What bushings are you using?

 

The ones authorized in spec z

 

Coilovers with new knuckles, spindles, arp wheel studs

Power steering cooler

Coilovers with braided brake line


Custom switches for lights, wiper, defrost, power steering cooler and diff cooler

 

cool...

 

Coming along nicely.

 

No any recent updates but I should be seeing the car next week

 

Saw the car tonight. As you know the suspension is in. Diff cooler is in as us oil cooler. Wheels and tires are on with spacers. Please please allow front upper a arms!!!
Tonight we discussed cosmetic stuff. The car should look pretty sinister. Hey if you're not fast at least look it.
Wheels will be black along with door handles, front emblem headlight housings will be black then red terminator eyes will be installed in the headlights. Should give it a mean look.

 

I asked Jeremy via email, and he said he wasn't experiencing poor tire wear with rotation, however, they were considering something to allow more camber for next year.

Second bolded statement - AGREED. I need to add some more black to mine as well, like the headlights, redoing the door handles, hood, etc.

 

I was still wearing the outsides of my tires a lot quicker than the inside with -2deg. I'm hoping a lower cg and stiffer suspension will help with that but it'd be nice to have a little more to tweek and maybe eek out a few more tenths

 

The BFG R1 likes more air pressure than most folks are used to...42-44 psi hot or so...I was running 38-40 psi hot and the outside edges were getting the "Blue tint of heat"...so i read the BFG R1 tire tuning guide and it recommends higher pressure...I added pressure and the car handled better and the outside edge wear and blue tint greatly improved...AND MORE GRIP!!!

More pressure also made the car's "break-away" easier to control. The Hoosiers are easier to "drift" than the R1s...I found the R1s hard to drive on the edge at 1st...but with more pressure and experience thry are as fast as the Hohos and almost as controllable

over 3100 lbs
Road Racing & Track Event Inflation Pressure Recommendations

37-43 +


http://www.tirerack.com/images/tires...ce_R1_care.pdf

 

Great stuff John! Thank you

 

I saw that, too. I'm right at 3100#, and that's a HUGE range of ~20%. I'll keep playing with them.

 

Spoke with Rich at RDZ yesterday. They pulled my diff apart and is was shot and the ring and pinion were showing signs of heat and wear. I'm still not convinced with the wavetrac so for this season I'll run the stock LSD. A rebuild kit is on its way along with a new ring and pinion. I should have new pics to post by the end of the week

 

Terminator headlights

 

Well, it's certainly more intimidating now. Looks good. Who did the work?

 

RDZ Motorsports is doing all the work. Here's some more pics

Since turning ***** on the dash is almost impossible for me, RDZ made this toggle switch plate. Here are toggle switches that will work the diff cooler, winshield wipers, headlights, defrost and a few otherthings. RDZ custom made this for the z 'waterfall.'


Rear spring perch. This too RDZ made in house

 

I'm drooling over your build. I like how you replaced the stock gauges in the "waterfall" piece. I've been thinking about doing that myself one day.

 

I want to get a blank off made for the cubby, so I can put gauges in.

I have an 05. I know they make 03 conversion pieces, but is there just a way to take the lid off?

 

Thanks guys. I've done a lot of extras to the car. I figured while I have the car down I might as well do a what I can.
Here are latest pictures. Car is in CT and they just got slammed with snow. Car is about done. When the roads clear up the car will be:
weighed, corner balanced, aligned, tuned and cage certified



Master switch, fire nozzle

brake ducts

And (yes this is the car and driver picture) but my new street toy

 

Dayum, looking good!

FYI: You look really low, make sure that you are not sitting on the Damper Bump stops... as it makes the handling EVIL! (ask me how I know)

Have them jack up one side and see where the Bump Stops are sitting...I bet they are almost touching the top hat in the rear, maybe the front as well.