My 951 @ AutoNation 2003 (Toronto)
07-28-2003 | 09:01 AM
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Three Wheelin'
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From: Rochester, NY
My 951 @ AutoNation 2003 (Toronto)
At about 6am, getting ready to leave rochester ny for the show... 
note: the black tape around the lights is temporary, i'm having trouble figuring a good way to secure the clear ABS plastic covers from GT Racing (rage2? anyone else w/ these? how'd you guys do it? right now mine are screwed in @ the top and taped @ the bottom)
Pics from the show:
The car took 1st place in the "Luxury" class (got lumped in with M-B, etc - audi, bmw had their own separate classes) as well as "Best Motor" - my friend Aiman's Audi S4 took 1st place in Audi, and another friend, TJ, won an award for longest distance traveled (he came up from NJ).
On a less happy note, on the way home, the car broke a ball joint (see pics below). I also need to do the rear wheel bearings... *shrugs* it's a 951, I'm rather used to stuff going wrong / breaking
note: the black tape around the lights is temporary, i'm having trouble figuring a good way to secure the clear ABS plastic covers from GT Racing (rage2? anyone else w/ these? how'd you guys do it? right now mine are screwed in @ the top and taped @ the bottom)
Pics from the show:
The car took 1st place in the "Luxury" class (got lumped in with M-B, etc - audi, bmw had their own separate classes) as well as "Best Motor" - my friend Aiman's Audi S4 took 1st place in Audi, and another friend, TJ, won an award for longest distance traveled (he came up from NJ).
On a less happy note, on the way home, the car broke a ball joint (see pics below). I also need to do the rear wheel bearings... *shrugs* it's a 951, I'm rather used to stuff going wrong / breaking
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07-28-2003 | 09:09 AM
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Drifting
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Looking good!
to hold the lights down, try cutting a little L-shape in the perspex to create a hook, and put in two screws to the side of the lamp casing. With the screws at the back, that should hold it down. I'll draw up a little sketch if you don't get it......
What lamps did you put in? and how did you fabricate the bucket mounts in the end??
to hold the lights down, try cutting a little L-shape in the perspex to create a hook, and put in two screws to the side of the lamp casing. With the screws at the back, that should hold it down. I'll draw up a little sketch if you don't get it......
What lamps did you put in? and how did you fabricate the bucket mounts in the end??
07-28-2003 | 10:31 AM
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Three Wheelin'
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Wow! Your car is incredible. I love the adjustable wing and the rear bumper. Is that a different bumper, or did you just remove the pads? Also, do you have any more pictures that show the headlight setup?
07-28-2003 | 11:55 AM
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i'd love a sketch / diagram of what you're suggesting, i THINK i get it, but i'm not sure 100%...
the lamps are 90mm hella projectors (68139 low beams, dot legal HID, 68140 highs - motorsport / racing only HID), to mount the buckets, we welded a piece to the car that goes under them and then drilled the CF and thru-bolted them (well, welded a nut to the bracket) then a friend bent some aluminum in a metal brake and i painted it black, going to powdercoat them and some other bits soon. i'm pretty darned happy with them, except the aiming - but that's all my fault, they're just bolted in, i have to get a stand-off to use the hella-supplied aiming screws.
the rear bumper is a fiberglass replica of the OEM one, as you said, sans pads, it was on the car when i got it from Chris, it's one of my favorite features (there isn't a THING on that car that he didn't go over and above and spend both time and money wise 110% - he's even offered to help me with my suspension woes).
re: wheels, i'm going to be getting wider wheels soon actually -- probably like 17x12 or so, it can take up to a 14" i believe, mainly, i want a bit more sidewall for the sake of the chassis (with solid bearings/bushings, it's a bit harsh), so if anyone wants some 18" factory 996 wheels (they're scratched a bit, but as you can see in the pics, nothing horrible, and they're prefectly straight) for a good price, with brand new (less than 300 miles) s03 tires, drop me a line, i'll off them CHEAP (ie, less than the cost of the tires).
for more pics of the car / the rest of the show pics, check out my friend's web page at:
http://www.nyfishbowl.com/modules.ph...view_album.php
I'll take some more pics tonight of the lights on (both at dusk, and later, at full-dark) - it's hard to capture HID lighting with a photograph, mainly, the color-temp, these look like factory audi/bmw lights (very white, with a bluish tint, approx 43-4500K i believe) - the beam pattern on the low beams is your typical e-code-ish __/ __/ and the high beams don't have ANY cut-off ie * *
the lamps are 90mm hella projectors (68139 low beams, dot legal HID, 68140 highs - motorsport / racing only HID), to mount the buckets, we welded a piece to the car that goes under them and then drilled the CF and thru-bolted them (well, welded a nut to the bracket) then a friend bent some aluminum in a metal brake and i painted it black, going to powdercoat them and some other bits soon. i'm pretty darned happy with them, except the aiming - but that's all my fault, they're just bolted in, i have to get a stand-off to use the hella-supplied aiming screws.
the rear bumper is a fiberglass replica of the OEM one, as you said, sans pads, it was on the car when i got it from Chris, it's one of my favorite features (there isn't a THING on that car that he didn't go over and above and spend both time and money wise 110% - he's even offered to help me with my suspension woes).
re: wheels, i'm going to be getting wider wheels soon actually -- probably like 17x12 or so, it can take up to a 14" i believe, mainly, i want a bit more sidewall for the sake of the chassis (with solid bearings/bushings, it's a bit harsh), so if anyone wants some 18" factory 996 wheels (they're scratched a bit, but as you can see in the pics, nothing horrible, and they're prefectly straight) for a good price, with brand new (less than 300 miles) s03 tires, drop me a line, i'll off them CHEAP (ie, less than the cost of the tires).
for more pics of the car / the rest of the show pics, check out my friend's web page at:
http://www.nyfishbowl.com/modules.ph...view_album.php
I'll take some more pics tonight of the lights on (both at dusk, and later, at full-dark) - it's hard to capture HID lighting with a photograph, mainly, the color-temp, these look like factory audi/bmw lights (very white, with a bluish tint, approx 43-4500K i believe) - the beam pattern on the low beams is your typical e-code-ish __/ __/ and the high beams don't have ANY cut-off ie * *
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07-28-2003 | 01:16 PM
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I had to remove the 20ish-degree bend and have the air-filter coupled directly onto the hard pipe that houses the MAF sensor and air-temp sensor - the filter sits between the headlight housings and the IC.
the front bumper is a fiberglass / carbon fiber replica of the factory one, with a splitter, the other bumper (rear i assume is what you're asking for) was on the car, i think either Racer's Group or GT Racing would sell one, call Technodyne (1-480-804-9700), if you tell them you're looking to buy the same bumper as Chris had on the car he sold Dave they could hook you up
the front bumper is a fiberglass / carbon fiber replica of the factory one, with a splitter, the other bumper (rear i assume is what you're asking for) was on the car, i think either Racer's Group or GT Racing would sell one, call Technodyne (1-480-804-9700), if you tell them you're looking to buy the same bumper as Chris had on the car he sold Dave they could hook you up
