Damn you cali boys! Theres currently like 3-6 inches of snow and -30 degree celsius weather so I can't get under my car to install the sway bar and perches I got. I'm hoping to get in on that RRM header sale tomorrow and I got a ralliart rad cap coming in the mail.

 

uh, he's from Florida and I'm in Seattle, DJ's in BFE and he can't do anything until it thaws in his neck of the woods... but I feel your pain bro! it's not quite that cold (negative numbers) but it dips into the 20s at night, so my midnight-tuning sessions on the relatively empty freeways will have to wait.

 

im lucky it stuill in the 70s so im going to start the teardown friday

 

hey, im in cali and ive got way too much snow. head came in yesterday and clutch and flywheel should be installed this week. goin to the track as soon as it stops rainin.

 

It was nice today - but I was at work. Sigh. But it doesn't really matter until RRM gets me those pistons. And I pay for the install...

I'm getting my SS brake lines done Friday, though!

 

I just jumped on the RRM header sale so I still need to install that. I am thinking of getting their CF grill or sway bars and perches next.

 

I have to correct you on that. My DOT legal Schroth harness has no "rails". What makes it legal is a number of things:
1) The webbing stretches to a specified percentage under a specified load
2) the inside belt has an anti-submarine device which keeps the body from twisting and possibly colliding with the other passenger if there is one
3) it has been TESTED to the DOT's requirements. Although some belts could be just as safe, they did not have the testing done, and are therefore not approved by the DOT

And aside from all of that, the fact still remains that, legal or not, Schroth or other brand, if the belt is mounted more than about 3" below the driver's shoulders (like the Schroth belt I autocross with), the belt will actually CRUSH THE PERSON'S SPINE in the event of a head-on collision, because it's opposing force is in a downward direction. Street belts and harnesses mounted to roll bars or harness bars are horizontal, but harnesses mounted to stock anchors are not. Read any reputable harness manufacturer's manual, and they say the same thing, that it must be mounted close to shoulder level. They allow other mounting points for solo/autocross ONLY.

As far as the safety issue, you just have to make sure the back of the harness is mounted to a safe anchor at about shoulder level, such as a roll bar, harness bar, or an UPPER rear seatbelt mount. You would still have the risk of your head getting injured if the roof caved in, but that's less of a concern in a hart top vehicle.

 

i stand corrected..........however, i still would never street drive with them in for fear of getting crashed in a side impact etc. My friend has the schroth rails and they feel just like regular seat belts.

 

my winter projects turned to summer projects when my girl decided that we should go visit her family on the east coast.

 

my winter projects became oct of 2006 projects because I decided to go back to school. Damn $17000 tuition put a serious hurt on my wallet...even with the student loans I just dont have money to throw around anymore. Hopefully I'll be able to do a little here and there but certainly not like I have been.

Still to install are my Tein coilovers, my piggy back and my lip kit once I get the cash to get it painted.

 

At least your tuition isn't $38k . No projects in a while for me.

 

Jesus the US system is expensive, I'm paying 5k$ CAD a year for tuition, and hell even U BC, one of the best is only like 6k$ CAD a year.

 

^ That's it, I'm moving to Canada. Between you and the movie "Bowling For Columbine" I'm convinced it's a better place to live

 

Hahaha, yeah the more the merrier I guess. Gotta get used to the weather though, last week we hit -30 degrees celsius during the day, we consider -10 a nice day.

 

hey I'm reppin LSU down here...and it's really really cheap espesially with a full ride