LS400 Racecar/Track Car build
12-23-14, 09:32 PM
#31
Even for cars that have options of both sedan and coupe, the sedan has some advantages. My wife's BMW M3 racecar is a sedan version. The bar between front and rear doors adds extra stiffness/support to the car. Also it's much easier to get tires, etc into the back of the car when loading it up for the track 
.
.
12-26-14, 01:44 PM
#32
Driver School Candidate
Thread Starter
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: IL
Posts: 49
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Coolness
i have had plenty of cars and have pretty much owned everything i have wanted besides exotics. To me unique cars are awesome. Some may see an r8 or whatever they like but for me that does nothing. I have a taste in rare/unique cars hence why this build. Its not supposed to be a serious time attack car etc Just something that i make look cool and hopefully get it to perform decent while smiling the whole time.
If i wanted to make competitive track car ls400 would probably be my last choice.
Goal is to just have fun with it and hopefully surprise some people on the road coarse. Would be awesome to see an ls400 hunting down an s2000 or an evo or something on the track lol
i have had plenty of cars and have pretty much owned everything i have wanted besides exotics. To me unique cars are awesome. Some may see an r8 or whatever they like but for me that does nothing. I have a taste in rare/unique cars hence why this build. Its not supposed to be a serious time attack car etc Just something that i make look cool and hopefully get it to perform decent while smiling the whole time.
If i wanted to make competitive track car ls400 would probably be my last choice.
Goal is to just have fun with it and hopefully surprise some people on the road coarse. Would be awesome to see an ls400 hunting down an s2000 or an evo or something on the track lol
Last edited by killerGSR; 12-26-14 at 01:57 PM.
12-26-14, 01:52 PM
#33
Driver School Candidate
Thread Starter
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: IL
Posts: 49
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Anyways here some progress.
Spent A TON of time prepping the ineterior to paint white. did that. (never want to do that again)
Also Sideskirts sort of finished. Not perfect but good enough to look good on a track car. Also finished most prep work on the car fixed major dents etc.
Spent A TON of time prepping the ineterior to paint white. did that. (never want to do that again)
Also Sideskirts sort of finished. Not perfect but good enough to look good on a track car. Also finished most prep work on the car fixed major dents etc.
01-07-15, 02:45 PM
#36
Driver School Candidate
Thread Starter
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: IL
Posts: 49
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Update
Decided a diffuser would be cool
Step 1 cardboard
Step 2 Plastic
Step 3 File made to exact spec
Done
ohh ya and paint happened lol
Decided a diffuser would be cool
Step 1 cardboard
Step 2 Plastic
Step 3 File made to exact spec
Done
ohh ya and paint happened lol
Last edited by killerGSR; 01-07-15 at 02:49 PM.
01-07-15, 05:53 PM
#37
looks really good painted and the cage looks great!
Not really sure about that diffusor though...
Then again I find it amusing when people waste their time building/designing diffusors for cars that have zero air flow control under or at the front of the car that makes them of any use. There is sooooooooo much going on under and behind a car that such devices 99.9% of the time actually end up hurting performance.
Not really sure about that diffusor though...
Then again I find it amusing when people waste their time building/designing diffusors for cars that have zero air flow control under or at the front of the car that makes them of any use. There is sooooooooo much going on under and behind a car that such devices 99.9% of the time actually end up hurting performance.
01-07-15, 08:19 PM
#38
Driver School Candidate
Thread Starter
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: IL
Posts: 49
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
looks really good painted and the cage looks great!
Not really sure about that diffusor though...
Then again I find it amusing when people waste their time building/designing diffusors for cars that have zero air flow control under or at the front of the car that makes them of any use. There is sooooooooo much going on under and behind a car that such devices 99.9% of the time actually end up hurting performance.
Not really sure about that diffusor though...
Then again I find it amusing when people waste their time building/designing diffusors for cars that have zero air flow control under or at the front of the car that makes them of any use. There is sooooooooo much going on under and behind a car that such devices 99.9% of the time actually end up hurting performance.
01-26-15, 09:59 PM
#44
Driver School Candidate
Thread Starter
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: IL
Posts: 49
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
For the sunroof i welded a plate on and smoothed it out with filler
Nope not for this car. Usually gets taken out. For a track car i didn't as you wont really notice the difference and its far from show car.
Nope not for this car. Usually gets taken out. For a track car i didn't as you wont really notice the difference and its far from show car.
