Project: Jenny craigs

marcellarius · Post by **marcellarius** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 11:23 am

chris wrote:No "real" updates.
I have picked up some bilsteins, that will be getting sent to Autolign and sorted out with a 5/7kg spring

7kg in front I hope?

chris · Post by **chris** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 1:10 pm

marcellarius wrote:
chris wrote:No "real" updates.
I have picked up some bilsteins, that will be getting sent to Autolign and sorted out with a 5/7kg spring
7kg in front I hope?

No...? In the rear....?

Of course in the front

My bad for putting them the wrong way around.

warrior · Post by **warrior** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 2:13 pm

When the next track day chris? Keen to come along for a look again.

chris · Post by **chris** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 3:03 pm

Next one is this Sunday!

Pop along, I will give you a ride in the boxster

And if your son wants a ride, he's more than welcome to join!

We have helmets to spare

warrior · Post by **warrior** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 3:13 pm

Thanks mate............

chris · Post by **chris** » Thu Aug 07, 2014 8:59 am

Long time no update, because I have lacked motivation.

Last night I removed the steering column, why? Two reasons. First, I have a manual rack going in shortly. Second, I decided to see if I can either A) make a new one or B) modify this one to be better suited to my seating position.

It doesn't seem like it will be too difficult.

I will post pictures and what not tonight, but yay for updates!

built4speed · Post by **built4speed** » Thu Aug 07, 2014 12:14 pm

De power your current rack and use that otherwise you get a higher lock to lock ratio which is shit for the track.

chris · Post by **chris** » Thu Aug 07, 2014 12:34 pm

Already depowered it.

Had a manual rack in my old mx, much more preferable IMO.

built4speed · Post by **built4speed** » Thu Aug 07, 2014 2:00 pm

chris wrote:Already depowered it.

Had a manual rack in my old mx, much more preferable IMO.

Have you removed the piston/seal in the rack? Welded up the slop in the pinion valve setup?
Mine felt so much better after removing the slop.

chris · Post by **chris** » Thu Aug 07, 2014 2:15 pm

Nope - but still just going to go straight to a manual rack.

Looking forward to this weekend, hopefully going to be able to borrow someones welder and get some cool work done to the car!

4A-GE · Post by **4A-GE** » Thu Aug 07, 2014 7:54 pm

Excluding the weld and piston/seal, what else goes into depowering a rack?
Is it particularly difficult to reverse?

BRM · Post by **BRM** » Thu Aug 07, 2014 11:41 pm

built4speed wrote:De power your current rack and use that otherwise you get a higher lock to lock ratio which is shit for the track.

You don't need much lock for track.

built4speed · Post by **built4speed** » Fri Aug 08, 2014 6:23 am

BRM wrote:
built4speed wrote:De power your current rack and use that otherwise you get a higher lock to lock ratio which is shit for the track.

You don't need much lock for track.

You don't gain any lock, it's the amount of steering input you have to apply to get around a corner is more with a manual rack.

chris · Post by **chris** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 10:11 am

Tbh, you can argue this matter all you like, I am going to a manual rack purely because I prefer the steering feel you get from it.

Also - purchased a welder this weekend, went shopping for a tool bag, came back with a welder
#logic?!

But, I have had a shit tonne of practice with it yesterday, the welds are slowly looking better, so tonight I will be attacking the seat mount to get it as low as possible.

marcellarius · Post by **marcellarius** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 1:06 pm

A manual rack is probably much easier if you want to keep the car street legal too. From what I've read, the LVVTA seem to want you to get a steering specialist to depower the rack

Timmo · Post by **Timmo** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 6:23 pm

chris wrote:
But, I have had a shit tonne of practice with it yesterday, the welds are slowly looking better, so tonight I will be attacking the seat mount to get it as low as possible.

Just so's you know, modification of seating/rails etc will require certing.

chris · Post by **chris** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 9:19 am

Yup Yup - aware of that, they are already modified

Just not low enough for me..

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 8:50 pm

Just putting it out there but when it comes to structural welds you should get someone who can weld to do it... Looking pretty and being a proper weld are different things.

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 8:50 pm

Just putting it out there but when it comes to structural welds you should get someone who can weld to do it... Looking pretty and being a proper weld are different things.

Double post but I guess it's kinda an important thing to note

chris · Post by **chris** » Wed Sep 03, 2014 10:04 am

Been slow as hell updating this.

Motivation is kind of lacking at the moment.

Mainly because I just had to drop $620 on new tires for the daily >.<

However, Seat mounts are welded to the floor.
Steering rack has some 1/2 inch spacers to lower it a tad.
I have hours and hours of work ahead of me to install all new bushings.
Hopefully I'll get some motivation this week to start back onto the car!

SkilletKid · Post by **SkilletKid** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 1:21 am

Oh bushings.... yea....

I am in so much pain right now.

(in the process of doing mine =P)

warrior · Post by **warrior** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 10:03 am

Mine are sitting on the bench....AUTOLINE will take out the old bushings and put in the new ones for a small fee.

That's what I,m going to do.

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