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BRM · Post by **BRM** » Mon Jul 01, 2013 4:26 pm

Growler wrote:
chris wrote:Did you watch the video or attend?
Attend. I have done many gymkhanas over the years...but none that I saw yesterday!
I thought this was a gymkhana...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydhP6qMSduE

lol
That's what we did..
drove round cones and spun out

Pretty confident that Chris tyre didnt de bead from stretch..

The afternoon was a lot better.
The wet skidpad is total shit and no fun I think...

Skilfil · Post by **Skilfil** » Mon Jul 01, 2013 6:19 pm

BRM wrote:The wet skidpad is total shit and no fun I think...

Absolutely, I drove on it during Cannonball Run in my red MX5. Really boring just slipping around in circles on ice, having no grip isn't fun when you can't do anything with it.

Growler · Post by **Growler** » Mon Jul 01, 2013 6:25 pm

BRM wrote:
Growler wrote:
chris wrote:Did you watch the video or attend?
Attend. I have done many gymkhanas over the years...but none that I saw yesterday!
I thought this was a gymkhana...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydhP6qMSduE
lol
That's what we did..
drove round cones and spun out

Pretty confident that Chris tyre didnt de bead from stretch..

The afternoon was a lot better.
The wet skidpad is total shit and no fun I think...

Its just that....I didn't see any pattern to the course. Each car was doing something different...

BRM · Post by **BRM** » Mon Jul 01, 2013 6:51 pm

I can take a picture of the course if you want..
There was one.

But there was also two free run sessions..

STIG · Post by **STIG** » Mon Jul 01, 2013 6:56 pm

Skilfil wrote:
BRM wrote:The wet skidpad is total shit and no fun I think...
Absolutely, I drove on it during Cannonball Run in my red MX5. Really boring just slipping around in circles on ice, having no grip isn't fun when you can't do anything with it.

Yeah, I was out there in my Supra on that day... all I could do was spin! feathering the throttle did nothing at all. Check that tree behind me lol

marcellarius · Post by **marcellarius** » Tue Jul 02, 2013 11:56 am

I'd prefer to see more technical and varied courses, but when they've tried that, it resulted in a majority of the runs being DNFs. I don't see much difference between Advance's courses and the motorkhana trials in that video.

Skilfil · Post by **Skilfil** » Tue Jul 02, 2013 12:52 pm

STIG wrote:Yeah, I was out there in my Supra on that day... all I could do was spin! feathering the throttle did nothing at all. Check that tree behind me lol

Haha I remember that, you actually let me in front of you because I was an idiot that forgot to fill out the form.

STIG · Post by **STIG** » Tue Jul 02, 2013 9:24 pm

Oh, that was you! (not the idiot part, just I remember you now haha). Yeah, I procrastinated taking this out on track enough when invited to play days, yet in that stormy weather I went out on the pad and even aquaplaned around the track too. Logic? none.

chris · Post by **chris** » Thu Jul 04, 2013 3:15 pm

Confirm the tyres were 195/55

Rebeading them tonight.

siren676 · Post by **siren676** » Thu Jul 04, 2013 4:01 pm

Just pulled engine apart again, its the waterpump now

BRM · Post by **BRM** » Thu Jul 04, 2013 5:14 pm

Getting there

warrior · Post by **warrior** » Thu Jul 04, 2013 5:40 pm

Siren....me too

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Fri Jul 05, 2013 10:07 am

Right so a bit has gone on!

So I got a new catback system, bought a chamber muffler to keep her quiet and 2" catback with mandrel bends. Its has definitely made an improvement.

Also got my tips on, these are just a test Im going to make some with a nicer Y joint in the same design.

Obligortary sound video.
http://youtu.be/0bcxwJFxMeY

I then went to the gymkhana for the month, afterwards we were having some fun and I tapped my friend in his 180SX >.< Luckily no damage just a scratch.
http://youtu.be/eSOM9g0pcb8

Heres the other runs, I forgot to crop them properly but oh well.
http://youtu.be/p5dHFqDfk7Y

I also won this at Gymkhana! Cool packaging, yet to fit it though.

I have a drift day tomorrow so I just bought a fire extinguisher this morning and new tyres. Its full track at Hampton downs so should be fun.

Also another thing I have bought is some Silk Road coilovers, I was going to revalve my Bilsteins for 10/8K but I found these for $650. A little firm at 12/10K but should be good. Hopefully they arrive soon!

Kieran · Post by **Kieran** » Fri Jul 05, 2013 10:10 am

Who made up the exhaust for you?

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Fri Jul 05, 2013 10:42 am

Kieran wrote:Who made up the exhaust for you?

Guy off the Oldschool forums. Tafford motors. I supplied the muffler and ideas he did the welding and cutting.

Kieran · Post by **Kieran** » Fri Jul 05, 2013 10:44 am

and the mandrel bends?

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Fri Jul 05, 2013 11:03 am

We worked out what we would need and bought them.

BRM · Post by **BRM** » Fri Jul 05, 2013 5:26 pm

All shiney and ready to get bolted to something...
when I can be assed

authentic · Post by **authentic** » Fri Jul 05, 2013 6:18 pm

That has to be the cleanest diff housing I've ever seen

BRM · Post by **BRM** » Fri Jul 05, 2013 6:20 pm

Pretty standard where I work..

=)

marcellarius · Post by **marcellarius** » Fri Jul 05, 2013 6:30 pm

With some pretty crusty looking side seals in it. Are they genuine Mazda parts? I'm sure mine were sitting pretty flush with the housing. A pair of new ones cost me about $23 from my local Mazda dealer.

Edit: Oh, I see. It's just the casing at the moment, no internals

BRM · Post by **BRM** » Fri Jul 05, 2013 6:35 pm

They're getting replaced...
They have steal outers.
But seal is flush.

marcellarius · Post by **marcellarius** » Fri Jul 05, 2013 6:38 pm

Oh right. On my diffs/axles that metal shield was attached to the stub-axle not the diff.

siren676 · Post by **siren676** » Sat Jul 06, 2013 10:35 pm

Woohoo!

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=543424285717511

MrGrey · Post by **MrGrey** » Sat Jul 06, 2013 10:39 pm

awesome news dude! stoked for you!

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