[craig510]

Got the car out to the SCCA autocross this last Sunday after a hard thrash session to get the front suspension better sorted. I had a lot of fun, but double running and spending all day in the sun took its toll on me. I played around with my GoPro and I think it will really help as a learning tool. Especially after watching some fast runs on the same track on Youtube. I am not linking the elements very well and I need to get comfortable braking hard. The star spec tires have so much more traction than the Generals I can really get on the brakes and gas hard without swapping ends. I need to learn how to use the traction. Next run will be on 5/12

Here are some of the videos I took. The sound is not too good with the solid back cover.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROEVv9U8o-Q


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1f5L_vAcWv4

In the grid




I had some clearance issues even after cutting down the shock tower supports:


Turned some "low misalignment spacers" out of 316SST and clearanced the my strut rod brackets. I ordered some 7075 and will build another set now that I got the design right. I am a little uncomfortable with a the safety factor (1.6) on the current design with 6061. 7075 is almost twice as strong and I needed to order some for some bike parts I was making so I got some more 2.25" rounds.



I have not had bump stops for the last month. So I spent some quality time on the lathe making some bungs to weld into 1.25x.120 wall tube and made some round top caps.



And added the Boss style shock tower gussets:


and some load spreaders:


and welded it all in:


"Finshed" Suspension: