V1 Andrew's track ext 06 SS build #151 OHIO REGISTERED

[Vwsaabvt]

2nd inspection was successful. Car is now titled and registered!

 

[RITDR]

Congrats!

 

[Vwsaabvt]

Just got back from our first legal ride.
First impressions
-Rides great, really smooth. I thought it would be a much harsher ride.
-Bumps with your foot on the throttle can get a little wild
-The group buy shifter is great once you figure out where 5th gear is
-Had to aim my headlights a little lower since I was getting flashed by everyone
-The heat off the radiator is really nice when the sun goes down, but I can see how it would suck in the summer

 

[Desert Sasqwatch]

Try resting the outside of your foot against the tunnel and move the throttle with the inside edge of your foot by rolling your whole foot inward and outward. That should give you some more control of the throttle and less bounce induced on/off action than having your foot flat on the face of the throttle pedal. Technique you learn when offroading in low gear, first gear on the rocks.

 

[WYGoblin]

I also softened up the front shocks. That help out a lot also.

 

[Vwsaabvt]

I also softened up the front shocks. That help out a lot also.

do you know what you have them set at? I have my fronts at 3 click from softest and rears at 5 from softest. Also probably have to lower my tire pressure quite a bit too.

 

[WYGoblin]

I have my tires at about 18-20lbs I do believe. The settings are about where yours is at. The back if I remember right I have set a little harder. Having your foot against the tunnel as DS suggested helps hold your foot steady also.

 

[Vwsaabvt]

I never posted these pictures, but for my shifter I ditched the cable bracket from df and used the stock bracket with some scrap I had laying around the shop that way I could get the cables routed a little closer inline with both shift arms. I think @Ross did something similar.

 

[Vwsaabvt]

Long time no updates, have a few new parts to install and a new to me lift. This January will be 2 years into my career change and giving up the shop I had free use of, so when the weather gets better I need to really get back on it and get our building at home set up to work on cars again.

Have a new S-257 (and lots of other turbo parts), Dyemond fab intake, DF shifter, front splitter, and probably some other stuff.
Need to buy wideband, AEM tru-boost controller, exhaust parts and misc turbo fittings. Maybe get a digital rearview mirror setup and mount my air to air above the engine instead of at the rear of the car.

Once that is done, some conservative tuning because I don't feel like doing pistons and rods yet (even though I probably should have started with them, whats the limit on stock parts?)

Maybe buy another car too, I want another toy that I can just hop in and not have to look at the weather before going out, been looking into c6 Vettes (I am 2 years from 40 and a nice set of New Balances).