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Old 10-04-2009, 06:03 PM
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Rick, I don't even have the CAR right now. It's on a transporter headed west; I should have it by next weekend. It was so well spec'd by the original buyer and ERA that my list of things to change is real, real short.

It has the splitter and I believe it's an aluminum radiator. At most I expect to have to add the dual front fans, but I won't know until I drive the car next summer. I may be lucky - it's not a super-radical engine and it does have the splitter and extra venting. But all things being equal, 105-degree days will probably mean the booster fans.

Ammeters haven't been a useful gauge since generators went out. I don't know why they keep putting them in new cars. A voltmeter is a one-stop diagnostic for your whole electrical system - better, even, if you keep it powered all the time and let it stay active while cranking. I'm glad Smiths makes a truly old-school one - the one with colored bars doesn't look right at all. There's one that looks exactly like the ammeter.
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