Guest Anonymous Posted October 26, 2001 Share Posted October 26, 2001 Not only a cool belly pan, this car is nice, nice V6, one sweet looking ride. Regards, Lone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZR8ED Posted October 26, 2001 Share Posted October 26, 2001 Thank you very much Lone for posting the pics. They turned out great! Thanks for the compliments on my car! Scott. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad-ManQ45 Posted October 26, 2001 Share Posted October 26, 2001 Veeerrrryyyyy Nice ZR8ED! Hope mine looks as nice when finished... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pparaska Posted October 26, 2001 Share Posted October 26, 2001 Nice car! The belly pan is sweet I love your strut tower braces - nice design! A few questions: - what did you use to extend the air dam down (the black part)? - does the belly pan attach to the bottom of the air dam, or the bottom of the black extension? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted October 26, 2001 Share Posted October 26, 2001 how much is the car lowered its beautiful? coilovers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
260DET Posted October 26, 2001 Share Posted October 26, 2001 Truly excellent, ZR8ED, nice work, love the colour, too. A couple of querys, does the pan/undertray slope from the horizontal? And it looks like you have used some semi flexible heavy (black) strip around the front which extends below the undertray? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted October 26, 2001 Share Posted October 26, 2001 Kudos on the excellent bellypan work and the tower braces--very clean indeed. Davy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted October 26, 2001 Share Posted October 26, 2001 Yeah, I forgot to mention that, I really like the strut tower bracing alot, I was going to make a straight one, but that looks like it stays away from the engine pretty well, nice design. Regards, Lone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelly Posted October 26, 2001 Share Posted October 26, 2001 VERY NICE!! BTW, I can make those braces... In either steel or aluminum... I REALLY LIKE THE BELLY PAN!!! And yes I just shouted that!!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Frank Rich Posted October 26, 2001 Share Posted October 26, 2001 Very nice, Scott! Excellent job on the strut bracing, too. I'm curious about the "slope" of your belly pan as well - does it run uphill, downhill, or level from the airdam? What are your plans (if any) for extending the pan rearward - do you plan on a similar flat pan, or are you considering any kind of venturi/ducting/diffuser effect near the rear, if you do extend? All in all, one VERY sweet car - obviously the product of lots of hard work and a very agile and inventive mind. And thanks, Lone, for putting up the pics. BTW, Scott - there's this little shindig in Texas in April, that you may have seen me mention just once or twice on this board. I know that's a REALLY long way for you, but I would LOVE to see your car there - think about it... "Lead me not into Temptation, I'm getting there just fine on my own!" Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie-GNZ Posted October 26, 2001 Share Posted October 26, 2001 Very Nice! Everything about the car. Very Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Baldwin Posted October 26, 2001 Share Posted October 26, 2001 Kick. Ass. Really like the straight-tube bracing. MUCH stiffer than bent-tube braces, which have to be WAY bigger/heavier to do anything at all. What did you do to that bald guy who sat on your car? Hope you didn't hurt him too bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim240z Posted October 26, 2001 Share Posted October 26, 2001 Very SWEET!!! Inspirational to say the least. BTW, are you running a lot of -ve camber in the front, or maybe too much toe out? Looks like some significant inside tyre wear. Again, very beautiful ride. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted October 26, 2001 Share Posted October 26, 2001 Dang that is CLEAN!!! And talk about no ground clearance! Very impressive. Owen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie-GNZ Posted October 26, 2001 Share Posted October 26, 2001 Couple of questions. What metal is it made out of? Any potential for overheating in hot climes? Ever use a floor jack and if yes, where do you place it? The rear belly pan has always intrigued me but I shied away. Ever notice the really quick Honda drag cars have holes or some mesh in their rear valance? That is because, at speed, air gets trapped in the valance and acts like a parachute and the holes relive that pressure. After installing the fuel cell I noticed lots of room on either side of the cell for the same thing to happen and that is why you see 3 holes in my rear valance. A rear belly pan would have solved that and maybe improve aerodynamics, but my concern was that the muffler was right next to the fuel cell and that muffler gets mighty toasty when the big hairdryer is at full blast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZR8ED Posted October 26, 2001 Share Posted October 26, 2001 The belly pan is made up of 18 guage aluminum. It actually helps cooling. I ran some pretty hard runs at the dragstrip, and it was in the low 80's, and my temps didn't climb one bit. If you are using a cell, you really should think of the rear pan. The race car where I got these tricks from, picked up another few hundred rpm on the back straight with it....BTW the drip rail is good for 200rpm more in the 150mph+ range...(also track proven) I use a floor jack, or I use the hoist at the shop. I lift by the rear sway bar mount, and by my rollcage..were it goes from the footwell/firewall...to behind the compression rod..there is a horizontal bar there..(sorta in the wheelwell..) Scott. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZR8ED Posted October 27, 2001 Share Posted October 27, 2001 I would like to thank everyone for the kind words. Now lets see if I can answer all those Q's.. 1 The belly pan is horizontal under the car. It attaches at the same mounting points as the black strip under the airdam. 2 You guys will laugh, but that black strip is actually ABS plastic lawn edging! It is flexible enough to absorb minor impacts..especially since the car is so low. 3 The suspension uses cut springs..with about 3-4 coils cut out. The car sits almost 3" off the ground @ the frame rails under the floor. Hmm I guess that makes the drop approx 3" total. 4 I am running about 1 degree camber with that set up. The tires are balding on the inside because of that..that and they are 5 years old now. ( I had the alignment done, and the car checked out just fine) 5 I have the plans for another rear belly pan, but it requires me using a fuel cell...so that will have to wait for some time. 6 Oh and the paint work?...hehe it photographs pretty good..that paint is Acrylic Enamel that is 1990 Porsche guards red...that I had painted in 1990. Not bad for almost 12yr old paint. Hmm is that it? Thanks again all. Hmm maybe I should dig up my roll cage shots? Scott. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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