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Blainefab
post Oct 21 2006, 07:15 AM
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These things are so not like our cars...

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00 Trans Ram
post Oct 21 2006, 05:30 PM
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And I was worried about running a single brake line into my car for a bias knob. That thing has the dang resevoirs on top of his legs!

Those are the kinds of pics that give me (expensive) ideas for my car.
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post Oct 22 2006, 08:51 AM
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QUOTE (00 Trans Ram @ Oct 21 2006, 12:30 PM) *
And I was worried about running a single brake line into my car for a bias knob. That thing has the dang resevoirs on top of his legs!


Ya, and I forgot to look for non metallic lines carrying fluid in the cockpit. I did ding him on the lack of padding on the roof diagonal, and lap harness mounting - they didn't swivel.

The pedal mounted resevoirs are pretty std on a purpose built race car - both closed and open wheel. Mechanical balance bar between F/R master cylinders takes the place of a hydraulic bias valve.





QUOTE (Teutonic Speedracer @ Oct 21 2006, 06:14 AM) *
Nice! I share a 4 wheels like Kevin said, a bowtie, and the desire to tear up the track!


It did tear it up, for one session - then a pushrod pocket on a Jesel shaft rocker adjuster took a dump. They got it fixed and back together late in the day, missing the Fri race. I couldn't stay for Sat but it should have been good to go, will be interesting to see what times Elmer gets in his first race with it. He was turning just under 2:00 flat with both his Magnacharged C5 and Brodix SBC powered 914.

The car was painfully loud from the pit wall, It was well over the 105dB Thill limit. Elmer is a really good customer of Thill's - he was told to put mufflers on it for next time, rather than park it.

QUOTE (marka @ Oct 21 2006, 10:15 PM) *
Howdy,

Does the tube at the base of the windshield function as a defroster?

Trying to figure out why all the holes...

If it does... How does that work? Fan to blow air over the exhaust pipe?

Mark


Good catch - yes that is a defroster. There's a small blower on the pass side - I didn't see if it pulled air off the exhaust but it could have - drv side header crosses over behind the motor and both banks exit pass side. I put a rear window defroster on the rear deck of the Subaru I built - used a brake duct blower in the trunk. It picks up air off the rear pan just above the muffler.



QUOTE (robz71lm7 @ Oct 21 2006, 11:01 PM) *
Interesting RJS appears to be the harness mfg...kinda suprising.


Ya, not everybody can afford Simpson or Willans ;-)

I see a lot of budget brand harnesses in race cars - Crow, RCI, Gforce. Most everybody has gone to Camloc style over the old latch and link.

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Blainefab   GT1 Corvette   Oct 21 2006, 07:15 AM
trackbird   Ohhhh.....Daddy like...... Sure they are like our...   Oct 21 2006, 07:23 AM
Teutonic Speedracer   Nice! I share a 4 wheels like Kevin said, a b...   Oct 21 2006, 11:14 AM
SS2win   damnitboy! A holley carb!!   Oct 21 2006, 01:03 PM
marka   Howdy, Well, at least my shift knob is the same. ...   Oct 21 2006, 02:12 PM
Ojustracing   I too think there are alot of the same things on o...   Oct 21 2006, 04:37 PM
00 Trans Ram   And I was worried about running a single brake lin...   Oct 21 2006, 05:30 PM
Blainefab   QUOTE (00 Trans Ram @ Oct 21 2006, 12:30 ...   Oct 22 2006, 08:51 AM
firehawkclone   I'll take it! So I could sell it and bu...   Oct 21 2006, 05:49 PM
CMC #37   I think I need to smoke a cigarette!   Oct 21 2006, 05:50 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (CMC #37 @ Oct 21 2006, 01:50 PM) I...   Oct 21 2006, 08:28 PM
Paul C   Pictures are great but I want to see it a.) put ba...   Oct 21 2006, 11:45 PM
marka   Howdy, Does the tube at the base of the windshiel...   Oct 22 2006, 03:15 AM
robz71lm7   Interesting RJS appears to be the harness mfg...ki...   Oct 22 2006, 04:01 AM
firehawkclone   QUOTE (robz71lm7 @ Oct 21 2006, 09:01 PM)...   Oct 22 2006, 06:20 AM
fireball25f500   GT1's at the bus stop at the 2006 SCCA Runoffs...   Oct 22 2006, 01:33 PM
rmackintosh   I have seen a million GT-1 cars in my day....I hav...   Oct 23 2006, 03:18 AM
Louis   Those cars are such a pain in the ass to maintain....   Nov 21 2006, 06:13 AM
trackbird   QUOTE (Louis @ Nov 21 2006, 01:13 AM) Tho...   Nov 21 2006, 01:18 PM

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