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not sure how much weight was added by the motor, but it was distributed behind the front wheels for better handeling. We were going for more of a 50/50 weight distribution. we had to cut the firewall in order to push the engine back, but that is well worth it; it's all about the handeling.

check out a short video i recorded of it warming up for the first time after sitting for the winter months....

I have only had the chance to drive it a few times further then just around the block, and i tried to take it easy, but i can say that it WANTS to go! once you get the rpm's up a little bit it just wants to take off. the car is so low you feel like you are in a go Kart. you can't even fit a floor jack under it. we bought the car with the suspension work already done, and all the body work was done too. i really like the side skirts and the moon roof. and it was all done in carbon fiber so the car is super light. it's just to bad she sits more then she gets worked on or driven. :(

This was started back in 2000 i think, it moves very slowly, the car was pieced together from what we had laying around and trips to the junk yard. the pics all have comments from my dad who is the brains behind all this. he has been modifying 510's at least since '85 or so. i would love to hear your thoughts. making it pretty was never one of his goals though. fast and functional is what we are going for. http://www.rawbw.com/~rockster/510/index.html