S197 Blue Beast

[LIGISTX]

This is the Build Thread for Blue Beast. Reply below.

Also - to clarify, I didn't name my car, that would be pretty self righteous or something like that. One of my best friends from high school gave it that name back in college when I got it, can't change it now .

I am aware a stock 3.7 is not exactly a beast round these parts

 

[LIGISTX]

302R Rack and ford bushing kit will be going on soon, ish. Will be drilling the strut towers as well. Right now I only have -1.9 camber, but figured I might as well do all of this at once and will be dialing hopefully -3 or more. Got a set of arms from fellow member 67GTA and those arms have their bushings removed with some help from a buddy and are ready to be installed hopefully mid January! As he said after finishing the first arm 45 mins after starting.... nothing a 4" angle grinder can't solve. Kinda funny vorshlag said it took them 2 days, I think my buddy's got em beat by about 2 days, #justsayin . Jokes aside, he is an extremely skilled fabricator who typically works on his rather over the top 4Runner, wimpy "car parts" really are not much when you come from trophy truck world.

 

[ChrisM]

I hated doing that mod. Works great but what a mess.

I'll be in your neighborhood starting next summer. Looking forward to seeing you on track!

 

[LIGISTX]

How is it on the street? I still do plan on driving the car ~10 miles a week to work and back on Fridays and the occasional weekend drive. Hopefully I am not "ruining" it.

 

[ChrisM]

I didn't notice any additional noise but I already had a bunch of other noisy mods done.

 

[67GTA]

How is it on the street? I still do plan on driving the car ~10 miles a week to work and back on Fridays and the occasional weekend drive. Hopefully I am not "ruining" it.

I didn't notice any additional noise but I already had a bunch of other noisy mods done.

Exactly, just take the back seat out, install a roll bar, and you’ll never notice a peep out of the front over the gear noise and tinnitus in your ears!!

 

[LIGISTX]

Exactly, just take the back seat out, install a roll bar, and you’ll never notice a peep out of the front over the gear noise and tinnitus in your ears!!

Lol.

 

[LIGISTX]

Ordered a Schroth HANS today as it was on sale for 250. Watson cage, Hans, new helmet, gently used seat, and a set of cam lock Simpson 3” harnesses and we should be rockin and rolling! Hopefully more rockin and less rolling....