Project Trackstar

[kookieboi]

got my wheels and awd kit today!!!! just waiting on the stilly, motor (went with xeric awd), fets and shocks to get here.

took everything apart to paint some of the chassis parts tomorrow

they arrived!!!!

here the wheels after paint (took my time to make sure i didnt mess them up)

put some of the chassis back together. just couldnt wait to see what the wheels would look like on the car (no shocks on it thats why it sits so low)

nice clean workstation (ok i cleaned it up for the pic lol)


what do you guys think?

[Bananabrain]

Looking good, like your work station, way cleaner than mine. lol
I havve tires and parts & screw laying all over mine.

[kookieboi]

getting stir crazy waiting on parts to show up so i decided to add to the body some while im waiting
if you look closly you can see the nor cal star

and here is the template for the custom side vinyl stickers im having made. hopefully should be done by tomorrow

[pimp32]

like the r8 i got a corvette and a challenger

did u lock ur diffs

[kookieboi]

Originally Posted by pimp32

did u lock ur diffs

why would i lock my diffs. im doing road course style racing not drag racing. i want to be able to go around turns and locking the diffs reduces your cornering since both wheels will be traveling the same speed and through a turn you want the outside wheel to be able to travel faster than the inside wheel. so to answer your question: no

[winner]

Originally Posted by pimp32

like the r8 i got a corvette and a challenger

Originally Posted by pimp32

did u lock ur diffs

as i'll say again, please refrain from double posting

Originally Posted by kookieboi

why would i lock my diffs. im doing road course style racing not drag racing. i want to be able to go around turns and locking the diffs reduces your cornering since both wheels will be traveling the same speed and through a turn you want the outside wheel to be able to travel faster than the inside wheel. so to answer your question: no

actualy my track cars have locked rear differentials, i've found that as you go into a trun the outside wheel gains traction and the inside wheel looses alot of traction, most of the time causing it to spin faster then the outside wheel and it make the car not turn as sharp, and at a lower speed because most of the power is going to a wheel thats barely touching the ground, and spinning rapidly

just my opinion, goodluck

[kookieboi]

I know I have seen a limited slip type diff out there for xmods but I can't remember where I saw them. I tried googling it but can't find it now. Anybody know anything bout this?

[acerpower]

I believe you can tighten the atomic diffs enough to get a "limited slip" type effect. I don't have them for my Xmod but the atomic diffs for my Mini-Z can be tightened almost to the point of locking.
I know the gen1 Xmods had a limited slip diff that came with the AWD kits, but they weren't very good as I recall.

[kookieboi]

most of the parts came in. i got my gpm shocks (f/r), pn xeric awd motor, the fets, and the wire upgrade. the chassis came in to but i still have to wait for the hardware kit (need to read the required stuff next time i order stuff lol)


went ahead and installed what i had



cant wait until the hardware kit gets here. still have to get the lipos

[kookieboi]

Finally got the hardware kit in and finished the chassis build. all i need now is my lipos and then its time for some track time.

[johnnyg42]

That paint job is beautiful! And I really liked all of your workstation pics, cool.

[Bananabrain]

Thats starting look really good, wish I had the money to do this stuff to my track car. lol

[fuzzy]

i am really liking all these neon colors under the clean whit and black kinda sets it off

[kookieboi]

thx to all of you. i cant believe its only been a month that i really started at this and im already four cars in. all the feedback is great. its real rewarding knowing that im doing a good job at this being fairly new to it. thx again

[joshua frye]

how did u take the lights, and taillights out of the 370z. i tried and looked like you would have to break them out... anytips i want to repailt without masking it off

[XMDrifter]

this is almost 2 months old.
and the lenses you lush out from the inside of the body. just cut off the melted stuff and use a small screwdriver to push out on the pins.

[joshua frye]

will it break it? will i just glue it back in???

[XMDrifter]

you glue it back in from the backside. use normal white glue or glue made specifically for clear parts to avoid fogging up the lens

[joshua frye]

Originally Posted by XMDrifter

you glue it back in from the backside. use normal white glue or glue made specifically for clear parts to avoid fogging up the lens

are you still able to use the lightkit with it tooken out and replaced?

[dontspamme]

Stop bumping old threads, you can find your answers in the search box. But to avoid "I couldn't find it" BS, yes you can use the light kits, as you are removing just the lense.