KaiserRolls Posted July 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 New boot goofin’ RT660s are backordered Into oblivion so I’m going to try out the Nankang CR1. Have heard great things and should be a happy medium between the RT660 and the yoko AO52s cleaned up and painted the S52, better insulated the coolshirt lines. other than that not much progress. The parts stash grows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelBlue Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 Tire availability will be an issue well through next year. Toyo and Nitto are absolute dog shit for domestic brands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted July 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 27 minutes ago, SteelBlue said: Toyo and Nitto are absolute dog shit. Agreed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelBlue Posted August 1, 2021 Report Share Posted August 1, 2021 On 7/30/2021 at 6:16 PM, KaiserRolls said: Agreed I should mention, I meant that in regards to their current availability right now lol They make good tires, just not the absolute top of the line. We sell more Nitto than any other brand. KaiserRolls 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted August 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 On 8/1/2021 at 5:41 PM, SteelBlue said: I should mention, I meant that in regards to their current availability right now lol They make good tires, just not the absolute top of the line. We sell more Nitto than any other brand. I needed to follow up on this lol. just got back from the tail of the dragon, I was driving the evo on NT555G2s. Was honestly surprised with that tire. Have been on that road many times in the evo on firehawks/conti ECS and honestly the nitto was pretty good. brooke was on neogens (Came on the car) and I still hate that tire. Absolute crap on damp asphalt. another miatas at the gap trip in the books and I think there were like 5-6 cars that got totaled this year lol YoungCR, HipMF, Rekpoint and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunMetalGrey Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 4 hours ago, KaiserRolls said: brooke was on neogens (Came on the car) and I still hate that tire. Absolute crap on damp asphalt. I too echo this statement, made for a very spicy E30 in winter (rain) here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pynacl Posted August 12, 2021 Report Share Posted August 12, 2021 On 8/11/2021 at 10:25 AM, KaiserRolls said: I needed to follow up on this lol. just got back from the tail of the dragon, I was driving the evo on NT555G2s. Was honestly surprised with that tire. Have been on that road many times in the evo on firehawks/conti ECS and honestly the nitto was pretty good. brooke was on neogens (Came on the car) and I still hate that tire. Absolute crap on damp asphalt. another miatas at the gap trip in the books and I think there were like 5-6 cars that got totaled this year lol One thing I realized from my drive on this road is the turns are pretty aggressively banked. For some reason I always had the misconception it was pretty flat. Properly dialed suspension and great tires definitely matter. My car came with achilles atr sport 2, so that's what I rocked on TOTD. Definitely wouldn't pick up another set lol. On a side note, what a beautiful shot! Is that a long exposure or fog?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted August 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2021 24 minutes ago, pynacl said: One thing I realized from my drive on this road is the turns are pretty aggressively banked. For some reason I always had the misconception it was pretty flat. Properly dialed suspension and great tires definitely matter. My car came with achilles atr sport 2, so that's what I rocked on TOTD. Definitely wouldn't pick up another set lol. On a side note, what a beautiful shot! Is that a long exposure or fog?? The banking by the “dip” (gravity cavity) is pretty wild. If you sit in a lawn chair on the high side of the corner in the pull off, you can’t see the road surface. took that with my phone lol, just pointed at it and clicked the button. The fog rolls in heavy there. That river pulls water off the bottom of Fontana dam (like 500’ deep) so it’s like 40-50° . Fogs up all the dang time pynacl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted September 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2021 2 day event in the dells. Excited to see how the CR1s do Rekpoint 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted September 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2021 Took first in XSB on my final run and 14/90 on raw time. Having good suspension is night and day. The CR1s were awesome once they had some temp. its a 2 day event so we will see how it goes tomorrow. New course layout to keep things exciting. http://fvscc.com/results/2021_Summer/event8_raw.htm Rekpoint, m42b32 and pynacl 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted September 26, 2021 Report Share Posted September 26, 2021 Nice work! KaiserRolls 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted September 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2021 Day 2. Took 3rd in XSB behind a codriven 2.5 swapped NC. Couldn’t catch them lol 13/93 in raw time http://fvscc.com/results/2021_Summer/event9_raw.htm Boris3, pynacl and patsbimmer1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted October 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2021 Found some more pics from the event pynacl and m42b32 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted October 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2021 USAIR event was today. took 8th/120 in raw time and 2nd in class course was identical to the one in the spring - the start and finish were in the same spots lol. In the spring I drove the evo and went 61.2, this event I went 62.0 - super happy with how this car is setup now wasnt m3, pynacl, m42b32 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 Cool that you got lucky with the same track setup for comparison. KaiserRolls 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted October 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2021 More pics from USAIR. dyno day this Saturday, interested to see what this car makes before plopping the s52 in it pynacl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted October 14, 2021 Report Share Posted October 14, 2021 1 hour ago, KaiserRolls said: plopping the s52 in it KaiserRolls 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted October 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 Dyno day got cancelled lol Rekpoint 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted February 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2022 Almost ready to drop the m52. Need to remove: Fuel lines, heater core hoses & front suspension (to make it easier to manage on a jack) Rekpoint, YoungCR, Jdesign and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted March 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2022 Dropping it out of the bottom Is the way to go ABS pump is already gone, as well as all the front brake lines. Working on getting the bias adjuster mounted and remote cable ran. quick bend of the rear line gets the angle right for the cable to run to an already existing grommet in the firewall next to the main fuse box harness Rekpoint, YoungCR, pynacl and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted March 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2022 Interior stuff is all done, remote Knob used the area for the fog lights (which Are being removed for the OEM “delete” panels) hoping I won’t have to touch interior stuff anymore for this chapter (wideband is already routed, just not connected to anything) made a quick “bracket” for the bias adjuster out of some scrap 3/4” alum square tubing. removed the factory heat shield for the exhaust (firewall area, still running the one in the tunnel) as it was pretty disgusting and had seen better days. Eventually I’ll add some DEI stuff if needed. Also removed the factory sound deadening thing from the firewall/tunnel. After removing the flanged plastic nuts the stuff basically fell apart as I removed it. It was also gross. Have seen rot behind these before on other cars, but luckily this car has never seen winter. Removed all the studs with an angle grinder as well. should have a lot more room to access trans stuff now if I need to. next up is to finish making hardlines to go from master to bias valve and master to front brakes. Once that’s done I can start on the engine stuff Rekpoint and patsbimmer1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted March 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2022 Master to bias line done for rear brakes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted March 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2022 Drivers side front brake line good to go, passenger line will be the longest run from the T might even be able to use the stock brake line metal clip things with a little finesse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted March 24, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2022 Hardlines are finished Next up is s52 stuff I think Rekpoint 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rekpoint Posted February 19, 2023 Report Share Posted February 19, 2023 On 3/23/2022 at 11:45 PM, KaiserRolls said: Hardlines are finished Next up is s52 stuff I think This done yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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