S550 S16 Mustang Build Thread Profile - S550 Mustangs

[JDee]

Where'd that power distribution block come from? Nice looking unit, I could see one of them being very useful. I'd be reluctant to mount it on a moving piece like that though, motion isn't good for wiring in my experience. I'd prefer to bolt it somewhere solid, though on these cars finding space for stuff like that is often a problem.

 

[Scootsmcgreggor]

Bussman makes it. Just a bare block with terminals and seals.

Agreed on the movement but the only time I will open the glove box is to check a fuse or relay so should be good. Don’t think I’d opened the glove box in the year prior to putting that block in there.

 

[Scootsmcgreggor]

@APEXRaceParts isn't too far up the road and they needed a car to shoot some wheels. Flattered they thought my car is worthy. Was fun, cool dudes, and got some glamour shots to boot. Given how good these silver ec7's look I'm really leaning towards silver EC7RS for my next set.

 

[Scootsmcgreggor]

Haven’t had a passenger seat for quite a while, finally picked one up so I can take my boys for rides. Inflatable booster seat and away we go. Love the smiles this thing puts on their faces.

 

[Scootsmcgreggor]

Accidental double post so here’s another picture

 

[Apex Wheels]

Ah so that was your car, I knew it looked familiar! Thanks for coming out and it looked fantastic. I approve of Brushed EC-7RS for your next set, that'd be hawt.

 

[stasik_a4]

Thanks man!

8’ Aluminum angle stock from Home Depot Racing. Then arduously pie cut the back of it and bend to fit the curvature of your bumper.

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This Spliter looks great, Tell me bit more about it. What materials and thickness did you use for spliter and air dam piece and mounting hardware.

Thanks
Stan

 

[Scootsmcgreggor]

Hey Stan it’s Baltic birch 1/2” plywood. Drew some curves till it followed the lip to my satisfaction. Cut it and then routered the edges top and bottom to make it a bit more finished. Air dam is 1/16” thick 2” aluminum angle stock from HD Racing Supply. Pie cut so I could bend it to match the lip/chin spoiler profile.

it’s not sophisticated but I can remake it very cheaply when I ruin this one going off track. Would love to go carbon, maybe when I’m a more consistent driver.

 

[Bill Pemberton]

Naw , stay with it Scoots, it looks good and my old ex-Boss even did a similar system with his Viper Comp Coupe. As you mentioned, it costs a lot less when one goes off track and as you get faster you will likely find others may be as much the cause of your off track excursions as those you initiate yourself.

You know you are on the right track when salty drivers walk up to your car and ask, " Is that carbon fiber or are you using baltic birch?"

 

[stasik_a4]

Hey Stan it’s Baltic birch 1/2” plywood. Drew some curves till it followed the lip to my satisfaction. Cut it and then routered the edges top and bottom to make it a bit more finished. Air dam is 1/16” thick 2” aluminum angle stock from HD Racing Supply. Pie cut so I could bend it to match the lip/chin spoiler profile.

it’s not sophisticated but I can remake it very cheaply when I ruin this one going off track. Would love to go carbon, maybe when I’m a more consistent driver.

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HMMMM i just need to find the materials in the land down under now.

 

[Scootsmcgreggor]

Did Sonoma last weekend and had a blast. New PB by miles.


Also been actively suppressing any thoughts of getting a trailer for fear of going full race car. However, the new TIG I got (HTP Invertig 221) may inadvertently send me down that rabbit hole. Soooo much to learn and practice but I already have a million projects I want to do with it.

 

[Scootsmcgreggor]

Read RaceLouvers’ white paper on fan shrouds and since I needed to change my coolant anyways decided to hack up my stock one a bit. Hopefully still enough zero speed cooling while reducing pressure behind the radiator at speed.

 

[mikeD4V]

https://racelouvers.com/content/Race-Louvers-Fan-Shroud-Wind-Tunnel-Data.pdf

Interesting. My fan shroud is partially broken and I thought the broken seal was negatively affecting it. I'll trim the rest off and see how it works.

 

[Ewheels]

Read RaceLouvers’ white paper on fan shrouds and since I needed to change my coolant anyways decided to hack up my stock one a bit. Hopefully still enough zero speed cooling while reducing pressure behind the radiator at speed.View attachment 76392

Keep us posted if you see any substantial negative impact on street driving. Us folks who drive our track cars to the track have to consider both scenarios.

 

[JDee]

Has anybody dropped the shrouded fans on an 550? What did you replace it with and how did that work?
Thinking that shroud thing has to be pretty heavy, nice place to lose some more weight.

 

[Scootsmcgreggor]

Keep us posted if you see any substantial negative impact on street driving. Us folks who drive our track cars to the track have to consider both scenarios.

Will do. I'm considering both as well, lets hope I didn't get it wrong.

Has anybody dropped the shrouded fans on an 550? What did you replace it with and how did that work?
Thinking that shroud thing has to be pretty heavy, nice place to lose some more weight.

I'd say fan/shroud combo is somewhere between 5-10lbs. Didn't weigh them but in there. If you trailer to the track I'd def get rid of them. Weight off the nose and better flow through the rad, win win.

 

[stasik_a4]

Also been actively suppressing any thoughts of getting a trailer for fear of going full race car. However, the new TIG I got (HTP Invertig 221) may inadvertently send me down that rabbit hole. Soooo much to learn and practice but I already have a million projects I want to do with it.

I have been looking at getting Tig myself, with zero welding skills i thought i would get one and watch lots of Youtube vids to start with and then practice. Hopefully i will become a master at it and do some projects on the car.
I have been also toying with the idea of the trailer and have been looking at Futura lowering trailer but decided to out do it and get this Rolls Royce of a trailers instead, 8 weeks to build it and almost double the price of Futura... I guess it's good not to have kids

 

[JDee]

Will do. I'm considering both as well, lets hope I didn't get it wrong.



I'd say fan/shroud combo is somewhere between 5-10lbs. Didn't weigh them but in there. If you trailer to the track I'd def get rid of them. Weight off the nose and better flow through the rad, win win.

What did you replace it with?

 

[Bill Pemberton]

A friend of mine was credited with making one of the reasonable tilt down trailers close to 25 years ago, and they are a must for those of us with lowered cars or humongous front splitters, ha. Good choice and they pull nice and easy too. What is your tow vehicle down under, my friend?

 

[Scootsmcgreggor]

What did you replace it with?

just the hacked up stock one pictured above.