Racecar prep 101

[.RJ]

hopefully strong enough - most of the bolt on tow hooks i've seen bolt to the bumper support and they hold up fine. With a hole cut in the bumper, the loop will be able to articulate enough not to rip the bumper off. I would prefer to put bolts in the frame, but it would make the location of the loop really poor, and the u bolts would be too long, IMO - and i'm not even sure I could find a u bolt that long thats still load rated at 5,000 lbs.

[Evan]

The loop is more better, wont impale my shins as I walk around the car, or a Spec Miata bumper when I punt them off the track in the carousel.

you would actually have to be going faster than a SM to punt it....

[.RJ]

you would actually have to be going faster than a SM to punt it....

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[white_2kgt]

...i'm not even sure I could find a u bolt that long thats still load rated at 5,000 lbs.

That's why you make a custom mount on the frame and attach the U bolt, or whatever to it. At least that's my idea.

[Evan]

you would actually have to be going faster than a SM to punt it....

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yay! RJ won HPDE! :lol:

[navin]

Shouldn't have sold those blingn' Benen hooks

[PDenbigh]

RJ you inspire us:

http://www.85xr.com/cage/cage.htm

Now for some Dry Ice! Although since it was 18 degrees here this morning, maybe I wouldn't need it?~

[.RJ]

Nice work pete

Let it sit outside for a few hours i bet the stuff comes up easier. Some of the guys on H-T said that the stuff on the german cars came up easier with heat though.

[Mike]

ew pete... whereas rj's shit looked like tar, yours looks like mold i'm guessing some of it actually is?

[white_2kgt]

RJ you inspire us:

http://www.85xr.com/cage/cage.htm

Now for some Dry Ice! Although since it was 18 degrees here this morning, maybe I wouldn't need it?~

Cool! We doing mine this weekend too!

[Mike]

i wanna do mine too! oh wait, it doesn't have any.

[Nick325is]

Pull out the heat gun and a scraper Pete and that stuff should come right out.


Nick

[PDenbigh]

Pull out the heat gun and a scraper Pete and that stuff should come right out.


Nick

Sweet! Can't wait to dig in!

ew pete... whereas rj's shit looked like tar, yours looks like mold i'm guessing some of it actually is?

No mold fortunately. The car has been garaged for 2 years now. A little rust that requires some attention. The stuff that looks like mold in the picture is actually where the old insulation stuck to the floorpan as I ripped it up.

[PDenbigh]

RJ you inspire us:

http://www.85xr.com/cage/cage.htm

Now for some Dry Ice! Although since it was 18 degrees here this morning, maybe I wouldn't need it?~

Cool! We doing mine this weekend too!

Isn't it about time you got some busted knuckles on the XR ;-)?

[PDenbigh]

RJ you inspire us:

http://www.85xr.com/cage/cage.htm

Now for some Dry Ice! Although since it was 18 degrees here this morning, maybe I wouldn't need it?~

P.S. I weighed the parts I took out, 54.4 pounds! That's for the carpet and soft insulation forward of the center of the car, and the door pannels.

So, that takes the car to 2750 with driver and 1/2 tank of fuel. 215whp = 12.8 lbs/hp. Getting there... (11lbs/hp being the goal)

Removing the lower dash, all the hard sound deadening, adding a roll cage, and upping the boost to around 250whp should do it.

[white_2kgt]

RJ you inspire us:

http://www.85xr.com/cage/cage.htm

Now for some Dry Ice! Although since it was 18 degrees here this morning, maybe I wouldn't need it?~

Cool! We doing mine this weekend too!

Isn't it about time you got some busted knuckles on the XR ;-)?

If you can strap a 20' ladder to the top of it bring it up this weekend, doens't look like the GT will be home in time
(but we should have heat, cross fingers that I don't blow myself up this afternoon)

[PDenbigh]

(but we should have heat, cross fingers that I don't blow myself up this afternoon)

Dibs on the garage (oh, and "my fingers are crossed ;-)".

[.RJ]

Tow hook install is done, thanks evan :thumbup:

[PDenbigh]

No hijack inensions here, but wanted to share my progress as well:

http://www.85xr.com/Cage/IMG_5710.JPG

As predicted a heat gun proved efficient in removing the insulation. Followed up with some adhesive remover and finishing with mineral spirits. Good enough for paint and primer!

And check those strange slots on the floorboard up front. Heck if I know what those were for!?

A saved the chunks of the hard sound deadening and weighed them in a plastic bag, total weight savings was ~21 pounds.

[.RJ]

The slots are for ventilation, so your floorboards dont fall out when you hit the naaaaawzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!

:thumbup: nice work pete When's it get caged?