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

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VoodooBOSS said:
How was NCRC to run with? Several of us will be at TH on the 26th with them and I've never run with them before.

Also what width tires are you using?
Great, they leave me alone and I try to stay out of trouble. It works.


295/30/18 R7's.
 

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Fabman said:
Great, they leave me alone and I try to stay out of trouble. It works.


295/30/18 R7's.

So I watched the flyby vid and found out why they, (Vet Boys), leave you alone. It's because they can't catch you!

Nice vid and thanks for posting,
2HP
 

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302 Hi Pro said:
So I watched the flyby vid and found out why they, (Vet Boys), leave you alone. It's because they can't catch you!

Nice vid and thanks for posting,
2HP


So far there have been no challengers that way, on the straights, everything else just melts away.
Now if I can get the car around the rest of the track that well we might have an actual contender.
Biggest problem is the weight. I'm about 4250 with myself and son in the car.
I need to pull some non necessities like the radio and such, but I also need to add some items like more rollover protection. I am going way too fast to be running a 6 point bolt in roll bar IMHO.
When my brakes failed it gave me pause....what would happen in the next straightaway if we kept going and they had failed at 145 mph? Do I want to kill my son? There is going to be some safety upgrades going on here this winter. I'll probably just run these tires out and start stripping it down for a nice winter project. Stay tuned.
 
Fabman said:
So far there have been no challengers that way, on the straights, everything else just melts away.
Now if I can get the car around the rest of the track that well we might have an actual contender.
Biggest problem is the weight. I'm about 4250 with myself and son in the car.
I need to pull some non necessities like the radio and such, but I also need to add some items like more rollover protection. I am going way too fast to be running a 6 point bolt in roll bar IMHO.
When my brakes failed it gave me pause....what would happen in the next straightaway if we kept going and they had failed at 145 mph? Do I want to kill my son? There is going to be some safety upgrades going on here this winter. I'll probably just run these tires out and start stripping it down for a nice winter project. Stay tuned.

Love your thread but have to ask.....But Fabman how did you get there. https://trackmustangsonline.com/Smileys/default/cool.gif
 

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Here is some video from the paddock:


Chasin' Vettes :)




 
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Seemed last winter everyone had a racing simulator.
So not to be outdone....I whipped this up in my shop with my son. :)


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VoodooBOSS said:
Don't let my son see that. ::)

@J-Rod


I'll be happy to build you one, or you can have this one and I'll build another ;D
 

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Nice ride, I can appreciate someone who builds the car (at least mostly) on their own

http://drivefast.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=1478&p=25734&hilit=blacksheep+1#p25734

http://drivefast.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=1533&p=25735&hilit=blacksheep+1#p25735

http://www.blacksheep-1.com/rollcage.html


some ideas for you....
 

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Update:


Brakes melted down so I needed to make some ducts:

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I've seen that roll cage install before on the web....not sure what I was looking for but I stumbled upon it.
I like the way you dropped the cage through the floor....very clever. ;)
 

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