Wez Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Hey All, A nice supra build in the US http://www.supraforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=497675 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Why T Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 looks good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockys96 Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 how does that small bar support the weight of engine/body going through the front shock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul mac Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 sweet, but dont you just love Americans apparently he's "been cooking up some crazy stuff" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lebsteif Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 great build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaveriK Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 its fugly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted July 3, 2008 Author Share Posted July 3, 2008 its fugly I dont think they are really worried about what it looks like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Interesting how small the turbo is (for the states) Amazing build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazboy Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Christ, I wonder how much of the original car is left? Floorpan and castings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 They dont think much of the shock mounting do they Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonB Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 The front suspension looks completely bonkers, I'm not suprised it's being slated! Why on earth would anyone take NASCAR as an inspiration anyway? Crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazboy Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 The front suspension looks completely bonkers, I'm not suprised it's being slated! Why on earth would anyone take NASCAR as an inspiration anyway? Crazy. 40 cars in a field, 30 races a year, the shortest is 250 miles, the longest 600, at speeds upto 200mph, yet how often do you hear of a Nascar suspension failure? Some of them have fairly substantial crashes and carry on racing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonB Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 40 cars in a field, 30 races a year, the shortest is 250 miles, the longest 600, at speeds upto 200mph, yet how often do you hear of a Nascar suspension failure? Some of them have fairly substantial crashes and carry on racing. Probably because they only ever turn one way on a smooth track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazboy Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Probably because they only ever turn one way on a smooth track. There is still a lot of forces at work on a superspeedway though. If you watch the on board shot you see the cars are constantly moving about. It's also worth noting that a lot of the tracks are far from world class. I personaly wouldn't want it on my car here but I'm not going to beat the up on it, if it works for them then it's no skin off my nose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonB Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Fair enough. I think if you wanted inspiration in the US you would look at something like the GT classes from the ALMS. The cars are much more similar to a Supra and somehow I can't see Porsche putting a front suspension set up like that on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazboy Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Fair enough. I think if you wanted inspiration in the US you would look at something like the GT classes from the ALMS. The cars are much more similar to a Supra and somehow I can't see Porsche putting a front suspension set up like that on! I agree. I was also wondering how ajustable the geometery would be- surely it'll be fixed now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nicholas Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Twinsturbo have a great reputation out there, they did the 1000hp soop-dog build on youtube too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul mac Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 must confess i have had to do a bit of research to figure out what they are having a flap attack about with regard to the suspension as i know jack about anything other than stock suspension excellent thread though and kudos to the guys doing it for trying something different, really like the look of the intercooler end tank and that exhaust is just totally mental, the yanks seem far less squeamish with regard to noise than we are on both track and road Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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