribution changed. Next weekend we'll deal with the suspension. Can anyone tell me how to attach more than 1 pic?
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