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Old 10-16-2013, 04:19 PM
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looking forward to next year !
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Old 10-16-2013, 04:47 PM
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Awesome pictures, nothing like the open road!
Old 10-16-2013, 05:54 PM
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Great pictures Eric. You look very fast.
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looks like you are having fun. have you considered a half cage to go with the harnesses? Especially on a track like Laguna and a fast car the whole system makes sense for safety. Without the cage I would just use the 3 point belts.
Speed yellow looks great at speed!
Old 10-17-2013, 12:16 PM
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Sweet! Bucket list DE track, and in Speed Yellow to boot! Thanks for sharing.
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Laguna and T-hill! Looks like Dito's pics.
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Laguna and T-hill! Looks like Dito's pics.
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just a question..... is it worth converting the turbo (given the fact that they are goin up in price) to a track car? im on the fence.... can someone advise pls?
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Thought about a half cage but don't like the idea of drilling or welding. But as I do more to the car and for safety it might be the way to go. Are there any half cages that use the original bolts of the seat belts?
Without the cage I would just use the 3 point belts
So you would rather have an original seat belt 3 point than using a bar for a 5 point?
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I think there are bars that do not require drilling. Yes I would use the 3 point so that in the unlikely event of a rollover you can bend over. If you don;t have the cage, your head and spine will be supporting the weight of the car.
To DocPorsche; your gt3 is probably better for track duty, but the 993 turbo is great to enjoy on the track although it may hurt value. There is a guy on here in Australia that converted his turboS to track car. Life is short enjoy it while you can and you can't take anything with you except memories
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good advice turbodan.... gt3 is a great track car, but thinking about consolidating. the 993tt i love more, but wanting a little more out of it.
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"your head and spine will be supporting the weight of the car"
Well you got me thinking and doing some research and I think you are probably correct as I have seen one roll over and a few crashes at the track in the last few years. Im planing to order a half roll cage for next year. I will have a nice harness bar for sale soon. Thanks Eric
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DAS sport RB4SR is the highest quality bolt in roll bar for the price. I got mine bare and had it powder coated for about a hundred bucks. Very easy to install and completely reversible if you need to remove it. Even found a pretty big improvement to cabin rigidity. No drilling, uses existing seatbelt mounts.
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Try a Heigo half cage from FVD AiRick. It uses the seat rear belt points for anchor. No drilling.
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I have seen Coop's bar and it is very nice. I think it may be leather covered.


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