What did you do to your Boss 302 or S197 today?

[Bill Pemberton]

Good luck and hopefully you get over 2.5 degrees of negative camber up front? Post pics and videos (if you can), as we all want to run that Legendary Track someday?

 

[SavetheManuals]

Thanks Bill, I hope so too! Will find out today what I can get camber to, and will share pics and vids if possible!
Will be raining most of the weekend but still an amazing track.

 

[Bill Pemberton]

Great , you know we all are interested, since your moniker is our creed and calling card to the rest of the World --- Save the Manuals!!

 

[SavetheManuals]

Had an eventful weekend at Laguna Seca.
Managed to easily get -2.7 degrees of camber with Vorshlag CC plates and Steeda Boss Springs, could have gotten a little more but -2.7 was actually already too much considering the wet track conditions and stiffer springs and dampers. Once most of the track dried (turn 3 remained a river and the braking zone into 2 never fully dried) my tires definitely appreciated having some more negative camber and wore much more evenly.
Was still able to have some fun and chase down some fast cars (AMG GT, F80 M3, track prepped C5Z). Was very close to keeping pace with an Exige, but couldn't match a K20 swapped "spec" Miata that was absolutely flying!
Then unfortunately I found a coolant leak from the oil cooler right at the junction of the hard line and the cooler, which sounds like an issue a handful of you have had. Spent Sunday trying to patch the crack well enough with epoxy to get the car home without having to drain the whole system and managed to get the car home over 8 hours of snow detoured driving.

 

[Swiss Boss]

Been a busy weekend working on the car.
Got my trunk lid back from the bodyshop to have the holes from the LS wing plugged and was able to install AJHartman new Apex 12 wing




While I was working on the trunk, I replaced the factory latch and replaced the rubber stop with a screw. Should transfer the force from the wing better.



And I finished the wiring of my new dash

 

[302BOB]

You surely have been busy!!!!

 

[neema]

Tried to bring my car back from the dead. It had been sitting for years, couldn't pass smog (long tubes) and life got busy, so it sat. Had a lot of time and thinking put into it so I wanted to stay with the platform despite it's inferiority to newer cars.

With tons of help from a friend, we got it smogged and prepped and finally out to a trackday last weekend.

Recap on the car:
Cortex offset JRi DA coilovers
35mm sway bar up front, the skinny v6 bar in the back
Cortex watts link and LCAs and brackets
BMR spherical UCA
Sparco evo2 seat and Watson roll bar
Carbotech XP24s and Castrol SRF
Cooltech oil cooler (Setrab cooler and Greddy remote mounted thermostatic oil filter block)
Fluidyne radiator

My to do list was vast for a guy like me:
Prothane front LCA bushings
Ford racing M-3200-EPAS steering rack
Maximum Motorsports k member
Remove long tubes for stock setup
Remove Airaid CAI
Remove Peterson crankcase breather
Square Forgestar CF5 18x12s and 305/35/18 NT01s
Reinstalled Stoptech ST60s/380mm front brakes
Moroso aluminum oil pan
Reconfigure oil cooler to use a thermostatic sandwich plate (rather than the remote mounted Grex/Greddy unit in the cooltech kit--much easier to now get to oil filter)



Some photos of the progress

 

[neema]

Had no problems to report at the track. Happy to report no rubbing. This wheelset was a bit of an experiment. Probably 2mm clearance from wheel to strut but no issues

Hope to post more after a few more tweaks, but at this point I'm looking for driver mods

 

[ArizonaBOSS]

WOW! @neema is BACK! Looking good, dude! Maybe see you at NASA Buttonwillow in April?

@Swiss Boss looks like things are coming along QUITE nicely there...

 

[neema]

I'll put it on the calendar!

 

[Jza1736]

Finally got around to install my blowfish front tow hook. Rear will be soon

Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk

 

[TymeSlayer]

Looking good! Now to get rid of the front grille!

 

[Bill Pemberton]

Oprah called and told me congratulations on my weight reduction!! Went from Fatstang to Skinnystang with all my ideas to reduce weight, but , like many plans I may have pulled a Tymeslayer and done a bit too much. Now I weigh about 70-100 lbs too little and it is time to go back and put in some strategic weight. Trying not to laugh as I guess I over did things, but after reading numerous posts from others, I feel I am in good company in overdoing it, ha! Essentially my ass is light , so guess I am going to have to get the lead back into my rear end, instead of getting the lead out?

 

[TymeSlayer]

Just throw in a bigger battery and call it a day.

 

[Bill Pemberton]

I would have expected the Energizer Bunny from you , ha!

 

[dtownmikebrown]

Re: What did you do to your boss today?

This showed up



Parts Boxes by D Vigna, on Flickr


Headers by D Vigna, on Flickr

I didn't know these were on the car when I bought it, but I do now. Does anyone know what came in that Ford Racing box?

 

[VoodooBoss]

Welcome to TMO. Not sure what was in the box but it probably wasn't related to the exhaust setup.

 

[TymeSlayer]

Building quite an inventory of rubber. Not included are the OEM tires and wheels or the Apex/PS4S ones on the car right now.

 

[Grant 302]

I didn't know these were on the car when I bought it, but I do now. Does anyone know what came in that Ford Racing box?

My guess is: brake duct kit. I got two boxes like that.

EDIT: You can see the orange ducts in the second pic!

 

[dtownmikebrown]

My guess is: brake duct kit. I got two boxes like that.

EDIT: You can see the orange ducts in the second pic!

Sure enough. DVigna905 didn't know he was on a mission to save me money. I'm glad we have the same taste in cars and modifications.