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"We get people coming in here all the time who say, 'I can weld,'" says Denis Gimbel, human-resources manager at Lehigh Heavy Forge Corp., of Bethlehem, Pa., whose products include parts for ships. "Well, my grandmother could weld."

joking aside mike and dustin did a fabulous job on the cage - rob h, mark s, and i helped but those two guys get most of the credit. chris schimmel was a hugely valuable resource as well. can't wait to drive it at cmp!

Driveable, with cage, stock front seat, and rear hatch (will be removed). No windshield (will be reinstalled), no other safety stuff. Cage should be about 150 lb, which means that we must have taken 325lb (!!) out of the car by gutting the doors and interior.

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Mike Whitney
whit32@gmail.com, 919-454-5445
V10, V8, V8t, I6, I6, V6, F4t, I4, I4, I4, I4, I2, 1, 1

Cornerweighting a Lemons car??


We barely even checked the air in the tires and almost forgot to put fuel in it.

we forgot to check the water in the radiator and torque the caliper bolts.

i think this is a ChumpCar build Bret. whole different world.........

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BenchWarmer Motorsports

another one of those damn LeMons heads

just another Chump

we are an Autocross Club Dammit............

Weighed it out of curiosity ... while I have the scales here I'm gonna weigh everything that I own. But yeah we'll cornerweight it eventually, why not? $38 ebay coilovers work great.

Fyi street driven WRX, mostly stock but with heavy wheels is 3088
Up next is the boat and trailer, then the camper, and both motorcycles

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Mike Whitney
whit32@gmail.com, 919-454-5445
V10, V8, V8t, I6, I6, V6, F4t, I4, I4, I4, I4, I2, 1, 1

notice how the rear wheels have 2x the weight of the fronts? don't tell anyone but the front "engine" is just a painted cardboard cutout, we actually put a SBC in the back of the car.

What are your recommendations!?

Richard

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Richard Casto
1972 Porsche 914
2013 Honda Fit Sport
2015 Honda Fit EX
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Money can't buy happiness, but somehow it's more comfortable to cry in a Porsche than a Kia.

Not this one!

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It actually held up OK considering the use. By the end, one of the brass bushings was popping out, and the grease on the shaft had turned into a brass particle slurry. Also, the clamp had to be shimmed up about 1/16", the notcher was way off center. Quite a bit of flex too, and the shaft wasn't straight so the drill bounced around a lot. I added grease fittings to the side and kept it well lubed. Oh and the bolts holding the clamp were the softest metal I have ever seen (4. and stripped out after a few over-torquings -- replaced with 8.8 bolts.

FYI I used it horizontally clamped in a vice with a 1/2" dewalt corded drill. This allowed the flex and bounce to be absorbed by my arms and torso, I don't think it would work as well in a press. I do think it could do another cage before self destructing, but it's getting tired after the 100 or so notches we made.

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Mike Whitney
whit32@gmail.com, 919-454-5445
V10, V8, V8t, I6, I6, V6, F4t, I4, I4, I4, I4, I2, 1, 1