DatApex | GrippyType Race Build
 

So, I'm sure a lot of you saw the photos floating around when I wrecked last year:

EDIT: Here's the video how it happened as well, in case y'all interested:
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kxj6oPi9Q3I"]Gingerman - Session 2 crash - YouTube[/ame]

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/attac...1&d=1371228687
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/attac...1&d=1371228687

Well, almost a year and $15k+ later I'm finally starting to get near the end of a painful journey. When I wrecked, I decided I was going as far as I can to track mule and still stay street legal, cause c'mon, who doesn't love driving a racecar around down?

Here's the car as it sat last week before going in for paint (keeping the CF unpainted cause it looks badass):

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-a...303_105410.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-x...303_105407.jpg


And here's an album with the photos I have of the progress to this point. Car is painted, roll bar is going in today, and final adjustments to the new door tomorrow. Should have it back by end of this week (week of 03/23/2014), with more pictures to follow.

https://plus.google.com/photos/11311...39628912385665

I'm still looking for a replacement front bumper cover, and a few other miscellaneous parts, but when I get it back it should be drivable. Also, if anyone has a Nameless 3" they'd want to work out a trade for the 2.5" please let me know. More pics when I get it back and start the cleanup of the interior.


Mostly Complete Mod List™

• Interior
  • AutoPower Race Roll Bar
  • Recaro Pole Position seats (driver and passenger)
  • Buddy Club Seat Rail kit
  • KartBoy Short-shift kit w/ rear shift bushings and trans mount insert
  • Mothafuckin' Stickers

• Exterior/Suspension/Brakes/Non-engine Gofast
  • Seibon widebody carbon fiber front fenders
  • Seibon OEM-style carbon fiber hood
  • KW Clubsport coilovers
  • Enkei RPF1 (Gold) wheels
  • Bridgestone Potenza RE-11A tires
  • Project Mu Club Racer brake pads (front)
  • Project Mu Club Racer brake pads (rear)
  • Challenge stainless brake lines

• Engine
  • Nameless Performance Stepped Long Tube 4-2-1 Header (coated)
  • O.G. Nameless Performance 2.5" overpipe replacement and street axelback
  • EcuTek tune (haven't decided on tuner yet)
  • Track pipe (no link, no-name brand, just a straight pipe fellas)
  • Grimmspeed Limited Edition oil cap

glad to see you making a comeback man, i know the feeling but live and learn.

how much clearance did you gain from those front fenders btw?

what happened? greasy tires or you touched that grass and the car lost traction on the one side?

Ouch. Pics of that rear quarter area now?

its in his OP...

https://plus.google.com/photos/+Joel...39628912385665

Cant get to that site.

In for more.

Not sure on clearance yet, car is still at the body shop. The coils are going on at the same time as the fenders, so it'll be interesting to see how it comes out.

I'll check privacy settings on the G+ album when I get a sec to, in the meantime, here's the pic before I dropped it off to the second body shop:

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-T...122_150745.jpg

You got it. Ton more pics this week when I get it back. :)

Thank you very much. Looks good!

Checked all settings on the album, it's definitely public. Dunno why you can't view. Oh well!

Updated album:

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-b...o/000_6558.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-J...o/000_6559.jpg
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-r...o/000_6560.jpg

Crappy quality photos from the body shop. Still on track to have it back on Friday. Hard to tell from the pics, but looks like they messed with the suspension setup when they put it on, which makes me sad cause it was dialed in pretty nicely from the car it was taken off of.

Great video to kick off the thread...bummer man. Car is looking great tho!! Hope you're out on the track again soon!

cool to see i won't be the only one on here rockin' the Challenge brake lines! let me know what you think of them when you get your car back on track.

I actually had them on my car before the crash, and I liked them a lot. Stiffened up the spongey stock brake feel pretty good, and the quality for the cost is excellent. Mine were an early prototype, so they had an issue where the rubber bushing on the bracket kept slipping out, but this has since been fixed.

They're also one of few stainless kits out there that has the 90° kink.

Wasn't able to find a ride over the shop last Friday, but the car is done and waiting for pickup. Secured a friend for this weekend. More pics soon!

Just got home from picking it up:

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8...405_100641.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-f...405_100649.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1...405_100704.jpg