restoring a factory 90's imsa gtu racecar
#78
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Wing , splitter, windows, diffuser, fasteners, tail lights, canards installed
Flat bottom front to back ensures plenty of clean air to the carbon fibre diffuser.
It took about 10 hours to set up the suspension. I forgot to disconnect the swaybars so I could have done it in 8 hours. Camber , toe, control arm lengths were all out of spec as everything had been apart at one point.
Flat bottom front to back ensures plenty of clean air to the carbon fibre diffuser.
It took about 10 hours to set up the suspension. I forgot to disconnect the swaybars so I could have done it in 8 hours. Camber , toe, control arm lengths were all out of spec as everything had been apart at one point.
#79
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Made the screen out of stainless
It took a while to get to these numbers. The front started at 300/700 lbs. This is not the total weight as the hood was off.
This is the weight with about 40 litres of fuel. 40 litres is about 65 lbs so the weight of the car is about 2060 pounds.
We will race the car in the Pacific Northwest this year and the Knox hillclimb in 2018.
It took a while to get to these numbers. The front started at 300/700 lbs. This is not the total weight as the hood was off.
This is the weight with about 40 litres of fuel. 40 litres is about 65 lbs so the weight of the car is about 2060 pounds.
We will race the car in the Pacific Northwest this year and the Knox hillclimb in 2018.
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The wheel weight were with a driver. The total weight was with the big muffler which is 30 pounds heavier that the smaller unit . And no driver btw. The used fibreglass bodywork required a lot of prep and fillers. I'm sure down the road we will change the tail, hood and nose to carbon fiber and lose at least 50 pounds. That would make it just under 2000 pounds with no driver.
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some in car footage. Unfortunately there wasn't a great spot to mount the camera .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH6hooIMMWA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH6hooIMMWA