The front scrapes everywhere.
If you guys called it a VW maybe that would be the right way, but since yall keep calling it a Toyota it must be at a reasonable ride height with no gap
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Alright, car is all done and wrapped up, installation wise when it comes to the GT3 Coilovers. Needs an alignment, still sort of drives straight-ish but Im still having it towed to Johnson Alignment in Torrance to get its ride height corrected (higher in the front, and lower in the rear), aligned, and corner balanced.
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Good question! I simply wasn't a fan of the '30-way' adjustable Godspeed coilovers and wanted to replace them with OEM quality coilovers. I lost the '30-way' adjustability but I got a solid baseline that was rebuilt and Dyno'd by Glen Yee Motorsports, who used to race 996 in IMSA. He was really happy with the way the shocks and springs read on the dyno. Very consistent. I believe my spring rate actually went down, but I can easily swap out H&R for H&R to dial it in, but Im so far away from that.Leave a comment:
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Great action shot!
These coilovers are an upgrade compared to what was on there, or just maintenance replacement?
Interested to hear what direction you went with regards to springrates and valving.Leave a comment:
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Looks like the photographer only got a few pics of my car 'dancing' around the circuit and didnt quite get a good one... this was his best shot of mine
Snuck out of work mid-day to head to Pelican and pick up my special-ordered top nuts. Came home and once I put the kiddo down, I finished assembling the front coilovers.
Wanted to get a pic of the goodies before the install...
Cant wait to drive this thing again, but I will likely need to get another alignment done after changing the coilovers... will add a corner balance to the task list to see what the corner weights (and overall weight) looks like.Leave a comment:
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Had a few moments in the garage and decided to weigh the spare, jack and other few things that came out to see what reduction I've got from this.
Another ~30# and this comes off the nose. I am still considering getting the antigravity battery, but that wont be until the battery actually dies. That means that other than the Carbon Fiber hood, I'm done with front end weight reductions. Time to see what I can do on the other end of the car, but that is likely to be in 5-10# increments through various minor changes.
BTW according to my tally, this brings me to a grand total of 2985#Leave a comment:
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Well, I have been waiting for pics from the autocross but it looks like you'll have to live with the crappy ones taken with a cell phone.
In other news, I got the front Coilovers out and sold. Sadly the top nut I needed for the GT3 Coilovers had to be special ordered and the 996 part is superseded with a 997 part #. All this to say, Pelican Parts had to order it from the East Coast and it wont get here until after the long weekend. Bummer as I'll miss two good weekends of driving.
Also, my order for the frunk organizer and cover arrived. I already had a Euro triangle, but looks like Porsche wants me to order theirs, so I just took it out of its red box and now there is a triangle in the kit. Really don't like how the cover looks in there. Its the wrong color, and doesnt cover the whole thing (as I was told) but its worse than I thought... Might be sending the cover back and doing something else. Not sure yet. I still have a few more things to buy to 'complete' the kit
Cant wait to get it all back together and driving again... I miss driving this car and anytime it sits without being driven, my mind wanders...Leave a comment:
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Unfortunately, were pretty maxed out, so if this ends up being a keeper set, I think what I will do is remove the exhaust clamp and see if welding a v-band can get me the tiny amount of space back. For now, I still need Charlies help getting the hanger welded on. Thats supposed to happen tonight and then we have autocross on Sunday.Leave a comment:
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love that sweet, sweet weight savings. Any adjustability in the tips?
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Pretty much wrapped up the main part of the install.
Installed the bumper and its not perfectly centered in the cutout, but I will live with that. Will I be able to live with the exhaust note? We'll find out soon. Autocross is this weekend and I have a few loose items to wrap up tomorrow night.
Heres all the stuff that I removed, weighed. A little worried about the 'parachuting' effect the empty cavity may have and sadly the bumper is in good condition so I cant justify the dremel or sawzall yet
I think the net loss will be right around 50# !! I'm going to remove and store the spare for my LA driving, and pack it for long-distance driving since I have AAA+ and can have them deliver the car home within 100 miles ( I may have upgraded to the 200 mile package, cant remember haha)
This mod, plus the spare removal should officially get me under 3000# as-is. At this point the goal is to get this car down to the 2901 claimed weight that Porsche said these weighedLeave a comment:
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I agree, if anything it will inspire me to put the spare back in the nose. My goal has always been to balance the weight savings equally. I mention the battery now, but it wouldnt be a consideration until the current battery is done. Mine has the 3rd radiator up front and there are a few other things Im adding that will be up front as well, but all will be much lower than where the battery sits.Leave a comment:
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