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Offline N2v8fcs

Re: My FC NASA racecar build
« Reply #45 on: April 22, 2012, 03:39:50 PM »
where did you get your breather tank from?
:drive:
new personal best 11.45 @ 120 mph N/A car...9.11 @152 mph for the turbo car.


1987 FC  355 SBC, T-5, T2 rear        retired 5-4-11
1991 FC  383 SBC, sold to Dad. Now 5.3 w 76mm turbo, G-force T-5, 8.8 Ronin rear 
1990 FC  370 CID 6.0 w 88mm turbo, Powerglide, Ronin 8.8 w 3.15 gears

Offline kartermdb

Re: My FC NASA racecar build
« Reply #46 on: June 13, 2012, 02:27:21 AM »
where did you get your breather tank from?

Made the breather tank actually.

Some pictures from homestead






Offline speed_monkey

Re: My FC NASA racecar build
« Reply #47 on: June 13, 2012, 04:53:13 AM »
Nice and clean, love it!
I like the interior, or what is left of it.. haha  I think my stupid busted squeaky fc dash is about to get binned  :D

Offline kartermdb

Re: My FC NASA racecar build
« Reply #48 on: April 05, 2013, 08:49:28 PM »
Going aero, made splitter, removable in 3 min to get into trailer easy.



Wing mounts made, wing on the way,



Stock front t2 brakes;




Latest project, 13.06 x 1.25 front with .8 thick pads, rear still under development




Offline josh18_2k

Re: My FC NASA racecar build
« Reply #49 on: June 03, 2013, 12:01:24 PM »
What wing?
meat is neat

Offline Supe

Re: My FC NASA racecar build
« Reply #50 on: June 03, 2013, 08:35:35 PM »
Any pictures/details of the front caliper mounting?  Very nice!

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Re: My FC NASA racecar build
« Reply #51 on: June 19, 2013, 06:49:01 AM »
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Any pictures/details of the front caliper mounting?  Very nice!

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Offline Cman

Re: My FC NASA racecar build
« Reply #52 on: June 19, 2013, 11:48:24 AM »
I have a similar front brake setup. You will love it. I use Hawk DTC60 front pads for track..very good.

Your car and mine are identical twins.  :) At least from the outside.

Steve
1986 Fc, LS1 T56
2012 Focus  - Winter beater
2015 Mazda 5 - Wifemobile

Offline ChriS2000

Re: My FC NASA racecar build
« Reply #53 on: June 19, 2013, 08:03:50 PM »
You should make copies of those wing mounts and sell a pair to me  :yay:

Offline kartermdb

Re: My FC NASA racecar build
« Reply #54 on: June 22, 2013, 07:31:56 PM »
What wing?

I bought a Kognition wing, took 4 months to get unfortunately but it was the only decent wing at a decent price.



I have a similar front brake setup. You will love it. I use Hawk DTC60 front pads for track..very good.

Your car and mine are identical twins.  :) At least from the outside.

Steve

I am using carbotech xp10/8 combo.  They are working well for me plus I like the fact they have a few more compounds to pick from compared to hawk.

You should make copies of those wing mounts and sell a pair to me  :yay:

I currently dont have access to a cnc machine, and I screwed up the fixture when I made the pair for myself by not boring a hole at 0,0. 

Any pictures/details of the front caliper mounting?  Very nice!

Relocation brackets are really simple actually.  Only picture of it I have is here, and the fixture is infront of it.  Bracket bolts on like the factory caliper, then the new caliper bolts on the backside of the new bracket.  I think I still have the 2 drawings I made, one for 13.062" dia rotors and another for 14".


Offline kartermdb

Re: My FC NASA racecar build
« Reply #55 on: June 22, 2013, 07:53:44 PM »
I ran my first day in time trial, car is classed TT3 with 322 max whp at 2851 min race weight.  I am debating on what is the best way to get the remaining 20 whp.  Motor is a stock L33, 1 5/8 headers, ported ls6 intake and a ported ls1 TB.   I like the torque curve.



I am also up to gen 5 of my front suspension, this is by far the best.   It is way more consistant than the previous versions.



I also have to figure out why the car beats out trans bushings after 4 track days, it has done it on both my trans now.  I am being told that its because the yoke isnt moving in and out there isnt much fresh coolant that gets to the bushing.  I dont know how true it is but I have been searching for small low flow pumps that can take high enough temps.

Brakes are working awesome, and I am still not happy with the balance.  I am going to try swapping front and rear master to get rid of a bit more rear bias. 
13.062x1.25 front, 12.88x1.25 rear




Offline Classy

Re: My FC NASA racecar build
« Reply #56 on: June 22, 2013, 09:23:33 PM »
The nut ontop of the A arm looks awful loose

Offline speed_monkey

Re: My FC NASA racecar build
« Reply #57 on: June 23, 2013, 11:54:58 PM »
Wow, looks great :)
I like threads like this because it keeps me motivated to work on my future track whore.

How much was the wing about? What do you think of it vs the ronin speedworks gt wing?

Offline kartermdb

Re: My FC NASA racecar build
« Reply #58 on: June 24, 2013, 09:42:58 PM »
Wow, looks great :)
I like threads like this because it keeps me motivated to work on my future track whore.

How much was the wing about? What do you think of it vs the ronin speedworks gt wing?

Wing was $945 shipped, made to my specs.  I bought it because I had access to a cnc machine to make mounts for it, and this wing has a good reputation in the racing community and I have known information on downforce and drag.  I mounted my wing in the same place on the body as the Ronin wing, and found I need a bit more reinforcement there as the sheet metal is thin and I bent the back of the car up a little bit.

The nut ontop of the A arm looks awful loose

The loose nut bothers you more than the missing nuts on the upper control arm and upper shock mount? :)

Offline kartermdb

Re: My FC NASA racecar build
« Reply #59 on: May 20, 2014, 07:53:14 PM »
 :)

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