M34LNCH relaunches the bass boat ~23.5 cage/1400hp~ and homeboy's getting some press
06-17-10, 06:26 AM
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Thanks for all the kind comments guys, the project was started a few months about 8 months ago, and i'm very pleased to where is at, unfortunately (or fortunately) I ran into a really good deal on a supra that i couldnt pass up and the SC funds went to it. I'm still planning on at least painting the SCs engine bay and the entire cage/inside of the car but I'm not sure how much further I'll move with it right away. Or if I'm going to sell the roller.
The chasis on this car is above and beyond any stock body import, the 25.3 cage is a new certification from SFI as of september last year that allows this car to go as fast as it possibly can. And we have gone further than that to make sure the structural integrity of the car is perfect. If I end up selling the roller once its all painted i'm sure some domestic fellas will throw a big V8 on it and run outlaw events.
The car also has a Pro stock steering column, manual steering rack, adjustable suspension bars in the rear, and cusom made one of traction bar for the rear of the vehicle. Also TRZ made the plate that bolts up to the stock firewall to accomodate for a manual brake booster, etc. I will post pictures of the entire progress soon. This car is BY far the lightest SC ever, and I don't think anyone will ever come close. I know for a fact with a drivetrain on it as it sits it wil be under 3000lbs and still has stock doors
The chasis on this car is above and beyond any stock body import, the 25.3 cage is a new certification from SFI as of september last year that allows this car to go as fast as it possibly can. And we have gone further than that to make sure the structural integrity of the car is perfect. If I end up selling the roller once its all painted i'm sure some domestic fellas will throw a big V8 on it and run outlaw events.
The car also has a Pro stock steering column, manual steering rack, adjustable suspension bars in the rear, and cusom made one of traction bar for the rear of the vehicle. Also TRZ made the plate that bolts up to the stock firewall to accomodate for a manual brake booster, etc. I will post pictures of the entire progress soon. This car is BY far the lightest SC ever, and I don't think anyone will ever come close. I know for a fact with a drivetrain on it as it sits it wil be under 3000lbs and still has stock doors
06-17-10, 06:59 AM
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I know this is like the LEAST impressive thing about that car, but...
What kind of carbon fiber hood is that? No hood pins? I'm not huge into drag racing, but 7's has to be like a 160-170mph trap, right?
Also, care to enlighten us as to what makes this car so exceptionally light? And why did you go w/ the carbon fiber doors as opposed to some of the (relatively cheap) carbon fiber ones? Do they greatly affect the structural integrity of the car?
What kind of carbon fiber hood is that? No hood pins? I'm not huge into drag racing, but 7's has to be like a 160-170mph trap, right?
Also, care to enlighten us as to what makes this car so exceptionally light? And why did you go w/ the carbon fiber doors as opposed to some of the (relatively cheap) carbon fiber ones? Do they greatly affect the structural integrity of the car?
06-17-10, 08:00 AM
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I know this is like the LEAST impressive thing about that car, but...
What kind of carbon fiber hood is that? No hood pins? I'm not huge into drag racing, but 7's has to be like a 160-170mph trap, right?
Also, care to enlighten us as to what makes this car so exceptionally light? And why did you go w/ the carbon fiber doors as opposed to some of the (relatively cheap) carbon fiber ones? Do they greatly affect the structural integrity of the car?
What kind of carbon fiber hood is that? No hood pins? I'm not huge into drag racing, but 7's has to be like a 160-170mph trap, right?
Also, care to enlighten us as to what makes this car so exceptionally light? And why did you go w/ the carbon fiber doors as opposed to some of the (relatively cheap) carbon fiber ones? Do they greatly affect the structural integrity of the car?
What makes it so light?
-Removed 100% of the harness, electrical system, fuseboxes etc. all in all cam in at 127lbs.
-No sun roof assembly 50lbs
-All the sound deadning scraped out of the car $70lbs
-No speaker deck, no metal between the trunk and the cabin, no spare tire well
-Chromoly radiator support
-No factory steering column, or rack (the prostock chromoly one is 47lbs lighter than the stock one) and many more things i'm leaving out.
Car has factory lexus doors on it, carbon fiber doors are the way to go, structuraly they don't mean anything when you are sitting in a funny car cage, so you could have a paper thin door and be just as safe in th eevent of crash.
06-17-10, 08:28 AM
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Here is the pictures of the entire process...
Testing engine bay setup...
Getting to the cage shop
Trunk no gas tank
Interior shots with no sound deadning. First cage bars getting test fitted
Driveshaft Loop built into the structure of the cage
Testing engine bay setup...
Getting to the cage shop
Trunk no gas tank
Interior shots with no sound deadning. First cage bars getting test fitted
Driveshaft Loop built into the structure of the cage
06-17-10, 09:35 AM
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I know you're talking about backburnering it (I'll never trust you again after this thing popped back up with a 23 5 setup) but I was wondering where it was going in the first place. I know you aren't into bracket racing so was this just going to be for unlimited a la Darin's car in the 8's? I'm impressed by the welds-they're even better than Vig's and the whole car looks alien without the deadening schmutz. I personally think it'd be a pretty good platform to go 10.5 - if you sell it someone will certainly snap it up quick.
06-17-10, 09:50 AM
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I know you're talking about backburnering it (I'll never trust you again after this thing popped back up with a 23 5 setup) but I was wondering where it was going in the first place. I know you aren't into bracket racing so was this just going to be for unlimited a la Darin's car in the 8's? I'm impressed by the welds-they're even better than Vig's and the whole car looks alien without the deadening schmutz. I personally think it'd be a pretty good platform to go 10.5 - if you sell it someone will certainly snap it up quick.
