Diary of a Madman; TitaniumTT's see you @ DGRRXI RE-REbuild

[helghast7]

lol it was speculation, i didnt say i was ready for one quite yet..though i guess i did write it like that huh??...it depends on how crazy my brother wants to go with the ol' FC

but besides that my plans for that next car arent finished yet, and i usually have a base plan to go by before i start any new projects or else things wont ever get done

but when i say all out track car i mean crazy all out...like.....nahh cant say..its top secret

[eppo37]

Originally Posted by helghast7

nahh cant say..its top secret

Not to worry, I have 1 genuine government issued SECRET clearance. I speak secret squirrel.

[helghast7]

lmao!!! oh now we cant have that, havent you heard? skunks cracked the code, we moved onto chipmunk

[TitaniumTT]

If you're gonna do a track car, do something cheap, like a Miata, and then have us put a 13B in it


UPDATE: Wiring takes WAY TOO FUCKING LONG TO DO IT RIGHT! And it NEVER comes out as clean as I want it too..... that annoys me.





More Updates - Got a delivery from Paul Yaw today

5450cc's of fuel flow, yes, two ID725's and two ID2000's

Also got the top secret Bosch coils in as well... Cannot wait to get these parts on the rig. My only regret is that my custom 2ndary fuel rail won't be done in time. Oh well, over the summer I guess. It won't help any with flow, but it will look atlot better and keep the plumbing a bit neater as well. Awesomeness to come.





Oh yeah, there's a planned allnighter either Friday or saturday just to try to stay ahead of it all. Getting down to the wire and she don't even role yet.

[helghast7]

miatas to easy

i enjoy the difficult stuff, plus i love the platform ive been working with thus far

besides, everyone and there mother tracks a miata

dont you worry, when im ready and start to get the ball rolling you know your going to get calls from me about welding parts

i just hope your ready to deal with all the custom things im planning

[BigIslandSevens]

All the talk of race cars I figured I would corrupt your thread with my new project. Sorry!! Just picked it up last Saturday. Long term( 3-5 yr) track car project. Building what I consider the "ultimate track FD". 93' SS touring or base model to start life. I am throwing it on the frame rack to check everything out and fix if needed. Then it comes back for a loong rest while I aquire a seat and steering column and rack in preperation for a mac-daddy cage. Mean time I will be removing sound deadner with Dry ice and a BFH!

Here are some cramped garage shots of the new 7. It came with no hood,front or rear bumper, and broken hatch glass. NOTHING on the inside. Damage to the passenger side in front of the rear tire. Possible frame damage but not bad IMO. Nothing a pro can't fix. The car was getting picked up by a scrap metal yard and I "saved" it. 1 mans junk is another mans treasure.

The best part was how much.. I guess with trailor rental and the 20 bucks for the front fenders I paid...$75.00, for the entire thing!!( It was actually free, but we all know there are NO free puppies)!






and the damaged side: he hit a "mailbox"

[TitaniumTT]

That is an AWESOME find man... congrats.... now THAT is the perfect candidate for race car.... if you're lurking Alex, take note.... perfect race car candidate, mine is the perfect resto candidate.

Really nice find. What are the plans for powa?

[Whizbang]

This alex (me) or another alex?

[TitaniumTT]

Business partner Alex (How've you been? don't see ya around much.) When I got back from NC with my new FD still on the trailer, first thing he says is, "I know you're going to veto me, but this is the perfect race car candidate." I highly disagree.

[Whizbang]

I need an FD roller than i can have sit in the garage for me to stare at.

[BigIslandSevens]

My long term engine plans are a N/A 20B with ITB's. But that is at least 5 years away. Mean time it will be a REW based single or stock twins. I want around 300-400 RWHP out of the REW and 350-4 from the 20B when it is done. That in itself is a whole monster build on its own.

First thing to do is the frame rack. Then the treasure hunt is on for parts I am going to run mainly Time trials and have had a long burning desire to run the Targa New Foundland road rally. So A passenger seat will be built into the cage design.

And yeah , this is the perfect track canidate, I can buy a running street FD for less than it would cost to piece it back together.

[classicauto]

Originally Posted by bigislandsevens

have had a long burning desire to run the targa new foundland road rally

yes!!

[Whizbang]

i would do the targe newfoundland if this was listed on the applicated

"$ 4995 + tax"


pikes peak is only like 1250 if you register really early.

[helghast7]

argh!!! darn Dave...im shitting bricks

any updates Brian?

[TitaniumTT]

I would say poor Dave, not darn Dave, saw him Wednesday I think?

Update, car still doesn't roll and after 3 redbulls, 2 Monster Java's, a pack of smokes and a 3 hour stint we got the LS in Alex's car, tranny, driveshaft and most of the wiring done in his car. Virtually all the wiring in my car is done in the interior. Very minor things to done from the firewall forward as far as wiring is concerned, still haven't put a damn thing on the car from the firewall forward. Re-wired basically the entire car. It's fucking sweet, just hope it works

Got my tranny, need to paint it and build a mount
Still need to build a fuel cell - those are the two big things. Other than that I need 2 days, one for the interior and to finish up the wiring, the other to do the mechanical, and somewhere in between that and finishing helping painting Alex's panels, build a fuel cell.