 Disk conversion nightmare, It always sounded so easy...... |
 Jan 25, 2004 - 10:44 PM
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It always sounded so easy. And it would have been if everything hadn't been siezed up and rusted together. My car was originally from oregon, then spent several years in kansas.....the salt took its toll. The large lower bolts were totally frozen up and had to be cut off. The bottom bolt for the trailing arm came loose, but wouldn't come out of the bushing so it had to be cut off. I tried heating one of the spindles to get the large control arm bolt out, but melted one of the bushings in the process so I have to get a new bushing from toyota in the morning. I've never seen a car so stuck together....even my boss from canada said he'd never seen a car from 'down south' (the us) so hard to get apart.
Anyway, its all on except for the bushing. I'll get that back together tomorrow. I found the right adapters for the brake lines, so I'll order my stainless lines tomorrow. It should be bltchin when its all done. Slotted rotors, stainless lines, AP Racing Fluid, Speedbleeders, awesome pads (kinda secret until testing is complete), and 4 wheel disks..hell yah. I'll add an adjustable proportioning valve sometime soon. |
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Jan 29, 2004 - 10:35 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 29, '02 From Dallas, Tx Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Man, I've only run SM once and it was at a regional here in dallas. I'm used to kicking everybodys ass at regionals and I was 5th in SM. Granted, I'm in Dallas and there are some heavy hitters here (i.e. the Cobb Tuning WRX) and my car wasn't even close to done (still n/a making just over 100hp and 115ft-lbs at the wheels) but still. I've found that if you look hard enough you'll find good drivers in every class. If you don't live in a big region, go to divisionals, if thats not enough competition for you, go to nationals and see how you really stack up. Be prepared for an eye opener. STS is probably more matched in terms of cars and car prep levels so the competition is closer and that might artificially make the drivers look better but again, any class you go to is going to have some shoes in it. |
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SpedToe169 Disk conversion nightmare Jan 25, 2004 - 10:44 PM
FallenHero and then a parts list with links right? Jan 26, 2004 - 12:41 AM SpedToe169 Probably not. Just go hunting, its not that hard ... Jan 26, 2004 - 3:33 PM Jeremy1210 Speaking of 4 wheel disc... Is insurance cheaper o... Jan 26, 2004 - 7:03 PM ghostdog yeah the age of the car really shows when you can... Jan 26, 2004 - 7:44 PM rlan214 how bout pics ?? Jan 27, 2004 - 12:40 PM SpedToe169 Pics will be forthcoming. The disks would bump me... Jan 27, 2004 - 2:08 PM boosted_K2 SM2 is the class i will be running for my first ye... Jan 29, 2004 - 1:48 AM Jeremy1210 Since i ma going to swithc my rears to disc, and t... Feb 6, 2004 - 5:17 PM SpedToe169 You have to have the brake lines off a GT for the ... Feb 6, 2004 - 6:00 PM
Jeremy1210 where would I get an adjustable proportioning valv... Feb 6, 2004 - 7:58 PM |
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