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Author Topic: What did you do to your Kappa today!  (Read 1196531 times)

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Offline Sol Asylum

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #1300 on: July 25, 2010, 02:27:26 PM »
Kelu just a thought but maybe you can work out some sort of an agreement with DDM to sell you the drawings for the probeam so that you can have one made over there.  Maybe if there is enough of a market you could become a DDM distributor for Europe.  I don't know if DDM would even be interested in this but it doesn't hurt to ask.
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #1301 on: July 25, 2010, 02:43:10 PM »
I cleaned all the grime and sweat from two weekends worth of autocrossing out of the interior.
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #1302 on: July 25, 2010, 03:38:38 PM »
Finished 1st in class and 2nd overall in an auto cross in Mansfield, Ohio. It's no fun competing in SMM class when the fastest guys are running Prepared & Modified 1200 lbs kit cars with steam rollers for rubber when I'm on Hankook 245mm race rubber. But an open course help even the field along with a wet early session put four of us with two tenths of a second! I auto cross about once a year for the last decade and was still working on negative splits and finished about eight tenths from top spot. Got to mount the new Kazera wheels with the Hankooks. Turned out nice looking.

Many we're asking what I did to the car. I said springs and a turbo as I added the B&G springs after I bought the car used.





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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #1303 on: July 25, 2010, 03:47:15 PM »
NormSky,

funny, I thought you'd be taller.  How on earth do you reach the pedals?  Your low body weight sure does help though.

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #1304 on: July 25, 2010, 04:02:52 PM »
Lol! That's how I distract the competition. My niece posing in the race seats.
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #1305 on: July 25, 2010, 05:05:14 PM »
Kelu just a thought but maybe you can work out some sort of an agreement with DDM to sell you the drawings for the probeam so that you can have one made over there.  Maybe if there is enough of a market you could become a DDM distributor for Europe.  I don't know if DDM would even be interested in this but it doesn't hurt to ask.
I would love to sell DDM parts to Europe and I think I found a cheap shipping way from US to Romania, if it is reliable will be a nice option.
Don't know how many orders I can get from this part of the world.
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #1306 on: July 25, 2010, 07:33:13 PM »
This http://vimeo.com/13630235

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #1307 on: July 26, 2010, 12:39:37 AM »
Door handles are wrapped in Black Vinyl [Done in place due to plastic weld]




How does the vinyl hold up on the inside door handles?
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #1308 on: July 26, 2010, 01:04:46 AM »
I've always been a fan of vinyl. I like how it conforms to any type of curve.

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #1309 on: July 26, 2010, 08:50:38 AM »
Ran a two day Divisional. Hopefully I will have a video of about 200' long series of tank slappers on the last run of day two. The cause? Early gas and finding the lower limit of tire pressure in the back !?!?!?!?!
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #1310 on: July 26, 2010, 09:06:59 AM »
Took her up to Jersey to the Chatterbox. They have a car show every Saturday evening. Found some chocolate on her when I cleaned her up yesterday. Must be from the kids looking at all our Skys and Sols. :D

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #1311 on: July 26, 2010, 11:27:54 AM »
I've always been a fan of vinyl. I like how it conforms to any type of curve.

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #1312 on: July 26, 2010, 04:09:58 PM »
Ran a two day Divisional. Hopefully I will have a video of about 200' long series of tank slappers on the last run of day two. The cause? Early gas and finding the lower limit of tire pressure in the back !?!?!?!?!
"Tank slappers"?  "Early gas"?  Could you pls elaborate?
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #1313 on: July 26, 2010, 07:52:04 PM »
Tank slapper is a motorcycle term meaning the handle bars are hitting the tank as you are trying to correct a wild ride, in this case I would assume Bob is fishtailing rapidly and often, caused by being on the "gas early" in his turns.
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #1314 on: July 26, 2010, 08:52:41 PM »
Bought a new Porter Cable buffer today at eShine.ca. Went to their retail store to pick it up and got a great deal.

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #1315 on: July 27, 2010, 12:58:36 AM »
well, i did it this weekend...





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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #1316 on: July 27, 2010, 07:08:46 AM »
Looks good LiquidPT! I like the red on black, now you just need to do the red inlays in the seats.  :thumbs:

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #1317 on: July 27, 2010, 07:10:22 AM »
Went ahead and ordered a set of black wheels because I found them at a great price brand new delivered to my door. They have performance look, they are light, very strong in durability, I couldn't find stylish looking rims with low weight and they are not Oz.
I never saw a kappa using them, except mine.
elff will love them  :D

I will post pictures when I will receive them, in about 2-3 weeks because they are produced based on order.
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #1318 on: July 27, 2010, 07:24:14 AM »
Kelu, u were asking for this....
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man, stop buying things that i like.
dimension of the wheels, price, pics, details pls

i have a GT friend who is running the Romanian office of a company and is one week in Romania, one week in Greece.
i will tell him to come and steel your wheels  :devil:
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #1319 on: July 27, 2010, 07:32:47 AM »
I can give only dimensions: 18", 8j, 5x110, ET45, around 9kg (under 20lbs)
Price: 920$ at my door including studs and centering rings  (idk what are these) :huh:


P.S.: I was looking for a deal to rims for about 1 year, any good deal found in US was destroyed by shipping tax. Locally I couldn't find the Oz cheaper than 1500$ and 5x110 is far to rare to find used 18" ones.
« Last Edit: July 27, 2010, 07:49:15 AM by Kelu »
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #1320 on: July 27, 2010, 08:31:33 AM »
Good Kelu! About 19 lbs will save you a bunch over the stock ~25 lbs wheels.
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #1321 on: July 27, 2010, 08:43:51 AM »
... and centering rings  (idk what are these) :huh:

If the center bore of your new wheels is wider than 61mm, then the "centering rings" are placed on the hub to keep the wheel perfectly centered on the axle, so to speak.

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #1322 on: July 27, 2010, 08:56:00 AM »
Norm: I know sir, that's why I choose these ones ;)
Sky 5: Thanks for info
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #1323 on: July 27, 2010, 02:49:34 PM »
Tank slapper is a motorcycle term meaning the handle bars are hitting the tank as you are trying to correct a wild ride, in this case I would assume Bob is fishtailing rapidly and often, caused by being on the "gas early" in his turns.
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #1324 on: July 27, 2010, 06:45:37 PM »
Showed 2 mustang GT's the magical shrinking GXP tail lights.  One hard top and 1 convertible.  It's so nice to be able to play again!
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