Rough Life Wilson
05-18-2018, 02:57 PM
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Well the chaos has began here at Wilson Racing headquarters. I have runs on the hood because the wind blew it (later I put an anchor on the hood). So I will have to wait and sand. I clearly see tons of dents & scratches on the hood. I shouldn't have taken it down to the metal. Yeah, this is going to be another "race day" paint job... not a good paint job.
05-21-2018, 05:00 AM
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Looks very nice!
05-21-2018, 03:06 PM
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05-21-2018, 03:12 PM
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Looks sweet, Noah! Love the color (colour?).
I must have missed what you plan to do with Wilson. Track-day car, racecar (both)? Obviously, with that cage, you're going to do something serious.
I must have missed what you plan to do with Wilson. Track-day car, racecar (both)? Obviously, with that cage, you're going to do something serious.
05-21-2018, 11:40 PM
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Scott! Many thanks for your compliment. I aimed to make a pretty solid cage that would allow me to engage in "seriously fun times"... whatever the occasion. The car is now equipped with 1.25" (250 lb/in) front springs and 28mm rear torsion bars and Bilstein shocks and oem sway bars. For gravel I always felt oem North American ride height was pretty much on the mark. But those days are over (for Wilson) and now the purpose is #1) daily driver #2) autocross #3) big track days (not door to door racing so much as educational days for me).
I really wish there was tarmac rallies here but there is only 1 really awesome event, annually... but that's across the country. So in the meantime I plan on honing my skills in the early mornings. My passion is curves & corners and so I built this car for slow-medium speed corners! Note: I wish we lived closer so I could come over & bug you for driving tips!
The picture above makes me so happy with how the vents look aesthetically. It was a risk I took by going a bit unconventional, however I have read a bit about a really fast 951 from back in the day that merely used louvers in a similar fashion). Personally I envisioned a better air flow design (which is why I "v-mounted" the radiator in the first place), but found later I ran out of room in front of the engine to channel the "thru air" in the manner I wanted to. Additionally I need to consider air borne particles that can enter the timing belt region, since I'm running sans-timing belt cover and thought louvers should do the trick.
Pic below: The receptacle for the window net. It can be a bit of a head banger if not paying attention upon ingress/egress. I wont be using theses often and wonder if someone makes a "pad" to clip on when not being used?
05-22-2018, 12:52 AM
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DAMN!! Great looking car...... can you get a 968 'Terbbed' engine with a mild/spirited tune?
or better yet..... 5 cylindros. or HOLY GODD..... WHY NOT 8!
or better yet..... 5 cylindros. or HOLY GODD..... WHY NOT 8!
05-22-2018, 08:27 AM
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Not diminishing the work that has went into this, but I've never thought that a full cage like that was advantageous or advisable for a street car. In the event of an accident without a helmet on there's more of a chance of cracking your skull on the cage and suffering traumatic brain injury.
05-22-2018, 09:14 AM
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Not diminishing the work that has went into this, but I've never thought that a full cage like that was advantageous or advisable for a street car. In the event of an accident without a helmet on there's more of a chance of cracking your skull on the cage and suffering traumatic brain injury.
05-22-2018, 09:23 AM
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Truthfully I really get the appeal of the mighty V8, absolutely!
The car was parked perfectly running, but my turbo conversion needs completion. At first will just be as much boost as the stock 2.5 n/a clutch can bare. Later more.
05-22-2018, 09:27 AM
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Not diminishing the work that has went into this, but I've never thought that a full cage like that was advantageous or advisable for a street car. In the event of an accident without a helmet on there's more of a chance of cracking your skull on the cage and suffering traumatic brain injury.
I'm actually thinking of these for myself & co-driver on the street: https://www.creativesafetysupply.com...xoCe6AQAvD_BwE