Brianna GPs SpecE30 build for KishG

[ZM Blue Devil]

After...

[ZM Blue Devil]

Cant wait to clean the bay out... Who ever invented the pressure washer I salute you....

Before...

[ZM Blue Devil]

Out...

When you see it you will $hit bricks.

[ZM Blue Devil]

Time to take the engine/trans out...

[Dave]

a lot of guys removed the tar, and then later wished they had not.

I think it depends alot on the weight of your cage and driver. A buddy of mine lost the chance to win the regional title this year in May when he was a couple gallons of fuel underweight and was selected for impound after the race. A shame as he is probably the fastest driver in our region. (Though the next fastest guy is darn fast as well, and is a deserving winner).

The approach I am taking in building my car is to wait until it is "complete", then weigh it and look for places to take things out if needed. I carry enough ballast on my own . . . :-)

[kishg]

Do most SE30's remove the heater core? I figured it was usually all the interior bits + tar and the AC unit, and maybe tar in the trunk too.

Some do, some don't. it's another potential failure point though. we'll fab up something with an inline blower to get air onto the bottom of the windshield for rainy days. shampoo works well as a defogger too :)

[Spiff325iS]

Do most SE30's remove the heater core? I figured it was usually all the interior bits + tar and the AC unit, and maybe tar in the trunk too.

[kishg]

unless they changed the rules - no, you can't.

Ballast has to be bolted to passenger side floor.

EDIT: leaving the tar and running the spare may do it.

As far as the battery, I think I recall seeing some of the spec guys actually looking for the heaviest tractor battery they could fit to add more weight to the rear . . .

your right, ballast segments need to be in the passenger foot well or where the passenger seat would be. we'll leave battery stock depending on the weight distribution once the cage is in.

[Dave]

we'll probably leave some of the sound deadening you see there in as well as run a spare tire. the good thing with ballast is that you can place it where you want.

unless they changed the rules - no, you can't.

Ballast has to be bolted to passenger side floor.

EDIT: leaving the tar and running the spare may do it.

As far as the battery, I think I recall seeing some of the spec guys actually looking for the heaviest tractor battery they could fit to add more weight to the rear . . .

[nespo_e30is]

Looks great GUTEN... lovin' it Kish... let me know when the decals/exterior scheme needs to get going, you know who is doing it! LOL - late - Nunz

[kishg]

we'll probably leave some of the sound deadening you see there in as well as run a spare tire. the good thing with ballast is that you can place it where you want.

[BrewCity11]

Unless Kish is a really big guy, you probably want to leave a lot of that in there. Otherwise he is going to have to run ballast.

Given the full cage, data aquisition, and suit cooling equipment, we should still be above the min weight limit.

However, if we are, it will give us a chance to place the ballasts where we want them anyways.

[Dave]

Unless Kish is a really big guy, you probably want to leave a lot of that in there. Otherwise he is going to have to run ballast.

[ZM Blue Devil]

Will be following this. Will you be removing anything other than interior items? I know prep weight is lighter than stock(obv) but Im wondering what will and wont be necessary to remove.

Dan

Going through the rule book right now, soon as it comes back from the cage builder we will corner weight it and then start removing/adding items. For example, battery, heater core, blower, front door windows, etc.

[Spiff325iS]

Will be following this. Will you be removing anything other than interior items? I know prep weight is lighter than stock(obv) but Im wondering what will and wont be necessary to remove.

Dan