Project Greenstone.

BigKriss wrote:

Charlvdw wrote:

Any idea where I can get methanol, Barry?

Charl , I get mine from a company in Knights, Germiston, They are called Tag Solvents.

Sounds like they into cleaning agents. 😀 😀

So today we headed to Swartkops raceway. Brilliant fun was had by all and this time I was a bit better prepared.
The race seat did wonders as it kept my ass where it`s supposed to be, did find that my upper torso was being strained though.

I also fitted some old`ish semi slicks I had on the old wheels. What a difference these made ! Simply superb.
After the first heat I came in and pondered the handling as I was really fighting the car through bends, sweeps and tight corners.
I had stuck 2bar tyre pressure all round cold , the shock adjustments were still as I had set them up for the street and the back end felt loose and jiggly.
Before the second session I dropped the rear tyre pressure by 0.1 bar , stiffened up the front BC`s by three notches from 5 to 8 and dropped the rear to make her settle better.

This was simply such an improvement over earlier that I left it like that for the third as well.

Unofficial time ? 1:19 odd. Better than the 1:27 I started off with..
You guys have to join us on track, it simply is tremendous fun.

I am seriously impressed with the S14 chassis, that's for sure.

BigKriss wrote:

So today we headed to Swartkops raceway. Brilliant fun was had by all and this time I was a bit better prepared.
The race seat did wonders as it kept my ass where it`s supposed to be, did find that my upper torso was being strained though.

I also fitted some old`ish semi slicks I had on the old wheels. What a difference these made ! Simply superb.
After the first heat I came in and pondered the handling as I was really fighting the car through bends, sweeps and tight corners.
I had stuck 2bar tyre pressure all round cold , the shock adjustments were still as I had set them up for the street and the back end felt loose and jiggly.
Before the second session I dropped the rear tyre pressure by 0.1 bar , stiffened up the front BC`s by three notches from 5 to 8 and dropped the rear to make her settle better.

This was simply such an improvement over earlier that I left it like that for the third as well.

Unofficial time ? 1:19 odd. Better than the 1:27 I started off with..
You guys have to join us on track, it simply is tremendous fun.

I am seriously impressed with the S14 chassis, that's for sure.

nice!

what tyre pressure were you running when the tyres were hot, ie... did you check them as you came into the pits?

Sounds like fun!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZLCLTs_ELY

Some inspiration for a Monday morning 😉

Would be interesting to see what times you manage on a track like Aldo or Killarney where the S14 benchmark times are openly available from bolt-on suspension to full race setups.

Cheers guys, it was tremendous fun ! Brend, hot pressures rear were 2.4 bar, fronts 2.5 bar.

A little more work on the car, a LOT more work on the driver and we may have a sort of "fun" car here..Really, the chassis is real good.
I must just not turn her into a fully fledged racer...after all, she is my daily.

Barry your car looks amazing round the track. The best lap that I timed was a 1:18:89 so just under 1:19. If you had clear traffic it was very consistant 1:19 or 1:20.

Well Done bud

Cheers John, I must say I am very happy with her. and this track thing has bitten..hard ~

Vari called, handbrake rear calipers are ready. So my rears are coming off and the big stuff will go on. .lekka !

lots of pics when you get it!!!!!

Will do..

I have been sitting on the z32 diff for two years now. The time has finally come for me to fit this to my car and simply get the mod done.
Going to be a bit of work but I`m sure the end result will be worth it. I had an arrangement to paint and clean up an S14 in exchange for the diff in it but that seems to be off the cards.
I`m tired of my problematic diff so it`s crunch time.
This coincides with the hubs that need removing so Vari can do the rears for me. It also simply gets another problem out of the way so that the RB26 can go in..

Good stuff bud, about time you used that diff. Did you manage to find a donor test subframe or you just taking it off the road for a while and doing it ?

Hopefully mine gets back on the road by the time you get yours done. I am working on a month between KAR replacing head gasket etc and Docs with the Vipec install. Must say I am at a loss this weekend...... WTF am I supposed to do on Sunday mornings ? Will be worth it in the end though.

BigKriss wrote:

Will do..

I have been sitting on the z32 diff for two years now. The time has finally come for me to fit this to my car and simply get the mod done.
Going to be a bit of work but I`m sure the end result will be worth it. I had an arrangement to paint and clean up an S14 in exchange for the diff in it but that seems to be off the cards.
I`m tired of my problematic diff so it`s crunch time.
This coincides with the hubs that need removing so Vari can do the rears for me. It also simply gets another problem out of the way so that the RB26 can go in..

and what happens to the rb25?

Grant222 wrote:

BigKriss wrote:

Will do..

I have been sitting on the z32 diff for two years now. The time has finally come for me to fit this to my car and simply get the mod done.
Going to be a bit of work but I`m sure the end result will be worth it. I had an arrangement to paint and clean up an S14 in exchange for the diff in it but that seems to be off the cards.
I`m tired of my problematic diff so it`s crunch time.
This coincides with the hubs that need removing so Vari can do the rears for me. It also simply gets another problem out of the way so that the RB26 can go in..

and what happens to the rb25?

Hopefully he gives me a call and tells me hell sell it to me for like next to nothing. . . . Ha ha ha. Mnr Henning. . . . She coming along somthing awsome hey! ! ! RB 26 gonna be yummy

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250sx_V3.0 wrote:

i need a diff for my frontcut can you sell me the z32 or maybe the old one?

No.

250sx_V3.0 wrote:

i need a diff for my frontcut can you sell me the z32 or maybe the old one?

you actually need a life but hey you cant buy one of those

Mr Henning

sorry about the bad news about receiving a bare motor that cant be a great feeling

but i know you have the determination to knock this one out the ball park

just hurry the eff up haha kidding

will this all be done by April sir? :domo:

If the oke that I`m dealing with accepts my offer ,yes bud.
I decided against the engine with the spun bearings for a good price.
Though about it and I`d rather pay a bit more and have a standby that will work from the get go.

Deal done. I can now concentrate on getting my new engine sorted.. 8)

Wickedness man. . . . What u got planned for this one?

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