AgentArrow

3328 pts ยท January 2, 2017


For exotic cars to make it more approachable. (I should say common for exotic car purchases, which are themselves uncommon).

6 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

Buying exotic cars on some form of credit is pretty common. There are entire finance companies who specialize in decade plus term loans 1/2

6 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 1

This is amazing. I'm about to learn some woodworking skills for a Harry Potter gift of my own.

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

That axle nut does not have any plunging moment.

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Easy access to the stub axle. Worth noting that while the axle does float, it does so at the tripod bearing and not at the stub axle - thus

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Correctly while I installed the wheel. On the race cars that tapered ring would be built into the knuckle and then hollow inside for

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

mounting them, it's just that I didn't have the freedom to machine my own knuckle so I needed a novel way to make sure they centered

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Always do, on any car. I've used these wheels on 5 or 6 race car builds now, and I've done them how the manufacturer recommends

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

That's me.

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Like the factory design.

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

It's soft, hollow nylon and if load were transferred it would just crack open and break off. The wheel studs carry all load just

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

It's not a wheel adapter, and does not carry load. It is purely a centering device to keep the wheel aligned while tightening the lug nuts

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Or for that matter, tackled by a sumo rather than punched by an MMA fighter.

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I have that set too! As a kid I hated having to fast forward past the George Lucas and Leonard Maltin interviews.

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

That's not a man! It's a giant chicken!

6 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

Yeah, that was my fault. It sat for too long and I didn't run it long enough for the alternator to top it off.

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

It's a lot of power in a small package but they break much more readily in a car than on a bike.

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Existing transmission and such. I've built cars with bike engines before and they really aren't built for car inertia loads.

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

If I swap at all it'll be to a K6A, which is simply a newer and more powerful version of the stock engine which will still use the (1/2)

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Thanks, it's been tough but rewarding. I love high octane. Great food, great people, great events.

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

area and inquiring. I'm not sure what the going rate is to be honest, for much of this stuff I trade in favors rather than cash. (2/2)

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Honestly I'm not much of a tuner, I don't have the equipment to do it myself. Your best bet would be call performance shops in your (1/2)

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

to find, but that's mostly unique parts like body and glass. Some stuff is available in the US even but much has to be imported (2/2)

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Not that bad. Plenty of things are parts-binned from other more common cars, so consumables are easily sourced. Some parts are hard (1/2)

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

It's a Suzuki F6A engine. 3-cylinder turbo, revs to 9k.

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Yeah, unfortunately a lot of JDM cars simply aren't intended for tall people.

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I'm not a Reddit frequenter, but I'll give it a share.

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Pretty much drives like a toy NSX too.

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

There is a Cap owner and a Beat owner locally. I have to get us all together.

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I learned most of my building / modding / fabbing / tuning skills from doing FSAE in college and from reading books on performance.

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0