The Three Amigos

I had Maggie's JPS Coupe raised 1 1/2" inches for better ground clearance and it is a much better ride as well.

Hey there now
The three amigos are vince jimmy and I

Chuck---what is the ground clearance now? Mine is 5 1/2" which sems to work ok. I have an A-1 Sudewinder---a lot of exhaust pipes crammed under there!

enough said....

jack,

yes, i beleive it now is 5 1/2 inches also. have you noticed a softer ride as well ?

Chuck

Chuck--the ride is the same as always. Just doesn't scrape as often as before.

The coupe is looking good!

Hey Jack,

How do you measure the ground clearance? There a lot of things hanging down there. Do you just pick the lowest point?

How about the four amigos?

John, you need a bigger hat...

Hi Eddy---you are right about so much hanging down there and yes, I measured from the lowest part. I was lucky that my car has a built in adjustment so I just turn a hex wrench and the rear moves up and down as desired.

This is the 4th muffler that Jake had on the car; the original one, the Vintage (Chinese) one, a CSP Python and now the A-1. He just wasn't satisfied with the engine with anything except the A-1 and the engine dynoed at 17 more HP with it than the next best one.
Lucky for ne Jake is such a PITA when it comes to wanting it exactly right.

The downside is all the low-hanging pipes but raising the clearance to 5 1/2" completely solved any problems with clearance.

Good to hear from you, Eddy.

Chuck, is that black car on the end ... metal?

Hey, I got the check, BTW. You really shouldn't have. Thank you. I trust the car looks acceptably well with the new bit installed?

Jack, it is amazing how much hp you got with the A-1 exhaust.

I just installed an A-1 system on my car.

Cory,

Yes it is a 1968 912, color Slate Grey, all numbers matching. I should have taken a picture of the rear of the Speedster, the tail light bezel worked out great. Thanks !

Apparently there are many version of the A1 as mine and I believe also Kelly's are hanging quite low. I have to be careful going to driveways. However, Gerd's A1 tucks in much tighter. John said that Gerd's was the later version.

Eddy

Pls see the special built (by the HooptyDriver, no less) skid plate I use to save the piping. Yes, one has to be a little mindful of some humps, bumps and driveway angles, but really, not too bad. I have not measured the clearance to the nearest 1/16", but is is pretty close to the ground. I like the way it handles down low like that, so OK by me.

The other picture is from a car museum I came accross in FL, I think. Like maybe the first, or nearly so, gas combustion engine ever made. Was under a wooden buckboard, and musta weighed 100 lbs and put out about two HP. What you see here is the exhaust header. All you need is a good plmber, and you're set . . .

Wow Kel, you are a low-rider! Do you live in the hood? I can see why you have that skidplate.