Operation: Trackday
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hungerbuhler1
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When can you start mine? Looks amazing!!
gnon18s
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Haha. I think I'm going to need a 10yr break after finishing this one. Its been a lot of late nights!
trailinjake
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Do you think after all the cutting out.... then all the beefing up, the car will weigh more or less??
gnon18s
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Good question. I've been wondering the same thing. I think im at a draw as far as weight goes. I have weighed most of my new parts, some are heavier, some are lighter. Even those control arm brackets i just made looked heavy, but i weighed myself holding those brackets vs the stock ones i cut off and it wasnt enough difference to show on a digital bathroom scale.
DJ Red Barron
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Holy Lord, that's a bad asssssssss build! I am in absolute love with your car, gnon18s. You have amazing skills and are building a KILLER car!
gnon18s
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Thanks. Looks like you have some bad a$$ cars yourself!
DJ Red Barron
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Thank ya! The GT500 is gone and a 2013 BOSS 302 is in its current place. But the GN is still here!
pmoore4321
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Congrats...you deserve the coverage:
http://www.streetlegaltv.com/news/garage-built-grand-national-going-road-racing/
http://www.streetlegaltv.com/news/garage-built-grand-national-going-road-racing/
gnon18s
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Last time I did a track day in my C5Z I got passed (twice) by a 12' Boss 302! It was a BFgoodrich test car. For a big car that Boss moved around the track quite well. I think your missing out if you own one and arent taking it to the road course.Thank ya! The GT500 is gone and a 2013 BOSS 302 is in its current place. But the GN is still here!
gnon18s
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Thanks, this was a pretty cool experiance. Its rare that the little home garage guys like me get any coverage, especially with an unfinished car, so I was happy.
I was planning on doing the exact same thing as you except for the following
- I can't weld like you
- I can't design like you
- I can't paint like you
- I can't assemble like you
- I can't solve problems like you
I've spent Many years in school to become a CPA and posts like yours are excellent opportunities to demonstrate to my little girl that there many important skills out there other than sitting behind a computer screen crunching numbers!
Thanks for sharing, gives us "other people" (when I see projects like this it is obvious there are those out there that think in a totally different way, like watching a musician, some are just wired with amazing skills that we can't quite understand how) clear evidence of what can be done with careful planning and much practice when we think about our little projects.
Awesome that your kids see what it is you do with your spare time! Will inspire them in ways you don't realize.
Sincerely,
Joel
- I can't weld like you
- I can't design like you
- I can't paint like you
- I can't assemble like you
- I can't solve problems like you
I've spent Many years in school to become a CPA and posts like yours are excellent opportunities to demonstrate to my little girl that there many important skills out there other than sitting behind a computer screen crunching numbers!
Thanks for sharing, gives us "other people" (when I see projects like this it is obvious there are those out there that think in a totally different way, like watching a musician, some are just wired with amazing skills that we can't quite understand how) clear evidence of what can be done with careful planning and much practice when we think about our little projects.
Awesome that your kids see what it is you do with your spare time! Will inspire them in ways you don't realize.
Sincerely,
Joel
gnon18s
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I'm in York, pa
