The Fool with the Spool... Sometime soon that is
Spool Town USA:
So this past weekend Turkey was not the only thing on my mind. The ARB unit that I ordered a while back has been sitting on the floor of my garage for far to long. I seized the time off work to start putting the unit into the Drift Mustang.
I ordered up the unit along with the worlds smallest air compressor and wiring harness. At this time the install is not 100% complete because I need some different shims to properly set backlash and preload on the new carrier. I did manage to get the air compressor installed and wired up. I am going to make a little plate so that I can mount the switched where the driver side a/c vent once lived.
I will put together a video to show you how the whole system works next weekend.
E-Brake Ramblings:
While I was working on the rearend I got to thinking about how exactly the e-brake setup is going to work for the car. I know for certain that the stock e-brake will simply not do, nor am I a big fan of adding an inline master cylinder. This car is going to get a stand alone system. At this point I sort of want to make a new backing plate that can accept an additional factory caliper. Then just add a bootlegger handle and master cylinder in the cockpit, throw in some brake lines and you are ready to go.
About Geoff
I have been building cars since about 1996 when I bought a 1966 Chevelle Malibu and modified it. My first exposure to drifting was back in 2004 when the shop (Hotrods to Hell) that I worked at was commissioned to build the 1969 Camaro that was campaigned in the 2005 Formula D series. In order to get a better idea of what the Camaro needed to be capable of I went to the Formula D Irwindale event and was instantly hooked.
My approach to car building is methodical. As you watch along with our build you will notice that we only make a few changed between each episode. I do not believe in throwing a bunch of parts at a problem and hoping it will be solved.
When you are developing a chassis for the first time you need to take you time and establish what I call a "vocabulary for the car." Basically what this means is that you need to learn what impact different parts and modifications will have on the car and on each other.
My roadmap for the Mustang was first to address the inconsistency in the car. The coilovers, panhard bar, and rollcage have done wonders in that direction. Then since this is a drift car, we need to make some drift specific modification, steering angle and LSD. The next move is to fine tune the car, getting the right spring rate, finding alignment settings that work well, trying different sway bars.
If you have any questions for me or suggestions for the car, you can make a post in the forum.
-Geoff
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