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Old 02-12-2010, 10:59 PM
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Vehicle : Xmods 1997 Toyota Supra.
Colour : Dark Red.
Rims : Tenzo Racing Rims.(1st Package of xmod rims.)
Tires : Slicks.
Suspension : Stock.
Engine : Stock.
Board : Stock.
Body Kit : Stock.
Body : Lowered, custom exhaust.

What is to be done?
- Re-do suspension to increase track times.
- Re-paint rims to a better black/gun grey.
- Add lip kit.
- Remove as much weight as possible.
- Upgraded motor.
- New tires?
- Fix Steering problem of it locking when turning right.

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That's her for right now.
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Old 02-13-2010, 02:16 AM
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so why are you calling project destruction? and i take it this is going to be a track car right? do you plan on stacking FETs for a realy nice motor? Last, how do you plan to reduce weight? what do you plan on taking off or changing?
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Old 02-13-2010, 10:40 AM
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- Add lip kit.
- Remove as much weight as possible.
These two things don't make sense..
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Old 02-13-2010, 10:54 AM
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These two things don't make sense..
those kinda confused me aswell..
like removing weight from the body? or like from the chassis
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Old 02-13-2010, 10:56 AM
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try taking off some of the weight by the rear bumper shave it off
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Old 02-13-2010, 11:59 AM
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Remove weight by using a NSX body.

Redo suspension by stepping on it.

no really. what is this suspension re-do you speak of?
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those kinda confused me aswell..
like removing weight from the body? or like from the chassis
For the Chassis itself yes.

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Remove weight by using a NSX body.

Redo suspension by stepping on it.

no really. what is this suspension re-do you speak of?
I'm stealing the whole suspension idea from the guy doing his track car with the front suspension being over the knuckle itself.

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These two things don't make sense..
Are you sure? The lip kit will protect the body, and it will not be 2.5 styrene, it will only by 0.5-1.0 styrene.

Plastic on Chassis is the last to come off though.

2x2 FETS yes.

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"Project : Destruction" because I can name it that.

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Old 02-13-2010, 01:57 PM
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One thing to save weight, glue the body pieces onto the body after shaving bits and peices off. That would save A LOT of weight, but downside is that you can't remove body peices and thats a pretty nice body to glue stuff on.

Either way, have fun building this chassis and body !
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or you could file the body down lol, my friend did that to his car, now its like snake skin and weighs like 19G
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Old 02-13-2010, 03:52 PM
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Kaze's suspension set up eh? haxx0r
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Kaze's suspension set up eh? haxx0r
That's the one! Not sure how he is getting his suspension to stay firm however, I may need to look into a different coil.

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Old 02-14-2010, 10:36 PM
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lol i think lots of people are useing that idea^

just a little side project im working on^

cant wait to see it finished! i sure hope there tight turns in your future?
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"- New tires?"
..............Yes,you should get new tires.
I'd definitely file the center ridge off the rims and put some mini-Z tires on it
if you want to decrease lap time(you wrote "increase track time" but I'm assuming you meant the opposite)
What kind of track are you running on anyways?
The type of surface you run on should determine the type and degree of tire.
As a rule of thumb you should always run a softer tire in the rear.

I'd say tires can account for at least 60%(probably more) for handling. The right tires will make a world of difference on any car.
So I'd start with tires, then mess with the suspension and other stuff after.
Buy a few different sets to tune your car to the type of track/surface(if you can afford it)

I'd try and save some weight from the body rather than the chassis.
The body has more excess weight plus you'll lower the center of gravity.(and decrease roll-overs)
I shaved allot of weight off of this normally heavy body........

That body is now lighter than my mini-0Z 05 NSX body.(I could have even gotten it lighter than it is now)
I know it's a little different than the supra, but you get the Idea.

Also, one of the best things I've done to a gen-1 was install a micro-T board and servo. I've seen used ones go for as little as $10 delivered for both on some forums.
That would definitely fix you steering problem as well as greatly improve you handling, so it's worth keeping an eye out for a cheap one.

Also the biggest challenge with the gen 1 xmod is the rear suspension in my opinion, but it sounds like a fun project for you to tinker with anyways.
Good luck, and have fun.
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Old 02-15-2010, 09:43 AM
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cool so far and ur adding a clear plastic kit underneath
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sweet exhaust. did you just paint the tip blue? looks like the greddy ti-c.
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Help please?

Not sure what's with the coil... I think it's too soft being cut in half.





Look at the nasty negative camber with none of that stuff on..

Any ideas on coils that can be used?

Thanks.

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idea stealor. i call the kaze police on you. Kaze is extremely mad at me for no reason. Use the yellow springs.
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idea stealor. i call the kaze police on you. Kaze is extremely mad at me for no reason. Use the yellow springs.
The yellow springs are softer than the stock ones. I know because I have a set.

I'll cut up some of my hard Custom Rydz ones I guess.

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tray to cut it shorter than that then stretch it, usually when you stretch springs they get stiffer, or you could just go for a taller spring.
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Here's updates.

Thanks Kaze for the help! This is what I meant by how the right side is being held up by the left side!





Custom Bumper?



I think so. Do believe this will be a one-off mod also.

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-EDIT!-
Here's an update.








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