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the car weight at the end , 1190 kg with fuel and 1260 kg with me inside jajaja!. i can adjust the weight balance from 52 to 50 but not less than 50% at the front. next project is to remove the front of the engine bay and build a tubular one. how many Lbs do you think i can remove from there??

the lattest news are ...( i cant stop! ) i just bught a new front suspension kit, it is made for Drifft but i think i can use it for closed circuits aswell . i am looking to wide the front track with long suspension braces and at the back with a deep dish wheels. we will see the results soon...

the Albun in Photobuckett are deleted sorry and in my computer i lost many photos aswell but i can try to make a new one. give me time.

it was a cold and wet day but the car was good

Re: 1300 Kg Track SUPRA proyect first track test and Track Battle victory here is the first 6 laps consecutives testing the car https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOGXZ5hvHBQ

firts Track Battle first victory. here is a video of the day , testing before the Batle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOGXZ5hvHBQ

Thanks! maybe is the rear diff , it have all bearings new and new crown and pinnion but that is not a easy job so i will double check that all is ok with it.

rear tyres are 315/30 18" 25,6" diameter from Bfgoodrich web catalog. 6th have 0.762 overdrive ratio and the diff is 5.29:1. the speed when it starts is arround 200 kmh.

i am waiting to know the driveshaft wall thikness and the quality of aluminium . they dont have any information about it in the web. uhmmm if the engine have 10.500 rpm rev cut and the 4th gear is 1:1 ratio....the driveshaft will rotate at 10500 rpm but in 5th will be more and in 6th will be...

hi! yes it is amazing. believe me. in the Supra, using both chasis rails is easy to do the flat floor with some riveted nuts but the exhaust must to be very well done , with some oval parts and closing it to the chassis so it must to be used a good heat shieldling like this...

40" long aluminium one piece QUARTER MASTER drivedshaft and i think it is 3.50" diameter but dont know the wall.

Piratetip could be the vibration i feel at high speed the driveshaft critical speed problem?? my driveshaft turn mutch more revs than most because my rear diff ratio is 5.29 .

first test at the track report: the engine is...WOW! the chassis is...WOW! the.... WOW!! the first impressions was very good, really good!. i will need to check the rear diff again beacuse y runs smooth at low and medium speed but a little noisy at speeds over 200 Kmh.

thanks! the strut tower bar is a customized German bar for MK3. dont remember well the brand.