Air looks to be cold as ****, Matt you going to be wearing a ski suit on that bike

Lets hope everything works out and they are open with great track prep

Whos going for sure this is going to probably be one of the best days of the year...although the baro is still low as hell

 

I'm trying to get there, just got my engine back in a running but it seems to be overheating I'm still going to try like hell and see if I can make this happen

 

i'm planning on going as long as they open. I'll be wrenching away all day today trying to get the car finished up for tomorrow.

 

I'm pretty sure it's not going to be open. They're only supposed to be open if it's at least 50 degrees out and it doesn't look like it's even going to hit 40

 

naw it is a SCC event which means they want there check from the people hosting it...plus i have been there before in under 40 degree weather...from what i remember it is abover 40 degrees not 50

put it this way my dad and me went the day after christmas last year...DA was -950

 

41 is closed fellas................and im back to grinding calipers

 

Grinding calipers, i hope u dont have prostars you have to take off a **** load on the rears for those...

 

weight reduction!

 

Didn't Matt D have an issue with grinding calipers? I could be wrong but I thought he crashed when one broke in his black car. Like I said I could be wrong my memory is getting bad in my old age!

 

Denny calls it like 2 hours before they are supposed to open.Why not just say there closed last night,nothing has changed in the last 3 days.And the DA is like - 900 ft.

 

yea tell me about it i already ruined one caliper by grinding too much. but i made mike come over and show me the spots that actually need to be ground instead of just lookin at pictures on here. plus im gonna run 5/16 spacers on all corners. guess i got a lil carried away with the grinding lol.

 

yup that is why i brought it up...i think it was the prostars too...

 

not worth it man i would get some convo pros liek i got they make a 9.25 in rear now...u just have to take off the top ribs on the calipers, probably 20% of what you have to do to get the prostars to clear...not worth the safety IMO...

 

yea i do believe that was why he crashed that car. But i also believe he ground the calipers so that he didn't have to use any spacers on the front or back. but i cannot confirm that for sure. Maybe he'll chime in later.

 

thats why i run on 3 tires...

 

Yea i just sent out a couple pm's on some used rear calipers so i should have new ones coming if i don't like how much i have to grind. but i think im gonna give it a whirl on the other side now that i know what to do. i just did way to much on the one i already did. either way if i don't like how much i have to grind the next one i'll just put some replacements on and prolly pony up for some bogarts. but then again i hear those arn't great for the street either. so who knows.

 

sounds like a plan...they that is why i got the convos, they are a little tougher for street driving...

what i did was cover the caliper with tape then put the rim on and spin it, obviosly you wont be able to do this at first but it will show you were it is hitting on the caliper, just grind those spots, tape again and repeat...i made sure mine were about 3 layers thick of duck tape and could spin freely...

yeah i know i helped a buddy do his 10" prostars with no spacers, started to see the forks come through and it still needed a little more

good luck and wear a mask that **** gets every where...

 

That sucks about SCC. I was already loaded up and ready to go.

 

As far as calipers go, I do not recommend grinding them. Don't be a cheap ***. Either buy wheels that will fit without grinding, or buy drag brakes. I ground mine for Prostars back in '02, and I had them like that for 4 years. I put a lot of miles on my car with it being a daily driver, street racing every weekend, Power Tour long hauls, bracket racing, etc. Eventually, they failed do to constant abuse and them being weakened by the grinding. There was no warning. I went to stop, and the pedal just went to the floor and there was no pressure in the system. It sucks. I lost my first love because of it.

 

Boy George died in the car when you wrecked it?