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There's some dangerous counterfeit stuff out there, only buy from reputable companies!

Don't have them but it seems like it might work well to protect the bow tube from scratches, looks good too.

Trim the ride height 9" inches up and he'll be golden.

I'm a gung-ho kinda guy but that sounds terrifying!

So from my novice metalworking tools and skills I've made a Frankenstein pedal from a Lokar throttle pedal set (it's ugly but works quite well so far). I have to add a spring return somewhere - should it attach above or below the pivot point? Where on the chassis should the other end of the spring attach to??

1. Not sure if one is better but we put in bottom first because it’s easier to get in (I stress the word “we” as I couldn’t have done I alone, it was the hardest part of the build!). We used a jack to support the weight with one person holding it steady and the other person hammering the bolt in. Then we raised the jack to line up the top bolt openings. The top bolt took some major hammering to get all the way through, what a bear. 2. I would guess yes as it connects to universal joints? 3. We put a ton of copper slip on the bolts, didn’t chamfer, so dunno about that one.

I purchased a Black 8 a few months ago and it’s not been great, it works like a product that was pushed out before it was ready. A YI is a quarter of the price of a GoPro, worth a look. If you do track days and want to blow some major $ check out Aim Smartycam.

Been fly fishing in the southern Ozarks a few times, beautiful countryside there, I'd be excited to visit this part of the State. It's a 9 hour drive so it's definitely not too far. Hopefully the established track day guys pick it up next year.

That was fun to watch, thanks for sharing! 1:23 in those track conditions shows how precise your lines and car control were. It's a bit of an empty win for the Elva with that straight line speed advantage, I'm guessing you and the Datsun had a much more fun.

Amazing kit, congrats!

Great video, nice job by your son, thanks for sharing! The side view especially the sundown shots are really cool, I may try to replicate that next time. That blue car spinning out in front of you was a bit of a code brown, good job he didn’t jump back onto the track.

Nick, that looks like something I could do, I'm not really a fabricator, so attaching some pedal surfaces and bending stuff is is probably the extent of my abilities. Do you have a part number for those pedal surfaces? I guess they were bolted on after drilling some holes in the existing pedals?

Dave, I don't have a throttle return spring attached to the pedal like you do, should there have been one to begin with or is that something to add later? It would make sense having it, the spring on the actual manifold actuator seems pretty weak and it's hard to know if I'm even touching the pedal with my foot right now even with thin race boots.

Here's a quick vid that was taken from the paddock...

I think you're right, also it looks like what I thought was clag seems to be rubber from the right side of the tires that have accumulated, the lines are suspiciously straight and uniform. If that's the case do you think any setup like the camber needs to change? I'm not really clued in to setups yet.

These are the fronts, picked up tons of clag I guess on the pit entry, they are quite a mess! The outsides of both left and right have more wear, but I think that's more to do with the setup not being quite right, maybe not enough camber or too much toe out. They were 20psi before the stint, the right sides were about 1.5psi higher at the end so there must be more wear for the rights but I can't see it by eyeballing. I'm guessing they'll manage one more weekend, they are a pretty soft compound - R35.

Hopefully Biden knows how to design and fabricate a throttle pedal, if not he’s dead to me.

IMO you only need it if your garage ceiling isn’t tall enough for the engine hoist work or is too small to maneuver the engine hoist around the front of the chassis.

Here's some video from the Daytona Road Course last weekend... The spastic blip shifts were due to a poorly conceived and made last minute mod to the gas pedal - I slid a PVC tube in the circle bit of the pedal with the intention of making it easier to rotate the foot onto the gas when braking. Unfortunately it was too much and every time I braked, I also pressed down some on the gas as you can see from the green bar on the video. A complete failure, I really need to do something properly over the winter break. Anyways, the rest of the car was great, the hoosier slicks were amazing and the track was a hoot to drive, would recommend if you get a chance. Enjoy!

Yeah it was a little pushy, that weekend was basically a shakedown of the car, breaking in the gearbox and making sure there were no leaks or breakages etc. The suspension was not setup well at all at the time just eyeballed. I guess the weight of the passenger didn't help matters.

Hi Atterbud, the opening where the seat goes for the SV is 17.5"-18" wide where the lower torso goes so if the opening is wide enough it'll depend on the seat selection. The seat is bolted down to sheet metal so I would think you could use anything that fits. I have Tillet bucket seats which definitely wouldn't work for you, I'm sure someone has good seat ideas.

I just purchased a new set of Avon ZZRs from Roger Kraus Racing a few weeks ago, I had the tires in a few days from enquiry so they are super fast and responsive. The tires are just north of $200/tire.

I wouldn't go over 1/16" toe out unless you like replacing tires regularly. I found that out the hard way

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