i still have a ton to do, but this was a start. i had to remove the seats to test fit the roll bar. hopefully ill geta little more done tomorrow and by the end of the weekened ill have some more pics :thumbup:
Haha, I thought you were too, should have paid more attention. And when you wrote that you found a pair of sunglasses, I was thinking maybe someone dropped them when they were building your car. :rofl:
Anyways, should be a really fun track car, hopefully you won't experience any subframe damage.
Haha, I thought you were too, should have paid more attention. And when you wrote that you found a pair of sunglasses, I was thinking maybe someone dropped them when they were building your car. :rofl:
the wierd thing about the sunglasses is i know i remember someone wearing them, but i dont know who. i aldo dont know how long they were under my seat for. who knows they could have been the original owners haha
oh also does anyone have any idea how to get stripped screws out. i was trying to take out the passenger side rear trim panel, but the star shaped screw thingys were completely stripped. i got the opther side out fine, but these were like they came stripped. i was thinking of just drilling them out maybe i dunno :dunno:
That would be a Torx head. I am guessing someone used a T-27 for a T-30 head.
You need a tool called a retractor. Do a search on google on stripped screw head.
Will ZCPM3 said:
oh also does anyone have any idea how to get stripped screws out. i was trying to take out the passenger side rear trim panel, but the star shaped screw thingys were completely stripped. i got the opther side out fine, but these were like they came stripped. i was thinking of just drilling them out maybe i dunno :dunno:
getting the tar lookin material off was a pain, untill i got a heat gun that it is. you can basically just heat it up and peel it off, otherwise it is really brittle.
heres the main hoop back braces. i used silicon glue stuff on them to protect from water and rust corrosion
Can the middle section of the rollcage be removed for rear seat sitting? I know the ACS rollcage lets you. Just wondering, because I want to put in a rollcage and some recaro too.
im not shure what i want to do yet about this. i could take the sensors out of the seats and retrofit them into the new ones. but i might just leave it be. to be honest i have a full face felmet, im not shure i want that airbag going off if i have it on. so i leave the sensors out i dont thinkl they'll work. not to safe if im driving it to the track though
Monkeyjuice5051 said:
Can the middle section of the rollcage be removed for rear seat sitting? I know the ACS rollcage lets you. Just wondering, because I want to put in a rollcage and some recaro too.
if you put in a rollbar the back seats are useless. no one can sit back there. if you got in an accident your rear seat passengers would get seriousley hurt if they hit their head on that bar. i think even if you removed the middlle section it wouldnt work and wouldnt be to safe
i was actually just talking to someone about that tonight. the only thing is i think if i take it out it leaves a pretty deep hole where your feet it, so id have to hold them up, which is fine while at the track, but i dunno if i had to drive somewhere if my legs would get tired.
i was actually just talking to someone about that tonight. the only thing is i think if i take it out it leaves a pretty deep hole where your feet it, so id have to hold them up, which is fine while at the track, but i dunno if i had to drive somewhere if my legs would get tired.
Not sure about exact figures, but they are heavier than they look. I pulled out my rears and they are quite heavy. Pulling them out would be some pretty substantial weight savings. I mean even stock power seats weigh about 100 lbs a piece!
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