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RE: Adjusting camber Hi Ron. Both. If you need to increase camber, then you should loosen the inside hex nut and tighten the jamb nut on the rod end which will move the rod end outward. If you need to decrease camber, ... |
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RE: Left foot vs Right foot braking @bird Hi Jay. There is plenty of room for both feet however it is necessary to wear driving shoes which are just a thin leather or suede and rubber sole the covers your foot. In an open wheel car, ... |
In forum How To / DIY Discussions |
2 years ago |
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RE: Left foot vs Right foot braking Left foot. Do it all the time in your road car and you will soon be completely used to it. For bigfoots like me (size 13), you can rotate the steering rack up to get more room under the steering col... |
In forum How To / DIY Discussions |
2 years ago |
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RE: Geartronics and LifeECU questions. Charley, yes I recall talking to you before I purchased the car about the difference in the Life Integrated shifting vs Geartronics. Yes that makes sense about the battery replacement. So that 89 ho... |
In forum General Discussion |
2 years ago |
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RE: F1 Style Halo / Center protection I am not apologizing for Radical's high price parts, but this is prevalent in the race car business because the volume is so low, which means that if they do not make a lot of money on parts then they... |
In forum Safety Gear Discussion |
2 years ago |
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RE: F1 Style Halo / Center protection @davidf Thanks David. I spoke with James a Radical in the UK yesterday. He told me they were phasing out the original uprights. The billet ones were designed because of safety concerns for the SR10. H... |
In forum Safety Gear Discussion |
2 years ago |
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RE: Left foot vs Right foot braking I use left foot braking. It becomes second nature if you commit to it, but it does feel odd initially. The worst thing that can happen is that you get lazy when you are learning and you find the clu... |
In forum How To / DIY Discussions |
2 years ago |
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RE: Adding preload to shocks @parsonsj Hi John. It was a really fun week. Turn 7 is good because you want to drive deep into that brake zone, and if you overshoot there is plenty of run off. Turn 10 is my favorite for settin... |
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RE: F1 Style Halo / Center protection I spoke to Jonathan today and asked about uprights. Cost for original steel uprights for SR3 are about $1100 each. Cost for Billets about $1500. Yes, the lifing for the original uprights is about 4... |
In forum Safety Gear Discussion |
2 years ago |
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RE: F1 Style Halo / Center protection The maintenance interval for the uprights is 40 hrs, correct? Thought the reason was because welds can start cracking. The bearings definitely make sense. I replaced mine when I bought the car. I ha... |
In forum Safety Gear Discussion |
2 years ago |
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RE: F1 Style Halo / Center protection Pardon me for jumping in … No, a self modification of the chassis for halo on an SR3 RSX is not permitted for Radical Cup racing. The provision for halo update to the RSX chassis requires refitting... |
In forum Safety Gear Discussion |
2 years ago |
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RE: Adding preload to shocks @bird ... Hi Jay, Yes, that's something I made very early after buying my Radical and getting it up on my jack stands for the first time. I wanted a 'fail-safe' support under the car to allow me to a... |
2 years ago | |
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RE: Adding preload to shocks @bird - Hi Jay, Radical wanted around AU$700 per set.... So we made our own from some 5/8" diameter (or 16mm) 316L stainless steel bar, and purchased the Chrome-Moly heim joints from a local race par... |
2 years ago | |
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RE: Left foot vs Right foot braking @schneller I use my left foot. When I switched, I found I could brake later since my left foot is always poised right above the brake, and I don't have to lift it off the throttle and move it over. It... |
In forum How To / DIY Discussions |
2 years ago |
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RE: Left foot vs Right foot braking I had always driven race cars with a traditional manual/clutch, so I was a right foot braker. This summer I switched to a car with a SaDEV sequential and started learning to left foot brake. I'm sti... |
In forum How To / DIY Discussions |
2 years ago |