SCC'S Project Silivia Car-b-Que

Post by **compression** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 4:22 am

Found this pic of Dave Colemans (Sport Compact Car mag) project silvia. I guess it happened last week at thunderhill when he blew off an intercooler tube at full boost and the car went waaaay rich and the fuel ignited in the exhaust system.Note to self: make sure the intercooler pipes have beads rolled on them.

hope the link shows up.Project Silvia

Post by **humpy012** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 4:22 am

holy ****, it melted the friggin tailight

Post by **compression** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 4:22 am

yeah, the bumper was on fire, and he had to pit and have the safety crew put itout.

Post by **240SXer** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 4:22 am

I bet it would have been cool to see... Lucky for me i've only blew intercooler hoses while staging and launching at the track.

Post by **Hijacker** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 4:22 am

i've been wondering what was up with that project car. they haven't done a decent write up for it in months. guess we're gonna have to wait a little longer now :pface

(note to self, go bead roll my IC pipes soon)

EDIT: Trailor hitch?! blasphemy!!

Post by **compression** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 4:22 am

I asked about the trailer hitch too, I guess Dave pulls his motorcycle trailer around with it. Trailer hitch or not, the car is fast and Dave is a damn good driver.

Post by **Hijacker** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 4:22 am

no doubt. but i find it funny that he has the trailor hitch on it. I'm assuming he takes it off for the races, though

Post by **Dori Dori** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 4:22 am

That is awesome. I'd hang that in my garage...when I get a garage that is.

Post by **blacks13ek** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 4:22 am

wtf man a trailer hitch? are you f****** kiddin me?

Post by **Def** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 4:22 am

blacks13ek wrote:wtf man a trailer hitch? are you f****** kiddin me?

It's a very common thing with track cars. Maybe he's pulling a trailer with R-compound tires on it and some tools. Lots of autocross cars do it too(mostly Miatas - no interior space).

Post by **Hijacker** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 4:22 am

my car will never have a trailor hitch attached to it. i have a truck to haul things in, and friends to drive the truck

Post by **Xero** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 4:22 am

Def wrote:It's a very common thing with track cars. Maybe he's pulling a trailer with R-compound tires on it and some tools. Lots of autocross cars do it too(mostly Miatas - no interior space).

Or VERY fast National competing STi's, has a full set of wet and a full set of dry R-compounds

why waste gas with a truck just for a couple tires? ****in' throw a trailer hitch on there. Blasphemy? WTF?

Post by **Hijacker** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 4:22 am

i take more than tires. floor jacks, air tanks, a toolbox, some collapsable chairs, a cooler, you get the idea. Also, I haul stuff for more than just myself. So I will have two sets of tires to haul around as well. Hell, what I might start doing is borrowing my friend's trailer and trailering the 240 down to the events.

And I consider a trailer hitch blasphemous because it ruins the appearance of a sports car.

Post by **compression** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 4:22 am

appearance of the car?you do realize that it was rattle canned, and the engine bay looks like it has never been cleaned, ever. I dont think dave give a rats azz about appearance.

Post by **Hijacker** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 4:22 am

oh yeah. this is on dave's car...hehe

anyways, it wouldn't be caught dead on my car. how's that?

Post by **240SXer** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 4:22 am

Imagine smoking somone pulling a trailer. That would be embarassing.

"this 240 rolled up on me pulling a trailer, we raced, and I got walked" hahahaha

Post by **slow s13** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 4:22 am

im not shure but I think that trailer hich was on there when they pulled it out the junk yard to begin the project hes just capitalizing on it!

Post by **Hijacker** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 4:22 am

if it was, they take it off for photo shoots normally. none of my issues have a picture of it

Post by **240_Keyy** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 4:22 am

tenkawa_akito wrote:if it was, they take it off for photo shoots normally. none of my issues have a picture of it

Photochop

Post by **ride4lame** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 4:22 am

blacks13ek wrote:wtf man a trailer hitch? are you f****** kiddin me?

not only is that practicalbut think about it, you have a seriously strong brace that bolts across the rear end of your car.it works like a really good chasis brace

as for weight, i am sure it can be made up in taking out a seat or something

Post by **blacks13ek** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 4:22 am

i dunno i just figured the car would be the vehicle being towed, not the one doing the towing.

Post by **VitaminT** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 4:22 am

If he was pulling the trailer when the bumper caught fire it could have roasted 8 r-compound tires too. Nothing like the smell of burning rubber.

Post by **silkk** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 4:22 am

that is freaking crazy

Post by **Morph** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 4:22 am

At the risk of sounding like a noob what is bead rolling? Welding im guessing?????

Post by **240dreams** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 4:22 am

^i think its the lip or little expanded part of the pipe. i didnt think that can happen.

Post by **Hijacker** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 4:22 am

at the end of a pipe, there is sometimes a lip that is used to help aid in clamping force. It's basically a hump that makes it hard for the hose to pop off if you have the clamp right behind it. Take your radiator hose off, and you'll see what I'm talking about.

SCC'S Project Silivia Car-b-Que

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