Woods247 BrokeFiST Build

[Woods247]

I see you've got running boards fitted. Do you have to remove them in order to put your car on a jack?

Also, just to let you know, yesterday I got an e-mail telling me that my canards are on their way! Looking forward to getting them painted and fitted to my own FiST!

I made a custom pinch weld adapter that makes jacking up the car easy with the skirts installed. They still make it a pain in the ass though.

 

[Taz]

I made a custom pinch weld adapter that makes jacking up the car easy with the skirts installed. They still make it a pain in the ass though.

Any possibility of some details, pretty please?

 

[Woods247]

Any possibility of some details, pretty please?

I picked up an aluminum magnetic pinch weld adapter from Amazon and JB Welded it to a 1” piece of aluminum stock I had laying around. The diameter is the same so it worked out perfectly. Ugly but works.

 

[Woods247]

 

[jeffreylyon]

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It looks like you have a little rear roll stiffness dialed in! Looking at the turn angle of your front tire that was a little over A/C speeds, where we usually see the FiST raise a rear leg. Great car.

 

[TDavis]

I picked up an aluminum magnetic pinch weld adapter from Amazon and JB Welded it to a 1” piece of aluminum stock I had laying around. The diameter is the same so it worked out perfectly. Ugly but works. View attachment 51311 View attachment 51312 View attachment 51313

I'd love to have that combo, I hate jacking up directly to the pinch welds

 

[jeffreylyon]

I bought two pinch weld adapters from eBay and will prob. glue them to a jack puck. @Woods247 had great idea and I'm going to copy it shamelessly.

 

[Woods247]

I bought two pinch weld adapters from eBay and will prob. glue them to a jack puck. @Woods247 had great idea and I'm going to copy it shamelessly.

😂 Soooo worth it! It’s the little things that make life easier.

 

[Woods247]

First of three track days this week 🤘🏼

 

[koozy]

First of three track days this week 🤘🏼

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Represent!

 

[koozy]

I picked up an aluminum magnetic pinch weld adapter from Amazon and JB Welded it to a 1” piece of aluminum stock I had laying around. The diameter is the same so it worked out perfectly. Ugly but works. View attachment 51311 View attachment 51312 View attachment 51313

I have something similar, works great. 👍

 

[TDavis]

First of three track days this week 🤘🏼

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I dig the trailer, what kind is it?

 

[Woods247]

I dig the trailer, what kind is it?

Tennessee redneck model. He did a great job. I had to add brakes to both axles, a winch and a removable fender though. He used it to pull a buggy so it needed A LOT of tlc.. It pulls very easily and was super cheap aside from time I spent sanding and POR15ing everything.

 

[Woods247]

I have something similar, works great. 👍

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I actually tried a set of “permanent” Camaro pinch weld mounts first but sadly they didn’t work out. I typically lift the car really high and their gap was too tight to accommodate the angle before bending the pinch weld. That one looks perfect.

 

[Woods247]

Dos

 

[TDavis]

This has me itching for my OIR track day at the end of this month

 

[TDavis]

Pretty sure I asked this before but I think you've gotten more track time with them. How are you liking the RT660s?

 

[Woods247]

Pretty sure I asked this before but I think you've gotten more track time with them. How are you liking the RT660s?

They’re awesome. It’s probably all I’ll run unless something better pops up.

 

[TDavis]

They’re awesome. It’s probably all I’ll run unless something better pops up.

Hows the durability?

 

[Woods247]

Hows the durability?

Not the best but that’s the sacrifice for better grip I suppose. I might get six hours out of them if I’m lucky. Definitely heat cycle them properly. It’s a pain in the ass but everyone I know that hammers them out of the box bitches about premature failure. I haven’t had any issues and attribute it to following the instructions from Falken. 😂