BITCH ASS: A Build of Average Proportions and Modest Income

[cobrawannabe]

Ordered today:
FSWerks Race Camber Plates
60mm x 100mm x 624 lb/in springs

I'm excited to get these in and finish up the front suspension!

Here's how the plates look installed:

[cobrawannabe]

More updates over the last couple of weeks...

8/8/2014:

Suspension parts have begun to trickle in. Time to freshen this thing up and turn it into a monster.






8/14/2014:
Update: I added another order to the list, this time from Speedway Motors, in the name of converting my toe arms to bushing ends. I'm not terrifically pleased with the way the QA1 rod ends wore on my car. Though they lasted an impressive 60-70K miles, they squeaked extremely loudly almost the entire time, and last weekend I found that the bearing centers have seized to the bolts. I've contacted a few clients and have not received any negative reviews on their experience, so maybe I just got a bad batch.

Installed this weekend:
-Prothane rear LCA bushings
-Prothane front control arm bushings
-All new, Grade 10 rear suspension hardware, including a cam bolt delete.
-Rebuilt endlinks with new stainless bolts and nuts with brass spacers.

Pictures from this past weekend:


One after the suspension work...


And the following day during a much-needed wash...





STAY TUNED FOR:
-Bushing joint toe arm conversion
-Delrin steering rack bushings
-FSWerks Race Camber/Caster Plate install
-60mm I.D. H&R race spring conversion up front to match the rear
-624 lb/in x 100mm front springs
-748 lb/in x 100mm rear springs
-Lower ride height
-Power steering cooler fabrication and install

OVER THE WINTER OR AFTER H2Oi:
-Daily Driver purchase
-FSWerks Header
-3.5" 6061-T6 Aluminum intake tube/ MAF housing
-Crower Stage II cams
-Custom Dyno Tune
-Clutchmasters Stage 1 clutch
-Clutchmasters aluminum flywheel
-300mm front brake conversion
-StopTech pads
-Stainless brake lines all around
-Maybe an SPI front swaybar
-New stereo headunit
-New stereo wiring
-Installation of 10" Cadence subwoofer with custom box
-Modular wheels
-Sticky tires

[cobrawannabe]

Another video, this one of my first run of the day on a dry course. There's a close call in which I passed through a slalom gate on the far side of the course very sideways and was able to reel it in just in time. That illicited a good reaction from a few spectators...

http://youtu.be/eHMbxh7Jn4I

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[cobrawannabe]

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikGo...ature=youtu.be

[cobrawannabe]

For some reason, I just love that dead on rear shot.

Still looks great! I feel like a dickrider for commenting so much here though

Don't feel that way, I appreciate all of your interest and encouragement!

This thing is damn cool!

Thanks so much! I love it to death!

UPDATE!

I tossed the 450lb/in springs in the car on Saturday, and noticed a DRASTIC improvement in ride quality. The ass end of my car was bouncy before, but it is perfectly firm and smooth now (just the way I like the as to be).


Also, I took the little lady to autocross for a CART event at Thompson Speedway today. We had an absolute blast in spite of the early rain, and the car put down some extremely impressive times. Slammed directly onto its face over 205 all-seasons, it was running within 2-3 seconds of many purpose-built cars on enormous slicks. I took home first in class, to boot!

We capped off the day at the track with a fun run during which Kayla (my GF) rode shotgun. We finished the run, and as soon as we drove past the marshall, he looked in and yelled "she's got quite the grin on her face!"

Pics: Keep in mind, the course did dry up after the photo runs, and I do have some crappy screenshots from the video Kayla took with my phone of the car just barely getting some daylight under the inside rear.

The car was a big hit among club members. This picture pretty much sums up the reaction to my car as it dragged the front lip around the track.



Aaaannnd, ACTION!




First run, elected to take an instructor for some quick tips...

[SebastienPeek]

This thing is damn cool!

[rice4life]

For some reason, I just love that dead on rear shot.

Still looks great! I feel like a dickrider for commenting so much here though

[cobrawannabe]

[cobrawannabe]

Odered these today:

In the middle are Delrin steering rack bushings...


And here are the AN conversion fittings for my power steering lines. I'll be making black braided lines and mounting a power steering cooler.

[cobrawannabe]

This thing is bitchin'!

Thanks, dude! Means a lot coming from you!

[OSSHWA]

This thing is bitchin'!

[cobrawannabe]

I might post in the showroom later this year, I still have some other things to take care of before I consider it "done for the season". Next on the appearance list is a set of sideskirts, and to see if I can revive that FocusSport lip I had on the car last year.

[rice4life]

Damn, it looks awesome! You should have posted it in the showroom though, so more people might give you some feedback

[cobrawannabe]

All of these were taken by Dave Cronin, otherwise known as @blk_on_blk_crime on Facebook.

[cobrawannabe]

Here's a teaser from a shoot my very talented friend Dave did last night. There will be some awesome content coming this way soon.