So what big ideas and plans does everyone have for their ride for the off season?

I am debating going from SM2 and Spec M to SPO.

 

What off season? :-)

Plan A: More time on track in 2009.
Plan B: see plan a.

 

Track time:

Hope to do 3-4 PDX/HPDE's, and 1 or 2 Redline time attacks for fun (i know i probably wont be competitive, but still fun).

Upgrades (very possible):

Cusco adj camber arms F & R
Adj sway bar end links
Roll rear fender
Install 15mm spacer in rear

Maintenance (mandatory):

Flush diff and trans fluid - Motul
Flush brake fluid - Motul
Install new wheel studs
Install new wheel bearings

Wish List (doubtful) for 2009:

Nismo/Cusco/Quafie diff
Wilwood BBK
Solid diff bushings

 

An adjustable sway bar is coming after Christmas.
Wash/wax the car.
Clean race wheels.
Maintenance on tire trailer, paint, tighten...

Loose weight to make car faster.

 

nothing major as far as upgrades to either car. but in Feb is the double driver school for SCCA licensing that I am attending.

Marty...go SPO, I need to know SOMEBODY on the track with me
SM has to many rules!!!

 

Off Season? This is racing season in FL. Temps in the 60's and 70's! WooHoo.....

 

I thought Sebring, RA, etc were shut down in January for maintenance. They have been in the past.

 

I have a track day on January 3rd. For some reason CHIN was the only group to get full course track days in December and January. Feb/March is testing and racing. April we are in full swing again.

 

Off season plans include seeing what the SCCA T2 rules are for 2009. Not that the rules will ever favor the Z, I'd just like to have an upgraded butter knife before the next swordfight...

 

Me and my codriver are prepping for BS this off season...can't wait to get beat by some rx8's

 

Seats, roll bar, harnesses, HANS, ARP wheel studs, fluids snd other maintenace. Boring stuff.....

 

Hotchkis swaybars and powerend gridlinks just arrived this weekend.

Next up: Tires/pads/fluids

And trying to stay in stock class because I'm so itching to drop the Z!

 

does this mean you have decided on seats and custom or production roll bar?

 

carbotech pads, motul fluid, some new OEM rotors, probably a set of RPF1's to get rid of these 30 pound wheels im running right now with my R-compounds. if I have some money leftover I may give fatcat motorsports a call for some revalved Bilstein's with race springs and adjustable front camber arms.

 

Here are my winter season to-do list:

- Swap OEM wheel studs with ARP studs
- Replace fluids -- radiator, engine, brake, etc.
- Replace resonated test pipes with Ultimate Racing HFCs
- Test & tune new track rim/tire setup
- Lightweight ramps for car hauler
- Tire rack for tow vehicle

 

Trying to decide to put a cage in my pretty nice 22k miles 06 Z GT or buy a older Z and strip it out and move my good parts from the "good" street & track car to the "track car"....Once you install the roll-bar, you can't really go back to street-stock

Just like you guys...I have been around and around in my mind on a bolt-in 4 point bar verses a real weld-in 4 or 6 or 8 point cage....saftey verses money verses the reality of life.

OR

Buy a built track/race car (SM or Spec Focus/Spec3 or used TTB/PTB 350z)

OR

Buy a nice aluminum trailer, run the same car with no new mods, just maintenance stuff

OR ????

 

ARP studs and new dif for me.

 

Unless something changes my mind tonight, I will order the Cobra Susuka GT seats. Lots of seat choices, but I have sat in these, and they seem to fit me and the car. Also, I think they are a quality product.

I am doing a custom bar from Chris Schimmel. I have seen a custom bar he did for a 350 and it is much more driver and passenger friendly than the production bars.

It is kind of hard to take the nice leather, heated seats out and remove the trim for the roll bar in an 07, but it really needs to be done.

Take care....

 

Which diff and why?

 

fix stuff.



Oh, and new NT01's.