Plastic Fantastic tew

[Captain]

We used to call when a car left the track And the way the Grass Flew, and the tire tracks
left in it.......

"And there He Goes ... He's Out Mowing the Infield !!"

[SuperBuickGuy]

Reminds me of a decal I saw once. Anything over 3" tall will be decapitated.

I plan on sharpening the edge and using it for grass trimming during the summer....

[53 Studillac]

Reminds me of a decal I saw once. Anything over 3" tall will be decapitated.

[SuperBuickGuy]

getting there

then comes the make it stay

[silver_bullet]

Nice photobomb Luigi!

[SuperBuickGuy]

narrower

reality is I didn't like the extensions - so I narrowed it

welding mounting tabs

there is a danger to being on the ground....

not sure how much of this I'll use

mostly held by tabs


in other news, another BB for another C3

and aluminum heads

[SuperBuickGuy]

onward
time to start fitting

easy so far

now getting harder

look at the top edges, as I start making the spoiler follow the side-to-side changes (it goes flat in front of the tire) that pulls the top in.... I also have to radii the part which follows the wheel opening. I suspect there will be more then on attempt at this.... and all of this to get hate from tracks because it has neither ABS no traction control... and as a bonus is not quiet....

ah well, if it were easy....

[SuperBuickGuy]

tonight's fun, working with aluminum and plastic

HDPE


it is Plastic Fantastic, after all...

[Deaf Bob]

SBG! Life got busy and I stepped away from reading forums every day and before I knew it years had passed. I wasn't working on my projects either. Found love, got married etc. Just busy on other stuff. Bought a ZR1 to fill the void. Finally got my priorities straight and back on the Studillac again. I had a couple idle hotel days and decided to see how your car was going. It took all of those 2 days to read the thread! And WOW, you have done a great job on the Corvette! The car is awesome and better than I ever imagined it would become. And continually getting better. Anyway, I'm watching again and hope I can stay in the groove. Thanks for the new inspiration.

Dwayne

One of the major cars that got me to stay on this site! Good to hear you are back on it!
Always wondered what happened to you!
Don’t be a stranger!

[SuperBuickGuy]

time for some CAD work

half and half?

there are times when I want to troll... this picture is for those trolls

and more of the left

on the other hand

[SuperBuickGuy]

SBG! Life got busy and I stepped away from reading forums every day and before I knew it years had passed. I wasn't working on my projects either. Found love, got married etc. Just busy on other stuff. Bought a ZR1 to fill the void. Finally got my priorities straight and back on the Studillac again. I had a couple idle hotel days and decided to see how your car was going. It took all of those 2 days to read the thread! And WOW, you have done a great job on the Corvette! The car is awesome and better than I ever imagined it would become. And continually getting better. Anyway, I'm watching again and hope I can stay in the groove. Thanks for the new inspiration.

Dwayne

Missed you buddy congratulations on the nuptials - as I mentioned on your thread, the kid whose 57 Ford was in my shop bought a 59 Hawk.... it's black, red interior... neat, neat car. Helped him get it home.... that makes 3 people in my world who have Hawks. Anthony, you, and Les Leggott (high school mate of my dad's)

[53 Studillac]

SBG! Life got busy and I stepped away from reading forums every day and before I knew it years had passed. I wasn't working on my projects either. Found love, got married etc. Just busy on other stuff. Bought a ZR1 to fill the void. Finally got my priorities straight and back on the Studillac again. I had a couple idle hotel days and decided to see how your car was going. It took all of those 2 days to read the thread! And WOW, you have done a great job on the Corvette! The car is awesome and better than I ever imagined it would become. And continually getting better. Anyway, I'm watching again and hope I can stay in the groove. Thanks for the new inspiration.

Dwayne

[DirtyWhiteBoy]

Sounds good! It's nice to see it outside

[SuperBuickGuy]

Sounds good - does it stay reasonably quiet at higher RPM?
Is it going to be quiet enough to meet the sound restrictions?

~ish

I'm at 107, they'd like 103 but the line is 105. With that said, I know where the measuring point is - in fact, PIR is really clear about it - and I should be fine. Worse case I put the limiter at 4800 for the track sessions. That said, I shouldn't need to. The key phrase below - keep in mind that I'll be in a group of cars and honestly, the new Mustangs are louder...

and here's the rule

https://portlandraceway.com/?/about/noise_information

and the key phrase

HOW PIR MONITORS SOUND LEVELS:

PIR operates a fixed microphone, 50 feet from the track, just past the bleacher on the front straight. This spot was chosen by an independent noise consultant to best capture highest sound levels from the various kinds of events held at PIR.

The microphone is attached to a digital sound meter. The data is recorded 24/7 as is audio recordings over the set limit. All the noise files are held, and given to the City's Noise Control Officer on request.

In addition to the fixed monitor, user groups are required to have a person in charge of events to monitor sound levels and remove vehicles from the track that exceed the limit (NOTE: that for all motorsports events, the top limit used is 103 dBA, rather than the City Code 105 dBA as it has been found to be closer to the ratio of 65 in the neighborhood). Typically, a vehicle that exceeds the limit is black flagged (taken off the track) and given one chance to make modifications or repairs to be below the limit. A second violation will mean a car will be removed from the competition or event for the rest of the day. On a following day, the vehicle in violation must re-tech, show what was done to remedy the violation, pass tech, and be re-checked on course via the sound monitor. If the vehicle fails again, it is disqualified from the entire event.

[cstmwgn]

Sounds good - does it stay reasonably quiet at higher RPM?
Is it going to be quiet enough to meet the sound restrictions?