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I have seen a few vettes with the rear quarter windows done with the distressed flag, thought I would give it a try. I think it looks good, just took a little patience.
Installed LED marker lights and fender flares/spats on the rear….started on the front first and marker light install is super easy for all 4 but the front flare is a real PIA and needed a break.
I played around with Pi Toolbox which you can use to look at the PDR data in detail. There are many dozens of parameters plus you can create your own math channels. Pay no attention to the torque and hp...I'm still messing with those. If you watch, you may have to view it on YouTube. For some reason when I embed it here, the values are unreadable
Peak braking Gs were around 1.36 about 36 seconds into the run. BS'ing with the GSpeed guys, 1.50 is about all the stock system can handle. I've seen as high as 1.42 on less worn tires. Peak lateral Gs were 1.39 around 54 seconds in. Kind of interesting to look at this stuff to see what the car is doing. The "blue" run was a 1:20.4 and I was comparing the two but with the corded tires it's interesting but not necessarily useful.
Also bought new tires. Getting closer and closer to buying 18" wheels so I can run scrubs and perhaps save a few bucks. I run ~15 events/year and one set of the SuperCar 3Rs does 5. The math hurts!
I've been thinking about those. Amazon lights? Do they just plug into the outlet on the ceiling?
Correct on both questions. Amazon and there are two options for power. Plug in or hard wire. The lead to hard wire is very short, FYI.
I ended up plugging them in with the opener outlet (in the ceiling). However, there is no switch, so know that before you buy. I ordered a remote switch (should be here today) to use. I got the three plugs and one remote. Same remote will control all three plugs. One at a time or all at once. That was also an Amazon buy (this one had 20k reviews and rated at something like 4.8 stars).
It took me longer to figure out how I would install them, than the actual install. They weigh next to nothing so anchoring to a stud didn't seem all that important (I did get a few into studs though).
Spark plugs! Almost. Waiting on my wife to get back with a few swivels to get the passenger rear plug. But 7/8 done easy enough. Just under 101K miles. Should be good for 10 more years I recon.
After a few days of driving it, with bugs and pollen, I cleaned it. We're having a fundraiser show/cruise in for a fellow friend and club member battling ALS, so I needed to shine it up. Took advantage of the new garage lights too for some pretty good "after" pics.
Cleaned up the wife's Miata while I was out there too
05-31-2024, 11:58 AM
