I just want to publicly apologize to everyone for talking Greg into buying a track car and getting him into the school. I thought great, now we will have a big toterhome etc. I forgot Greg was going to be there as well.
I just want to publicly apologize to everyone for talking Greg into buying a track car and getting him into the school. I thought great, now we will have a big toterhome etc. I forgot Greg was going to be there as well.
Maybe you could start to run with NCRC or Hooked on Driving. LOL
I'd switch but NorCal Shelby Club wrote me a letter to tell me how much fun all the flag workers are having when I'm on track.
I went thru a lot trial and error on the Pantera
and it is pretty good now. Might go back there after my
journey with the bird
My old mustang (Chet's car) was given to the experts
at Custom alignment to redo brakes springs shocks the
total package. It worked great when done and is still working
Bird is one I want to do myself and learn how to tune it
And even change it if needed Still a leaf spring car
It has been a phase thing with some info from
one of Herb Adams suspension guys of past
I recently changed the back end and then it hooked up
so good it pushed the front. Was told to get softer springs in front
so I bought them but was wondering if this is the right direction
until I reread Ron's thread
I was also told to raise the rear a lot. I am hard headed like
A certain orange car owner and have been fighting that suggestion
but again confirmed in Ron's thread
Will finish it up and start testing. May talk to Ron or my guy
once I can give some feedback. Would rather learn and sort
Parts are bought just need to tweak
I think I just need to be open to changing things
and not just satisfied with better
Greg I think I told you going from 16" to 18" wheels helped your
Handling a lot. I know Ron gave you a great package but my custom
Alignment buddy went from 17"to 18" and picked up over 2 seconds
At thunderhill Car sets faster in the turn instead of waiting for the tire
to recover
Went from 15" to 17" many years before on the bird. Before
My mustang buddy and I were very close after the change I
Just waived bye bye
Thinking 18" May be in the future
Bob -- There was so much done at one time that I can't decipher which item made a difference... IMHO it just all works together! The response and the feel of the car are just so incredibly improved. Mostly what I noticed right off the bat was that all the weird sashaying was gone --- and the brakes are so friggin much better it was like I didn't have any at all before!
We also (I should say RON) played with the wheel WIDTH getting the same tire to have a better contact patch.
Glad you love the car
Guys like Ron or custom or Maier can
Tear everything off and put all new and hit it that
close. Maier tweaks his cars all the time
Pulls his rolling tool box up in the pit lane at
autocrosses and adjusts. Saw him change springs
at a Pleasanton event. Watched Mary Posey click her shocks
at an event. Looks like you and Ron are going to do that next
I just want to be close and then start tweaking. My herb Adams
Suspension guy told me he sometimes preloaded the sway bar left or right
on certain autocross tracks. That is tweaking
I am with you I want the car ready and don't want to work on
it at the track. But I do want to tune it there
Sashaying. My wife had a X5 BMW. Every time I drove it the rear
end would sashay back and forth. For all that money you would think
the damn German engineers could figure it out
I just want to publicly apologize to everyone for talking Greg into buying a track car and getting him into the school. I thought great, now we will have a big toterhome etc. I forgot Greg was going to be there as well.
Your posts are killing me!
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If it ain't buckin, chirpin & makin all kinds of bad noises, then I ain't happy
Accelerating is optional...........stopping is mandatory. Your car WILL stop one way or another.
G - for whatever reason - and danged if I can figure it out - the text train stopped on my phone. I'm not getting anything. Don't actually know if it's still going or not. I drove down to the shed the other day and all of a sudden 100 texts came one after another. Since then - nothing. I think I might have gotten a defective iPhone 6 -- and will take it to the Apple store when I hit Vegas. It does weird things.
Brian Hobaugh SCCA National Tour June 2014
First Hemi 'Cuda Convertible Ever Built
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