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Originally Posted by Elliotw
Looks like a cool build. Hope you get to the track. It's a ton of fun in these cars and I'm still a novice.
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I'm taking a HPDE class on track on March 24th. I can't wait
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Originally Posted by scottman
That is a lot of chassis/suspension bracing.
Do you find stock to be that sloppy?
May I recommend some subframe bushing inserts.
Be aware of all the added nvh from solid bracing.
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I'll look into the sub frame bushing inserts. I'm not too worried about added noise, I think the car is pretty livable even with the interior stripped completely and now that I've got it back in it's kind of shocking how much less noise there is. If the bracing puts it on a similar NVH level as a completely stripped interior, then I think I'd be okay.
I don't think it's super sloppy while stock, but it definitely doesn't feel as settled and connected as a friend's car I've driven on the twisties as well. The extensive bracing is in lieu of me having a full cage and seam welding (both of which would significantly stiffen the chassis beyond what any bracing can do), because I am keeping this car street legal and daily driveable. I may not do (or need) as extensive of bracing as I have listed here, I kind of went for everything which was available in my plan, but bracing is also pretty cheap compared to other things I could do. I'd just as soon do it all at once
Overall I'd say the car handles really well stock. It's one of the main reasons I bought this over some of my other options. I was actually really surprised with how good it was.
I will put up some pictures of the back a little later today. I finished up the rear seat delete install last night but it was too dark to take photos.