Track Bred EG6 Build… Part 11
Back with another update, nothing much changed between the last update, outside of Jerry prepping the car for the next race meet. Similar with the preparation for the first meet, Jerry was hoping to put in some practice laps to fine tune the settings on the car but that didn’t go as planned. Today you guys will be seeing some shots of the car at the 2nd event for the year.
By now you guys know the routine, for those who need to catch up on the previous posts, the link is below…
On with the photos…
Engine bay shot before heading off…
A few more sponsor stickers were added…
Jerry making his way through the pits…
The action has began…
Clipping point…
One last action shot…
A look at the time sheet for the day….
Jerry reached his primary goals with the car producing a blistering 44.4 sec lap, this was way beyond what he expected so early in the developement process. However Jerry discovered that some parts will need further reinforcement due to failure. After the first race the car had some suspension/subframe bolts slack, but the major issue was the rear engine mount that was torn completely off, he then had to quickly get these issues corrected for the next race. Another change was the increase in rpm to 9500 from the base map. With another conservative drive Jerry out did himself with the time, and for sure he knew if everything on the car was the same in race 3 he would push harder to achieve a faster time. Unfortunately there was a collision that led to a run off in race 3 which crushed all hopes of getting into a lower time bracket.
For the time being Jerry decided to do a full teardown and check for any possible fractures or failures that might be present and get them fixed along with the damage sustained in the accident.
So far the car is the fastest car EVER on D.O.T tyres, and the goal for the next event is to post the fastest time EVER by a FWD. If Jerry can get in a 43 sec time bracket, he would have achieved what he was preparing for way sooner than expected.
That’s it for today, big thanks to the photographers for these shots. I hope you guys enjoyed it and keep following to see what happens next…
Track Bred EG6 Build… Part 10
The Civic finally made its debut at the Bushy Park Race Track, I showed you guys some photos of it in action in the last update. As previously mentioned it was quite a learning experience as Jerry had no idea of how the car would perform, and surprisingly it was way beyond expectations. Throughout the day he had some issues with the wheels rubbing the upper wheel arch, in today’s update you guys will see some shots of the car just after the event and some of the work being done to solve the wheel arch problem.
For all those who need to catch up on this project, I’ve provided the link below…
Check out the photos…
Interior shots after race day… Could really use a cleaning…
Some of the sponsor stickers…
A major change that was made before race day that I didn’t get a chance to update you guys on is the battery Jerry is currently using. After further research Jerry ditched the Turbo Start 16 volt battery and opted for a lighter unit. Even though he had to use an alternator with this setup, he shed a significant amount of weight, with the battery weighing in at only 3lbs.
A Painless Performance Products switch panel was also added…
A look at the completed fuel setup…
As mentioned before Jerry was having some issues with the wheel rubbing against the upper part of the wheel arch closest to the engine mounts. To solve this problem, a decision was made to cut out and rebuild the arch with provisions to clear the large wheels. In this shot you can see the cutting process has began.
Couple shots of the left side so you can get a better idea of the work that needs to be done.
Full side shot of the left side…
The same thing needed to be done to the right side…
Random shot with the hood opened…
Close up of another sponsor sticker…
Shot of the rear brake and suspension setup…
Oil filter relocated…
Closing out today with two random shots, thanks for taking a look and stay tuned for the next update.
TDSAutoMag 