02-24-2019, 08:47 PM
Finally got off my ass with 4 weeks to go. No pictures just words for this update.
Motor Mounts done
Exhaust done minus header which I'm saving for 2.5 swap
Super Cool Kit installed due to Cabell. Huge thanks and appreciation for the help. Just needs some finishing touches
Sound deadening is mostly removed. Probably just going to leave it as is and have the cage builder or painter deal with the rest hahaha. Fuck that.
Overall, stuff is moving along. Still was a pain in the ass as it always is when working on a car. Lots of cussing, grunting, yelling, etc. Nuts, not wanting to break loose, exhaust hangers being little dickheads, etc.
I've decided to just tape off the fog light holes with black duct tape so I can easily swap to brake ducts if I'd like to vs spending $75 on OEM plastics...
I've decided I'm going to also just use collision wrap for the windows in transpot instead of building brackets as the windows won't fully seal without OEM seals which is $$$$
Rear hardtop window was fixed by Chase. It's 90% clear now
Hoosier lost Contintenal sponsor for imsa so they had their discontinued tires on sale. Bought some wets and dries that are NASA approved for literally the same cost as street tires per set. So, now I have rain tires that are the same as Hoosier H20's as well as the EC dry which is basically a Hoosier R7. The sticky tires won't be used until my current RC-1 are on their last leg
I bought another set of RPF1's for the rain tires. I plan on purchasing even another set of RPF1's for 200tw RE-71R so I can compete with SCCA, Gridlife, etc. as well. Waiting on this until I know I'm actually going to run one of their events
Have no idea what is going on with the chassis bracing that a friend said I was going to help prototype. Deal probably fell through. Don't really care.
LRB never responded to me about the undertray I asked them about. They currently don't make one that covers the bottom of the front fender liners. No point of buying one without those. Just going to call at another point and see if they can swing it
Ram air intake solution is really not needed until I swap and really need the power. It'll just be a waste of time on the current 2.0
EcuTek tune as well would be not worth money invested until the 2.5 swap. Going to hold off on that
I have bought new springs for all 4 corners. Going only a little stiffer in anticipation of the sticky tires. 10k->12k front and 7-8k rear. Very similar to cup car rates and other NC track car rates. I'll also be lowering the rear about 1/4" due to cutting most of the weight in the back half of the car
So, really the only things left are button little pieces up, fluid changes, hood vents, hubs/bearings, alignment, and buy class/number vinyl for the front/rear of the car
Hoping I'll have everything done for by the weekend of the 9th and I can send the car off to alignment!
New alignment specs I'm going for will be:
Front
-3.2 camber
-0.05 toe
Rear
-2.7 camber
+0.05 toe
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Motor Mounts done
Exhaust done minus header which I'm saving for 2.5 swap
Super Cool Kit installed due to Cabell. Huge thanks and appreciation for the help. Just needs some finishing touches
Sound deadening is mostly removed. Probably just going to leave it as is and have the cage builder or painter deal with the rest hahaha. Fuck that.
Overall, stuff is moving along. Still was a pain in the ass as it always is when working on a car. Lots of cussing, grunting, yelling, etc. Nuts, not wanting to break loose, exhaust hangers being little dickheads, etc.
I've decided to just tape off the fog light holes with black duct tape so I can easily swap to brake ducts if I'd like to vs spending $75 on OEM plastics...
I've decided I'm going to also just use collision wrap for the windows in transpot instead of building brackets as the windows won't fully seal without OEM seals which is $$$$
Rear hardtop window was fixed by Chase. It's 90% clear now
Hoosier lost Contintenal sponsor for imsa so they had their discontinued tires on sale. Bought some wets and dries that are NASA approved for literally the same cost as street tires per set. So, now I have rain tires that are the same as Hoosier H20's as well as the EC dry which is basically a Hoosier R7. The sticky tires won't be used until my current RC-1 are on their last leg
I bought another set of RPF1's for the rain tires. I plan on purchasing even another set of RPF1's for 200tw RE-71R so I can compete with SCCA, Gridlife, etc. as well. Waiting on this until I know I'm actually going to run one of their events
Have no idea what is going on with the chassis bracing that a friend said I was going to help prototype. Deal probably fell through. Don't really care.
LRB never responded to me about the undertray I asked them about. They currently don't make one that covers the bottom of the front fender liners. No point of buying one without those. Just going to call at another point and see if they can swing it
Ram air intake solution is really not needed until I swap and really need the power. It'll just be a waste of time on the current 2.0
EcuTek tune as well would be not worth money invested until the 2.5 swap. Going to hold off on that
I have bought new springs for all 4 corners. Going only a little stiffer in anticipation of the sticky tires. 10k->12k front and 7-8k rear. Very similar to cup car rates and other NC track car rates. I'll also be lowering the rear about 1/4" due to cutting most of the weight in the back half of the car
So, really the only things left are button little pieces up, fluid changes, hood vents, hubs/bearings, alignment, and buy class/number vinyl for the front/rear of the car
Hoping I'll have everything done for by the weekend of the 9th and I can send the car off to alignment!
New alignment specs I'm going for will be:
Front
-3.2 camber
-0.05 toe
Rear
-2.7 camber
+0.05 toe
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