New Member with 911 Carrera RallyCross Project
05-06-2013, 09:07 AM
#212
Finally got the car out now all the salt has washed off the roads.
So, I drove all three of these today, not at the same time, and, after pondering over a cup of tea I think I have concluded that, at least on the street, I prefer to drive the Quattro!
Here's some pictures of the meet we took the cars too:
So, I drove all three of these today, not at the same time, and, after pondering over a cup of tea I think I have concluded that, at least on the street, I prefer to drive the Quattro!
Here's some pictures of the meet we took the cars too:
05-06-2013, 10:39 AM
#213
Team Owner
05-10-2013, 08:44 AM
#216
Mud flaps are essential for Rally Bling. They also help keep stone chips at bay. We normally use Rally Armor Urethane in red but recently discovered these light and cheaper offerings from Sparco so we thought we'd try them out. So, how to mount them? On previous projects we have drilled holes in the fender flanges and inner fender wells but the 911's fender flanges are kind of thin. Might have to get creative. The right side should be easy as we already have flat aluminium surface protecting the oil lines:
but the left side might be more difficult:
However, after offering up the mud flaps it was obvious that a few strategically placed aluminium brackets attached to existing fasteners would provide the necessary support. The fronts would just require drilling into the inner footwell and rocker panel end caps:
The top bolt is clamping the fender flange between two large washers. We will probably replace them with even larger ones in the future though.
I have always found it tricky to get mud flaps vertical, even heights and roughly in the center of the tire. I think this one worked out pretty well first attempt though they may need raising at some point.
but the left side might be more difficult:
However, after offering up the mud flaps it was obvious that a few strategically placed aluminium brackets attached to existing fasteners would provide the necessary support. The fronts would just require drilling into the inner footwell and rocker panel end caps:
The top bolt is clamping the fender flange between two large washers. We will probably replace them with even larger ones in the future though.
I have always found it tricky to get mud flaps vertical, even heights and roughly in the center of the tire. I think this one worked out pretty well first attempt though they may need raising at some point.
05-13-2013, 09:35 AM
#217
This weekend we put some new rally rubber on a set of BRAID Winrace TA wheels and mounted them on the car. Tires are used Michelin gravels, 205/65-15 rear and 175/70-15 front. The wheels are also drilled for BMW. (one never knows). Now we have two sets of RallyCross wheels for the car. A set for dry and a set for mud which also work in snow,
We also mounted our autocross and track day tires on some BRAID BZ wheels. Tires are the new BFG Rival which, by all accounts are incredible. 205/50-15 in the front and 225/45-15 in the rear. Wheels are 7x15, ET23 front, 8x15, ET10 rear. Not as much rubber as some are running but we went with lightness and low rolling diameter rather than ultimate grip. Still, 225 is not too shabby for a 230hp, 2700lb car.
We also mounted our autocross and track day tires on some BRAID BZ wheels. Tires are the new BFG Rival which, by all accounts are incredible. 205/50-15 in the front and 225/45-15 in the rear. Wheels are 7x15, ET23 front, 8x15, ET10 rear. Not as much rubber as some are running but we went with lightness and low rolling diameter rather than ultimate grip. Still, 225 is not too shabby for a 230hp, 2700lb car.
05-17-2013, 09:02 AM
#220
We have been wondering why our Porsche came with the same size battery as our Mercedes Sprinter van for some time. This was made more intriguing by a used PC680 battery sitting on our parts shelf. Well, this week we cracked and threw the much lighter PC680 in the car spurred on by a desire to corner balance and align the car in the near future. We have used these batteries without any issues in our previous RallyCross project. We just kept that on a Battery Tender when not in use. Has never let us down. Let's see if the 911 likes it.
No surprise it is almost 30lbs lighter.
It almost looks lost in there.
Installed using a crude, cobbled together mounting bracket for now.
Ryan of Thompson Racing Fabrication, the genius who built our harness bar and skid plates is fabricating a more elegant aluminium version for us but at least we can corner balance the car now. We weren't tempted to put this in the smuggler's box like many do as our a/c blower is still in there and as it only weighs ~15lbs does it really matter where it is?
Now where did I put those scales?
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No surprise it is almost 30lbs lighter.
It almost looks lost in there.
Installed using a crude, cobbled together mounting bracket for now.
Ryan of Thompson Racing Fabrication, the genius who built our harness bar and skid plates is fabricating a more elegant aluminium version for us but at least we can corner balance the car now. We weren't tempted to put this in the smuggler's box like many do as our a/c blower is still in there and as it only weighs ~15lbs does it really matter where it is?
Now where did I put those scales?
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05-23-2013, 02:35 PM
#225
No cup holders but it does have a Chapstick holder! Does your Fusion have one of these?
We've seen the light!
Well, not quite yet. Lights aren't needed for a while but we couldn't resist drilling holes in the trunk lid.
The view from the "office"
Last Friday we put the autocross wheels on and weighed it. The mud flaps now scrape on the ground!
Might need to tweak the front left or right rear
Firmed up the battery install with a proper bracket from Thompson Racing Fabrication.
and then drove the wheels off it at the autocross
We also had the car at a PCA track day Tuesday and Saturday we have a RallyCross. PHEW!
We've seen the light!
Well, not quite yet. Lights aren't needed for a while but we couldn't resist drilling holes in the trunk lid.
The view from the "office"
Last Friday we put the autocross wheels on and weighed it. The mud flaps now scrape on the ground!
Might need to tweak the front left or right rear
Firmed up the battery install with a proper bracket from Thompson Racing Fabrication.
and then drove the wheels off it at the autocross
We also had the car at a PCA track day Tuesday and Saturday we have a RallyCross. PHEW!