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congratulations on starting the build.

i was building a similiar kit and had an aluminum driveshaft made in place of the steel unit, and the wt. savings was little less then 1/2 lb. for a lot of money. your carbon fiber unit will of course be lighter but remember the tube is the only thing you are saving wt. on, the knuckles are pretty heavy. might be a place to save quite a bit of cash for something else. you could make the wt difference up with a lightweight flywheel/clutch which i would suggest also unless you like to do a lot of parading or driving in stop & go traffic.

i had looked at going to a different size rim and mr. hudgins advised me the chassis was setup for 17" wheels so that is what i went with and he explained it but i would have to find it somewhere. personally, after trying to change some stuff on the car and seeing some stuff incorrectly done i would stick to the way the car was designed, everything works together nicely.

i find the side mirrors useless. one mirror in the center is all i use and it is flat, but i am going to change it to a convex style first chance i get, like they use in boats.

with the aluminum block & liteweight rotating assy that car should rock and i like the sound of the color scheme.

keep us posted and use lots of pics.