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Old 06-16-2012, 03:14 AM
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oh, and the comment about the grease on the hands - mooty - your're hands have been in dirtier places

Buy 50 surgical gloves for $7.99 and throw one on to grease up the nuts. OK, that didn't come out right, but you get the point.
i have about 24 boxes of them all over the garage. they get greased and then tools get greased, then i wipe on my shorts, they get greased. then i sit on sofa, that gets greased, then wife screames, my ears bleed.....

ALL b/c of the bling bling CL.
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Old 06-16-2012, 09:56 AM
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Is everyone using Castrol Opti-Molly grease in the little tube for your centerl locks bolts/nuts?
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Old 06-16-2012, 11:03 AM
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^ I do. from suncoast
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Old 06-16-2012, 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by mdrums
Is everyone using Castrol Opti-Molly grease in the little tube for your centerl locks bolts/nuts?
Yup, from suncoast.
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Old 06-16-2012, 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Clifton
Yup, from suncoast.
same here, bought a couple tubes already...
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Old 06-16-2012, 04:58 PM
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Suncoast reduced the price on the five lug convention. Of course you need wheels too, but $1600 looks very attractive to never have to deal with this crap again.
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Old 06-17-2012, 12:14 AM
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Can I ask someone to share the steps in taking the CL nut apart?
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Old 06-17-2012, 12:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Space Coast GT3
Can I ask someone to share the steps in taking the CL nut apart?
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Old 06-17-2012, 12:30 AM
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PM sent. Thank you Sir
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Old 06-17-2012, 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by senna
Suncoast reduced the price on the five lug convention. Of course you need wheels too, but $1600 looks very attractive to never have to deal with this crap again.
IF I ever get a CL car the conversion would be my 1st mod. Heck being able to buy CCW wheels instead of the $$$$ CL wheels would pay for the change.

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Old 06-23-2012, 07:17 PM
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Originally Posted by mdrums
Pm me your email and I'll send you the PDF from Porsche
PM'd you as well. Thanks if possible. J
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Old 06-23-2012, 08:02 PM
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As a Porsche owner and ex-poor racer I offer you all the advice....dont race street cars anywhere including race tracks. They are not built for that. I suggest that for a lot less money then you have in these wonderful cars you all go out and buy a used Formula Atlantic and a trailer and needed spares. You will go MUCH faster and you can still have 'center locks"!!!
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Old 06-24-2012, 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by ralt
As a Porsche owner and ex-poor racer I offer you all the advice....dont race street cars anywhere including race tracks. They are not built for that. I suggest that for a lot less money then you have in these wonderful cars you all go out and buy a used Formula Atlantic and a trailer and needed spares. You will go MUCH faster and you can still have 'center locks"!!!
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Would love to do that...but being 6'5" I don't fit and need some sort of sequential transmission due to my physical inability to push a clutch pedal.

However I'm not "racing" my car...just doing DE track events for fun....but right now I've stopped doing de till I figure out what's going on with center locks, find a street car guys that what's to swap his 5 lug hubs for my center locks, or I just quite the DE hobby altogether.
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Old 06-25-2012, 12:42 AM
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Originally Posted by ralt
As a Porsche owner and ex-poor racer I offer you all the advice....dont race street cars anywhere including race tracks. They are not built for that. I suggest that for a lot less money then you have in these wonderful cars you all go out and buy a used Formula Atlantic and a trailer and needed spares. You will go MUCH faster and you can still have 'center locks"!!!
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As a former SCCA regional FA competitor I can agree with you, but your idea introduces a whole new set of potential problems...

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Old 06-25-2012, 12:53 AM
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Wow, I'll stick with the falling apart areo beetles
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