BLKOUT2: Rebirth. PRT 2011 track car build thread.

[Beans]

Wow those look super heavy duty

 

[CRG Racer24]

I love how low the seat is to the floor. Ever since I got rid of my Sparco's, which didn't actually lower you that much, and put back in my stockers, wow.. I feel like im driving a school bus now. Oh, and if you want that shifter to be even closer to the steering wheel, check this out: http://circuithero.com/products.php and scroll to whenever you see the shifter extender. I wanted to get that for my car once I get a true short shifter. Just something I'd like to see on your car lol.

 

[Pole120]

I wouldn't want it any taller than it is for the sake of throw length.

 

[gmorrell]

Nice build, I'm liking it.

Are you going to seam weld the unit body while everything is stripped out?

Just an observation, but your garage is entirely too picked up for someone who's building a track car, you need more crap lying about.

 

[Pole120]

I will not be seam welding the body, simply because of time. As for the clean garage.....I clean up everything every night unless I leave in the middle of a project. I hate having to search for tools for anything else when I'm trying to get things done. Added bonus, with it not being my personal garage, it shows a little respect that it's cleaned up every night, so should i ever need it again, they won't turn me down.

 

[Thinkmoto]

As for the clean garage.....I clean up everything every night unless I leave in the middle of a project. I hate having to search for tools for anything else when I'm trying to get things done. Added bonus, with it not being my personal garage, it shows a little respect that it's cleaned up every night, so should i ever need it again, they won't turn me down.

QFT

Josh it shows a LOT of respect.

 

[Newsvt]

Build is coming alone nicely! I need to make it out there again soon, but my work sucks!!!

 

[Pole120]

Build is coming alone nicely! I need to make it out there again soon, but my work sucks!!!

There's always more sound deadoning to scrape....

Got a lot of machining done tonight among a few other things. Pictoral update to come tomorrow night.

 

[gameOVER]

Moar pictourzz!

hell of thread so far keep it going!

This is going to be CEGs poster boy!

 

[Pole120]

I started off the weekend filling the holes in the carbon hood. I originally had this hood on another car and i decided to switch the location of the pins and delete the washer system. Fiberglass was laid from behind for support, then fiberglass reinforced filler was used. Everything is sanded and smooth, just need to finish sand the spot putty. Fun side note. This was originally an OEM style carbon hood, whick i have cut all of the fiberglass support structure, and latch out of. It now weighs in at 8 lbs. :drool:

 

[Pole120]

Between sanding and filling the hood, I machined the AL spacers for the rear suspension and started on mounting the Odyssey 680 battery. I had originally intended to mount the battery beneath the passenger seat, but because they seats are now mounted so low, this was no longer an option. I chose to place it below where the original battery was mounted, clean and tucked out of the way as well as below where the intake inlet tubing will run. An added benefit to this location will be short power and ground runs when it comes time for wiring.

Cut and faced to length:

Chamfer added:

Installed:

 

[Pole120]

Last but not least I got more work done on the stage 1 and 2 fore rear lower control arms, stock endlink stage 1 design will likely be the only design to go into production, but the stage two's will be rather nice on the track car.

Stage 2's test fitting:

 

[bensenvill]

so is the hood being painted? I've always wanted to do my own CF hood because I know if done properly it shouldn't top 3 pounds but I've never had space or justification to do a full mold... but your dead on that the internal support limbs can be cut out.

••••, I wish you told me before you bought the odyssey, there are a couple other great options out there that would've saved you a pound or two and definitely some cash, but also given you some more sizing options as where you could have mounted it. Although I absolutely LOVE the mounting location you chose, I think our cars track awesome being pig nose heavy and I've never seen a good justification for pulling out from under the hood, and the low mounting is epic.

 

[Pole120]

I'm not 100% sure how i'm handling the hood right now, my initial plan was to polish the CF back to a nice luster, mask off my logo and shoot it body color, then peel back the masking for a CF logo, but with my paint selection i'm not sure if i'm going that route any longer. as for the weight, you have to remember any CF hood you buy is justa fiberglass hood wtih a CF final layer. Doing the best with what I have.

As for the battery, I had it in this car something like 4 years ago, so no additional cost there(see post 1 pic 2), I was shocked that after a few winters and sitting on a shelf for that long, when i bolted it in, it fired the car right up.

The back half of the car will be loosing a lot more weight soon just gotta order up some tubing to brace things up...

 

[bensenvill]

lol, I've always thought thought that making a proper cf hood would actually be dangerous to the occupant in a collision... that extra 5 pounds is fine with me.

ya, its amazing how little of a battery you can do if your car is not running anything (and that in worst case need to jump if sitting in wisconsin winter if it sits too long).

awesome!

 

[Pole120]

Since I'm currently waiting on parts, I finished up a few odds and ends, as well as put some time into the HL intake. Not pictured is that I did the finish sanding on the spot putty on the hood.

First up, I threw a mill bit in the drill press and counter-bored the shift tower so i can retain the stock hardware.

Before

After

Second up, I got to test fitting the EGR delete plate that will be included in the EGR delete kit soon to be released. Looks great and matches the gasket and UIM quite well.

 

[Pole120]

Lastly came some HL work. I cut the remainder of what was the turn signal out of the intake, this area will serve as a nice pocket to tuck the HL wiring away while on track. I also removed the support from the fiberglass header panel to allow for easier molding. This will come together very quickly in the coming weeks and i really think it's going to not only look, but work great.

 

[Thinkmoto]

Anti-seize the bolts and aluminum spacers if you leave them raw AL.

 

[Pole120]

Anti-seize the bolts and aluminum spacers if you leave them raw AL.

I know, thanks tony.

 

[wantsansvt]

Man that car is looking awesome. love the new rear control arms