Project "Payback"

[70rs]

Originally Posted by Vegas69

Thanks man....I'm running a Forgeline ZX3R with titanium bolts, brushed outer/matte black center. The widths are 18x12 and 18x10 with a 335/30/18 and 275/35/18. Extremely happy with the combination. I just want to add that these videos are from the first heat and I picked up a full 3 seconds towards the end of my last heat with a best of 45.3...

Thanks Todd!

That is awesome to pick up a full 3 seconds! It sounds (and looks) like you are really getting it dialed in.

That is what I am looking forward to. The build is one thing, but getting to tweak it and try new combos/set ups out really helps keep the intrest going. Some guys can't do that themselves and that's ok, but I think it is a lot of fun and that they are missing out on a key part of the hobby by not learning how to wrench on their own cars.
Thanks for posting all of the info from your tuning. It's going to help a lot of us on our own cars.

[Vegas69]

I recieved my new Moser 33 spline axles with tapered bearings tonight. How foolish to think I'd be cruising tonight. The are machined wrong for my brakes and ultimately backspacing. The bearing needs to move towards the axle flange. They are only .100 off but I'll either need to find a local shop that can turn down the axles another .1 or send them back to Moser. Driving to the Optima challenge isn't looking to promising to say the least. The good new is there is NO end play now. I also have the updated Wilwood plates pictured that were redesigned with a taller lip and thicker material. They were nice enough to send them to me for free fo rall my trouble in the past.

[70rs]

No chance of getting the car on the road with enough time to get to the challenge? At least you got the plates and axles now. Good luck with getting it together Todd!

[Vegas69]

I'm not going to pay to overnight axles just to drive out there. It's not like I'm racing. I could stick the old axles back in but I already removed the axle seal on the passenger side since the tapered bearing are lubricated with gear oil. If it happens, it happens. I decided to save myself a few bucks by using the wilwood plates vs. the currie plates pictured on the old axles. Of course I measured to make sure the tolerance was the same. I would've needed to pay to have the old bearings pressed off and the new tapered bearing pressed on. I'm interested to see why Moser machined this set differently. Stay tuned...

[70rs]

Hey , wait a minute. You are already in Vegas, the sun should be shining. Good excuse to ride the bike huh? ( I look for ANY reason to get on mine... )

[Vegas69]

Good idea!

[skatinjay27]

Originally Posted by Vegas69

Good idea!

NOOOOO!
thats a bad idea

give garth a call at L.E.P im pretty sure he can hook you up with someone to machine those down this week.

[Spiffav8]

Todd,

Post up that pic you are using as your avatar. I need it for my screen saver. lol

[Vegas69]

Well Moser stepped up to the plate and said the axles must have been machined wrong. They are going to cover shipping both ways and new bearings. I quadruple checked measurments and they will go back for have an additional .095 shaved off them. It's a week each way for shipping plus a week for machining. I put it back together yesterday so I can drive it in the meantime. I just happended to have an extra axle seal in my spare parts box. This is the best time of year and I don't want to miss the optima challenge in the car. So I'm back in business and swapping axles isn't that big a deal.

Hear you go Curtis.......I can send you the original for higher resolution if you want.

[tones2SS]

Originally Posted by Vegas69

Hear you go Curtis.......I can send you the original for higher resolution if you want.

I'll take one in high res as well, Todd. (If, you don't mind of course.) I already have one of your pics as my desktop background right now.
THANKS bud!