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May 2014 ECTA Ohio Mile
Results from the May 2014 ECTA Ohio Mile – 4 runs total. Our fastest run of the weekend rewarded Jerry and team with their first record pushing the Ohio Mile F/BGC record from 165mph up to 177.0956mph. Car was fairly scary to drive above about 150mph for most of the meet as traction was a…
Read MoreOctober 2013 ECTA Ohio Mile
Results from the October 2013 ECTA Ohio Mile – 3 runs. As this was my first time driving at an ECTA event I had to earn my licenses at controlled speeds and show adequate car control, particularly when time to decel. It was a busy event, only allowing time for 3 passes. I licensed up…
Read MoreBaby’s got shoes! And suspension! And even a window or three!
Still moving the build forward– Here’s a number of newer pics showing the front and rear suspension, side windows and ‘sunroof’ Lexan installed, and finally the car as it sits on the ground with full suspension, wheels, tires. (No brakes yet, but that’s a bolt on deal). 4 link rear suspension is going in here…
Read MoreUltra Sexy Suspension, and scheduling update
A big thank you to our newest sponsor Stance USA! Stance makes some killer suspension systems and coilovers for many vehicles, including our S13 240sx. They’ve stepped up to the plate and offered us a sweet deal on one of their Pro Comp 3 setups for our S13 Land Speed car. Thanks guys! These are…
Read MoreGetting Started — Finding a tub
We found this S13 for cheap on Craigslist with a rust free and relatively undamaged body, which was the most important thing when planning to build a race car like this. Not only was it cheap, the original single cam KA24E motor fires right up and runs better than it looks. The clutch was weak…
Read MoreStripping it down – more coming soon!
We should get pretty regular updates on this car over the next several weeks. It’s at the fab shop and when I visited it this past Thursday was in the process of being further stripped down. Most of the windows were removed in order to send them to the lexan window manufacturer so they could match…
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