The Booster First and foremost, the brake booster replacement. We went with a remanufactured, 1987, VW Golf, nonABS booster replacement. The install went well, with none of the usual “it’s never easy” frustration moments when something else seems to brake while fixing what was already broken. Since we had to remove the brake lines from […]
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DIY Digi-Dash Nuts and Bolts
Posted: 19th December 2011 by Joseph in DIY, The Car, The Digi & DashTags: atomic motorsports, bluetooth GPS, carbon fiber dash, carputer, dashcommand, data logger, digi dash, digidash, digital dash, digital dashboard, digital display, digital gauges, DIY digi dash, DIY digidash, in-car computer, MaxQData, palmer performance, RaceChrono, touch-it, touchscreen, tyrolsport, Zeitronix
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Over the past few years we’ve received a number of inquires on our DIY digi-dash setup so we thought maybe it was time to sit down and post up as much of that info as possible so that it can be found by others who are also searching. Where to start!? Our little digi-dash setup […]
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As our June 23rd event with CART at LRP approaches, we are slowly checking to-do items off our checklist. This past weekend I was able to finish up the Lexan windshield install by adding a nice clean bead of black silicone in the gap between the lexan and the car’s body. This silicone not only […]
Lexan Goodness
Posted: 24th May 2011 by 4amRacing in DIYTags: atomic motorsports, DIY lexan windshield, DIY racecar, DIY racecar windshield, lexan windscreen, lexan windshield, MR10, polycarbonate, race windshield, tyrolsport
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It took us a few weeks to get our act together, but we did finally find the time to get together and install the lexan windshield. In our last blog entry we said that we had decided on 1/4″ material, but we struggled to find someone who could supply it in the correct size – […]
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With the incredible amount of g-force we experience… haha – hard to even type that with a straight face. Anyway, one of the things that’s been missing when it comes to driver’s comfort in our car was the lack of a dead-pedal. We were able to reach the wheel-well with our foot and that did […]