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2001 Radical Prosport
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Spring rates

I was thinking of increasing my spring rates to compensate for the fat driver. I currently have 300# springs in the front and 500# on the rear. The driver is 260# and I had no problems last year excep...

In forum Prosport / PR6 / Clubsport Specific Discussions

7 years ago
A little bling for a Prosport

The yellow zinc coating on my suspension bits was starting to wear off after 18 years of use. Attachment : Radical old.JPG So I decided to have the parts nickel plated. In addition, I made the ...

In forum General Discussion

7 years ago
RE: Prosport Fat Man Seat

I used probably 3 plies on the top and 3 on the back. Ply orientation is difficult to maintain because of the shape of the seat but yeah I do try to change the direction per ply to cover all direction...

In forum Prosport / PR6 / Clubsport Specific Discussions

7 years ago
RE: Prosport Fat Man Seat

The twill weave has remarkable drape. I didn't cut it. BTW it is best to have all the plies cut prior to layup. Plus stack the plies in reverse order so the first ply to lay down is on the top of the ...

In forum Prosport / PR6 / Clubsport Specific Discussions

7 years ago
RE: Prosport learning experience

My nose is not original to the car. The nose I took off did have the openings. But I suspect it wasn't original either since it wasn't made of carbon and it didn't have headlight buckets.

In forum Prosport / PR6 / Clubsport Specific Discussions

7 years ago
RE: Prosport Fat Man Seat

More detail, I had to split my seat down the middle and widen it myself. I used carbon fiber to put it back together. I get my carbon from . Twill gives you the best drape. The resin from . Get the me...

In forum Prosport / PR6 / Clubsport Specific Discussions

7 years ago
Prosport Fat Man Seat

So many of us cannot fit in the slim seat found in a lot of Prosports. I cut mine in half and made a larger seat using carbon fiber and epoxy. I did leave the leg portion of the seat the same width as...

In forum Prosport / PR6 / Clubsport Specific Discussions

7 years ago
RE: Prosport learning experience

I haven't heard back from my buddy on the splitter, holidays and all. I do not have a crush box like yours. mine looks like this, Attachment : Radical Front tray.JPG The splitter attaches to ...

In forum Prosport / PR6 / Clubsport Specific Discussions

7 years ago
RE: Short Fuel Cell

The cell is installed and working well. I did send them all the hardware from the old cell for reuse. That saves money. My cell does not have the internal baffle box for the pickup and cost $1200. I b...

In forum General Discussion

7 years ago
RE: RPMS DONT WORK IN MY PROSPORT HAYABUSA

I got rid of the Radical dash because I could not see any characters while driving. I run the Gen II Hayabusa and a Stack tach, no problem.

In forum Prosport / PR6 / Clubsport Specific Discussions

7 years ago
RE: Prosport learning experience

Nice car. Looks to have the air jacks and center lug wheels. I wouldn't worry about the overflow bottle at least it is metallic. A friend of mine has a mold for the original front splitter. He owns a ...

In forum Prosport / PR6 / Clubsport Specific Discussions

7 years ago
RE: Coolant? Who's using what?

I use water and water wetter. For the record...

In forum General Discussion

7 years ago
RE: Alignment Question

Are the Michelin's and Dunlop's radials? I am running Hoosier bias ply slicks.

In forum General Discussion

7 years ago
Alignment Question

I am going through my suspension and will eventually need to realign the car. I have always used about 1/16" of toe out in race cars. Seems to give better turn in but can make a car "hunt" or dart on ...

In forum General Discussion

7 years ago
RE: Steering Rack Boots

No reply from Titan. My buddies running formula cars do not run boots on their racks. Questions: Does your Radical have boots on the steering rack? Should I just leave them off?

In forum General Discussion

7 years ago
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