Good luck with the project. Looks like you are off to a good start.

Justin

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Are you guys bringing the s14 out to VIR in October or what??

Thanks again.

Justin

Hey guys just get ahold of me at Cburch@slfg.net we can discuss the paintjob. I'm doing EDs13's on the 7th.(Bodywork at least)

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ide punch them in there baby makers.

On a side note I am going to be around until Friday working on the car, anyone who wants to help email me or call my cell @203-994-7786 I will give you Directions. Thanks for the support guys

JUstin, I got an email from Shelly yestarday, will be sending it back shortly.

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bummer im in arkansas looks like a lot of work and fun planned ahead i hope it all turns out good.(im sure it will with all this talent bein put to use) ill definitaly be watchin for some updates.

And on to the updated pics...
This weekend we felt like we were spinnin' our wheels with removing the final sound deadening, and removing dash wiring(4.4 lbs of unused dash wiring, and we still didn't remove the TCU and Cruise wiring when i weighed that bag.

We also did some trimming and reinforcing of the Fiberglass Dashboard, and our FIA spec roll cage got shipped out a few days ago so we are almost ready for that to go in.

Justin- I have been in touch with Shelly and will be sending back sponsorship packet soon.

This car is going to be fun and the next few months are going to fly by. Anyway on to a few pics of the car this last weekend.

Now carrying Nardi and Personal steering wheels and Works Bell hubs! Also new, SPLPARTS adjustable arms and much much more!

Evan, my neighbor has a 220V MIG, how would you like to take a road trip to CT in a few weeks? I could possibly pick you up on my way back from New Hampshire.

NOT to throw away''

lol @ the dash

Oh well back to reading a FSM to know what wires to cut in this thing.

Usually the people who say "why do you need that, you don't need that" tend to be people who don't have it, can't afford it, or never will get it or something along those lines lol.

The whole point of adding more things to a car (the right way) is to perfect a car and make it beyond anything else. At least that's how I look at it. Not what others want or have.

I really look forward to this project

(And I dont mean the roll cage...)

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As far as what's in the cage it's a hedgehog. He's a little *****.

i have a torn apart ka that i'd be willing to give.....and honestly pay for shipping too. (i jsut want it gone)

Looking forward to seeing this thing get put together. Let me know if you need anything guys.

Well if you want to be a douche about it, I could argue the fact that bigger brakes add more unsprung weight, reducing the handling capabilities of the vehicle. They also add more rotational Inertia. If they aren't overheating and boiling the brake fluid, or producing brake fade, there is no point.

The point is, a set of Z32 Brakes with a good set of rotors should do just fine. Money saved by going with them instead of your baller 23" rotor 10 piston caliper setup could be spent elsewhere for a better value.

So, according to your post, bigger brakes make a car handle worse...
but then again you wouldnt put 14" Brembos on a stock suspension S13...
they would go on a fully prepared car to 'allow' for added performance.
And you need more than just 'good' rotors to keep from having brake fade... mostly it is the pad and the fluid responsible for brake lasting
quality on the track.
We run a Wilwood ultralite setup on our Race Car, with a set of Hawk Hp Plus pads typically, but if it is a road course type of race... Hawk HT10 or Hawk Blues with ATE super blue or Castrol SRF fluid. And in this case the brakes overall weight is less due to the 2 piece aluminum hat rotor design and lightweight 4 piston calipers...which means there is less rotating mass and unspring weight on the front of the car...
One other thing....bigger - better brakes, allow you to accelerate longer
and brake later in a turn, when done properly overall lap times will be faster.
And before you go hating...... the Z32 Alum. caliper setup should be fine to use, not saying that its not at all, simply stating that Racing designed brakes are going to be better suited to a "Track Car."

BUT, i do like the reference to a 23" rotor with 10 piston calipers... isnt that Buell Front brake almost 20" ???

Modified by ZL-Auto at 1:54 PM 7/10/2007

haha, no idea. I meant to include brake fluid in that list I posted up there. But yeah, I agree that big brake kits are also made lighter as well (lower unsprung weight), as far as reducing rotational intertia... I'd have to see the 2 rotors side by side with raw data, so I can bust out some equations and see if that is true. I thought most light weight rotors shedded their weight towards the hub rather than the outer rim of the rotor. Either way, I'm sure its not THAT significant, I was just trying to make a point about cost effectiveness.

Donate... I like that, as soon as i can get one of the manufacturers
to GIVE (as in Free) me a set... i will Donate.

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Fisrt off we got the engine bay and the door openings stitch welded primered and painted.

All nice bright and purdy. Leaks should be super easy to spot now.

Then the man with the engine showed up and droped off the super elusive Sr20 Gold top (all assembly required) trans ecu wiring harness clutch and god knows what else is burried in these boxes.

I'm just glad to see that this project is really starting to get moving! The car will be finding a new home in New Hampshire soon so commuting time between car and people will be a lot less than the 2.5-3 hours that it is now.

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Some welding

Had to use this because of the person who was welding

Snap-On tool box

Drag ready Nova

Can you guess whats under here?