hustler's "driver shame" thread
#804
1'31.8 ccw
1'31.6 cw
CRX is getting a cage this winter, then I'll be giving some Hoosier slicks a shot out there. A friend of mine put down some 28's out there in a relatively stock FC non-turbo, so I've got that to shoot for. Especially since I'm lighter and have about 30hp on him.
5 is pretty narrow, but if you're not touching grass with the inside tire, you're leaving a few inches out there. Though, I did find a rough spot between the curbing and the track last time I was out. Only happened once, so I don't know exactly where it is.
I haven't had any issues with 7, and the CRX is sprung pretty tight. Though 8 has caught me off guard a couple times when I'm closing in on slower traffic. lol
1'31.6 cw
CRX is getting a cage this winter, then I'll be giving some Hoosier slicks a shot out there. A friend of mine put down some 28's out there in a relatively stock FC non-turbo, so I've got that to shoot for. Especially since I'm lighter and have about 30hp on him.
5 is pretty narrow, but if you're not touching grass with the inside tire, you're leaving a few inches out there. Though, I did find a rough spot between the curbing and the track last time I was out. Only happened once, so I don't know exactly where it is.
I haven't had any issues with 7, and the CRX is sprung pretty tight. Though 8 has caught me off guard a couple times when I'm closing in on slower traffic. lol
#809
My real issue at the moment is figuring out how to tighten the frankenstein bolt since it's decided break the tack welded nut on the back side of the body.
What brackets did you end up using? I'm looking to ditch the factory latches for a lighter and more secure method.
-zach
#810
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I bought the Advanced Autosport stuff but they have a different picture than what they sent. I wanted the lightest possible brackets.
I managed to break the heads off 2-bolts and even with heat I can't get them off and I'm worried about damaging the fiberglass bonded thread bungs. I may have to leave all that nasty 8lbs of latch up on the HT.
I managed to break the heads off 2-bolts and even with heat I can't get them off and I'm worried about damaging the fiberglass bonded thread bungs. I may have to leave all that nasty 8lbs of latch up on the HT.
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2335lb back then...I'd love to get 100lb out of the car and keep it streetable. Last night I was toying with the idea of pulling all carpet and gutting the dash, then painting the interior metal light gray. I need an NC or 330ci vert and I can go further with the gutting but I'll probably always drive this car to and from the track.
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You're getting ride of the latches, yes? Grind off the heads and slip the latch off. Then use good vice grips to twist the rest of the bolt out. It's the combination of tension on the bolt along with the lock-tite that makes it impossible to remove.
The Mazda bolts aren't the cheapest hardware around, their lock-tite is the most expensive around. It's called "gorilla glue" these days.
The Mazda bolts aren't the cheapest hardware around, their lock-tite is the most expensive around. It's called "gorilla glue" these days.
#819
I know it's a different spot, but yesterday I was driving around testing out the new suspension (whoops, time for a sigline update), and had this terrible rattle coming from the top of the windshield. I was convinced it was the sunvisor...I was all ready to pull in the carport and remove them. Then I noticed that one of the striker plate screws was about to fall out. And I'm missing one on the passenger side. Guess they forgot the threadlock that day.
#820
2335lb back then...I'd love to get 100lb out of the car and keep it streetable. Last night I was toying with the idea of pulling all carpet and gutting the dash, then painting the interior metal light gray. I need an NC or 330ci vert and I can go further with the gutting but I'll probably always drive this car to and from the track.