JCrim's Honda GD3 (Road Racing Fit inside & Pics)
02-10-2011, 12:54 PM
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Re: JCrim's Honda GD3 (Road Racing Fit inside & Pics)
What material did you end up going with? Looks pretty good so far!
Are you doing nascar style door bars on the driver side?
Are you doing nascar style door bars on the driver side?
02-10-2011, 01:16 PM
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Re: JCrim's Honda GD3 (Road Racing Fit inside & Pics)
Right now im just "X"ing the doors. trying to keep cost down haha. it orginally started with the idea of a 4 point roll bar for 1200. O.o
02-14-2011, 03:09 PM
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Re: JCrim's Honda GD3 (Road Racing Fit inside & Pics)
Loving it more and more. How much weight do you think will be added back in when all said and done? Time to get lexan windows to shave weight back down.
02-16-2011, 07:58 AM
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Re: JCrim's Honda GD3 (Road Racing Fit inside & Pics)
My concerns are with the Roll Cage if you are competing you might want thicker tubing. Depending on what organization you are apart it may be a problem. NASA requires 1.75 in diameter i noticed you have 1.50, unless you are competing within a organization that doesn't require anything bigger than 1.50.
Your gutted so that brings your weight down drastically from the factory weight.
1.50 for 1501-2500 Lbs
1.75 for 2501-3000 Lbs
Also another thing you may want to take into consideration is your seats and harnesses.
When competing tech inspectors want 5 point harnesses or 6 point. Judging by your seats i don't think they are FIA compliant either. When competing that may be another issue. Again this all depends on the organizations. I would look into better seats and harness's because safety comes first.
Just a good heads up for a follow enthusiast. Your build is fantastic otherwise, Good luck!
Dil
Your gutted so that brings your weight down drastically from the factory weight.
1.50 for 1501-2500 Lbs
1.75 for 2501-3000 Lbs
Also another thing you may want to take into consideration is your seats and harnesses.
When competing tech inspectors want 5 point harnesses or 6 point. Judging by your seats i don't think they are FIA compliant either. When competing that may be another issue. Again this all depends on the organizations. I would look into better seats and harness's because safety comes first.
Just a good heads up for a follow enthusiast. Your build is fantastic otherwise, Good luck!
Dil
02-16-2011, 08:31 AM
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Re: JCrim's Honda GD3 (Road Racing Fit inside & Pics)
My concerns are with the Roll Cage if you are competing you might want thicker tubing. Depending on what organization you are apart it may be a problem. NASA requires 1.75 in diameter i noticed you have 1.50, unless you are competing within a organization that doesn't require anything bigger than 1.50.
Your gutted so that brings your weight down drastically from the factory weight.
1.50 for 1501-2500 Lbs
1.75 for 2501-3000 Lbs
Also another thing you may want to take into consideration is your seats and harnesses.
When competing tech inspectors want 5 point harnesses or 6 point. Judging by your seats i don't think they are FIA compliant either. When competing that may be another issue. Again this all depends on the organizations. I would look into better seats and harness's because safety comes first.
Just a good heads up for a follow enthusiast. Your build is fantastic otherwise, Good luck!
Dil
Your gutted so that brings your weight down drastically from the factory weight.
1.50 for 1501-2500 Lbs
1.75 for 2501-3000 Lbs
Also another thing you may want to take into consideration is your seats and harnesses.
When competing tech inspectors want 5 point harnesses or 6 point. Judging by your seats i don't think they are FIA compliant either. When competing that may be another issue. Again this all depends on the organizations. I would look into better seats and harness's because safety comes first.
Just a good heads up for a follow enthusiast. Your build is fantastic otherwise, Good luck!
Dil
02-16-2011, 09:45 AM
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Re: JCrim's Honda GD3 (Road Racing Fit inside & Pics)
I figured you were doing it for High Performance Driving Events. A good place to start to develop skills. Just like Egezzy mentioned it would be a good idea to spend the money once instead of twice.
Cutting out a cage and putting in a new cage requires a ton of work. If possible i'd suggest making that a bolt-in cage. This way you can re-sell it to someone else who wants to follow your foot steps. Its a great idea because no one offers it as of now as a option.
Remember seat time is your best investment.
Cutting out a cage and putting in a new cage requires a ton of work. If possible i'd suggest making that a bolt-in cage. This way you can re-sell it to someone else who wants to follow your foot steps. Its a great idea because no one offers it as of now as a option.
Remember seat time is your best investment.
02-16-2011, 10:18 AM
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Re: JCrim's Honda GD3 (Road Racing Fit inside & Pics)
Where is this cage out of spec? Before the cage, it weighed 2259. certified weight. The guy who is building this is one of the original contributors to "Spec Miata". He knows the rules well and i told him to keep it in NASA regs. All is well.
02-16-2011, 11:19 AM
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well i was looking at the door bars as the main case from the quick glance. but with the door beam in place you would be good per this from my understanding in hc with everything else per the hc ccr.
well according to the general ccr it would also seem that you are "ok" to run a group like pt.
the sm ccr is pretty vague when it comes to their cages unless i glanced over it. but basically the same thing here as in hc. saying that if you keep the door structure then you do not need the nascar bars just 2 door bars which you have.
i stand corrected but also remember by the time you get to w2w the ccr might change. as an hpder i dont think you can get a logbook going to "backdate" per the ccr. anyways keep up the work and hitting those apexes.
Originally Posted by honda challenge ccr
4.10 Door Safety Bars
The driver side OEM side impact beam may not be removed or modified unless NASCAR-style bars (or other
approved design as defined in CCR) which extend to the outer door skin are added to the roll cage. The passenger
side OEM side impact beam may not be removed unless two (2) bars are utilized in the cage design (i.e. two (2)
horizontal bars or X design).
It is highly recommended using a NASCAR style door bar for adequate side impact protection. In any case, NASA
CCR-compliant roll cage door protection is required on both sides of the car.
The driver side OEM side impact beam may not be removed or modified unless NASCAR-style bars (or other
approved design as defined in CCR) which extend to the outer door skin are added to the roll cage. The passenger
side OEM side impact beam may not be removed unless two (2) bars are utilized in the cage design (i.e. two (2)
horizontal bars or X design).
It is highly recommended using a NASCAR style door bar for adequate side impact protection. In any case, NASA
CCR-compliant roll cage door protection is required on both sides of the car.
well according to the general ccr it would also seem that you are "ok" to run a group like pt.
Originally Posted by nasa ccr
15.6.12 Door Bars / Side Impact Protection
At least one (1) door bar on driver side and one (1) on the passenger side must be used.
At least two (2) door bars on the driver side and one (1) door bar on the passenger side
must be installed in all vehicles that obtain a new logbook after January 1st, 2007.
All vehicles, regardless of date of manufacture or date of logbook issuance will be
required to have at least two (2) door bars on the driver side and one (1) door bar on the
passenger side starting January 1st, 2011.
At least one (1) door bar on driver side and one (1) on the passenger side must be used.
At least two (2) door bars on the driver side and one (1) door bar on the passenger side
must be installed in all vehicles that obtain a new logbook after January 1st, 2007.
All vehicles, regardless of date of manufacture or date of logbook issuance will be
required to have at least two (2) door bars on the driver side and one (1) door bar on the
passenger side starting January 1st, 2011.
the sm ccr is pretty vague when it comes to their cages unless i glanced over it. but basically the same thing here as in hc. saying that if you keep the door structure then you do not need the nascar bars just 2 door bars which you have.
Originally Posted by nasa sm ccr
The door window glass, window operating mechanism, and inside door latch/lock operating
mechanism may be removed and the inner door structural panel may be modified, but not
removed. The stock side impact beam and the outside door latch/lock operating mechanism
shall not be removed or modified. This gutting of the door shall only be made if roll cage
incorporates NASCAR-style side protection extending into the door.
mechanism may be removed and the inner door structural panel may be modified, but not
removed. The stock side impact beam and the outside door latch/lock operating mechanism
shall not be removed or modified. This gutting of the door shall only be made if roll cage
incorporates NASCAR-style side protection extending into the door.
02-23-2011, 05:32 AM
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02-24-2011, 01:33 PM
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Re: JCrim's Honda GD3 (Road Racing Fit inside & Pics)
I installed my mirror to my cage. Works great! Need to wash her bad once i finish taking the sound deadening out. sooo messy
02-28-2011, 06:32 AM
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Re: JCrim's Honda GD3 (Road Racing Fit inside & Pics)
My buddy took some pics last night at a local Texas-Racing meet. heres some shots. Enjoy
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcrimson/5485936718/http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcrimson/5485936718/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/jcrimson/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcrimson/5485936650/http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcrimson/5485936650/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/jcrimson/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcrimson/5485936608/http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcrimson/5485936608/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/jcrimson/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcrimson/5485936520/http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcrimson/5485936520/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/jcrimson/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcrimson/5485340497/http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcrimson/5485340497/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/jcrimson/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcrimson/5485936718/http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcrimson/5485936718/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/jcrimson/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcrimson/5485936650/http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcrimson/5485936650/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/jcrimson/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcrimson/5485936608/http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcrimson/5485936608/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/jcrimson/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcrimson/5485936520/http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcrimson/5485936520/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/jcrimson/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcrimson/5485340497/http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcrimson/5485340497/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/jcrimson/, on Flickr
03-02-2011, 09:35 AM
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Re: JCrim's Honda GD3 (Road Racing Fit inside & Pics)
Just got done getting a sample of the paint mixed to make sure the color code is correct. Looks good to me ^_^
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03-07-2011, 02:35 PM
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Re: JCrim's Honda GD3 (Road Racing Fit inside & Pics)
went to AutoX this weekend. had a blast! Road Course this coming weekend!
Thanks man!
Almost forgot this pic. Imagine Christmas morning when you were 10 (when it didn't suck) times 1,000!
^_^
That's me, and I has teh K powa!
Thanks man!
Almost forgot this pic. Imagine Christmas morning when you were 10 (when it didn't suck) times 1,000!
^_^
That's me, and I has teh K powa!
03-12-2011, 09:09 PM
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Re: JCrim's Honda GD3 (Road Racing Fit inside & Pics)
That K series looks like trouble LOL looking good keep up the good work oh yeah the paint is going to look crazy. When are we going to see you on the front of Honda Tuning hey I said it first! and it looks like you are going to have to up the suspension some more, in that one pic it looks like you have to much body roll. FUN FUN FUN
03-14-2011, 07:43 AM
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Re: JCrim's Honda GD3 (Road Racing Fit inside & Pics)
yeah i will be upping the spring rates very soon. 16k and 14k. I just got back from the road course yesterday (2 day event) and wow is all i can say. this is the first time ive tracked with the cage, wider wheels and rubber, and these alignment settings. feels soooo good. the roll on autox is pretty much expected but on the road course its PERFECT now. Ill post video and pics soon.