April 2023 Time to step my game up. Konig 18x12 +20 with some Hoosier A7s in 315/30/18. They are huge and require a 25mm spacer but they fit. Couple pics from the first event on them

March 2023I spent some time redesigning my mold for the fender to make it a bit wider. I put bondo in the mold and sanded it down to start with a smoother surface. Never got to attempting to spray in gelcoat instead of painting it in with a brush before the season started.Another big idea is...

Feb 2023 This was last year's off season project. Can't believe I didn't post about it in here. I had always wanted to make my own bodywork. I got a cheap 3d scanner and used it to make a fender. I 3d printed the mold and made my first carbon fiber part. It turned out well enough (came out of...

Dang, a whole year without an update. Maybe I'll just start dropping pics of the year here. It was an eventful year with plenty of issues, it was probably overdue as I am usually pretty lucky throughout the year.

Welcome back! I definitely missed seeing updates on this. Hope to see some more great videos of it on track

I thought Neat said somewhere they already have some test cars lined up when the time comes, before the production run. Hopefully that will give us a decent ballpark

Got my 1-4 set ordered. I have been "babying" my car in Autocross but I want a torque monster and can't because of the transmission. This needs to happen. Imagine being able to race knowing if something in the trans lets loose you won't lose half a season or more. Thats what happened to me this...

No max for tire width. Trying to be in the mix with the top guys in Street Mod for Autocross. This year was the first for 315s. Now I need to get them covered up for the aero benefit and to just look better.

Really putting in the effort to make my own fenders this off season to cover the 315s. Last winter I went the route of 3d printing a mold and actually got a relatively poor carbon part to pull out of it but the fender was not enough for 315s. Right now, V3, is pieced together and it fits the...

My car wouldn't pack half the punch in an autocross if it wasn't for this site. It allowed me to have so much base knowledge quickly that I can focus on going steps beyond. I have Autocross Nationals in 2 weeks and the Shootout the week after. Hoping to put up a fight this year. I'll be in Max...

I've got the same on mine. I have some info in my build thread. It is really easy and comes in handy not having to have the car running (i.e. getting pushed through paddock, oops). Also, are you using the controller for it? There is a guy who makes a controller for it to simulate the ecu it...

Are you running it in XA or SM this year? Or both?

XA looks like it is going to be a fun class to run in.2 piece rotors are also on the wishlist. I want to offset the heavier wheel/tire combo as much as possible. Carbon driveshaft would be nice too

Sweet, I'll grab some. I have a buddy who is also jumping to big slicks this season. I will have him use it in his with the stock power steering pump and see what happens (read as Guinea Pig)

Well that is interesting. Is it their power steering fluid or still some kind of ATF? I will gladly add it into the electric pump.

Man, I suck at updating this. Updates will come soon for what I have been up to.

First, splitter looks great. For SM, it says the splitter has to be flat. "Aerodynamically functional vertical members are not allowed". It mentions diffusers or ducting being part of that. Looks like you bolted them on so I guess you could run them in XA and bolt in a plate for SM, maybe? I'm...

Does it crank? Clutch/cruise switches, maybe? When I tried to get mine running after swapping to a new car, I spent hours trying to figure out and that's all it was. Clutch switch mod hadn't been done on the new car and i completely forgot hahah. You did just rewire your whole car though. Looks...

I still haven't made a video for how Autocross Nationals went. I have been racing the car alot lately, and made it to the Shootout this year in my own car! Unfortunately, couldn't use the slicks so had to find some old street tires quickly. They were only 255 so stretched on the 10" wheel. Old...

Looks like autocross/max effort got moved to Saturday. Good to know.

We are out here in Lincoln, NE for Autocross Nationals. We have successfully finished 8 Test and Tune runs. Tomorrow and Wednesday are race days. The car will have 1 driver running in the XA class and my buddy and I will be running it in SM. You can check times Over Here. Here is a video from...

Will be there for Max Effort if the car comes back from Autocross Nats alive.

Forgot to update but had another successful Autocross weekend last weekend. The electric power steering pump worked wonders. I had no issues on brand new hoosiers with steering. No cut out what so ever, it's a miracle! I didn't even crank the pump all the way up to full assist. There were a few...

Got the power steering line stuff ordered today. I am just re-doing the stock pressure line to 6an, it's going to be easier.Being in Street Mod, the rules basically say all the stock trim inside has to be there. You can slightly modify if needed but interior is really only rear seats and...

Thats what I thought it was. I too am wanting to figure out an oil pan that will keep the oil where it belongs. I am getting a buschur modified 6 bolt oil pan so I at least have something for now.

First off, that lap was awesome. Your car flies. Well done once again. What is the gauge on the top left of the center vent pod? I see it bouncing all over the place

Update:New tires got here this week, will get them mounted before next event. Also, the volvo power steering pump showed up. It is bigger than I thought it was going to be.Exhaust wrapping and spare tire well insulation: Basically just exhaust wrapped about 6 feet from the muffler to the...

With no autocross this weekend, I have some time to get some items sorted out.-Fuel cell heating up I basically have no heat shielding for the exhaust from the downpipe to the muffler. There is one stock heat shield by the muffler but it only shields the floor of the trunk. I didn't realize...

Another week, another successful Autocross weekend.I didn't do too many things to the car last week. I did however get it a real alignment. Also, did some other small odds and ends. Got the boost controller hooked up again. The plan was turn the boost up to 20 and leave it there for now...

Thats kick ass. Great job. I too am starting to have success in local autocross after the rebuild, beat the field by a whole second. DSMs are coming back.

Now for the best update of them all.Sunday was about as good as you could ask for for shaking down a car. Started off the day driving the car 20 mins to the event and ended the event driving it 20 mins home. I even had a co-driver (which I had never done in the old car) and everything went OK...

Another great news update. I didn't wind up taking the car to the autocross a couple of weeks ago and it was for the best. It wasn't quite ready and there was no point in rushing it. I put some more miles on it and got the total new miles to a whopping 95. Everything was ok. Still left it on low...

It came with this kit. Derale 15850, is the P/N for the kit on summit racing. I don't see where they tell you the fan P/N.

And now for the best update! I actually started the car on Thursday. It was a little weird getting it to idle on the 2.3 with S2 cams on first start up. But once it warmed up a bit it was ok. I got a rough idle tune going and drove the car after it warmed up. I beat on it for 11 hard miles, lots...

Well, I have forgotten to continue updating this again. So a quick, very important update, I believe I am ready to get the car started tomorrow and take it on a quick break in run. Eventually I will go back and finish the updates...maybe.Confirmed oil flow to the head when it was on the engine...

What psi valve do you have for the Accusump? How did you know it wasn't working? I am curious about mine as well because when I spun the rod bearing a few years ago, my accusump was still sitting there at full pressure. It would be nice to know if I have something set up wrong before I get the...

That's awesome! Showing them how to build a proper race car

About 2 months too late for me haha (still got your subframe bushings, of course). I just did the swap and it was a hassle to get the bolts from the donor plus the mods to the fwd car. Looks like a great kit, just like all the other products you provide.

More past due updates. Almost up to speed.About a month ago I purchased a 3D printer. I have an Ender 5 Plus. I chose this one mostly for the price point but also the 350mm x 350mm x 400mm print volume. I started off with PLA and made some test prints to dial in the quality. I would recommend...

I found this a couple of days ago and signed up to be a "backer" for the early bird option yesterday. Its a 3D scanner from Creality set to release in April. Based on the videos I have seen on youtube, this thing looks amazing. Especially for only $400.KickstarterThis seems to me like a...

I was just watching these speed benchy videos last night. The "rules" don't say it has to look decent haha. That one is one of the better ones I have seen at that time. Look up #SpeedBoatRace on YouTube

Back again and will keep getting the build caught up to current day.(June 2021) I had bought my TIG welder and got acquainted with it. I got the PrimeWeld 225X. Capable of DC and AC TIG which I learned I needed AC for aluminum. It wasn't that expensive and I believe it is worth the money and I...

I have been looking at different filaments and came across ASA. Its supposed to have similar if not better properties than ABS. It also can handle sunny day in car temps as well is UV resistant (no fading colors). Has anyone tried this before? I was about to start trying to use ABS but may try...

I made drew these up and printed one yesterday. Holds stock brake lines and 2 -6AN fuel lines. Unfortunately, I decided to run the feed line on the other side before I made these but it still works. OLDNEWI decided to make a lip around the outside of the bracket rather than try to get the...

I used Autodesk Inventor for that one as that is what we had at work. It was also before I knew about Fusion 360 from Autodesk. You can get a "hobby" version for free that gives you many of the tools of a professional one. They lock out some things behind pay walls but I could easily have made...

I drew this up to try and rid the A-pillars of gauges so I don't have to look around the gauges on the Autocross course. Fits pretty good and I like the angle of the gauges to the driver. I'll probably redesign it with some holes for lights/switches.On the topic of molds, I have watched plenty...

I actually do not. I haven't done much to it since I got it so haven't felt the need to. But in case you were wondering:1978 Datsun 280z 2.8L I6 Fuel Injected on MegaSquirt 5spd w/ 4.10 LSD rear end\ Stock struts with lowering springs Fully gutted with a half cage Race seats/harnesses Only a...

It has been a while but what was the website you were referring to? I'll even take the Donut Media vid it was mentioned in haha.

At this point is was time to start taking all the stock parts off of the black car. All suspension parts, subframes, stock brake booster/master, fuel system, etc. I have piles of stock junk scattered everywhere.All emissions items were removed. All the creature comforts were out (cruise...

Where to begin. In March of 2020 I bought my first house (signed the papers literally days before everything got shutdown the first time). It is more or less half house and half garage. The back garage is a little bigger than a 20'x20'. The front garage is 12ish feet wide and probably 30 to 40...