Milestone!

You can get terry springs from most racing places for half the price of those sparco ones if you're not some snob that worries about brand names.
For example: http://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productdetails.asp?RecId=756

Carl S Wrote:
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> You can get terry springs from most racing places
> for half the price of those sparco ones if you're
> not some snob that worries about brand names.
> For example:


I guess I am a snob, but at Pegasus everything is sold individually, so similar stuff comes to like $17 + mounting hardware. Sube sells the Sparco stuff for $27 for the pair including mounting hardware. Is it worth saving $10 and risk the spring stretch out after 10 bumps ? Not to me, I'd rather spend a few bucks more and get the proven quality stuff and do the job once instead of buying the cheap stuff, save $10 and redo it later and try to forgt the aggravation I went through when the cheap stuff failed. I have been using the same Sparco stuff since 2003, didn't stretch a bit, keep in mind, I do CRS rallies where jumps yumps and dips are dime a dozen and I have a heavy trunk lid (shit that didn't sound right).

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Cheers
M.Samli
Phoenix AZ
Gaylant VR4
EVO III GSR (Stolen)


Rallies are no place for traitors

I bought two sets from Checkpoint with the thought that it'd be good to have a spare set, just in case. I think they were like $20 but it may have been $30.

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Grant Hughes

NoCoast Wrote:
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> I bought two sets from Checkpoint with the thought
> that it'd be good to have a spare set, just in
> case. I think they were like $20 but it may have
> been $30.

Stupid question time. Have you eliminated the stock latch? Or is this an insurance thing? Are the stock latches worth a shit on a hatch back when you're wacking the crap out of your car at speed?

That is all

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Andrew M
Onterrible
30ish

That's not a stupid question.

On mine I eliminated the trunk latch, the lid gets a wee bit bumpedy bumpedy when the car is at speed over yumps and water bars, oh wait we don't have water bars anymore thanks to saboteur putaines de bordel premier categorie.

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Cheers
M.Samli
Phoenix AZ
Gaylant VR4
EVO III GSR (Stolen)


Rallies are no place for traitors

New pic. Almost done. Waiting on one serpentine belt and have to rewire some shit for the alternator. Had hoped to drive it today, but couldn't find a belt. Thankfully a friend who works at Toyota happened to ask me what I was doing tonight and I told him and he was able to source one, but not until tomorrow.
The original power wire for the alternator is so nasty. Broken and exposed in multiple places. Unfortunately, the said power wire also appears to power some of the other stuff up front, mainly the fans, possibly lights, and the VAM. I can't wait to take all this stuff back off and clean up/redo a bunch of the wiring in the car and repaint the interior and under hood. Probably over next winter, or maybe during one of the short breaks in the hill climb season over the summer.

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Grant Hughes

The car looks awesome Grant... I love the RS500 kit - looks the part. Now to see it in action!

Curious to see how this car does in competition as it's quite similar to my 505 Turbo... (similar weight, suspension design, and powertrain)

Rabin

Bean...had no idea you were on here....small world (I'm a chronic lurker here, junding by my post count - lots to learn)



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Are you guys still going to Pike's Peak? I'm planning to drive it down there, but not going to be competing this year. Just drinking beer and shooting video likely.

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Grant Hughes

C LePoudre Wrote:
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> Bean...had no idea you were on here....small world
> (I'm a chronic lurker here, junding by my post
> count - lots to learn)

Chad, no reason to lurk, we're not like the others.
We're your friends.














heh heh........heh.
>

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John Vanlandingham
Sleezattle, WA, USA

Vive le Prole-le-ralliat

www.rallyrace.net/jvab
CALL +1 206 431-9696
Remember! Pacific Standard Time
is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time.

NoCoast Wrote:
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> Are you guys still going to Pike's Peak? I'm
> planning to drive it down there, but not going to
> be competing this year. Just drinking beer and
> shooting video likely.
>
> Grant Hughes
> www.nocoastmotorsports.net
> Denver, CO


That's the plan so far... Just got a couple e-mails asking if I was in,that Stig was on board, they're estimating 1000HP+, and the entire car was rebuilt.

Sure hope it's a go - I never did go to the top! So I really want to go early and drive it to see it for myself. Unless something comes up family wise I'm should be good to go though. (being a new dad really re-prioritizes ones life!)

If your car is there, and I'm there we should try to get the two cars together for a photo shoot... Seeing an RS200evo and an RS500 together on Pikes Peak would be a damn cool pic.

Chad - sent you a PM a while back after seeing your name on the site... I'm hoping to get my car build started, and I'm already signed up for race school in May - so I gotta get the 505 sorted for that.

Rabin

john vanlandingham Wrote:
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> C LePoudre Wrote:
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> > Bean...had no idea you were on here....small
> world
> > (I'm a chronic lurker here, junding by my
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> > count - lots to learn)
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> Chad, no reason to lurk, we're not like the
> others.
> We're your friends.
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> John Vanlandingham
> Sleezattle, WA, USA
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> Vive le Prole-le-ralliat
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> www.jvab.f4.ca

I wasn't lurking on purpose....I just have very little to contribute, being all newb as I am.

Fired it up last night. Need to wire in at least oil pressure, boost, and water temp gauges before I take it out. Also have a few random hose clamps that are dripping coolant. Revved to about 6000 in the video. Those Chuck W motor mounts hold the engine solid! Flocked the dash this morning and will be installing gauges tonight.
http://www.dailymotion.com/granthughes/video/x4vdzn_grantstart_auto

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Grant Hughes

NoCoast Wrote:
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> Flocked the dash this morning

Thats something you should keep to yourself.

Despite debeading a tire before the start of the first event for the car Grant managed to get the Merkur to the end of the event without breaking or rolling the car (minus a fog light almost falling off, also before the start of the event).