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Re: EJ205 GC Coupe

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In celebration we broke out the choppers

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....and the shifter kart. I'll post up a video of that madness a litte later.
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Shifter karts are insane.... I need one :)
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Sabre wrote:Shifter karts are insane.... I need one :)
two pls. 8)
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Some fun on the Havspeed shifter kart.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRVkKXMM-aI[/video]
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New clutch/brake pedal assembly ordered and on the way!

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The factory pedal box was not working the way we were setting the car up so it these Tiltons will be going in,
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Pedals now in.

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Things are getting closer to being done at Havspeed. The official still-to-do list before it comes back to PA is

- Finish last of seam welding
- Fabricate/Install thicker steel rocker panels
- Install holes for pin-stand
- Fabricate mount for hydraulic e-brake
- Mount hydraulic e-brake
- Weld mounting points for underbody protection.
- Weld/install Howe 1.5:1 steering quickener.
- Powdercoat the whole inside
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Haven't heard of the Howe rack. I do know many of the Subie's I've codriven in rally have the Q-Rack.

http://www.q-rack.com/
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It's not a rack. It's a quickener that goes in line with the steering column.

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I'm familiar with Q-Rack and it's certainly proven. However I'm avoiding modifying the rack due to the cost and the fact that the rack is much more likely to fail than the column. This has been used very successfully in the past by other people I have known. It basically gears up the column. This also gives me good options based on the fact that it can be flipped to gear down the colum... or it also can be used with different racks to produce different results.

Apart form this the Howe quickener is easily removed, and easily disassembled for maintenance and much much cheaper.
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Well the cage is officially done. Gussets are in and everything looks great. Now to finish the rest of that do-do list.

So it looks like we're going with 20 gauge steel rocker panels. The company that Andrew knows if fabbing them up right now. They shold be ready inside a few days and then those go on.

I'll be talking to the e-brake manufacturer to get that shipped off to the car and then it'll be time to get that installed. Here's a preview of that

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Thinking of changing the handle. Still haven't decided how I want it yet. The mount itself will be slightly rotated and mounted high so it's more of a natural feel to pull and I can return to the wheel quickly. When used in conjunction with the dual master cylinders the tilton's provide me it should provide a very nice braking setup.
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Cereb Daithi wrote:When used in conjunction with the dual master cylinders the tilton's provide me it should provide a very nice braking setup.
Indeed!
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Cereb Daithi wrote: Thinking of changing the handle. Still haven't decided how I want it yet.
two words: beer tap
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I'll see your two words, and raise you two pictures
Beer Tatas :cheers:
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But Dave already has more than his hands full on this project.
Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears
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Things are coming to an close at Havspeed. Just a few quick updates:

Steering quickener installed

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Gussets and pin stand mounts finished (cage now done)
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Steel rocker panels now on

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Just a few more seam welds and some weld-nuts and we'll be ready to powdercoat.
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It's looking great Dave!
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Nice pics

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Cereb Daithi wrote: some weld-nuts
Sounds painful.
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Good ol' Harbor Freight engine stand special in the background there.
don't loose the locking pin.
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Yep haha. The bikes were originally made to promote Havspeed at a meet at OCC. Rick Petko and a few of the other guys gave it a ride.


So I guess this means I can say I've ridden the same chopper bikes as the OCC guys. Hm. :pimp: :rolllaugh:
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More pics coming soon. All welding is now done and the hydraulic handbrake is mounted (not hooked up). The car is now ready to go off to CT for powdercoating.
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HUGE UPDATE! This will take multiple posts.

I'll let the pictures do the talking.

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