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4 feet?

http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/65304979_offroad7.jpg

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Perfect.

:lol: I can just picture your story in my head

:iagree: Fire extinguisher will save the day in case of a small electrical fire, or fire due to oil leak - if fuel starts spraying, your life is worth more than the car.

Kale is a long time member over on corvetteforum. alot of good stuff there.

Steve, that's an amazing car. Can't believe you're parting ways with it.

Also, as soon as all the welds cool down on Frankn7, I'll be rounding up the troops for a Mid-Atlantic spring drive - perhaps to Snowshoe again.

kitcat, southwinds... one reason I like the OBD-II display, and my old laptop setup is that it reduces the dash wiring dramatically. This unit will only require ign/bat voltage, ground, and diagnostic connector. I'm going to consolidate my toggle switches to more standard multi function switches (like traditional ign switch, etc...), and really reduce the dash wiring. Besides, at 1 lb, it'll be the only part of my seven that's lighter than most :lol:

man, that sucks. It can happen to any of us.

Can't see those unless you're a member of that group.

First time I got the car back on the road RIGHT before the dragon, my tail light fell off :rofl:

I just exchanged emails with the manufacturer over the weekend. Looks like I'll be ordering one of these. I'll report back on how it goes.

good thing the light bar was flashing... otherwise the camera man might lose him

:rofl: That's great :thumbs:

Wow! what a great link! Thanks. I guess alot of people are in search of better aero. Very cool. From Bruce's link (car belongs to Matthew Slinn) http://www.clubmans.org.uk/drivers/pictures/mslinn_l.jpg There are alot of interesting variations on that page. A must see.

I believe you are right, unless HUGE wings are involved. I was thinking more for the track.

this device is just a listener on the existing GM communications bus. The sensors part is completely seperate from the comm bus. The box is simply a Linux box that accepts the phidgets through its USB port.

cool, i'll stop by Costco tomorrow.

Might not work for branded sevens, but shouldn't be a problem with homebuilts.

Why not for SCCA autox?

Guys, I came across this unit http://www.dashdaq.com I will be calling them on Monday and seeing if I can arrange a review of their system. The videos on their site are a bit cheesy, but I think it has GREAT potential. Here are a few highlights... 4" color touchscreen (don't know brightness), OBDII based, can be upgraded for GPS (cost?),linux based, completely self contained unit. Can accept phidgets (these are generic usb based sensors. I have used them in the past for other projects, and they are fantastic - anything from pressure, motion, acceleration sensors, etc...) You can customize gauge groups, display several at a time... mixture of dials, digital, graph. Scan and save results (I think to a USB thumb drive??) The videos are somewhat clumsy, but for me they answered some key questions, like how responsive the unit is (sample rate for RPM, for example). At $695, it seems like a great deal. If I talk to them and find no show stoppers, I will try it. Here are some vids from their site:

man, that's sweet.