we made a tire tail! it is almost 100%. Need a pair of 6 inch delrin insulators on the inside to keep the wheel face from getting scratched and make a license plate bracket. and i'll strap it back to the hitch after for stability.
here are some photos of it "loaded up" it has about 4 inches of ground clearance and it will possibly be a little lower with the coils on. maybe change the angle to about 20 degrees right out of the hitch and have to make a plate holder. it also needs some insulated spacers i dont want to scratch the wheel face. also thinking of wrapping it in black pipe insulation (more so i dont scratch anything i accidentally whack it with while moving it around) .
the wheels will strap under the hatch lid into the spare tire area using an eye bolt.
so i installed the k-sport coilovers. these were the front.
thanks to the trailer hitch, the rear was easy to raise and lower. i put the spring perches up on 2 4x4s so i could easily put the tires on and off to test the suspension at full droop.
unfortunately the revised whiteline bar does not fit with the fatter, k-sport shocks. may end up drilling new holes about 3/4 inch closer in if possible. or selling for a pierce bar.
i had foamed the front inside of the carbon hood so we could properly latch it since it was so thin. going to install aerocatch pins soon. but its on for good now. will be adjusting it tomorrow to pull it forward a bit.
everything has been nice and tight. got on a level patch of concrete and the car is levelled left to right. the rear is a little higher than the front so when the car has luggage or racing gear on it it wont be bottoming out.
kicked off the first event of the season at LAZ! raceraceracerace
car did OK. it was mostly me who was bleh. coolant tank pissed all over the engine bay because the overflow well... dumps right into the engine bay. scuffed up the passenger side between the doors when i spun out one of the many times. will buff out. lastly, front end was not stiff enough to save the fender from getting pulled a bit with the slickies! will turn the damping up a few clicks when i get a chance.
i placed 2nd in DSP out of 4. my pro co-driver buddy was bumped from FSP to DSP in his N/T protege and took first by .9 seconds. he's super good. once i get the car dialed in, i should be in the top 20% of the day. the car is a bit of a handful to control so far!
now for the photgraphies.
and a videyah!
picked up these like new winterforce snow tires with 16 inch rims and TPMS for $500
loaded up and brought them home with ease on the tiretail.
lastly, i received my door striker guards and my DISTRICT 16 stickers!
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