heavy85 Posted May 24, 2016 Author Share Posted May 24, 2016 2.54 OS Giken? Tell us about that? Its a typo .... meant 3.54. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebekahsZ Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Rats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavy85 Posted July 14, 2016 Author Share Posted July 14, 2016 So ended up participating in the Grassroots Motorsports UTCC at VIR (13 hr drive). UTCC was a waste of time and money but stayed for the NASA TT over the weekend. VIR is an incredible track - very challenging. Hit 150 mph on the back straight but fought the car all weekend. A rear gland nut came out so the strut was just sliding in the upright. Wicked vibration in the front end. Then cracked a rear spindle so went home early. First DNF ever in nearly 10 years of racing this car but at least I noticed it and came in before bad things happened. Really disappointed to only manage 2:04 but with car issues and traffic never really figured out the track. Regardless VIR has to be a bucket list track for anyone. From this realized that Z parts are getting hard to find. Replacement spindles were not anywhere local and ended up spending more in shipping that the parts cost but now have in hand and half of them on the car. Been fighting a front wheel that was chronically loose and finally found the outer bearing surface was worn on the spindle itself. So upgraded to much beefier 280Z parts and installed one front and one rear new upright. The other corners will have to wait for winter project. This shot the meat of race season so missed a couple races. But thanks to encouragement of wifey just got back from another 13 hr drive to Pa for the Giants Despair hillclimb. It was really run and well worth the drive. Ended up first in class and 9 out of 108 overall. There were like Indy cars and stuff here so some REALLY FAST cars. I really enjoy hillclimb - by far my favorite type of racing. I'll have to come back and add the video - for some weird reason my computer wont currently paste? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebekahsZ Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 So, you broke a second spindle? Or are you referring to the earlier spindle breakage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavy85 Posted July 15, 2016 Author Share Posted July 15, 2016 (edited) So, you broke a second spindle? Or are you referring to the earlier spindle breakage? Just one rear. But the found that the bearing race one front strut was wallowed out so bad it cause vibration so change it too. Edited January 20, 2017 by heavy85 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RebekahsZ Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 You know as well or better than me, but is your suspension bottoming out some? Would some bump stops promote component longevity? Those are hard dips on those courses! I sure don't have the balls for that. I still fly off into the grass with regularity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V-Fib Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Love how it hugs the road in the corners - very nice to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stock Car Mafia Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Damn dude, now that is a racecar! Subscribed and following. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavy85 Posted January 13, 2017 Author Share Posted January 13, 2017 Weatherly hill climb last year. Then ended up last minute trip down to Road Atlanta in December where managed a 1:34. With the move this year Pikes Peak is still year(s) away however am now planning for Mt Washington in July. Had to add three bars to the cage but that's done. Need to figure out how to make the fuel pump automatically turn off when the engine dies and then should be legal. It's a really, really yumpy road with one mile of total seven mile race distance being gravel. Trying to figure out springrates as they say to run soft but am worried with bottoming. It's going to take a long time to memorize the road but that's in progress now. Mt Washington is one of the oldest races in the country and one of the most challenging hillclimbs anywhere. Should be fun. http://mtwashingtonautoroad.com/climb-to-the-clouds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavy85 Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share Posted July 10, 2017 Well Mt Washington didn't end so well. RIP to my poor Z https://youtu.be/ZyPzalFDFMk Anyone have a roller 240Z looking to get rid of ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
74_5.0L_Z Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Sorry to hear about the Z. I am glad that you are around to tell us about the wreck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebekahsZ Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 I have that sick feeling.....I'm so sorry, bro. You got two wrecking balls swinging between your knees, for sure. I was terrified just watching that from start to finish. My heart is still pounding. No way I'll ever have the courage to do that. So glad you are ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Tech Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 so sorry what happened. i give you credit for putting so much work into something and doing something that you know could put it all to an end. glad your ok! i can barely run mine on a paved road coarse. i would never have the courage to run on the side of a freakin mountain full speed!!! props to you, hope you get another one built soon. i run a s130 so there aint no parts of mine your gonna want, not many run them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkspeed Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Wow, that is a really long open fast course. Glad you are ok, cars can be rebuilt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neverdone Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 That could have been around a million times worse had that happened at almost any other part of the course. That really sucks that it happened, but count yourself lucky that you didn't go flying off the hill. Really glad to see you're ok, or as you said it best, about as ok as you can be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rturbo 930 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Damn. Sorry. Looks like the cage did it's job. Definitely a good thing you went off there as opposed to on a section where it's just a straight drop off - yikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tube80z Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Bummer for sure. Glad all the work you put into safety was worth it but too bad it had to get used. From the video it almost looked like the road had a drop going into the corner and compression braking was enough to lose the rear end. And on a hill there's rarely any room for run off. Cary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavy85 Posted July 13, 2017 Author Share Posted July 13, 2017 Cary - there is literally zero error on this hill. The road is no joke barely two cars wide and the entire way up, all 7 miles (video is only of top half), there are either rocks, drop-off, or ditch right at the edge of the pavement/dirt. The view of the passenger rocker/floor is scary. http://forums.hybridz.org/uploads/gallery/album_1776/gallery_690_1776_529751.jpg http://forums.hybridz.org/uploads/gallery/album_1776/gallery_690_1776_305632.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkspeed Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Nice use of plywood! Btw, 2:04 is not to shabby for first time to VIR. Based on what I have seen on this forum, you are definetly ready for Pikes Peak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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