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    Undercoating Removal

    in Body Kits & Paint

    Posted

    Thanks for the kind words RacerX. All of the Central Floridians came through Charley & Frances OK and I just read a post where the Gulf Coast guys are starting to check in. Lets hope that's it for this year. The car is ready to go to the media blaster so it shouldn't be long before I can post some progress pics.

    Undercoating Removal

    in Body Kits & Paint

    Posted

    Wow it's kind of depressing to see this post resurrected and realize that nearly two years has gone by. The car is still not painted and I've barely worked on it this summer. :x Between work and now getting hammered by two hurricanes the Z has suffered. I should be back on it soon though.

    Hope you FL guys make it through Charlie ok

    in Non Tech Board

    Posted

    Glad to hear that you are OK Scottie. I thought about you and Mike when I saw coverage of how bad the east side of town took a hit. I don't believe the winds were as bad out on my side of town. Hope you get power soon but my parents and brother still don't have power either. I was lucky and got power back at 7:00 PM Sunday night so I was only out for two days.

    Hope you FL guys make it through Charlie ok

    in Non Tech Board

    Posted

    Orlando is a mess in some parts but I came through fairly well with only some missing shingles. My parents lost a number of trees and none hit their house but I can't say the same for their neighbors. I still do not have power and I'm typing this via candle light on a laptop with a dial up connection. Life sucks at the moment but everyone is working very hard on the clean up and to restore utilities.

    Calling all T-56ers

    in Drivetrain

    Posted

    The T56 is a stout unit. I had one backing my 383 stroker. As long as you aren't launching on slicks, you should be fine with it.

     

    I couldn't have said it better but you guys need to take a peek at his website. That car has run a best of 9.22 and must be pushing upwards of 800 hp. The stock unit will never hold up to that kind of abuse and as you've already discovered it won't shift reving that hard either. I think a G-Force unit is probably your best bet.

     

    I love this shot BTW. :D

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    Replacement Frame Rails

    in Brakes, Wheels, Suspension and Chassis

    Posted

    OK guys you're making me work at this. :-D I had not taken a picture of the gusset plate until now. The car is back on the ground but I was able to get a pretty good picture of it. We made a cardboard template and then cut 1/4" plate steel to shape. I know it would probably be better to triangulate it some how but I can't imagine that this won't be strong enough.

     

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    Replacement Frame Rails

    in Brakes, Wheels, Suspension and Chassis

    Posted

    Here is how I did my subframe to frame rail connection and I believe you could do something similar with the stock rails.

     

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    I used 1x3 tubing under the floors but it would require you to remove the factory rails that are under there. I use the term "rails" loosely when it comes to the under floor supports. :-D

     

    Here is my connection to the rear factory frames.

     

     

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    Replacement Frame Rails

    in Brakes, Wheels, Suspension and Chassis

    Posted

    I just threw out my old rails a few weeks ago so this is from memory. The outside diameter is right at 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" but I don't know what gauge they were. They were thin and likely less than 1/16" thick but if we use that then the inside diameter would be 2 3/8" x 2 3/8". I replaced mine with 2 1/2" square tube and it was very close to the stock size.

    My Progress

    in Other Engines

    Posted

    That looks great Scottie and I'm glad you're leaving it as a sleeper. Let us know when it will make its track debut so I can come out and watch. If you ever want to freshen up the red paint my friend Mike is a very talented painter and I have access to a booth on the weekends.

    best tires for Z32 at Road Atlanta track?

    in Brakes, Wheels, Suspension and Chassis

    Posted

    I've run 245/45 16 Victoracers at several open track events and I'm very happy with them. I don't agree that you need to have them shaved but I would subject then to a couple of heat cycles before you open track them. In other words drive them on the street until they are up to temperature and then let them cool over night. I did this with mine and they held up well through autocross and open track events. This was on a Trans Am instead of a Z32 but I don't think it would matter since both cars are of a similar weight. The Hoosiers are a better tire but like you said they are quite a bit more money so it's your decision.

    My Progress

    in Other Engines

    Posted

    This is Misred, Jeff. Mike is deep into swapping his 4.1L drivetrain into a 3rd-gen. I just did a little scrub-a-dub under the hood and changing a few things to my liking.

     

    Oooops I somehow missed that bit of trivia. :bonk:

    Kuhmo V70A's?

    in Brakes, Wheels, Suspension and Chassis

    Posted

    That appears to be an Ecsta V700.

    http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Kumho&tireModel=Ecsta+V700

     

    I'm currently running a set of the Ecsta V700's on my Trans Am for track days. I've done seven 20 minute sessions on them so far and was very pleased with them. Lots of grip and they didn't seem to wear excessively. They need to be shaved to 4/32" tread depth if you are going to run them on a dry road course. That's a little over 3mm if I did the math right.

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