Magner Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 As someone who will most likely be shagging cones near your car at WOT, I think the muffler is a wonder addition, can't wait to hear it go by! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRDTurko Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 must be nice to have such a simple exhaust to fab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conebasher Posted April 12, 2016 Author Share Posted April 12, 2016 4 hours ago, TRDTurko said: must be nice to have such a simple exhaust to fab Yeh, when I designed the car in CAD, I focused on simplicity of exhaust fabrication Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conebasher Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share Posted April 15, 2016 Bad News Racing sent me a tune to try so I loaded it into the ECM and fired it up. I got it up to temperature and put it in 2nd gear then mashed the brake and gas at the same time. It quickly became clear that something was very different, the boost hit 20 psi and the brake discs started to glow red from me trying to hold the engine back. I waited until customers left the kart track then I took the car for a little drive. I have done many laps with the V12 and the V8 and the track never felt really small, until now. The boost comes up and suddenly I'm going way too fast inside a building. It's not enough time to see if the engine was going to go into some kind of limp mode or reduce power so I did donuts with the loud pedal to the floor. It bounced against the rev limiter but didn't seem to fall off. I need to study the data logs and put it on a dyno but it definitely took a step in e right direction today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfhLey5Nw4U Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Awesome! We're all eager to see this thing at St. Andrews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRDTurko Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 are you trying to make us puke? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Are you going to take your car to the dyno day on May 13 or May 14? Copied info from Scott McDonald: Quote You can register now for a dyno testing slot. It is on Friday, May 13 and Saturday May 14 at Speed Factor's dyno site at 1465 Chevrier (back of the building). Friday runs in half hour slots from 9 to 11:30, and 1 to 5. Saturday runs from 9 to 1. To register and pay ($68) go to dlbracing.com and Calendar View to find our listing on May 13 and 14. Pay either day then email me your first 3 time choices you would like to come. I'll confirm with as close to your 1st choice as I can get. You need to be there and ready to go 15 minutes before you are scheduled. You get 2 pulls. Scott McDonald, Road Race Director Winnipeg Sports Car Club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conebasher Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share Posted April 15, 2016 No, dyno days are for getting a number. I need to check number, make a change, check number, make a change, etc until it's good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nopistons Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 There doesn't seem to be a whole lot of interest in the Friday. Perhaps talk to Scott. Maybe he will let you book a couple slots. Others have inquired about this as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Need my Focusin Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Great work Mark! Another milestone completed. What do you have left to do to her? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conebasher Posted April 19, 2016 Author Share Posted April 19, 2016 On 4/18/2016 at 8:04 AM, Need my Focusin said: Great work Mark! Another milestone completed. What do you have left to do to her? Paint the body panels and test, test, test Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conebasher Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 I was measuring motion ratio of the different rocker holes and noticed that I may have a conflict between the lower bar mounts and the floor. I used my suspension program to check anti-squat at the various holes and realized that I didn't need that bottom hole anyways, so it had to go.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kiu_T4BFjc&feature=youtu.be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 In the video it looked like you have a partial cut that gets pretty close to the new bottom hole. Any concern that it might be a weak point? Are you going to be bringing the car out to the test and tune on Saturday April 30? I know we are all eager to see you doing some running. I envy your workshop and plethora of tools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conebasher Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 14 hours ago, codewhore said: In the video it looked like you have a partial cut that gets pretty close to the new bottom hole. Any concern that it might be a weak point? Are you going to be bringing the car out to the test and tune on Saturday April 30? I know we are all eager to see you doing some running. I envy your workshop and plethora of tools. I welded that up before paint. I need to test but I don't know really want to run at St.Andrews but we'll see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conebasher Posted April 24, 2016 Author Share Posted April 24, 2016 I need the car painted soon and Briget has been doing the filling and sanding of the panels so I grabbed a few of them and painted them Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMzdZfoBvS8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conebasher Posted April 26, 2016 Author Share Posted April 26, 2016 I installed the painted panels on the car. There is dust in the paint but I'm afraid I don't have the money to get a professional to paint them in a booth so I'll just have to put up with it. I really dig how the pink and grey go together. Photobucket is having problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Eh. Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Just like welding ... you don't have to be a good painter, just a good sander. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhyno Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Mark the work you have done is incredible. It should be a rocket!!!! Royce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conebasher Posted April 28, 2016 Author Share Posted April 28, 2016 2 hours ago, Rhyno said: Mark the work you have done is incredible. It should be a rocket!!!! Royce Thanks, it's been quite a journey. Front clip and boot lid are painted so I took car into sunshine to look at it. I had to remove front clip to get off of tiltdeck truck. https://youtu.be/hwg_cI2lckY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conebasher Posted April 28, 2016 Author Share Posted April 28, 2016 I put the car on the dyno today and everything went as smooth as glass. It made 282 HP before even touching the tune. Jerry from Bad News Racing used TeamViewer program to make the changes remotely on my laptop and I just loaded the tune and made another run. After a few runs it was making really good power and I didn't have to stress the engine at all. We didn't run it to risky RPM or even close to lean. We didn't run the big cooling fans on the car and it's temp stayed at a steady 185. I also took it for a drive and it really goes and feels amazing. My rear brakes are bigger than the fronts and even with full front bias, it tended to lock up rears. I have already solved this but milling away 1/3 of the rear brake pads. It's crude but it works. I'm going to source some higher octane fuel and will try again another time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbB3n2pGGFc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRDTurko Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 Well the v8 may have sounded better but this configuration beats it in every other way. those are some great numbers already for such a light car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conebasher Posted April 30, 2016 Author Share Posted April 30, 2016 I think I will make some appearances at St.Andrews but I need to raise my ride height and get a trailer because I sold mine to get a bigger one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conebasher Posted May 3, 2016 Author Share Posted May 3, 2016 I have been tinkering with little things here and there, just tying up loose ends. There was a small coolant leak and there was a gap on the drivers side between fender and frame that I had to block to keep debris from getting kicked up on me. Both of those things are solved and the drivers side door is on. I need to come up with a plan for graphics but the car looks pretty good as is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beau Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Cool! Looks great! Are you leaving the rear section behind the driver open like that? Curious if it matters that the suspension is exposed. Obviously it's handy for making adjustments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conebasher Posted May 3, 2016 Author Share Posted May 3, 2016 6 hours ago, Beau said: Cool! Looks great! Are you leaving the rear section behind the driver open like that? Curious if it matters that the suspension is exposed. Obviously it's handy for making adjustments. Yes, I'm leaving it open. I got some of the stickers from the printer and put them on, can you guess what the symbols stand for? I also put the passenger side door on but it was difficult, I hope I don't have to put that on again anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magner Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Grassroots Motorsports Magazine sends out a monthly newsletter with extra content. Looks like the Pink Pather caught their attention and was a feature build thread for May, congrats! Looking forward to seeing the update for Spring Nationals! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conebasher Posted May 4, 2016 Author Share Posted May 4, 2016 1 hour ago, Magner said: Grassroots Motorsports Magazine sends out a monthly newsletter with extra content. Looks like the Pink Pather caught their attention and was a feature build thread for May, congrats! Looking forward to seeing the update for Spring Nationals! Cool, hope I get more YouTube subscribers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRDTurko Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Big one would be Master Battery Switch then from left to right: Ignition/Start : Fuel Pump: Water Pump? : Electric Power Steering? : Rad Fans the car looks awesome. I love the "windshield" lol Look out bug eyed sprite! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conebasher Posted May 6, 2016 Author Share Posted May 6, 2016 The switches are: Ignition-Fuel-Water Radiator fans-power steering-Intercooler Fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRDTurko Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 damn so close lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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