S197 3V Fabman's build; How did we get here? Build Thread

[Mad Hatter]

This is giving me a P-51 vibe that I can work with......

 

[Fabman]

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This is giving me a P-51 vibe that I can work with......

That's precisely the vibe I was going for.

 

[Mad Hatter]

going to get me some Iron crosses made up, the swaztica could go down badly.

 

[Fabman]

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This is giving me a P-51 vibe that I can work with......

Now I have to add 4 NASA win decals and I'm not sure how to integrate them....just mix them in or add a separate row?

 

[Mad Hatter]

and my wife is a Tokyo girl!

 

[Mad Hatter]

Now I have to add 4 NASA win decals and I'm not sure how to integrate them....just mix them in or add a separate row?

Separate column?

 

[Fabman]

Separate column?

That's a little presumptuous. Gives the impression that I expect to win more.
You never know when a streak is going to end. Hell, for all I know it's already ended.
A separate column with only 4 decals might look a little lonely and sad.
Gonna have to sleep on this one.

 

[Mad Hatter]

presumptuous!! How could that be!! You have the goods and the skills. Gives you added incentive to fill the column!

 

[Fabman]

presumptuous!! How could that be!! You have the goods and the skills. Gives you added incentive to fill the column!

Maybe...but as I often say:

 

[Mad Hatter]

To true.... for example, the GT4's are looking for turbo kits now. But in the mean time.... Go get em!!

Wonder what Shaun would think about a 5 psi turbo??

 

[Fabman]

To true.... for example, the GT4's are looking for turbo kits now. But in the mean time.... Go get em!!

Wonder what Shaun would think about a 5 psi turbo??

More heat and weight....not my first choice, but never say never.

 

[Mad Hatter]

A good friend of mine who has been racing for decades, had a 2013 GT with the all the usual bolt-ons and with a cortex Watts, torque arm and coilovers. He had the fasted rwd car in our time trail series for several years. He stopped racing to get his talented kids into karts (racing in europe etc) and recently came back to race W2W with us.... You can see how time stands still for no one!! Poor guy is stuggling to not be last in class as every one else has been modifying their cars and skills for several years.

 

[Fabman]

To true.... for example, the GT4's are looking for turbo kits now. But in the mean time.... Go get em!!

Wonder what Shaun would think about a 5 psi turbo??

Not even sure if there's gonna be a next year at this point....we'll see what happens.

 

[blacksheep-1]

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This is giving me a P-51 vibe that I can work with......

 

[Mad Hatter]

Yup, thats more or less it............

 

[Fabman]

Had a hub failure in the making at Sonoma.
David Gordon @Flash68 noticed some wheel movement when we were jacking the car up.
We re-torqued the bearing and finished the weekend without incident but when I went to replace the hubs today you could see where stuff had been rubbing.
Thanks Dave for your keen eye, that could have become a real problem for me.
Thanks Kevin Patten @Albino500 for coming up with a fresh set of hubs from that magic parts shed of yours!

And yes, those are #Specfabracing 4" brake cooling plates

 

[Frank.JD.Perez]

no bueno

 

[Fabman]

Looks like the folks at s1sequential have taken notice....

S1 Sequential on Instagram: "This would be one of the quickest cars I have seen running our shifter, it has the grip, power and driver for amazing speed. This car has been swapped to the tremec MAGNUM-XL transmission. The full video is on YouTube und

643 likes, 12 comments - s1sequential on August 29, 2022: "This would be one of the quickest cars I have seen running our shifter, it has the grip, power and driver for amazing speed. This car has been swapped to the tremec MAGNUM-XL transmission. The full video is on YouTube under user name...

www.instagram.com

 

[Frank.JD.Perez]

its kinda scary knowing how fast you are lol. shame the one time i rode with you it was in the wet

 

[Fabman]

its kinda scary knowing how fast you are lol. shame the one time i rode with you it was in the wet

Its faster now with 200 less hp.