900 SPG Autox car

[SwedeSport]

Holy Gumballs!


what size tire and rim, offsets etc? Im looking at doing something similar on my 84 notchback project, but I want to use 15 inch tires and 8 inch wide wheels.

They look cool sitting still, keep us posted on how they handle. My big concern is the effect on scrub radius. Im gonna modify the fenders to fit the tires, but it looks like they may rub at full lock on your car (at least up front).

[spgeebee88]

aero race wheels, 13x10", 4x4 1/4" bolt pattern, with a 3 inch back space, 69.86 to 65.1 hub centric adapters, lug stud converted, used hoosier race slicks off ebay 22x10x13 front 20x9x13 rear, i think the whole set up cost like $400

i drove it around last night about 2 turns of the wheel till it hits the fender so in a competition setting it shouldn't be a issue, turning the car around is a diffrent story as far as it hitting the fenders over a bump or compression it hasnt yet but i was driving on a wet road.....

[Geoff]

Dude, you're not going to be able to fit it between the cones now!

[spgeebee88]

hahaha yeah iam deff going to have to learn how wide the car is

[spgeebee88]

heres a vid for people wuth question about the turbo spool, 65 mph on the highway 5th gear
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HM6r9egyB44

[spgeebee88]

did a little racing this weekend but it was a wash out.. i got one run on the slicks but it flet like i was ice racing so i put the streets back on but they dont have much more traction in the standing water...
please excuse my lack of editing iam a video n00b
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGunOKtJ ... re=related

[Mezzanine]

Regarding fogging windows: Get a squeege meant for drying your car- this works great for controlling window fog when defrost is absent/non functional.

[spgeebee88]

awwww good idea i have one i'll have to put in in my car

[Geoff]

We used one of these electric defrosters
http://www.amazon.com/12-Volt-Rubberized-Heater-Fan/dp/B001TGRENU/ref=pd_sbs_auto_2

in conjunction with a weak aftermarket heater at STPR. It worked well enough to clear a hole for the driver to see.

[spgeebee88]

aaahh neat! that would have been handy


heres a couple of shots from the event

[spgeebee88]

been busy lately got some stuff done.

1. got the misfire sorted out car is running 100%

2. blew up holset.... rebuilt it....

3. raced it.....felt really good here's a in-car- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSHAS3L_SFU

after that run i popped the hood and saw that my dipstick puked oil all over the engine bay... so i retired from the rest of the event and now iam working on rebuilding the motor

[spgeebee88]

got the old motor torn apart, its going to need to be machined due to scoring of the cylinder walls. so i went to the back-up motor i had doing a full freshening up of it.





and i got the weber throttle body on the 2.1 manifold


and iam trying something new with the vaccum lines

[spgeebee88]

BAM

fully ass-embled

[Geoff]

I like your garage. Every time I see it there's a different turbo laying on the floor.

I think those barbed fittings will be nicer than some of the plastic stuff that gets slippery or breaks. I'm not a fan of the multi-barbed fittings though. They flare the tube too much and give you less tube retention. If the tube can relax after the first barb it holds better. We've done tests at work to prove it. The machined brass have sharper barbs than the molded plastic. Those with some zip ties around them and you probably won't have to reattach vacuum lines after each run.

[spgeebee88]

yea that was exactly my thought on the Barbed fittings,

thanks haha i kinda hoard old blown up turbos haha