Race Car at cage shop... Bored
01-24-2011, 10:10 AM
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Re: Race Car at cage shop... Bored
The OP races in Texas in PT with me. I tried for many years to get HC going down here but there was never enough interest in Hondas or Toyos 
here. It PT we get to race several cars in class and we get great support from Hoosier.
here. It PT we get to race several cars in class and we get great support from Hoosier.
01-24-2011, 03:59 PM
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Re: Race Car at cage shop... Bored
Hey Dave. Racing any this year? I'm going to miss Houston, but i should be at Dallas and TWS#1.
As far as HC goes, small bore car racing has been dead for a long time in Texas, Except for Miatas. I could go on about why I think that it's so, but I doubt anyone cares. I've been suprized/happy that I've actually had some cars in class, but HC is not going to happen.
As far as HC goes, small bore car racing has been dead for a long time in Texas, Except for Miatas. I could go on about why I think that it's so, but I doubt anyone cares. I've been suprized/happy that I've actually had some cars in class, but HC is not going to happen.
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Re: Race Car at cage shop... Bored
The undertray project was taking a long time because I was trying to get fancy with Dutz fasteners, then I got frustrated with the darn things and just used pop rivets and some aluminum angle stock for reienforcemnet.
01-27-2011, 10:40 AM
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Re: Race Car at cage shop... Bored
Hey Dave. Racing any this year? I'm going to miss Houston, but i should be at Dallas and TWS#1.
As far as HC goes, small bore car racing has been dead for a long time in Texas, Except for Miatas. I could go on about why I think that it's so, but I doubt anyone cares. I've been suprized/happy that I've actually had some cars in class, but HC is not going to happen.
As far as HC goes, small bore car racing has been dead for a long time in Texas, Except for Miatas. I could go on about why I think that it's so, but I doubt anyone cares. I've been suprized/happy that I've actually had some cars in class, but HC is not going to happen.
01-27-2011, 11:24 AM
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Re: Race Car at cage shop... Bored
Hey Dave. Racing any this year? I'm going to miss Houston, but i should be at Dallas and TWS#1.
As far as HC goes, small bore car racing has been dead for a long time in Texas, Except for Miatas. I could go on about why I think that it's so, but I doubt anyone cares. I've been suprized/happy that I've actually had some cars in class, but HC is not going to happen.
As far as HC goes, small bore car racing has been dead for a long time in Texas, Except for Miatas. I could go on about why I think that it's so, but I doubt anyone cares. I've been suprized/happy that I've actually had some cars in class, but HC is not going to happen.
01-27-2011, 04:15 PM
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Re: Race Car at cage shop... Bored
Red_CRX. I was broken the entire time I was there last year. Shooting for something for under 2 minutes.
02-11-2011, 05:40 AM
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Re: Race Car at cage shop... Bored
Well I got the car back with considerably safer door bars.
Ran a local club race last weekend and the car shook off the cobwebs well. I was feeling so great that I decided to rip out the wire harness and shave off some more weight. This has turned into quite a project. I think I am doing it the hard way by pulling the circuits I want out of the stock harness. I've studied the schematic, and it looks like pretty much everything I need to still work runs out of the main fuel injection relay. I'm currently pulling out and hooking up those circuits to make sure the car still runs before I get into completely gutting the harness.
Currently the plan is to pull the main white hot wire to a switch panel near the driver. Off that feed the FI relay, the abs harness, a brake light circuit, the gauges and maybe a couple other things like a clutch interlock. All through a power distribution block and fused circuits What am I missing to make it run?
Still have to figure out the charging system and some kind of charge indicator. The alternator looks like a one wire setup I can wire to the kill switch, but the charge warning light goes through some kind of IC in the fuse box. Is there a quick and dirty way to rig the light?
The starter has a relay for the "start signal" its a pretty big wire. Anyone see a problem with just feeing that through a 30A push switch and ditching the relay?
The big project is still to separate the engine, abs, and unwanted chassis harness out of the big bundle where it all goes through the firewall.
Ran a local club race last weekend and the car shook off the cobwebs well. I was feeling so great that I decided to rip out the wire harness and shave off some more weight. This has turned into quite a project. I think I am doing it the hard way by pulling the circuits I want out of the stock harness. I've studied the schematic, and it looks like pretty much everything I need to still work runs out of the main fuel injection relay. I'm currently pulling out and hooking up those circuits to make sure the car still runs before I get into completely gutting the harness.
Currently the plan is to pull the main white hot wire to a switch panel near the driver. Off that feed the FI relay, the abs harness, a brake light circuit, the gauges and maybe a couple other things like a clutch interlock. All through a power distribution block and fused circuits What am I missing to make it run?
Still have to figure out the charging system and some kind of charge indicator. The alternator looks like a one wire setup I can wire to the kill switch, but the charge warning light goes through some kind of IC in the fuse box. Is there a quick and dirty way to rig the light?
The starter has a relay for the "start signal" its a pretty big wire. Anyone see a problem with just feeing that through a 30A push switch and ditching the relay?
The big project is still to separate the engine, abs, and unwanted chassis harness out of the big bundle where it all goes through the firewall.
02-11-2011, 07:43 AM
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Re: Race Car at cage shop... Bored
The starter has a relay for the "start signal" its a pretty big wire. Anyone see a problem with just feeing that through a 30A push switch and ditching the relay?
The big project is still to separate the engine, abs, and unwanted chassis harness out of the big bundle where it all goes through the firewall.
The big project is still to separate the engine, abs, and unwanted chassis harness out of the big bundle where it all goes through the firewall.
second, i hate seperating the wire harness lol I tried doing mine in -30*C and wires were cracking so i had to go over everything again making sure there would be no shorts.
02-11-2011, 02:13 PM
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Re: Race Car at cage shop... Bored
The terminal on the relay that powers the starter relay has a jumper wire that goes to the ecu through the main relay, so I'm not too worried about that.
What I'm trying to get pinned down now is what circuits I need that run through the drivers's side engine harness. Voltage for the injectors, starter, ?
What I'm trying to get pinned down now is what circuits I need that run through the drivers's side engine harness. Voltage for the injectors, starter, ?
03-04-2011, 03:23 PM
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Tough Project ... Wires Done!
Here are some in process shots, and finished product.
This is the beta harness. I had a few problems that got fixed with butt connectors, and an in-line fuse. When I'm happy I have everything reliably done the entire thing is coming out for a factory style wrap, and proper sealed connections. I feel like an expert on Honda wire harness wrapping after taking apart almost all of the stock cabin harness.
Whew, glad this is over. It was the last bit of weight I needed to make minimum. 5 to 6 gallons of fuel from the 1/2 tank I balanced it on brings me to my number. Thank goodness!
This is the beta harness. I had a few problems that got fixed with butt connectors, and an in-line fuse. When I'm happy I have everything reliably done the entire thing is coming out for a factory style wrap, and proper sealed connections. I feel like an expert on Honda wire harness wrapping after taking apart almost all of the stock cabin harness.
Whew, glad this is over. It was the last bit of weight I needed to make minimum. 5 to 6 gallons of fuel from the 1/2 tank I balanced it on brings me to my number. Thank goodness!
03-07-2011, 06:49 AM
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Re: Race Car at cage shop... Bored
So it looks like you signed up a Miata for the MSR-C event instead of this car. Any chance you will bring this instead? It would be nice to have some good competition in PTD again.
03-07-2011, 12:29 PM
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Sorry I saw Bell on the registration for MSR-C and I ASSumed it was you but it isn't. Anyway, can you make it this weekend??
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