Bikedads Constant Rebuild

[driftnfb]

Thank you so much for all the good info on this build.

[FabChild]

Nice Numbers!!!

[dtsan]

Been creeping your build. Looks like good stuff! How come you haven't slapped some radials on?

[bikedad]

Been creeping your build. Looks like good stuff! How come you haven't slapped some radials on?

That last time slip was with radials. Mickey Thompson ET Streets. I just need to learn how to drive. 

[bikedad]

I also have been upgrading brakes and suspension for doing this....

Elkhart Lake Road America "Drive for Babies 2014"

http://youtu.be/cb2S1rvdslA?list=UUF5hZ9_DQw5-V_tSEv0hcCA

[largeorangefont]

Wow awesome Don! I am sure the car got a lot of attention after people saw it go out on the track. What did you think of the car out there on the track with all the changes you have made?

I got a Mustang Mach 1 chin spoiler to work very well with the s4 bumper. It is also flexible, so it wont break. I noticed an improvement in high speed stability with it, vs. stock. They are around $50 shipped on ebay.

[bikedad]

Wow awesome Don! I am sure the car got a lot of attention after people saw it go out on the track. What did you think of the car out there on the track with all the changes you have made?

I got a Mustang Mach 1 chin spoiler to work very well with the s4 bumper. It is also flexible, so it wont break. I noticed an improvement in high speed stability with it, vs. stock. They are around $50 shipped on ebay.

This years event was still with the TII diff. I'm really looking forward to the Ford 8.8 with 3.73 gears next year.
I'll be asking you more information on that chin spoiler. Mine got destroyed and not repairable (most of it ground away on the asphalt)

If you click on my Youtube channel I have a few more videos of the event. They're kind of long but interesting. I actually spun out in the first session.

[largeorangefont]

I stole Mach 1 chin spoiler the idea from Rrtec, and it works and fits very well. It takes about 90 minutes to install. If you have the factory little black chin spoiler for an S4 bumper, that really helps because it gives you the rough template of the shape and bolt pattern, but you don't need it. Here it is on my car.

[cholmes]

bikedad, what width and offset are your Mustang wheels, and what size tires? They look really good on your car! Did you need to roll the fenders?

[theantirotor]

That mustang chin spoiler looks really good on the s4 bumper

[bikedad]

bikedad, what width and offset are your Mustang wheels, and what size tires? They look really good on your car! Did you need to roll the fenders?

They're Cobra R knockoffs. The rear are 10.5x17 with 275-40-17 the front are 9x17 with 245-40-17. I used to run 255-40-17 on the front but had too much fender rub.
I rolled and pulled the front fenders.
With the current tires there is no rubbing. I only did a minor roll on the rear fenders. I used an Eastwood fender roller.
I don't know what the offset is. I bought them from oewheels.com
They were closeouts for $50 each

[cholmes]

Man, can't beat that price, thanks for the link.

[FC3S Murray]

Loving the track pics Don! The FC looks so tiny out there next to corvettes...must be nice to give them a little surprise

How does she feel? Solid or frisky? I havent had my FC on the track since 2007 with Porsche Club of America and I need to get my butt out there. Between LOF always showing off his super sweet moves & track fun and now you, I am getting stir crazy (not to mention my FC has changed a ton since then).

[largeorangefont]

Fronts are probably 17x9 +24, the factory 95 Cobra R size and offset.

Rears are most likely 17x10.5 +27

I run the 17x9 +24 all around on 255/40/17 tires.

[bikedad]

Loving the track pics Don! The FC looks so tiny out there next to corvettes...must be nice to give them a little surprise

How does she feel? Solid or frisky? I havent had my FC on the track since 2007 with Porsche Club of America and I need to get my butt out there. Between LOF always showing off his super sweet moves & track fun and now you, I am getting stir crazy (not to mention my FC has changed a ton since then).

I think the car drove and handled great. Very solid feel and responsive on the turns. Hammering the throttle on the straights and she would snap the tires loose a little so I had to learn to come on the throttle smoothly. My suspension is nothing great. On the front I have stock (replaced) KYB GR-2 shocks. Eibach lowering springs. Energy suspension Red LCA bushings, No idea camber adjustment plates set to -1 from my base line. Charlie Bar strut tower bar. Rear are KYB white Gas Adjust shocks with Eibach 43/98 springs, Delrin diff bushings, DTSS bushings, stock sway bar with Energy suspension bushings and I think a Tein rear strut tower brace. I had two ride along instructors (who were chomping at the bit) ride with me in a couple of sessions. They were both very impressed with the car. One guy is a Porsche racer and said I would give him grief on the track with my car and more experience.
One specific item you really want to pay attention to are brakes. They will get tremendous usage and wear. My Stoptech rotors were bright blue, my new EBC Green Stuff pads were worn half away. I did experience brake fade on a couple of the turns. Specifically turn 1 coming down from 145mph and turn 5 coming down from about 120mph. Just hold the pedal down and steer. Just don't get too close to the car in front of you before the turn.  I will say if you do track your car to make sure you Red Locktite the rear caliper bracket bolts. Both sides on mine came loose with the hard braking. The driver side actually came off. I destroyed the rotor and caliper on that side due to the way the pads were trying to engage. Everything was literally burned. I had 10 coats of caliper paint on them and it was fried off from the excessive friction caused by the loose bracket. Needless to say it scared the crap out of me when I saw it. I could't finish my last session.
Go around the entire car the day before and tighten everything. My calipers and brackets were tight according to spec but racing isn't spec. 
My engine temps were about 215- 220 throughout the session. I don't have an oil temp gauge but pressure maintained 55 to 60 through each session. I was constantly running between 6500 to 7000 RPM. I never got to 6th gear. I drained about 1 Tbls of oil from my catch can after each session. I put old socks over my oil breathers on each valve cover. (Last year I had oil all over the engine that come out of the breathers) The socks worked great. (just an old pair of white tube socks) Remember I'm running an Gen1 SBC. 


Those are cracks from excessive heat. Each drill slot all the way around the rotor going down to the hub.