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travisjb · 10-04-2009, 11:44 PM

read this Installing 5point harness without roll bars or cage... - SRT Forums - SRT4, SRT6, SRT8, SRT10 & Dodge Forum you can find plenty others just like it

... please do yourself a favor and ditch the harness until you get at least a roll bar properly installed

fuct · 10-06-2009, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by travisjb

read this Installing 5point harness without roll bars or cage... - SRT Forums - SRT4, SRT6, SRT8, SRT10 & Dodge Forum you can find plenty others just like it

... please do yourself a favor and ditch the harness until you get at least a roll bar properly installed

man, did any of those guys make a complete sentence?

Luv'n my Z · 10-05-2009, 12:01 AM

Wow I didn't know that thanks

you might of saved my life

going to put stock belts back on until I go to the shop and get rollbars installed

thanks again "the red phrase below does not apply to you

travisjb · 10-05-2009, 12:07 AM

a lot of people make this mistake... i considered doing it once... if you do enough google searches you will find pictures of accidents and mangled bodies of people that didn't figure it out... definitely put the stock belts back on... the stock safety systems work really well and are designed to work together.... don't change a thing until you're ready to go all the way

Luv'n my Z · 10-05-2009, 08:46 AM

Thanks again

nogoodname · 10-05-2009, 10:27 AM

get the Amuse Ti Bar where the harness can hook up to it........

Luv'n my Z · 10-05-2009, 04:50 PM

Okay

js112 · 10-06-2009, 02:30 AM

your car is so clean, and silver color is my taste, i like silver color

hmmmmmm, nice pics, i think it must very cool when you drive this car

!!!

imag · 10-06-2009, 05:53 PM

Travis,

It sounds like Caymans are having problems with oil starvation with R Comps on, to the point where Porsche is saying they won't warranty the motor if you mount R Comps.

Are you worried about oil starvation with the Z? Any plans to go dry sump? I'm actually wondering if someone will come out with a baffled pan to help prevent starvation. I have a friend who burned up his 944 motor, likely because the suspension and tires were so serious.

I have to say, I'm impressed with the Corvette Grand Sport for just that reason. Dry sumps rock at the track.

travisjb · 10-06-2009, 09:47 PM

hey imag... interesting news on the caymans... hadn't heard that... sad that porsche would declare the car not track worthy ! very un-porsche like... but I guess I should stop holding onto the notion that somehow VW/Porsche is anything more than a corporation out to make a buck

agree, corvette gs was done right...

for our car, you may be right... I'm going to be watching my new spa oil pressure gauge very closely... not sure if WSTAR is stopping by here, but I remember that he ran an upgraded oil pan and I think it had baffling - but not certain... maybe in his journal somewhere

Fathead · 10-06-2009, 10:30 PM

I think that pan would be super easy to make its tiny and square.

travisjb · 10-06-2009, 10:35 PM

just found wstar's post DIY: Oil Pan Spacer a spacer, not a new pan

imag · 10-06-2009, 11:35 PM

Yeah - it's going to be awhile before I'm good enough to need R comps, and I'm actually enjoying these tires - but I figure you're there, or getting there. That car is going to pull some Gs when you're done with it.

I'll give the Caymans credit - you can take them right on the track off the showroom floor and not have the issues we've had. And really, if car companies engineer cars for the forces associated with track tires, they will cost more. That's why I want a Caterham CSR someday - streetable, trackable, low pad and tire wear, total hoot to drive... you can beat the living crap out of it on the track and it will just want more.

travisjb · 10-06-2009, 11:44 PM

caterham and others like it were on my list initially, but at end of day i decided it would be more fun to build out a mainstream car... i do love open wheel cars though ! was fortunate to spend a little time in a formula ford - was a total blast

travisjb · 10-07-2009, 09:57 AM

NASA Time Trial

... what I'll be up against in the local racing scene here in phoenix... for TTS = corvette, corvette z06, corvette, porsche gt3... and there are a few others in this group that didn't attend the last event

10-04-2009, 11:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
travisjb A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: GSO Posts: 2,803 Drives: VIR Rep Power: 190	read this Installing 5point harness without roll bars or cage... - SRT Forums - SRT4, SRT6, SRT8, SRT10 & Dodge Forum you can find plenty others just like it ... please do yourself a favor and ditch the harness until you get at least a roll bar properly installed __________________ 2009 370Z #104 For Sale

10-05-2009, 12:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
Luv'n my Z Base Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Rancho Santa fe Posts: 190 Drives: Your mom Rep Power: 17	Wow I didn't know that thanks you might of saved my life going to put stock belts back on until I go to the shop and get rollbars installed thanks again "the red phrase below does not apply to you ValidusVentus likes this. __________________ ~Luv'n my Z_________________________________________ 75 degrees farenhieght new years day not a cloud in the sky only in southern Cali

10-05-2009, 12:07 AM	#4 (permalink)
travisjb A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: GSO Posts: 2,803 Drives: VIR Rep Power: 190	a lot of people make this mistake... i considered doing it once... if you do enough google searches you will find pictures of accidents and mangled bodies of people that didn't figure it out... definitely put the stock belts back on... the stock safety systems work really well and are designed to work together.... don't change a thing until you're ready to go all the way ValidusVentus likes this. __________________ 2009 370Z #104 For Sale

10-05-2009, 08:46 AM	#5 (permalink)
Luv'n my Z Base Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Rancho Santa fe Posts: 190 Drives: Your mom Rep Power: 17	Thanks again __________________ ~Luv'n my Z_________________________________________ 75 degrees farenhieght new years day not a cloud in the sky only in southern Cali

10-05-2009, 04:50 PM	#7 (permalink)
Luv'n my Z Base Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Rancho Santa fe Posts: 190 Drives: Your mom Rep Power: 17	Okay __________________ ~Luv'n my Z_________________________________________ 75 degrees farenhieght new years day not a cloud in the sky only in southern Cali

10-05-2009, 10:27 AM	#6 (permalink)
nogoodname Lifetime Premium Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Montreal Posts: 22,357 Drives: E46 M3 Rep Power: 1766	get the Amuse Ti Bar where the harness can hook up to it........

10-06-2009, 02:30 AM	#8 (permalink)
js112 Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: CA Posts: 24 Drives: Nissan 350Z Rep Power: 17	your car is so clean, and silver color is my taste, i like silver color hmmmmmm, nice pics, i think it must very cool when you drive this car!!!

10-06-2009, 05:53 PM	#9 (permalink)
imag Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 446 Drives: up the wall Rep Power: 18	Travis, It sounds like Caymans are having problems with oil starvation with R Comps on, to the point where Porsche is saying they won't warranty the motor if you mount R Comps. Are you worried about oil starvation with the Z? Any plans to go dry sump? I'm actually wondering if someone will come out with a baffled pan to help prevent starvation. I have a friend who burned up his 944 motor, likely because the suspension and tires were so serious. I have to say, I'm impressed with the Corvette Grand Sport for just that reason. Dry sumps rock at the track.

10-06-2009, 09:47 PM	#10 (permalink)
travisjb A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: GSO Posts: 2,803 Drives: VIR Rep Power: 190	hey imag... interesting news on the caymans... hadn't heard that... sad that porsche would declare the car not track worthy ! very un-porsche like... but I guess I should stop holding onto the notion that somehow VW/Porsche is anything more than a corporation out to make a buck agree, corvette gs was done right... for our car, you may be right... I'm going to be watching my new spa oil pressure gauge very closely... not sure if WSTAR is stopping by here, but I remember that he ran an upgraded oil pan and I think it had baffling - but not certain... maybe in his journal somewhere __________________ 2009 370Z #104 For Sale

10-06-2009, 10:30 PM	#11 (permalink)
Fathead Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Arizona Posts: 62 Drives: Chevy Trucks Rep Power: 17	I think that pan would be super easy to make its tiny and square.

10-06-2009, 10:35 PM	#12 (permalink)
travisjb A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: GSO Posts: 2,803 Drives: VIR Rep Power: 190	just found wstar's post DIY: Oil Pan Spacer a spacer, not a new pan __________________ 2009 370Z #104 For Sale

10-06-2009, 11:35 PM	#13 (permalink)
imag Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 446 Drives: up the wall Rep Power: 18	Yeah - it's going to be awhile before I'm good enough to need R comps, and I'm actually enjoying these tires - but I figure you're there, or getting there. That car is going to pull some Gs when you're done with it. I'll give the Caymans credit - you can take them right on the track off the showroom floor and not have the issues we've had. And really, if car companies engineer cars for the forces associated with track tires, they will cost more. That's why I want a Caterham CSR someday - streetable, trackable, low pad and tire wear, total hoot to drive... you can beat the living crap out of it on the track and it will just want more.

10-06-2009, 11:44 PM	#14 (permalink)
travisjb A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: GSO Posts: 2,803 Drives: VIR Rep Power: 190	caterham and others like it were on my list initially, but at end of day i decided it would be more fun to build out a mainstream car... i do love open wheel cars though ! was fortunate to spend a little time in a formula ford - was a total blast __________________ 2009 370Z #104 For Sale

10-07-2009, 09:57 AM	#15 (permalink)
travisjb A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: GSO Posts: 2,803 Drives: VIR Rep Power: 190	NASA Time Trial ... what I'll be up against in the local racing scene here in phoenix... for TTS = corvette, corvette z06, corvette, porsche gt3... and there are a few others in this group that didn't attend the last event __________________ 2009 370Z #104 For Sale

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