Cereb Daithi's Open Class Rally Car

Cereb Daithi · Post by **Cereb Daithi** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 2:33 am

Well I finally decided on suspension for the GC.

AllWheelsDriven Bilstein/H&R 40mm Gravel Coilovers

They were recommended to me by someone whom I trust (who also uses them) and just for a little humor.

(Pic from when he was at Rally Idaho. It was like a 1000 meter stretch and the organizers built a weird mound of dirt in the road making an impromptu jump where there was nothing before)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyPj2BwIP4s

A nissan running the same suspension

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69MXOglksm4

Both suspensions survived.

Post by **Sabre** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:26 am

SWEEEEEETTTT!!!!!!

Cereb Daithi · Post by **Cereb Daithi** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:45 am

Sorry for the lack of updates. The project has been moving forward but I am holding some of these cards close to my chest

You will just have to wait and see what has been going on.

Post by **ElZorro** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:34 am

Cereb Daithi wrote:You will just have to wait and see what has been going on.

No worries, come on down for a meet in it and we'll stop picking on you.

Post by **Sabre** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 11:07 am

ElZorro wrote:
Cereb Daithi wrote:You will just have to wait and see what has been going on.
No worries, come on down for a meet in it and we'll stop picking on you.

We need to meet Brain Dave in person!!!!!

Cereb Daithi · Post by **Cereb Daithi** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:49 pm

Well now that Alvin is living in the area I can hopefully crash at his place for a night. If I'm off work I'll try to make it to the next meet!

Cereb Daithi · Post by **Cereb Daithi** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:38 am

The next destination for the GC... somewhere in new york...

More info later

Cereb Daithi · Post by **Cereb Daithi** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 8:38 pm

Less than 7 days til baking and blasting....

Can't wait.

I can also confirm custom steering...

sirwilliam · Post by **sirwilliam** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 7:40 am

Cereb Daithi wrote:Less than 7 days til baking and blasting....

Can't wait.

I can also confirm custom steering...

Powdercoat the whole car?

Cereb Daithi · Post by **Cereb Daithi** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 8:13 am

Haha I could! But no. Exterior paint is going to be cheap cheap cheap.

Post by **ElZorro** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 8:46 am

Cereb Daithi wrote:Haha I could! But no. Exterior paint is going to be cheap cheap cheap.

A man much wiser than I has already found the ultimate solution - http://www.rhinolinings.com/index.php

Cereb Daithi · Post by **Cereb Daithi** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 9:19 am

My friend rhino-lined his entire GC. I'll have to see if I can pull up pics. That's not the route I'm taking though.

Cereb Daithi · Post by **Cereb Daithi** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 9:23 am

Here it is...

Cereb Daithi · Post by **Cereb Daithi** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 2:10 am

Well I can finally share some of the more interesting news.

This car will have a custom carbon fiber dash, door cards, and other panels courtesy of Carbotron Composites. This means the freedom to integrate some very interesting things! I have 100% creative control to design whatever I want for this one-off custom dash. Any suggestions?

This also means I will be in the market for a gauge cluster.

I have two prime candidates.

The AIM MXL and the Stack ST8130. Any input from anyone?

The AIM MXL Strada is currently ahead due to price and options

Post by **Sabre** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 8:00 am

I don't have direct experience with either of them..... but I do know they are HOT (and DAMN expensive!)

Cereb Daithi · Post by **Cereb Daithi** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 8:16 am

$1100 for that AIM

But that combined with my friends gauge LCD display = amazingness

Mr Kleen · Post by **Mr Kleen** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 8:20 am

don't blow the budget on the interior...

Cereb Daithi · Post by **Cereb Daithi** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 9:20 am

I can always just use the stock gauge cluster worst case scenario. This should fit into the budget no problem though. I'm mostly pumped about the custom one-off CF interior.

Anyone here interested in buying a full 02 WRX interior?

Cereb Daithi · Post by **Cereb Daithi** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:04 am

GC heads off to Team Havspeed to start construction this week! Looks like the first thing on the schedule is seam-welding.

In other news I finally got my arse motivated again on getting the WRX stripped and just about finished the interior in a blitz last night.

Time for the wiring loom to go on a diet

That ish weighs a ton!

Also the parts shelf is starting to get a little too full. Time to start selling stuff Is anyone looking for anything in particular?

Cereb Daithi · Post by **Cereb Daithi** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 1:14 am

The car is now in the hands of Havspeed. It's getting ready to be blasted and seam-welded. The cage is going to be fairly modern actually. He's taking some pages from the WRC cars which results in less material used and less weight without sacrificing strength.

Here's a shot of the last GC that rolled out his shop door.

His welds are quality

And here's the man himself in his own car.

Apart from the cage he will also be assisting in quickening the steering and actually is throwing in a powdercoat for the whole interior. I'll have more info on that later as decisions are made. For now our only goal is to get the cage in and nothing more.

Also the search for a good co-driver now begins as well. The one that was originally supposed to co-drive for me had a baby so he's down for the count for a bit.

Pics of the seam welding and cage construction coming very soon!!

Cereb Daithi · Post by **Cereb Daithi** » Sun Nov 08, 2009 1:36 am

From this:

To this:

Cereb Daithi · Post by **Cereb Daithi** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 12:46 am

Firewall pan removed

Shell delivered

Stripped

Check out these sweet new wheels. I mounted them in closer to the center for super scientific purposes. You can call me the drift king. I can go totally sideways with these babies.

Big props, again, go out to Andrew Havas. The car is currently getting tossed into an oven. It will serve up to a family of six. Or maybe it's actually going to just get media blasted when it's done. I duno. Fresh roast GC is always so tasty.

Mr Kleen · Post by **Mr Kleen** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 9:58 am

I need that wheel/suspension set-up for parking here in DC.

zaxrex · Post by **zaxrex** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 7:35 pm

Well, if you are looking to get rid of stuff, I could use the fender liner and under tray of the WRX.

Cereb Daithi · Post by **Cereb Daithi** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 11:53 pm

Both fender liners or just one?

I think the under-tray is still good.

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