FX Holden Race Car Project

[Gampy]

Wow, it's heavier then I thought, I estimated 1080.
Must be that 200 pound crossmember et al ...

If those are the very first numbers of that car ever being on scales, I'm impressed!

Why ain't your butt in the seat (or at least your weight in the seat) ??

Hopefully you neutralized any preloading in the rear links ... And remembered to re-neutralize every time a corner was adjusted (unless a link is disconnected).

Springs hold the car up, shocks keep the tires on the ground.
Front springs, soft as you can go without coil binding.
Rear Springs, stiff as you can go without over springing the tire ... Over springing the tire causes a dangerous situation!

[Holden202T]

my scales are a DIY arduino unit and they are not to the point of being 100% complete, so i couldnt sit in the seat and also look at the numbers, but also, i could only weigh each end of the car at once.... it was more just to get an each of where the weight sit and a rough total.

i certainly havent tried any adjustments in any of the suspension yet.

[Gampy]

Are scales costly over there ??

Don't get me wrong, I'm totally into the DIY thing!

Throw some weights in the seat to match your weight ... Gets ya close.

[delcowizzid]

1100kg is a good weight to start at fingers crossed you make the drags for some testing

[Charlescrown]

Not bad. 10% heavier and what 6 times the power.

[Holden202T]

hahaha yeah i think it was 50hp stock or something like that.

[Holden202T]

Well the end is definitely in sight! All that is remaining now is to weld the tabs on for the rear window, then fit it to the car, then i need to sort out some door locks and add a few cable ties then its time to get it teched!

Over the weekend i fitted the last of the doors and actually vacuumed the car!

Its certainly very cool to finally see it all together, all the parts have been on before but usually not all at the same time!

Also removed the fuel system so it doesn't go up in flames when we weld the back window tabs on, so that will be able to go back in after the welding is all done.

[Gareth]

Im in love

[Charlescrown]

Whats the cost for the tech inspection?

[yoda69]

Awesome job, can’t wait to see it at the track.