analogmike

Love it!!!

jrgordonsenior

+1, at least wrap it in something strong to stop the spray if a line or fitting fractures.....

onefastviking

Great looking car !

A couple fyi things that I see.
As already mentioned, the Accusump location is an issue, besides the obvious potential of leaking oil, it does put out quite a bit of heat, as it has hot oil circulating thru it, and your car will be in Texas heat and is black so it will be plenty hot inside the car already. I would mount under car in tunnel or in fender well. Or if mounted inside car I would have it contained in a box.

Another thing I noticed is the additional scoop on the deck lid, from my understanding and reading of the rules for SP996 the scoop is not allowed in that class. I could be mistaken and maybe the rules have changed since I last looked, but you might double check this to be sure you are legal within the rules. FYI - In my opinion the scoop actually should be added to the rules as it will help the cars go slightly faster and the expense is quite minimal with no maintenance or downsides, but that is a decision for the rule makers to make and add into the rules. If you don't expect to be a front runner you might leave it on the car and start discussing with the other SP 996 racers and maybe it can get added to the rules.

On the cage I noticed that the horizontal bar, that they have as 2 separate bars for harness bars, may not be legal per NASA rules. I'm not saying that it is not safe or strong, I understand where the design came from.
Also, and it's hard to tell from the pictures but are all the drivers door NASCAR bars of the same diameter ?

I can't wait to see it in person and it's wonderful to see this class gaining more cars.

See you at the track,
Viking

GuyIncognito

isn't that the Getty Design decklid?

http://www.gettydesign.com/996_wings.html#specwing

onefastviking

Yes it is, or appears to be from my just looking at these photos, the correct Getty deck lid. But the top scoop is an optional item and last time I checked was not written into the Spec 996 rules as an allowable option.

Horus2000

Yes, it is, but it also includes the optional top scoop. My belief was that it assisted with cooling, not a speed advantage. That was also Getty's explanation. I ran it by some of the other SP996 guys and nobody had an opinion on whether the rules allowed it or not.

GuyIncognito

OK that's what I thought.

I assume if Getty designed/built it for SP996, then it's legal.

onefastviking

When Porsche ran it on the race cars they claimed it to be worth some hp at speed due to the ram air effect. This was of course with a different air box and different engine than is in your car. Yes, it will add some more cooling air to the engine, although since it's a H2O car thats not really much an issue.

Like I said, I wish it would be written into the rules as ok, but as the rules currently are written I don't see it.

Rules creep in a Spec class can be very damaging for the growth and cost of the class. Grey areas are grey areas but should be defined clearly for the benefit of all the participants.

onefastviking

Getty is not the sanctioning body in charge of the rules.

Horus2000

Thanks Viking. I will not be a front runner as (1) I'm not used to this platform and (2) the car isn't yet set up to be competitive - it's VERY overweight and won't get the GT LSD until the '12 season is over.

Regarding the cage, it was installed by a NASA tech shop (by the previous owner) and comes with a NASA log book, although it's never been raced. And the door bars are the same diameter, just the padding is probably making them look off.

GuyIncognito

I know that, but there's no point in them building something for a specific class if it's not going to pass tech.

mglobe

FWIW, I've never installed an accusump because I've not liked the idea of having it in the cockpit with me, and the other locations have their own set of issues. So far oiling has not been an issue, but that could be because I can't keep the car off of the wall long enough for the engine to experience oil starvation.

J richard

^^^brilliant!^^^

Preventative maintenance at its finest....

Veloce Raptor

Marc Shaw

Looks really good -any better pictures of the centre dash area?

Thanks!

Marc