Amber Gramps

Paul, you are slacking.

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Here's some:

http://detroit-scca.org/e107/page.php?12

http://www.myautoevents.com/pls/mae/...ow?psclub_id=3

http://www.svr-scca.com/e107/page.php?33

http://www.furrin.org/Events/Calenda...0/Default.aspx


In AA you are perfectly situated fro the Detroit Series and rally in general for that matter. Where did you move from?


It is

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So the next RallyCross is looming and it's an afternoon and nighttime affair which means LIGHTS. We've had the light pod on and off for a few months but have never got the lights mounted in it properly because, well, it's complicated. Not really, just need the right hardware. Thanks to Will at Rallylights.com we sourced nut plates, screws, rivets and springs for mounting Hella 2000s to light pods. Will told us our lights are older than our car but we can still get parts and lamps for them. Even so we ordered 20% of everything just in case.

We had already cut the holes so just needed to figure out where to rivet the nut plates.






They stick out a little more than expected. Maybe we can recess them some later. At least so we can get the cover over them.




And done. Two spots in the middle and two driving lights either side.




Next we had to provide them some electrons. We used trailer wire harness because it comes as a flat ribbon and has flat plugs.




Then we wired two 20A relays to the battery and switched them off the main beam fuse for now. We'll wire in one or two switches later once we find a spot for them. We will also tidy up this wiring mess.




They look at home on the hood and period correct.







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Our 911 was recently featured on Winding Road Magazine's YouTube Channel. Enjoy.




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With the Prepared RWD class secured there was nothing holding us back from removing those big and heavy rear bumper over-riders from the car.




It's a bit rough looking with all the holes and we still need to illuminate the plate (later) but still, 17lbs saved and it looks "cleaner"?




Weight loss can be addictive and now we are into Modified Rear we can go nuts. So, another 11lbs saved:




and then another 14lbs:






and what does all this weight loss get you?




only by 8 seconds this time with a lot more competition. 2014 is going to be fun.

Amber Gramps

Take the skirt off the bottom of the bumper. All it is doing is holding mud while you are on track....that, and weighing you down.

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I agree. It's on the list.

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photo by Steven Harrell

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Twelve months ago to the day we took delivery of this fine 84 Carrera with a view to turning into a Rothmans 911 SC/RS tribute and to RallyCross the wheels off it. Well, if you've been following this thread you'll know it's been an interesting year with a few ups and downs but we can now declare this project COMPLETE.



We still intend developing it further as a RallyCross monster but as far as the initial goals of the project go, we have reached them. The car has been a joy to both drive and work on and there has been some work to do. You may remember the torsion bar breaking after just a couple of miles of ownership. Then the alternator failed and there was that oil leak necessitating the removal of the engine. But the highs have more than made up for the lows and, to be honest, fixing these issues was part of the fun.

Just a week after replacing the torsion bars the car scored its first RallyCross victory in essentially stock form. It went on the win every RallyCross it ran in and the Detroit SCCA RallyCross Championship. A co-driver took it to second place in almost as many events and the championship as well. What a car! It's also showed its prowess in ice racing and autocross and has proven no end of fun on two or three track days as well. Last week it completed its first TSD rally without missing a beat.

Here's a little montage of its development throughout the year.



Of course we will continue to improve the car especially as we will now be competing in Modified class. A class the car has already been successful in on two occasions by the way. Look out for further weight reduction and performance tweaks during 2014 and also maybe the cars replacement (or partner) Stay tuned.


Thanks for all the help and advice from the forum members

Enjoy the holidays.


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Ed Hughes

Good luck for next year, can't wait to see results.

Happy Holidays to you!

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Thanks Ed

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We continued to take some weight out of the car this past week. It's kind of fun concentrating on these free mods. Feels like cheating though my wife did say I'd ruined another perfectly good car. She might have a point LOL.

Managed to remove the stubborn seat belt latch allowing removal of the seat bases and carpet.




This revealed water damage in the seat pans. Fortunately it's not too bad. Nothing a little POR15 can't handle.






Looks like another 30lbs gone.




This insulation residue will be fun to remove. NOT.




An angle grinder with wire brush reduced it to this.






Just need to remove the glue now but first RALLYCROSS

Amber Gramps

Time to call Bob at appbiz

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Nice stuff but we were thinking a can of white paint might be lighter and cheaper.

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Not exactly your typical suburban driveway but I guess not everyone has a RallyCross tomorrow.