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  1. mfain

    Old Project Revitalized - 56 Track Car

    This is the cable. Software and support comes with the purchase. The connecting cable was $1300.
  2. mfain

    Old Project Revitalized - 56 Track Car

    Correct on the lines. The yaw sensor and wheel speed sensors are electrical connections, and the electrical input block on the control module can be seen on the far left in the photo. The connector is not plugged in in the photo, but it is pretty massive with leads to not only the yaw and...
  3. mfain

    Old Project Revitalized - 56 Track Car

    Short update. I installed a Bosch M5 stand-alone ABS system. Highlights include pump mounted on isolators; short flex lines built by BMRS from the pump to bulkhead fittings to pick up the hard lines (flex lines to isolate vibration and prevent cracked lines); 1/4" SS lines to MCs and 3/16" SS...
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    Kindig 53 Corvette Ridler Award

    Here is a video showing some of the construction. Impressive
  5. mfain

    C3/4/5 frankenstein frame

    Chris, A couple of questions about your soft lines to the ABS unit. I just bought the Bosch M5 stand-alone ABS system and am getting ready to plumb it. Bosch does not recommend "soft" lines, but talking to the guys at Brown and Miller (BMRS) they insist on soft lines due to unit vibration...
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    Kindig 53 Corvette Ridler Award

    The Kindig '53 Corvette won this year's Ridler award. A hand-fabricated, all aluminum body powered by a V-12 using LS technology and C7 drivetrain. He also has permanent molds for a carbon fiber '53 body that only weighs 70#. If I were starting a track car build today, that body would be my...
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    Kindig Aluminum Body.JPG

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    Kindig Ridler 53.jpg

  9. mfain

    C8 Z06

    Not necessarily true with the Z06 - on big slicks, no less. I was at the limit at 1.7 G's and got it to swap ends. Due to the heavy rear mass and all nannies off, once it snapped I could not recover it, even though I went counter steer and throttle within 1 second of the snap oversteer. Part...
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  12. mfain

    C8 Z06

    Need to get back to work on my '56, but dang, this thing is a lot of fun. With slicks i am pulling 1.7 lateral G's in some corners and braking at over 1.3 G's. One thing it did convince me of is that I will probably need ABS on the '56 to at least prevent an occasional flat spotted tire. So...
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    Podium Club Feb 3 2023.JPG

  14. mfain

    Project Elvira – Intro and Update

    I used my Quick Jack today. The 5000LT is too short to reach the lift points on a C8 Corvette, but they make an extension that just drops in and extends the length to 66". The extensions are heavy and they raise the lowered height of the jack by 1.5". If you need a longer length, I would get...
  15. mfain

    Project Elvira – Intro and Update

    I have a QJ 5000XL. It has a 60" lift length, but I also bought the 66" extenders because 60" was not long enough for the C8. 60" works great on the Viper and the C1. Great to see you back on Elvira!
  16. mfain

    Plastic Fantastic 2

    I always call my orders in to Summit. I have the parts delivered to Phoenix. They almost always come from Reno, and occasionally Texas. I usually get them the next day or the day after. From Texas it takes 3-4 days. Special order parts like the Gorilla lug nuts I recently ordered took a...
  17. mfain

    Weight reduction: Running out of ideas.

    Here is something I posted on the C8Z forum. 64# of unsprung, rotating mass is significant! "Got my track tires mounted. Rear = 330/710X19 Yokohama A005 slick on Forgeline GS1R 13"X19. Combined weight = 51.2# Front = 310/690X19 Yokohama A005 slick on Forgeline GS1R 11.5'X19 Combined weight =...
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    C8Z Track Tires 1.jpg

  19. mfain

    C8 Z06

    Got new tires and wheels for the C8Z. Forgeline GS1Rs 11.5X19 fronts and 13X19 rears. Yokohama slicks - 310/690 front and 330/710 rear. The 4 wheel/tire combination is 62.4# lighter than my OEM wheels with MPS Cup 2Rs and 20# lighter than the OEM CF wheels and Cup 2Rs. That aught to make it...
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    C8Z Track Tires 1.jpg

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