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May 17, 2012, 01:38 PM
#481
haha i love it.
i thought it might be. did you buy yours from a guy in texas? i know there is mine and another one still in utah, and the 3rd i noticed fs in texas maybe 2 years ago? here's a cool old pic with all 3 of them way back in the day, it was in a modified mag article.
i thought it might be. did you buy yours from a guy in texas? i know there is mine and another one still in utah, and the 3rd i noticed fs in texas maybe 2 years ago? here's a cool old pic with all 3 of them way back in the day, it was in a modified mag article.
May 17, 2012, 09:37 PM
#482
haha i love it.
i thought it might be. did you buy yours from a guy in texas? i know there is mine and another one still in utah, and the 3rd i noticed fs in texas maybe 2 years ago? here's a cool old pic with all 3 of them way back in the day, it was in a modified mag article.
i thought it might be. did you buy yours from a guy in texas? i know there is mine and another one still in utah, and the 3rd i noticed fs in texas maybe 2 years ago? here's a cool old pic with all 3 of them way back in the day, it was in a modified mag article.
Nice picture!
May 18, 2012, 09:41 AM
#483
yep that was mine. i was going to sell it for an open wheel car, but then i hit the wall at mmp and decided to rebuild better and keep it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUMwS...&feature=g-upl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCOnve50ggg
and partial rebuild just so i could make the last event last fall.
this winter i've taken it all the way down to the shell and am slowly building it back up. it's getting there slowly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUMwS...&feature=g-upl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCOnve50ggg
and partial rebuild just so i could make the last event last fall.
this winter i've taken it all the way down to the shell and am slowly building it back up. it's getting there slowly
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May 18, 2012, 12:43 PM
#486
yep brake fluid boiled over bad. i've since replaced all the seals in the calipers, switched to pagid pads and castrol fluid and the pedal is a million times better. luckily i was totally fine, my neck was a bit sore for a couple weeks but that was it. overall the car wasn't too bad either. frame was pulled back about 2mm only, roll cage chassis strengthening FTW. the only mechanical parts I had to replace were the passenger front tie rod end and ball joint. everything else was just body work.
May 18, 2012, 01:17 PM
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damn, never would have guessed the fluid boiled. From this seat it looked like you hit someones coolant or something the way the car wouldn't turn and just kept sliding. Also thought that because the car in front of you didn't make the turn either.
Was there any warning prior to the pedal going to the floor? What fluid were you running and what pads?
Was there any warning prior to the pedal going to the floor? What fluid were you running and what pads?
May 18, 2012, 01:38 PM
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yep brake fluid boiled over bad. i've since replaced all the seals in the calipers, switched to pagid pads and castrol fluid and the pedal is a million times better. luckily i was totally fine, my neck was a bit sore for a couple weeks but that was it. overall the car wasn't too bad either. frame was pulled back about 2mm only, roll cage chassis strengthening FTW. the only mechanical parts I had to replace were the passenger front tie rod end and ball joint. everything else was just body work.
May 20, 2012, 04:25 PM
#489
I've had pedal fade before but mild, it was weird this time it was no warning and just totally gone. I was just doing what I could to get it sideways and scrubbed off as much speed as possible. I'm doing about 120 before brake zone in that turn, I figured that I still hit the wall around 50-60mph though.
Pads were Hawk DTC-70, and ATE super blue fluid. Brembo GT355mm front kit, stock rears. So the bias is too heavy to the front right now. I since switched to Pagid pads and Castrol SRF fluid, and rebuilt the caliper seals and haven't had any more fade at all.
Pads were Hawk DTC-70, and ATE super blue fluid. Brembo GT355mm front kit, stock rears. So the bias is too heavy to the front right now. I since switched to Pagid pads and Castrol SRF fluid, and rebuilt the caliper seals and haven't had any more fade at all.
May 20, 2012, 05:04 PM
#490
damn, never would have guessed the fluid boiled. From this seat it looked like you hit someones coolant or something the way the car wouldn't turn and just kept sliding. Also thought that because the car in front of you didn't make the turn either.
Was there any warning prior to the pedal going to the floor? What fluid were you running and what pads?
Was there any warning prior to the pedal going to the floor? What fluid were you running and what pads?
May 21, 2012, 07:44 AM
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+1 on the STi driver, good awareness....also looked like he may have stopped after to make sure you were ok.
It also looks like after realizing you lost brakes, you intentionally cut corner to scrub some speed on the dirt on the inside of the turn, also great control to hit the side of the car as opposed to the front, way to save some money there! Glad you're ok, and glad to see you're still going to head out to the track soon!
It also looks like after realizing you lost brakes, you intentionally cut corner to scrub some speed on the dirt on the inside of the turn, also great control to hit the side of the car as opposed to the front, way to save some money there! Glad you're ok, and glad to see you're still going to head out to the track soon!
May 22, 2012, 12:37 PM
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I've had pedal fade before but mild, it was weird this time it was no warning and just totally gone. I was just doing what I could to get it sideways and scrubbed off as much speed as possible. I'm doing about 120 before brake zone in that turn, I figured that I still hit the wall around 50-60mph though.
Pads were Hawk DTC-70, and ATE super blue fluid. Brembo GT355mm front kit, stock rears. So the bias is too heavy to the front right now. I since switched to Pagid pads and Castrol SRF fluid, and rebuilt the caliper seals and haven't had any more fade at all.
Pads were Hawk DTC-70, and ATE super blue fluid. Brembo GT355mm front kit, stock rears. So the bias is too heavy to the front right now. I since switched to Pagid pads and Castrol SRF fluid, and rebuilt the caliper seals and haven't had any more fade at all.