new project/drift car

[IronFreak]

Got on the phone with dinan and asked for the hardware for all 4 of the trailing arm camber/toe adjusters. After he assured me multiple times it was the entire kit i wound up with enough for 1 eccentric bolt kit at s cost of $112. The entire camber/toe kit is $400 with all the weld on tabs and they want $112 per adjuster hardware kit. Fuck that.ill cut the tabs off and use akg at that price.

WHAT KIT IS THIS??? That is outrageous!!!

[eurotrash]

Its the hardware that goes with there weld on camber and toe kits. (Ive got a subframe w/ dinan tabs welded on but didnt come with hardware) He kept telling me that everything ships out as a qty of 1 but each is a set of 4. I havent been able to talk to him yet but ill get ahold of him today and see what they can do to fix it. If they cant get me hardware for a cheaper price then $92 a bushing plus shipping, ill be sending it back and figuring something else out. Considering the entire kit is $400, 377 for the bolts is retarded.

[IronFreak]

Is that the Ireland Engineering Kits?

[eurotrash]

On a good note i should be pickin up a 6al w/ 2 step this afternoon.

[eurotrash]

Dinan kit the guy that does the subframes (robb @ godspeed fab same guy that did erich's driftcars) said he uses um because its beefier hardware. Apearently its beefier hardware wrapped in gold. He said hardware kits were $60. Hes gonna look into why its so much also.

[IronFreak]

Keep us updated....I'm still trying to decide what to do with on mine, might as well do it while I have it all pulled out of the car.

[Mako18]

Ireland just got the posilock's in stock FYI. I am about to order my set today.

[SkiFree]

I want to drive this car so bad, seems like it would be tons of fun. Any long term aspirations with the drifting?

The Dinan adjustable kit uses Bent flat-stock steel weld-on brackets, that was the whole reason IE started making the eccentric kits 10 years ago in the first place (with the end plates made from machined cold-rolled steel). The bent pieces are 1/8 the cost to produce so you can see the appeal.

[eurotrash]

No long term plans. Im not great at drifting yet and the car hasnt been solid enough to get alot of seat time but i should be able to drive slot more this year now that the weak points are being addressed. After this year we'll revisit the plans but i dont see ever really getting past a grassroots level.


This is the entire contents of what i was sent. Not entirely sure how im supposed to mount the trailing arms with 1 bolt

[eurotrash]

Talked to dinan tech. Appearently they only sell the "inboard" camber adjustment. I wound up with the hardware for 1 side and a single "reinforcement tab" aka one of the weld on pieces. My subframe is essentually setup with 2 camber kits with the outboard being turned 90 deg. This means ive now only got $202 in hardware left to buy. Still hurts but its better then twice that. Ill prob just buy the other side and crank down the toe to try to get it to hold. Its a bit more getto then id like but after spending $1000 in carparts over the last week while buying stuff for the new house my wife already wants to hurt me.

[eurotrash]

6al w/ 2 step. Engage!

[IronFreak]

Did you get it hooked up?

[eurotrash]

Nah just went and picked it up. Havent had time to even get the fuel pump in.

[eurotrash]

Fuel pump works. Chin hair no care!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=er_Z42V0LTk&sns=em

Old fuck across the street hates me now. Pretty sure it means he's a terrorist. Howdy neighbor.

[IronFreak]

MMMMMMMM...MMMMMM....GOOOOOODD! Sounds mean buddy!!!! Glad the pump worked out for you!