galvatron10000

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hey guys, i recently moved back to my home province (Quebec) and they don't want me to register my RHD FD, since it wasn't register there before the ban. anyway i decided to change it into a full track car and already started on the process. i removed the trim, the carpet, spare tire, A/C heater core and more stuff. i'll take some pics next time i go the shop, to show you guys where i'm at. now i need to simplefly the wiring in it. i tough it would be an easy process, but not at all. i wanted to ask the guys who build full track FD to give me couple advices if you guys don't mind. Thank you very much.

i'm also planning to buy an other FD this spring, but a LHD this time, to avoid the trouble of registration in Quebec.

Thanks and Merry Xmas

JDK

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Basically ripe everything out and rewire, you will have to keep in mind what ECU you are using, if it’s plug and play you will need 50% of the engine harness....most don’t care what you remove other then engine sensors. All the body wiring can be removed if your not keeping the ABS, you will get two large garbage bags worth of wiring from the car then just rewire like a race car, fuel, brakes lights, running lights, ignition, windows, rad fans, fuel gauge and tach from the dash cluster etc.... I removed absolutely everything. First thing I would do after gutting the car is to install a full race cage, fire suppression system then tackle the wiring. Hope this helps some what, good luck!

galvatron10000

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i'll be using my PFC to start but i will eventully go with a Haltek. for my roll cage i want to build it myself, i think it would be cheaper to build than buying one. for the wiring, i didnt think i'll use the front lights. i doubt i'll go to night events, i want to use the lights for duct for my brakes and the pop up lights: one for the intake and one to add more air to the engine. since i'm a novice should i keep my stocks 16in with R compound or upgrade to 17in. i know its a lot of questions and its not a project who gonna be done in one winter, but i would love to at lease go this summer to the track with the minimum and upgrade as the years goes.

JDK

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It is a long road if you don't have the funds, just take your time and start with the basics, safety and reliability then add as you go. One thing I would do if I were you and that’s to get the cage done by a professional....and the PFC will be fine, its the stock harness you will have to clean up.

misterstyx69

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I got an Address for ya that you can use Fred..close by.
the guy just Died..!!!He won't be using it!

10aeRX7

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Dave always lending a hand eh! What a guy! Even if its a dead one. Sorry I had to. Merry Christmas by the way.

galvatron10000

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i have the funds, but i don't really all want to dump my money into it, i have to many projects in the next couple years. my harness is clean, i did it when i change to the PFC. as for the cage, who would be a professional to do it? as for welding it, i can do it or my friend Bruno can also, we're ironworkers by Trade

thanks for the info, i appreciate since i know you have the experience for the track

RX7(613)

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Im sure you can get a roll cage welded, but you need to build a mandrel pipe bender or buy one. I'm sure you or your buddy can do good welds that pass. But if you are serious about actually racing the car, the roll cage has to pass inspection

The below build certified cages.

Ottawa location, Crilly Chassis Works - Home seen their work, very nice.

ottawa

Stu Trudell (613-833-5482) out in Cumberland Village

CSC Racing, Roll Cages, Chassis', Bell Helmets, HANS Device and Safety Equipment for race cars manufactured by CSC RACING PRODUCTS INC. cage building in toronto .

galvatron10000

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thanks for the info, i didnt know your cage needed to pass inspection before you can put it on the track. i have plenty of CWB certified welders and TSSA certified welders around me and know couples engineers also. thoses are the perks to work in construction. for the pipe bender i also know someone with one.

who certified thoses cages or how can i get it certified if i build one.

i already have the material to build them.

i'm not looking to be a professional racer, but more as a hobby, i want to go at place like calabogie, shannonville, Icar (mirabel) ect.

thanks again for the info

RX7(613)

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if your welder has his CWB ticket then your good, specially if you can get the pipe bender.

if your thinking of gentleman's racing style ( open lapping days and time attack events ) then no one will "inspect" your cage.

If you were to compete in a series, there is guidelines to build the cage to ( pipe thickness, etc ). each series has its own rules last I recall.

but again for fun hobby racer, just make sure you copy a known design , so in the case you actually flip the car a pipe doesn't actually end up doing more harm .

roll bar is always easy and better than nothing.

rx7racerca

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If you bother to cage it, build it to specs - that way you can do track/lapping day type activities, and be reasonably sure your cage wont do more harm than good, and you have the option to race it in competitive wheel-to-wheel racing - or in the future sell the car to someone who wants to. A non-compliant cage would take away value from the car at that point, rather than add any.

I finally found the tech regs on ASN Canada's website (it's awful in terms of nav and linking), but I did find the page CASC Ontario page with rules http://www.casc.on.ca/sites/default/...egulations.pdf, Section O starting about p58 in the pdf talks about cages. The advantage of experienced builder is they understand all the various criteria and how to make them work in a given application, but if you do it yourself, make the rules guide into a checklist of some sort to make sure your cage hits all the points.

galvatron10000

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90% of the members of my union hall (organised labour) are welders and 100% of them a certified.
thanks for the info about the certifications for the roll cage.
i should have said before i was looking to do it on the weekends as a hobby. sorry for the confusions.

galvatron10000

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i will defenitly look at the website. i was planing to build it like a lattice boom from a crane, plus one of my engineer friend got a program to show stress points, he told me, thats what they used when they engineer bridges and stuff like that.
plus i got knowledge of engineer from being a 3rd generation Ironworkers. we build bridges and skyscrappers for a living

galvatron10000

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i'm almost done with the wiring. i decided to keep the stock one and eliminate one by one what i didnt need. but there's a connector im not sure about. its the one who connects under the seat. anyboby have an idea what it could be. it connects under the seats to the seat belt "motor" where the seat belt rewind under it self. thanks for anyone who can help me.
by the way there's a lot of wires. lol