A few things in prep for the weekend autox event on sunday.
First I made some tire blankets. I detailed them over on another thread on GRM. $50 and 2 hours.
I also added a new vararam bridge that I covered in gold foil. Not sure it will do much, but it looks cool.
Following, love the C5 content (former FRC owner here). I have a weird vision of picking up a base model, removing the hatch cover entirely, installing a clear polycarbonate panel vertically where the hatch cover meets the halo hoop, and using the rear cargo area like a pickup bed. — nsogiba, Grassroots Motorsports forum, February…
nsogiba said: In reply to theruleslawyer : I had the same issue with the exhaust bolts on my C5. Just ended up doing headers from Huron Speed (don’t know if they still offer that system). Maybe just torch/drill out those studs and replace? I get not wanting to throw more money at the problem. Yah….
Tonight I did the trackspec hood vents. Starting to look a little more racecar. I think I’ll work on getting my driver’s seat mounted and the belts in next.
Exciting day. The quickjack arrived and got assembled. I’ve been waiting on it to get started with some of the mechanical work.
Future plans so far- I'm building this towards spec corvette. That allows me to run st3/tt3 with nasa too iirc. The class looks interesting and only so many things you can do Fluids need changed. Ordered most of them already- 75w-90 rear diff. Amsoil Torque drive ATF for the transmission. Supposedly its compatible with the…
First trackday of the year last night. Shaking the cobwebs off. No PBs, but set some respectable times. Followed a c8 z06 z07 for a while. Didn’t do too bad considering he had 250hp advantage. My autoblip didn’t like the MC change I made and wasn’t working. I think I need to make the switch…