Rians Ke70

[It's_AUDM_Yo]

I'd just bolt it in for track, if you had two pairs of rails it would be like 10min job

 

I have all those wheels and tyres I scored for free, the tyres are probably hard as for hectic drifts.

 

Any R18s? ;)

[ke70dave]

what brand is that seat?

 

If you get a mod plate for the installation (which you'll need anyway), it might keep the cops quiet.

 

one of those velo fixed backs are reasonably cheap and i fairly sure they are ADR?

[rian]

No idea on the brand of the seat (which is a little worrying). No ADR tag on it so I can't get a mod plate for it as far as I know.

This seat will do for now, it's a steel frame seat and it doesn't feel sketchy or anything. It felt quite solid when I was throwing all my weight agains it to test it out, much more solid than the factory seat. It's also pretty heavy which suggests it's strong (I know this is not a very good assumption to make).

I should really get a brand name FIA or ADR seat. I really want a Sparco Sprint, I like the idea of a steel frame seat and they're only about $500 from GSL Rallysport.

Velos are ADR, and all the comments I've read about them have been positive. Australian made too! But they're about $650.

[rian]

I'd just bolt it in for track, if you had two pairs of rails it would be like 10min job

 

Yeah, this is what I'm going to do. I've got 2 pairs of rails so it's a really quick job. Plus getting in and out of the fixed back is a bitch so I'll reserve it for the track.

[rian]

So I drove the car tonight with functioning brakes.

The brake pedal feels great with the HEL braided lines.

The fixed back seat makes the car feel like a big go kart.

The steering is great with the shorter T3 steering arms (yes I changed my mind, steering is crazy heavy under 20km/h but once you get moving it is super direct - again it feels like a big go kart).

The 595 RSRs on the front are good, braking is so effective with these tyres on. And they seemed to grip well in the few corners I drove, but I really have nothing to compare them to except for the 195/50R15 that are now on the back (Gemstone brand or some shit??), they used to be on the front and they would run out of grip very easily.

 

 

The things I want to get in the future:

- T series + LSD

- poly bushes for everything except trailing arms

- two more 595 RSRs for the rear wheels

- new steering wheel, I'm thinking about getting an Autotecnica Monza Classic like this from work:

But it's 365mm, and I'm really liking the feel of the 330mm that's on there now, apart from how flimsy it is.

 

I'm pretty keen to race it now, so if anyone on here wants to hit up the track let me know. I've never done any racing or been to any racing events so it would be cool to go with someone that knows how it all works.

Edited August 9, 2013 by rian

[luk3333]

I got a GKtech wheel, heaps happy with it. Great feel, nice a rigid. Fair bit of dish though and quite small

[Willis]

I reckon one of those Luisi wheels would go alright.

[B.L.Z.BUB]

Do you want my other twinky wheel? Or looking for something smaller?

[rian]

I got a GKtech wheel, heaps happy with it. Great feel, nice a rigid. Fair bit of dish though and quite small

I reckon one of those Luisi wheels would go alright.

 

Either of these would be cool! The only reasons I want the Autotecnica one is because it's ADR approved and I can get it from work ;)

 

 

Do you want my other twinky wheel? Or looking for something smaller?

 

I need to test out my twin cam wheel in the brown car and see how it goes first.

I only have 2 steering wheels at the moment, one's a twincam wheel (in the daily) and one's some ebay piece of junk (in the brown car) that I want to throw out but can't because I have no other wheel. I lost my original KE70 steering wheel because I forgot to take it out of the AE82 (we were using it to move the car around) before it got crushed :(

Edited August 9, 2013 by rian

[It's_AUDM_Yo]

I've got a blue factory ke70 steering wheel around somewhere, if you want it?

[rian]

^Yes please!

[It's_AUDM_Yo]

Upon inspection the wheel has faded more then I remember but the condition is still good.

[rian]

If you guys recall on page 26 of this thread I posted that I bought a pair of these 15x7 +19 Hartge wheels:

 

 

Well I somehow managed to purchase the other pair off the guy who owned the set before the guy I bought my pair off. He initially wanted to buy them off me to add to his pair and complete the set, but I refused and then somehow I ended up with a full set! haha so stoked. I'm really digging these wheels :elvis:

 

 

So anybody want to buy a pair of 15x7.5 +15ish Work Ewing Mesh? They are crazy light 3 piece Japanese wheels.

Edited August 18, 2013 by rian

[LittleRedSpirit]

[B.L.Z.BUB]

Pimpin'. Wish we had met up before I did the GZE transplant for some pics and a run.