Picked up my R and.....

[Kurac]

The car is awesome. When pushed hard, it comes alive and I can feel a difference from my old track pack. High speed lane change maneuvers is where I noted a remarkable difference.

Couple of issues however.....rear bumper is par for the course. I can tell it will sag over time and one side is tucked in by the fender well. It is what is is. I'm not going to fret over it.
But a bigger issue...with regards to the steering wheel. I noticed when I had it straight up, the car would veer to the left. On smooth roads, it would track straight with no hands on the wheel, but the wheel appears to be turned slightly to the right? It's annoying because the red stripe stares at you and it's hard to ignore it not being at 12 o'clock. Does this sound like a factory steering wheel install mis step or an alignment issue?

I'll post pics of the car this weekend fully detailed.

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[mdmoore23]

The car is awesome. When pushed hard, it comes alive and I can feel a difference from my old track pack. High speed lane change maneuvers is where I noted a remarkable difference.

Couple of issues however.....rear bumper is par for the course. I can tell it will sag over time and one side is tucked in by the fender well. It is what is is. I'm not going to fret over it.
But a bigger issue...with regards to the steering wheel. I noticed when I had it straight up, the car would veer to the left. On smooth roads, it would track straight with no hands on the wheel, but the wheel appears to be turned slightly to the right? It's annoying because the red stripe stares at you and it's hard to ignore it not being at 12 o'clock. Does this sound like a factory steering wheel install mis step or an alignment issue?

I'll post pics of the car this weekend fully detailed.

It could be either. During my time as a Ford mechanic, I witnessed a few cars come straight off the truck and having crooked steering wheels. The alignment is probably ok, but they probably just didn't get the steering wheel perfectly centered when aligning the suspension.

 

[96cobra]

Congrats on your pickup! Can't wait to see some pics!

 

[Kurac]

My Zaino car show kit came today via FedEx. That's my Saturday plan, then taking a ton of pics

 

[Donkey]

Congrats man, been talking to your brother a bit. Glad you were able to get the car you wanted for a good deal! I'm in a similar situation and unfortunately had to trade in for a deposit on the R so i took the hit on trade (same offer you had actually) . Sadly now I'm beginning to think the deal isn't happening. :/

 

[Kurac]

Thank you. Sorry to hear. Hope things work out

 

[Kurac]

A delivery pic and journey home prep pic...

 

[Tomster]

Drop dead gorgeous. Congrats!

 

[Spacebird]

one side is tucked in by the fender well. It is what is is. I'm not going to fret over it.

A 7mm socket and 30 seconds is all it takes to fix that. The bumper sag is a little more challenging, but definitely a DIY driveway fix.

 

[50 Deep]

Needs more tape!

Congrats man

 

[Kurac]

A 7mm socket and 30 seconds is all it takes to fix that. The bumper sag is a little more challenging, but definitely a DIY driveway fix.

Hmm...tell me more?

 

[Kurac]

Needs more tape!

Congrats man

LOL. It worked out pretty good. I haven't washed it yet but front impact areas look clean.

 

[Zitrosounds]

The car is awesome. When pushed hard, it comes alive and I can feel a difference from my old track pack. High speed lane change maneuvers is where I noted a remarkable difference.

Couple of issues however.....rear bumper is par for the course. I can tell it will sag over time and one side is tucked in by the fender well. It is what is is. I'm not going to fret over it.
But a bigger issue...with regards to the steering wheel. I noticed when I had it straight up, the car would veer to the left. On smooth roads, it would track straight with no hands on the wheel, but the wheel appears to be turned slightly to the right? It's annoying because the red stripe stares at you and it's hard to ignore it not being at 12 o'clock. Does this sound like a factory steering wheel install mis step or an alignment issue?

I'll post pics of the car this weekend fully detailed.

congratulations!!!! And I envy you! I fly to FL to pick mine up on SATURDAY!!!!

 

[Mike02z]

Congregations! She's a beauty. Best of luck with it.

 

[Demonic]

Awesome. If you haven't already done the trip home, I'd throw some tape on the fender angle in front of the rear tires. It gets some significant abuse.

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