High Downforce eclipse body kit, gauging interest

[gofer]

sorry mister serious racer you dont know what i wanted that for i might have a gsx im working on and was looking for a frount to mach the back end dont act like you know me and what i want to do im not some guy that puts a intake and a fart can on and calls it a race car i may be new to the DSM world but this is not the first car i have owned so dont act all high and mighty

O.K. Mr. Serious Ricer, maybe if you'd actually read the thread from the beginning, instead of asking questions that have already been answered over a year ago, you wouldn't be tagged as such.

Post #121.

We have a total of 5 orders and we are about to put the order in for production. So this is speak now or forever hold your peace. There will only be 5 of these ever and replacement parts will only be sold to the people who bought it previously.

 

[ed1380]

And they also cost 5-6k each.

 

[greengoblin]

Car looks good John. I want to see track pics.

Kevin

 

[XiKeiyaZI]

Twicks69 should now be referred to as "Mr. Serious Racer".

It should be said the same way those commercials say "Priceline Negotiator!"

Agreed. Kind of like this. Custom made shit - You know. For the serious racers.

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[Flash]

Seriously??? This is not some "bodykit", this is a fully functional aerodynamic package designed for a serious race car. These parts were not individually sold because it was designed to work together. Your car would also look ridiculous with simply fenders and a hood and bumper. Andrew is running 325 series tires up front, this is not some street ricer, nor was it designed for the masses. It was designed solely for function, and wasn't intended for street cars.

The aero packages were small volume and sold to people who were serious about road racing, not to ricers.

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Tim, I think he has a valid question. Taken from a different perspective, it is for race cars, but race cars crash, go off track, bump into each other, etc. They will need replacement parts. My buddy who race Porsche's simply call up Porsche Motorsports when they break something. Porsche Motorsports sell anything, new engine, new chassis with ss cage, bumpers, pre-bent air jack lines, anything you can think of.
Remember, Enzo Ferrari started producing and selling street cars to fund his racing operation.

 

[greengoblin]

Those that have purchased the kit can get replacement parts.

 

[9!'clipseDOHC]

Tim, I think he has a valid question. Taken from a different perspective, it is for race cars, but race cars crash, go off track, bump into each other, etc. They will need replacement parts. My buddy who race Porsche's simply call up Porsche Motorsports when they break something. Porsche Motorsports sell anything, new engine, new chassis with ss cage, bumpers, pre-bent air jack lines, anything you can think of.
Remember, Enzo Ferrari started producing and selling street cars to fund his racing operation.

Still not a valid question. As Corey quoted just a few posts up, only five kits would be made and replacement parts would only be made for the owners of those kits.

 

[phunny]

I was | | close to buying a kit before I even bought another DSM. The quality of work looks top notch but I'm not a fan of the looks at all. That was a great idea putting screen in there, should save you some touch-up paint.

 

[TSiAWD666]

So King Mitsubishi in Gaithersburg, MD threw a cool get together at their dealership today. A gathering with music, free food, a few vendors, and a free car show to Mitsubishi cars. Lots of cool cars! Mostly Evos competing, with some ralliarts, some sportbacks, a couple 3000gts, and one other 2g Eclipse. Had a really nice R33 Skyline there, and a Mirage converted perfectly into an Evo VI. There were two categories for the competition which were Best Sleeper and Best Overall. The Evo VI won Best Sleeper.

Guess who won Best Overall?

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I know I didn't build it for show but it seems until it starts getting pelted with rocks on the track I can perhaps hit a few shows to help fund this thing A testament to Andrew Brilliant's hard work because we all know it works on the track, but the damned thing shines up real nice too!

 

[gofer]

Nice! How is the ride height driving it on the street?

 

[TSiAWD666]

Scary, teeth clenching, nerve wracking... I don't know how ricers and supercar owners do it.

 

[gofer]

Figured as much. When my car was slammed (being a dumbass) with just the stock 2gb bumper it was a teeth clenching experience going over speed bumps and up into driveways.

Be careful out there!

 

[cl1ckclack]

holy fawk that is a smexy car. got any more pics?

 

[1990AWD]

holy fawk that is a smexy car. got any more pics?

look a few pages back

 

[cl1ckclack]

look a few pages back

made me jizz a little

 

[snowborder714]

Figured as much. When my car was slammed (being a dumbass) with just the stock 2gb bumper it was a teeth clenching experience going over speed bumps and up into driveways.

Be careful out there!

I had to get out of the car and watch as the front splitter went over a speed bump to get into a parking garage last week. It was damn close, but did clear. He also has to take pretty extreme angles when going downhill/out of a parking garage. And with it being much wider than before, there's another thing to consider.


Congrats again, John! Now you need to stop using it as a show car and put it to real use.

 

[greengoblin]

New you would win. Congrats!

 

[TSiAWD666]

I should've mentioned that I scraped in the parking lot as I left A collective painful "OOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" was made by the crowd still there. Only scraped the wear pads I have on the underside so no damage, but still so so so painful to hear. I don't know where that dip came from

Thanks guys! Yes, the car deserves real track duty. I hate being confused for a Paul Walker clone which happened a few times by some of the less educated folks at the show

 

[greengoblin]

Your motec exhaust is awesome.

 

[ez@2gnt]

Have you noticed any changes in mpg and coasting with that set up? And from a subjective viewpoint, does it "feel" like it presses down on the road at speed?

 

[bmoha7321]

I suppose... I have to ask... Any spreads in magazines planned? Or can you at least take a quick vid of it cruising around?

 

[TSiAWD666]

I mentioned Modified set me up for a photo shoot. DSport expressed interest but wants the hp numbers first. Haven't heard from any others. Not really my thing but maybe it will help get me some sponsors. Would be fun to have a magazine with my car in it too.

The car hasn't been faster than maybe 85 mph. I still have break-in oil in the engine, and the car's not tuned. Gotta install my wideband, install some oil pressure/temp gauges, install the accusump, and change the break-in oil to the Motul 6100 20w50 before I get to tuning. Also the car's not aligned properly and that too would affect my impressions of the affects of the aero work. So with the speed I've driven and the alignment I can't say much about the aero effects.

MPG ditto, since the car's not tuned I can't really comment. Plus this is a whole new engine, and I drive in a way that sucks so much gas that... I'm probably not going to be good at commenting on that. Who cares though about MPG? I'm doing time trial racing, not 24 hours of Le Mans. No pit stops for me I guess you're wondering about how much drag the new body generates but with so much changing simultaneously I just won't be able to give that sort of data. Maybe Andrew can chime in?

I'll share track impressions when I've been on a track Hopefully June!

edit - realize I mentioned the Modified thing in a completely different thread. So yeah, Modified Magazine has set me up for a photo shoot.

 

[danielsl1999gsx]

^^You my friend^^ need to make a build thread asap! I'm so glad to see that there are people still out there that are willing to dump pretty pennies at these cars. The car came out great. (New desktop background)

 

[TSiAWD666]

So I had the car at Virginia International Raceway this past weekend for three days with the SVT Cobra Mustang Club's Annual Superfest event. Really awesome event with tons of track time. I won't go off topic about my adventures other than discussing the aero.

SWEET MOTHER OF ALL THAT IS HOLY THIS AERO WORKS.

Yes. It is unfreakingbelievably awesome. I LOVE IT. I have so much grip I'm pulling on cars through turns that have R-compounds when I'm running Nitto NT05 street tires. The aero opens up so much more handling I still haven't fully grasped all it's allowing me to do. I'm still learning the new limits that this aero opens up, but man I can tell you from the exploring I did on the track last weekend it really does work. I was going through turns that I used to have to take going part throttle, and lesser entry speed, and found I could hold WOT and still claw my way to places I shouldn't be (like pulling away from the usual track out position just because I had the grip). Instead of going WOT as I apex into the final turn onto the front straight I now can go WOT as I enter the turn PRIOR to the final turn. Crazy stuff.

I got really lucky and out of the box with all the stuff I've done the car was pretty well set up. I think I could use a bit less rear downforce and will de-tune my wing a notch next week when I'm back at the same track. Otherwise I had a good front/rear balance that gave me great rotation and grip in about every type of corner. Really accelerated my learning curve.

On the topic of aero, Andrew asked that I mention one incident. I'm embarrassed to do so but since I owe him for making this wonderful body on the car... I was driving down to the body shop about 30 min from my house for something, maybe for some help with my hood struts, I forget exactly. A lot of the trip is at 80mph (well, highway driving). About mid-way I wondered if I had latched the hood latches before I left. I couldn't remember doing it. I looked at the hood and it was rock solid, not moving at all (other than typical vibrations, it is fiberglass after all), and I couldn't see over the bulge of the hood (it's curved much differently than stock) to the latches. I actually thought I should be able to see the latches, and since I couldn't I then assumed they must be down. I get to the place and sure enough, they were unlatched!! So yeah, Andrew's hood works as designed and as he mentioned I believe in this thread, it really does generate downforce (unlike the stock hood that generates lift) Thank god!! Or I'm the luckiest mofo ever. I shit you not though, that hood stayed as steady/stable unlatched as it does latched, so when Andrew Brilliant tells me it actually generates downforce, believe it With that said, don't be stupid and always check your hood latches! haha

 

[bmoha7321]

I hate you. I'm so jealous! Haha! Just kiddin! I'm not a hater! But seriously you are living my dream right now! This is awesome! Can't wait to see your car in a magazine! Great to see all the time, money and hard work come to fruition!