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theDreamer 09-24-2009 07:09 PM

Travis, any pictures of the seat rails or what you plan to do with them, since you are going aftermarket now?

travisjb 09-24-2009 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by shabarivas (Post 211566)
How expensive was the honda to build / buy? What kind of mileage do you see from it? I was thinking about making a natural gas honda hatch for DD

I bought it 'new' but after end of model year... it is a 2006 and I bought near end of 2007 or beginning of 2008 can't remember. I recall it was like $22K for the car. I bought HFP 18" wheels a set of performance tires for prob about $1,500. Then $500-600 for skunk2 coils. Now it rides like it's on rails and I can zip around traffic all day long. Doesn't really matter that it only has 115 hp - don't really need much power for commutes. Besides, I already have several tickets on my license so better to be slow on the road! :)

By the way, in AZ you pay no sales tax, no registration fee, no license fee on this car... and there's a $1,500 federal tax CREDIT on your next tax return. That, plus natural gas is usually $0.50+ less than gasoline, so the savings add up quick. I'm actually putting in a home refueling station right now too! Will be able to phil up from my garage off the home NG line.

travisjb 09-24-2009 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by theDreamer (Post 211686)
Travis, any pictures of the seat rails or what you plan to do with them, since you are going aftermarket now?

you want pics of the original rails ? the new modified rails we built from the BRIDE set ? or the discarded portion of the BRIDE rails that we didn't use ? (the sliders)

theDreamer 09-24-2009 07:51 PM

The original rails, I would like to keep my stock seats see if it is possible to lower them to give myself a bit more room above the head. Will make putting a helmet on possible and motivate me to take the car to the track actually (no excuses then).

travisjb 09-24-2009 08:48 PM

okay... we went a different route fyi... we took the BRIDE aftermarket rails apart by separating the base mount from the slider mechanism, discarding the slider mechanism, then attaching two separately bought metals strips longitudinally (relative to car) to the base mounts, then drilled holes in the stips, then bolted upright rails to holes in strips, then attached seat to rails... net effect was probably 2" drop in a seat where there is plenty of bolstering on the bottom... so it's prob comparable to stock seat... check with Mike at DDM for pricing on the BRIDE kit

Not sure how you will use the OEM rails for this... I'm sure it's possible, just haven't attempted

travisjb 09-24-2009 09:00 PM

UPDATES:

Shopping list... these are on the way !
  • 2 Hooser R6 285/30/18
  • 2 Hooser R6 315/30/18
  • 1 MOMO MOD 80 Dished Racing Wheel
  • 1 JOES Momo Steering Wheel Quick Disconnect
  • 2 OMP Door Bar Sleeving Covers
  • 4 OMP Molded Energy Absorbing Roll Bar Padding

Also, Junior, not sure if you got my voicemail today... but we're going to use the Spa gauge not the Defi gauge... I'll bring it by tomorrow probably... will also bring my harness and Brey Krause anti-sub-bar from prior car

travisjb 09-25-2009 07:23 PM

I'm selling the oil pressure gauge I bought and never used... thread started here:
http://www.the370z.com/parts-sale-pr...tml#post213161

Fathead 09-27-2009 11:02 AM

Updates:
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CrownR426 09-27-2009 11:11 AM

Wow, how much does the car weigh now?

Fathead 09-27-2009 11:20 AM

Who asks who much a car weighs in the middle of a build? Final weight is all that matters.:happydance:

CrownR426 09-27-2009 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Fathead (Post 215007)
Who asks who much a car weighs in the middle of a build? Final weight is all that matters.:happydance:

Why not? Just to get an idea. Sorry for being stupid. :ugh2:

travisjb 09-27-2009 12:06 PM

Crown, we're getting plenty of weight out of the car and will have more to report on specifics later.

Junior, good progress... lovin the dimple die's

All, we had to change our seat mounting plans a bit in order to drop it a bit further... will update on that later

Fathead 09-27-2009 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by CrownR426 (Post 215022)
Why not? Just to get an idea. Sorry for being stupid. :ugh2:

Your not stupid d00d I am just an *******.

More progress welded some of it this morning but its time for football.

For the record I hate all of you who are not Cardinals fans.

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Fathead 09-28-2009 10:38 PM

This is what the back is looking like.
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travisjb 09-28-2009 11:43 PM

:tup: effing work of art !


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