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Nascar bars are really nice on the drivers side for a little more space. Even if you don't need the space for seat or anything else it's nicer than you realize. Passenger throw some x-bars and call it good unless you expect a lot of passengers or want it to match. edit: Looks like you still have complete door trim, not sure if you plan on keeping it. Even with trim you can get another couple inches with nascar bars.
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For the defrost if you've taken out the heater core there are various small radiator and blower units you can use. We used https://www.demon-tweeks.com/uk/demon-tweeks-micro-heater-tsdmch/ in our chump/wrl car and it worked great. Had it mounted where the glovebox would have been then some ducting to a couple vents did the job even in some pretty nasty conditions. On the wiring side a big bulkhead connector at the firewall, or a couple smaller ones, is really nice. When you have to drop the engine and only have one connection to undo you'll thank yourself. It is expensive, time consuming and can introduce a failure point if you're not careful. I've seen some of the RyWire stuff and for the price it's a pretty nice, but not cheap, option. Not sure if it's a concern on that engine but assuming you're not going dry sump I'd toss a accusump or similar on there somewhere.
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Nov 8, 2020 12:25
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Crustashio posted:Belts: Skip SFI poo poo, go FIA for the 5 year expiry. My preference is schroth, mainly the enduro because of the adjustment being at the buckle. Very easy to belt yourself in. Some good advice here. On the belts my preference is finding lap belts that you pull up or towards the buckle to tighten, way easier to get them just right and not run into the seat.
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Nov 9, 2020 00:26
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honda whisperer posted:I'm also thinking about adding an x between the rear most bit and where the top of the door bars meet the main hoop. More X's are good. You'll be continuing that diagonal from the roof to harness bar to floor right? I'm assuming that's what the chunk laying on the floor is for. Cage is turning out nice, you'll be glad you spent the extra time with the door bars for more space.
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Nov 21, 2020 12:37
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honda whisperer posted:I also swore I'd never track a car without a cage again. Accident had nothing to do with the track, just made me really aware of how much that car was an empty beer can. Once you've been on track in a caged car anything else feels really sketchy. I forgot my HANS for a open track day one time and not having that made me nervous. It's weird but once you get used to cage/harness/seat/HANS/etc anything less is uncomfortable.
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Jan 3, 2021 18:25
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We've mostly ran Hawk pads for the past ~20 years of track days and racing, partially because they're great and partially because for a while we got a massive discount on them. We tried the Hawk Blue equivalents from Raybestos and PFC one season and they seemed fine but in the end we always went back to Hawk. Blue's for HPDE/endurance, something more aggressive for sprint races...Think I have the the DTC70 pads on the race car right now but haven't been on track to see how I like them.
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Jan 6, 2021 14:31
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honda whisperer posted:
That's some beefy brackets, looks good. Take pics at Mid Ohio, especially if you can wander the pits.
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May 16, 2021 11:18
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honda whisperer posted:Thanks to forums posts about this I grabbed a ball joint tool while I was at harbor freight Sunday. Hmm that's a pretty good idea, I'll have to keep that in mind. I need to replace all the wheel studs on the locost and without a press I was kind of dreading it.
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Jul 14, 2021 09:35
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Catalytic converters are worth big money right now, which is why they're getting chopped off of cars more often. My brother sold the cat/s (not sure if two) off a lovely old land rover for $1200 a couple months ago, he only paid $800 for the whole truck. Swaybar setup is pretty slick, arms turned out really nice. Fairly simple design but they look beefy and should hold up fine.
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Sep 6, 2021 11:09
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honda whisperer posted:Thanks! I kinda wonder if, after I've tested it, is there any market to sell this as a kit. Probably not since so few left and Honda people being so cheap about parts. I feel like I've seen a ton of civics in the Grid Life Touring Championship, I could be imagining things but between that and all the other 'budget' race series I would think there might be a market. Probably not a huge market but if you can sell enough to cover a set of tires per season I'd call that a win.
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Sep 6, 2021 21:41
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Phone posted:There’s an aluminum safe simple green but it’s kinda $texas Was just talking about this with someone in relation to parts cleaners, Simple Green Pro HD Cleaner is marketed as safe for all metals. Home Depot sells it 128oz for $15 https://www.homedepot.com/p/Simple-Green-128-oz-Pro-HD-Heavy-Duty-Cleaner-2110000413421/100550784
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Jan 3, 2022 19:10
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That is a very nice meat box. Sometimes projects like that are a nice distraction from the more tedious parts of putting a car together.
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Apr 4, 2022 12:05
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honda whisperer posted:Now presenting the worst exhaust design I've ever seen. Race cars are great on lifts, you can stack so many. Can't stack normal cars with my 8' ceiling but race cars are no problem, I could probably stack formula cars three high.
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Apr 15, 2022 11:32
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Keep the certification paperwork in a binder with log books and everything else and you should be ok, take a bunch of pictures to be extra sure. Tech guys are usually pretty decent to work with. This was at cars and coffee last weekend, made me think of the one you're working on. 
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Apr 28, 2022 10:21
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Yup, a lot of sketchy poo poo gets through tech for autocross around here. Safety third!
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Apr 28, 2022 19:33
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Hylomar is another option, what most of the guys running Hewland boxes in formula cars, that is reusable and works well.
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May 1, 2022 22:15
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The hylomar rtv stuff is what I've used. Put a coating on both surfaces, let it start to firm up and get a skin then put everything together.
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May 2, 2022 22:46
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honda whisperer posted:Buttoned up. Clean wiring is so worth the extra bit of time it takes. I hate cleaning up other people's wiring disasters but it's so satisfying to compare before and after. Grabbing that tape idea, that's a good one.
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Jun 5, 2022 10:49
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honda whisperer posted:It's going out for the auto x as a shakedown. With gas wheels and driver it'll be about 2400lbs. Properly rowdy and fun
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Jul 12, 2022 11:21
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honda whisperer posted:I've gotta be honest I'm a little worried. The brz is my first rwd car. I've driven plenty but it's the first I've felt free to really gently caress around in. It's currently 200whp (ish per tuner no dyno so definitely less) at 3000lbs with driver. Going back a bit it looks like you have pretty meaty slicks, if you can get heat into them and be precise with your right foot you should be ok. Auto-x so worst case you'll loop it a few times trying to get a feel for it. It should be a very communicative chassis which should help feel when things are getting near the edge. Learning a car with a power:weight like that is a very gradual thing. You've got a good base of experience and you respect the car, you should be ok. Have fun and don't forget to get video! NitroSpazzz fucked around with this message at 14:03 on Jul 13, 2022 |
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Jul 13, 2022 11:48
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Race car life is zip ties, gaffer tape (seriously good stuff, look it up) and temporary fixes that last for entire seasons or longer.
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Jul 17, 2022 14:30
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honda whisperer posted:
That's pretty nice and blends a lot better than our version... 4-plug cig adapter velcro'd then duct taped to the trans tunnel. Isn't it nice mounting cameras to things with cages and a nearly infinite amount of places to place it?
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Aug 3, 2022 11:40
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BA5 gonna get everyone at this rate, it sucks. Hope your symptoms are mild and the recovery is quick, get the antibody injection if you can but if not the antiviral is pretty decent. Take it easy and rest.
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That is a spicy paddock of fast expensive stuff. I miss the track 
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