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Old Dec 23, 2014 | 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by DaveGS4
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 .
Good points, I used to be a just 2 door person, those extra 2 doors are nice for access, not nice when theres a problem like windows etc.
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Old Dec 26, 2014 | 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by dicer
A 4 door sedan for racing? Is it required for some stock class or what?
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

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Old Dec 26, 2014 | 01:52 PM
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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.

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Old Dec 26, 2014 | 04:14 PM
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Are you going to paint this car? I know nothing about track cars so pardon me if that was a stupid question.
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Old Dec 26, 2014 | 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by sha4000
Are you going to paint this car? I know nothing about track cars so pardon me if that was a stupid question.
Yes with any car i own it must look good. I can't stand having an ugly car no matter how it performs.
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Old Jan 7, 2015 | 02:45 PM
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Update

Decided a diffuser would be cool

Step 1 cardboard
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Step 2 Plastic
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Step 3 File made to exact spec

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Done
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ohh ya and paint happened lol
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Old Jan 7, 2015 | 05:53 PM
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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.
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Old Jan 7, 2015 | 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Shmee
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.
the diffuser is for looks mostly. The car is a 4000lb ****box... if i was doing f1 racing than a diffuser would be wind tunnel tested. For a car that i plan to have fun in and **** around in. Its mostly to help with the aggressive looks of the car.
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Old Jan 7, 2015 | 08:42 PM
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Ahh well then rock on!
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Old Jan 7, 2015 | 10:07 PM
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Is that a fuel cell in the trunk or did you stick with the stock gas tank?
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Old Jan 11, 2015 | 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by GH5T
Is that a fuel cell in the trunk or did you stick with the stock gas tank?
factory gas tank
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Old Jan 19, 2015 | 02:30 PM
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How did you delete the sunroof? Love this build!
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Old Jan 20, 2015 | 10:09 AM
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It's looking good. Did you remove the door handles before you painted?
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Old Jan 26, 2015 | 09:59 PM
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For the sunroof i welded a plate on and smoothed it out with filler

Originally Posted by sha4000
It's looking good. Did you remove the door handles before you painted?
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.
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Old Mar 17, 2015 | 08:01 AM
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Woo Hoo.. That's what you want.. The 4 piston calipers...
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