Widebody fenders on my race car - initial pics
Originally Posted by turbogarrett
^I think most details of his setup have been covered in this thread already??
Car looks great Damian! Will you be taking any passengers at the fbody event at ra? If so pencil me in for a ride
Car looks great Damian! Will you be taking any passengers at the fbody event at ra? If so pencil me in for a ride
Originally Posted by damian
>>Freakin` AWESOME Car! What kind of setup are you going to run?
Well, same as i did before, just with a few minor changes :-)
Im just being a smart azz, that is really a loaded question, I could write and entire thread just on 'the setup'....so can you be more specific?
Well, same as i did before, just with a few minor changes :-)
Im just being a smart azz, that is really a loaded question, I could write and entire thread just on 'the setup'....so can you be more specific?
-Jeff
He's slackin, so I'll answer. This year it was deemed to be too much time/money and effort. Lots of work stuff going on for him.
Anyway, for the same cash we can run 3-4 weekends worth of full events. Definitely want to do it again in the future though, since we have the experience to compete better and have a better time doing it.
Anyway, for the same cash we can run 3-4 weekends worth of full events. Definitely want to do it again in the future though, since we have the experience to compete better and have a better time doing it.
Originally Posted by CrispyRX7
Damian,
So... going to take another crack at OLoA? I want to see you win it
Looks good BTW...DAMN GOOD!
Crispy
So... going to take another crack at OLoA? I want to see you win it
Looks good BTW...DAMN GOOD!
Crispy
Last edited by GooRoo; Mar 29, 2007 at 05:45 PM.
Originally Posted by GooRoo
He's slackin, so I'll answer. This year it was deemed to be too much time/money and effort. Lots of work stuff going on for him.
Anyway, for the same cash we can run 3-4 weekends worth of full events. Definitely want to do it again in the future though, since we have the experience to compete better and have a better time doing it.
Anyway, for the same cash we can run 3-4 weekends worth of full events. Definitely want to do it again in the future though, since we have the experience to compete better and have a better time doing it.
Too much money, not enough time, too busy at home, but want to do it again in the future...
Crispy
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Originally Posted by damian
"I am intrested on how the car feels with the diffrent size rear tire now. Do you get much understeer with the new setup? Or does it enable you to push your way around any corner? Whats the track time diffrence with the wheels?"
well, I Dunno, no idea,...and who knows....I have not tracked the car yet :-)
First event it my MAM event on April 7th and 8th....I'll have details after that.
what I can tell you is that I doubt I will get any understeer as my car had CRAZY turn in grip. So this extra rear tire should help me keep the rear in check at mid corner and on corner exit, where before I had to baby it on exit...but my car never pushes...u can go in all out of control and hot....and it will turn in ...wel, unless you lock em up ...then its 'hello mr.sand trap'
well, I Dunno, no idea,...and who knows....I have not tracked the car yet :-)
First event it my MAM event on April 7th and 8th....I'll have details after that.
what I can tell you is that I doubt I will get any understeer as my car had CRAZY turn in grip. So this extra rear tire should help me keep the rear in check at mid corner and on corner exit, where before I had to baby it on exit...but my car never pushes...u can go in all out of control and hot....and it will turn in ...wel, unless you lock em up ...then its 'hello mr.sand trap'
+1, Always loved the car and the wheels. You have one of the nicest track FD's. I'm sure you answered this, but I missed it:
How wide are the rear tires? 300 something? Just wondering. I can't wait to put my Kinesis wheels on as well.
How wide are the rear tires? 300 something? Just wondering. I can't wait to put my Kinesis wheels on as well.
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Originally Posted by str8ryd
+1, Always loved the car and the wheels. You have one of the nicest track FD's. I'm sure you answered this, but I missed it:
How wide are the rear tires? 300 something? Just wondering. I can't wait to put my Kinesis wheels on as well.
How wide are the rear tires? 300 something? Just wondering. I can't wait to put my Kinesis wheels on as well.
"the rears are now 18x12.5 running 335x18 dunlop slicks :-)
fronts stayed at 18x10"
I meet you guys and saw the car at MAM. Yeah, very very nice cars Damian and Gooroo. Very nice. 
Damian's car is just plain nasty, and I love the millions of video cameras setup in the car.
I think for every 1 minute of track time you must take about 10 minutes to watch all that video.
Ans Gooroo, his car is a wolf in sheeps clothes. Almost as fast as Damian and looks pretty simple on the outside. GTC bumper and wing but really fast.
Thanks again for the ride Gooroo and as soon as I get my car put back together I will be on findtheline and at the next MAM event hopefully!
Damian's car is just plain nasty, and I love the millions of video cameras setup in the car.
I think for every 1 minute of track time you must take about 10 minutes to watch all that video.Ans Gooroo, his car is a wolf in sheeps clothes. Almost as fast as Damian and looks pretty simple on the outside. GTC bumper and wing but really fast.
Thanks again for the ride Gooroo and as soon as I get my car put back together I will be on findtheline and at the next MAM event hopefully!
Im not sure if you've answered this already, but have you tracked the car since going wider? How did it change handling? What offset did you use on the rear wheels?
Im in the process of building a track rx7 with just rear pettit flares. Aiming for the same tire setup in the back as you but probably a little smaller in front, depending on what I can cram into the stock fender without bottoming out. Although mine will be V8 powered Im curious if the staggered wheel setup has a drastic effect on handling and have yet to talk to a single rx7 owner with widebody rear end that tracks their car.
Im in the process of building a track rx7 with just rear pettit flares. Aiming for the same tire setup in the back as you but probably a little smaller in front, depending on what I can cram into the stock fender without bottoming out. Although mine will be V8 powered Im curious if the staggered wheel setup has a drastic effect on handling and have yet to talk to a single rx7 owner with widebody rear end that tracks their car.
Originally Posted by wptrx7
Did you ever get rear picture of this car?
I kid, I kid.
>>Im not sure if you've answered this already, but have you tracked the car since going wider? How did it change handling? What offset did you use on the rear wheels?
I was 2 seconds faster than my previous fastest qualifying time at MAM. Now its hard to say if that was all from added rear grip as I also moved to a 500R turbo and that may have helped as well, I was not running more power or boost, just had a bit more usable power.
(yes, i will make another thread on the 500r later ..hehehe)
>>Did you ever get rear picture of this car?
>>I saw some sweet "custom" work on the rear at MAM, not sure if he wants to post that up
haha...yea i got some rear pics but the harsh sunlite makes it hard to actual y see the goods down there:
I was 2 seconds faster than my previous fastest qualifying time at MAM. Now its hard to say if that was all from added rear grip as I also moved to a 500R turbo and that may have helped as well, I was not running more power or boost, just had a bit more usable power.
(yes, i will make another thread on the 500r later ..hehehe)
>>Did you ever get rear picture of this car?
>>I saw some sweet "custom" work on the rear at MAM, not sure if he wants to post that up
haha...yea i got some rear pics but the harsh sunlite makes it hard to actual y see the goods down there:
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Originally Posted by Scrub
lmao, Damian does that sticker say pelican parts?!
DAMIAN that car is looking sicker by the frikken minute YOU HAVE THE MOST BADASS FD IN USA so drive that **** like you stole it from the president and make us all proud
Sounds good man, look forward to seeing you and the car running out there.
Oh, and thanks for the kind words and that oil cap trade!
Oh, and thanks for the kind words and that oil cap trade!
Originally Posted by fitzrx7
I meet you guys and saw the car at MAM. Yeah, very very nice cars Damian and Gooroo. Very nice.
Damian's car is just plain nasty, and I love the millions of video cameras setup in the car. I think for every 1 minute of track time you must take about 10 minutes to watch all that video.
Ans Gooroo, his car is a wolf in sheeps clothes. Almost as fast as Damian and looks pretty simple on the outside. GTC bumper and wing but really fast.
Thanks again for the ride Gooroo and as soon as I get my car put back together I will be on findtheline and at the next MAM event hopefully!
Damian's car is just plain nasty, and I love the millions of video cameras setup in the car.
I think for every 1 minute of track time you must take about 10 minutes to watch all that video.Ans Gooroo, his car is a wolf in sheeps clothes. Almost as fast as Damian and looks pretty simple on the outside. GTC bumper and wing but really fast.
Thanks again for the ride Gooroo and as soon as I get my car put back together I will be on findtheline and at the next MAM event hopefully!
>>Dude that car has parts from black birds, owls, crows, seagulls........why the **** (DAMN I'm cursing again) not a pelican? hehe
HAHAH omg thats shizzy if funny as hell Fritz LOL
>>DAMIAN that car is looking sicker by the frikken minute YOU HAVE THE MOST BADASS FD IN USA so drive that **** like you stole it from the president and make us all proud
im trying :-)
HAHAH omg thats shizzy if funny as hell Fritz LOL
>>DAMIAN that car is looking sicker by the frikken minute YOU HAVE THE MOST BADASS FD IN USA so drive that **** like you stole it from the president and make us all proud
im trying :-)