whataboutbob's firestorm build

[whataboutbob]

The car is finally back together. It has been at least 4 weeks since I first put it up on jackstands. Tomorrow it goes in for ANOTHER alignment. I've taken many photos and data points. Details to follow. It felt AMAZING to finally get back into it tonight and start it up and drive away.

Thank you to all those who have posted in my thread.

I've spent nearly every free moment during each weekend and those evening nights when I had enough energy to work on the car. I've overcome several obstacles that I didn't anticipate when I started this stage of my build.

[u/Josh]

Originally Posted by whataboutbob

The car is finally back together. It has been at least 4 weeks since I first put it up on jackstands. Tomorrow it goes in for ANOTHER alignment. I've taken many photos and data points. Details to follow. It felt AMAZING to finally get back into it tonight and start it up and drive away.

Thank you to all those who have posted in my thread.

I've spent nearly every free moment during each weekend and those evening nights when I had enough energy to work on the car. I've overcome several obstacles that I didn't anticipate when I started this stage of my build.

Looking forward to your feedback.

[whataboutbob]

Originally Posted by u/Josh

How do the tarmac 2 compare to the yellows in terms of both ride and handling?

So, I dialed in the dampers using Myles suggested settings and the car feels amazing. The ride is much smoother and settles so much more quickly after a bump or undulation in the road. These things are sweet.

[whataboutbob]

Car felt amazing last weekend out at the AutoX event.

So many pics to edit and post of the upgrades...

[Area86]

Awesome!! Look forward to seeing the pics. Did the brass fitting you ordered for the back of the supercharger work out OK with the intercooler installed? I picked up the same fittings and plan to swap them when I install my intercooler.

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[whataboutbob]

Originally Posted by Area86

Awesome!! Look forward to seeing the pics. Did the brass fitting you ordered for the back of the supercharger work out OK with the intercooler installed? I picked up the same fittings and plan to swap them when I install my intercooler.

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Yes, they worked PERFECTLY. I did have to relocate the main wiring harness off its mounting bracket further back toward the firewall to allow room for the different fittings. If you have ninja hands you might be able to get it all to fit in there.

[Moto-P]

Originally Posted by ajcacio

Thank you for such a detailed explanation! I'll be in the market about a month or so from now. Does Winmax make lines too? I have a weird thing for matching parts.

Yes, but it is currently available only in Japan. Winmax only exports brake pads at this time. So get the pads now, and eventually we will get those hoses to you. LOL Got a few years before the FR-S OE hoses will go bad from age. Right?

[OICU812]

Holy cow so much more modding going on since last visit nice bob! I gotta say I'm suprised by your horn locations? I figured a racing rock star such as yourself would've routed some brake cooling ducts there instead??

[whataboutbob]

Originally Posted by OICU812

Holy cow so much more modding going on since last visit nice bob! I gotta say I'm suprised by your horn locations? I figured a racing rock star such as yourself would've routed some brake cooling ducts there instead??

LOL, not sure that'd be legal for my class in SCCA Solo. My runs are only a minute at a time, with 10min of waiting..

[whataboutbob]

California 1 North to South:

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[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3awNMRyLsw"]Big sur part 1.2 - YouTube[/ame]
[ame]http://youtu.be/m1UQ-n_3XqE[/ame]
[ame]http://youtu.be/aj0Biu7xJKg[/ame]

Enjoy, no twins were damaged in the filming of this video.

[whataboutbob]

Couple of more photos of recent upgrades:

[whataboutbob]

Nice video with data logging of my fastest time in X runs last weekend.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpZhVz322Fg"]rr2014 2 16dccsdChampBobStang RunX2rr - YouTube[/ame]

[Dezoris]

Wish we had autox like that out here. Its all just a bumpy, impossible to navigate, mess with too many cars.

Looks like a solid build now.

[whataboutbob]

Originally Posted by Dezoris

Wish we had autox like that out here. Its all just a bumpy, impossible to navigate, mess with too many cars.

Looks like a solid build now.

Thanks. We are fortunate to have such a great event site. The SCCA National Tour keeps coming back so I guess it is good.

I'm still working on the fine details, but the car and mods are falling into place nicely. It'd be nice if I could just push "buy" on the driver mods, but ultimately that takes more seat time and coaching.