Sh0velMan's Track Car Build

kfull · 08-11-2013, 08:04 PM

Love seeing all the update pics. Keep em comin!

Sh0velMan · 08-13-2013, 01:16 PM

Sh0velMan · 08-13-2013, 10:24 PM

Seat + Harness + Bracing back in the car tonight... Should be able to take it for a spin with the new bars tomorrow.

Pics tomorrow, was too dark.

Sh0velMan · 08-14-2013, 07:23 AM

ChrisSlicks · 08-14-2013, 09:12 AM

Nice!

I know your seat is close to the bar but have you considered a seat back brace at all? Those aluminum seats have more flex than you might want without it.

Sh0velMan · 08-14-2013, 09:21 AM

It's actually touching the bar quite firmly...

I actually have a brace, but there's simply not enough room between the seat and the bar to use it.

If, in the future, I move the seat forward an inch or two, I may have room to use it. Until then, I don't see how I can. :-/

I'll continue to investigate it though, since it costs me nothing to use the materials I already have.

ChrisSlicks · 08-14-2013, 09:39 AM

Ah ok. Given that you are touching you should be okay. By the time you get strapped in it will pull you into the bar even more firmly. With straps that short you will have very little stretch under braking.

kfull · 08-14-2013, 09:46 AM

I'd be interested to see what the car weighs when you're all done with it.

Sh0velMan · 08-14-2013, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks

Ah ok. Given that you are touching you should be okay. By the time you get strapped in it will pull you into the bar even more firmly. With straps that short you will have very little stretch under braking.

Yeah, it's really wedged against it pretty firmly. That's why I have the rubber between the bar and the seat (it's black and zip-tied onto the bar in the photo if you look close).

The strap lengths are super short, so stretch should be almost non-existent, hopefully.

Sh0velMan · 08-14-2013, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by kfull

I'd be interested to see what the car weighs when you're all done with it.

Yeah, me too, haha.

wstar · 08-14-2013, 02:02 PM

I see you left in the stock horizontal bar back there. I was planning to pull mine after the rear cage was in, figuring its contribution to stiffness has to be a rounding error with real bars in place. Was there some thinking that maybe it really helps?

Sh0velMan · 08-14-2013, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by wstar

I see you left in the stock horizontal bar back there. I was planning to pull mine after the rear cage was in, figuring its contribution to stiffness has to be a rounding error with real bars in place. Was there some thinking that maybe it really helps?

Just the butt chassis strain gauge.. haha

The cage doesn't actually brace the two sides of the chassis together in that respect. It contributes, for sure, but the stock horizontal weighs next to nothing and seemed to stiffen the chassis noticeably.

I just painted it so it didn't look so blah.

Kingbaby · 08-15-2013, 01:39 AM

link to the interior handle strap!

everything looks great man!

Sh0velMan · 08-15-2013, 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Kingbaby

link to the interior handle strap!

everything looks great man!

I made all of those..

I could make you some, if you wanted.

Kingbaby · 08-15-2013, 08:27 AM

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08-11-2013, 08:04 PM	#406 (permalink)
kfull Track Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 909 Drives: A lot Rep Power: 14	Love seeing all the update pics. Keep em comin! __________________ 2012 GM 6MT sports package \| FI non res cf exhaust \| K&N Drop Ins \| Viper 3303 security system w/ tilt sensor \| GTR start button \| 35% rear 45% side window tint \| Michelin PSS

08-13-2013, 10:24 PM	#408 (permalink)
Sh0velMan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Dallas/Ft.Worth Posts: 3,349 Drives: Noisily. Rep Power: 20	Seat + Harness + Bracing back in the car tonight... Should be able to take it for a spin with the new bars tomorrow. Pics tomorrow, was too dark. __________________ Buy My Car! \| Build Thread

08-14-2013, 09:12 AM	#410 (permalink)
ChrisSlicks A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: North East Posts: 6,203 Drives: 09 370Z Sport M6 Rep Power: 653	Nice! I know your seat is close to the bar but have you considered a seat back brace at all? Those aluminum seats have more flex than you might want without it. __________________ Hotchkis ARB \| Stillen CAI \| Art Pipes \| Berk CBE \| Stillen AP Racing Brakes \| AE Performance Oil Cooler \| BC Racing ER Coilovers \| Doran Control Arms

08-14-2013, 09:21 AM	#411 (permalink)
Sh0velMan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Dallas/Ft.Worth Posts: 3,349 Drives: Noisily. Rep Power: 20	It's actually touching the bar quite firmly... I actually have a brace, but there's simply not enough room between the seat and the bar to use it. If, in the future, I move the seat forward an inch or two, I may have room to use it. Until then, I don't see how I can. :-/ I'll continue to investigate it though, since it costs me nothing to use the materials I already have. __________________ Buy My Car! \| Build Thread

08-14-2013, 09:39 AM	#412 (permalink)
ChrisSlicks A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: North East Posts: 6,203 Drives: 09 370Z Sport M6 Rep Power: 653	Ah ok. Given that you are touching you should be okay. By the time you get strapped in it will pull you into the bar even more firmly. With straps that short you will have very little stretch under braking. __________________ Hotchkis ARB \| Stillen CAI \| Art Pipes \| Berk CBE \| Stillen AP Racing Brakes \| AE Performance Oil Cooler \| BC Racing ER Coilovers \| Doran Control Arms

08-14-2013, 09:46 AM	#413 (permalink)
kfull Track Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 909 Drives: A lot Rep Power: 14	I'd be interested to see what the car weighs when you're all done with it. __________________ 2012 GM 6MT sports package \| FI non res cf exhaust \| K&N Drop Ins \| Viper 3303 security system w/ tilt sensor \| GTR start button \| 35% rear 45% side window tint \| Michelin PSS

08-14-2013, 02:02 PM	#416 (permalink)
wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3594	I see you left in the stock horizontal bar back there. I was planning to pull mine after the rear cage was in, figuring its contribution to stiffness has to be a rounding error with real bars in place. Was there some thinking that maybe it really helps? __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details

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