track car resurrection...

ba#97 · Dec 13, 2013

The new project well on its way to being ready for 2014 open track and red line time attack. All the suspension is on, brakes are on and ready to go, have the steering wheel ready to go on with nrg quick release hub, gutted the car and am now I'm the process of cleaning out the inside....(scraping away slowly at all the gunk is a pain in the ass) so I can paint the inside, and have the new cooling goodies in my living room ready to go in too! (Xmas gifts to myself...haha. Those and a brand new carbon fiber helmet....woo) so...here she is!

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Got the chance to autocross it once last month and I will say, it obviously handles as good as the cobra did, but it has a bit more power honestly so...damn this thing is fun. And come rthe new year...it is getting a full cage with drivers side NASCAR bars. Keep you guys updated as it comes along!

chris91 · Dec 13, 2013

An easy way to get rid of the tar on the floor is dry ice. Let it freeze it and then take a putty knife and go to town.

MadStang · Dec 13, 2013

chris91 said:
An easy way to get rid of the tar on the floor is dry ice. Let it freeze it and then take a putty knife and go to town.

putty knife takes too long. I used a hammer after i completely froze the floor with about 5 blocks of dry ice and it came off in huge pieces.

ba#97 · Dec 13, 2013

MadStang said:
putty knife takes too long. I used a hammer after i completely froze the floor with about 5 blocks of dry ice and it came off in huge pieces.

Nice! Did you guys have you scrape away the rest of the adhesive it left behind though? Thats what ive been dealing with right now. I was gonna use a heat gun to get it off but I have heard of the dry ice method and I guess I should give it a shot.

MadStang · Dec 13, 2013

ba#97 said:
Nice! Did you guys have you scrape away the rest of the adhesive it left behind though? Thats what ive been dealing with right now. I was gonna use a heat gun to get it off but I have heard of the dry ice method and I guess I should give it a shot.

Not adhesive... tar. yes I got rid of it, took a combination of dry ice, scraping and whatever I couldn't scrape off I used mineral spirits and a scotchbrite pad.

Ferocious · Dec 13, 2013

Damn you don't mess around. Looks like you already got the new car buttoned up for the most part.

Can't wait to see the new and improved track monster.

ba#97 · Dec 13, 2013

Ferocious said:
Damn you don't mess around. Looks like you already got the new car buttoned up for the most part.

Can't wait to see the new and improved track monster.

Haha...the bug is still there...it won't let me waste time....I just have to have it ready to take out to the track again as soon as I can! I'll keep everyone up to date as the car comes along and keep pics posted when I do make it to the track.

Madatang, gotcha...yeah I am gonna try the dry ice idea and then get back to scraping away at the rest of it as needed. Razor blades and goof off is working well for me. then paint!

But yep, once the cage is in I will most likely be calling it a day for a bit and just driving the hell out of, maybe with some mods here and there. Small plans I have.

MustangChris · Dec 14, 2013

wow. that was fast! :-D

white95 · Dec 14, 2013

It's faster because it's white!!

welcome back

aces ST · Dec 16, 2013

So nice. One day I will have the money to do stuff like that.

CC'S95GT · Dec 16, 2013

white95 said:
It's faster because it's white!!

welcome back

yes, cuz color weighs sooo much more than plain white. :tongue3:

Ferocious · Dec 16, 2013

White paint is so lightweight it begins flaking off after several years.

White knows all about that

:signs8:

CC'S95GT · Dec 16, 2013

true that.
My blue is like that too.

white95 · Dec 16, 2013

Ferocious said:
White paint is so lightweight it begins flaking off after several years.

White knows all about that

:signs8:

Burn!! LOL

ba#97 · Dec 18, 2013

Ferocious said:
White paint is so lightweight it begins flaking off after several years.

White knows all about that

:signs8:

the worst part of this comment is that on the passenger side of this car....there are a few spots where it's flaking off. lmao. damn it! it's ok...I think a nice flat black paint job is in the future!

ba#97 · Dec 18, 2013

aces ST said:
So nice. One day I will have the money to do stuff like that.

this hobby drains your pockets so damn fast that even when you think you have the money for it....it's gone. haha. roll cage coming up....+$2k.....the feeling of getting it on track and whooping up on some old farts with there vettes and gt3's...priceless!