ForceFedC5

Hello,

I'll be taking everyone's advice here and slowing upgrading the car's suspension, brakes, hp, etc.

I'd like everything that I buy to be able to grow with me. I'd hate to have to throw things out or sell them.

With that in mind, I'd like to start off with seat belts (5 point?) harness and cross bar with a camera mount for my FRC.

Any recommendations?

Thanks in advance!

gkmccready

I'm a fan of the Hardbar stuff. Modular and grows with you. They have the harness bar, lap belt mount, camera mount, and they're a dealer for TeamTech harnesses. They also have a mount for race seats -- not sure if they carry actual seats or not, though. So almost one stop shopping, and they're a support vendor here!

http://www.hardbarusa.com/

freefall

Can you share a little bit of information on your background and driving aspirations?

ForceFedC5

If you're referring to the driving history, most of my racing has been uhm.. closed course

My Corvette before this one was a 2002 supercharged convertible.. then 434 LS6 stroker and N20. That car was mostly for highway runs and some 1/4 mile runs. At best the car made 680+rwhp.

I decided to get an FRC so I could have more legal fun on the track.

Aspirations? Well.. I just want to have FUN! Get on a track, improve my driving skills and be able to flog the car legally

Perhaps race once or twice a month, weather permitting, of course.

I hope I'm answering your questions.. If you want more specific answers, feel free to ask!

Gray Ghost GS

Here are a few recommendations:

Carbotech XP12 (Front 731XP12) and XP10 (Rear 732XP10) Brake Pads
Use OEM blank Raybestos rotors (No drilled rotors)
Goodridge Stainless Steel Brake Lines
Super Blue ATE Brake Fluid DOT 4
Callaway Honker Cold Air Intake
160* Low Temp Thermostat if using stock radiator (also lower fan settings)
Mobil-1 5W40 Full Synthetic Oil (heaver weight than stock 5W30)
5-point Competition Harnesses
Phoenix Performance Folding Tow Hooks (Buy them - you may never need them )
4 or 6-point Chrome moly Roll Bar
2.5 lbs Halon Fire Extinguisher with Brey Krause Mount
GM Z06 or T1 Front and Rear Performance Springs
GM Z06 or Hotchkis Performance Sway Bars
Raptor Miniature LED Shift Light
NITTO NT-01 tires

Good luck and have fun! Mike

Last C5

All of the above sounds good to me, except that I would buy a six point harness. (You may want to have other fun sometime )

freefall

First off - seat time on track plus good brake fluid and pads. The sticky is a good reference. After a little bit - cooling (brakes and oil to start off), seats/harnesses/harness bar or roll bar, tires, more cooling (tranny/diff), suspension (coil overs or VBP springs and possibly bars), and it goes on from there until you have a c6r.

MungoZ06

I run NCCC stock class for autoX and time trials
First track session iat Pocono (short course) in '04
TechII flush and replace with Motul 600 RBF
Speedbleeders installed
(I also employ Ranger's clutch MC "suck and fill" cycling and use DOT4 Motul in clutch; also cycling Valvoline synthetic blend PS fluid in same manner)
Use AMSOIL for track events ... 10/40 when hot; 0w30 in spring and fall.
2 bottles water wetter in coolant
Fire extinguisher
DRM Brake ducts
Phoenix spindle mounts
SCAT silicone tubing
K&N air filter; cut stock air box opening larger.
Stoptech SS covered brake lines
titanium backing plates
Amsoil synthetic in Trans & Diff
Odyssey 925MJT battery & aluminum hold-down (26 lbs total)
Lowered on stock bolts
Bought a set of stock rims in '05, another 2 fronts in '05 and another set of rims in '06 (now have street, AutoX and track sets, with two spare fronts ... prolly carry track tires on them)
Hawk HP + pads (last year)
'04 C4Z shocks
Carbotech XP10/8 pads
new front rotors (NAPA)
Nitto 555RII's for track (stock rims)
Still have to use stock sizes for NCCC events
Scheduled:
Install B/K Fire Ext mount
4 pt fabricated roll bar installed in June.
Planned:
Seats
5 pt harness
Radiator with integrated EOC
Wish list:
trailer
tow vehicle
trans & diff coolers
tunnel plate
CAI
Headers


See what happens ... ? (and all I want to do is go to the track and do DE's and occasional TT's !)
Sunday, June 3 will be my 15th track day, not counting 2 days of time trials yearly since '04 ... )

varkwso

We ran our '99 FRC stone stock for ~15,000 track miles except for a Corbeau drivers seat, tires and pads. About halway through last year the exhaust system broke (wheel hop at Jackson dragstrip) so we added a Dynotech header system - in hindsight I think a stock system is easier to work on the car.

With 130,000 on the clock it was a little tired so we just rebuilt the suspension with VBP components. We also added a Dewitt EOC radiator, RPM transmission, hardbar bushings and studs, and maintenance items since I was already in there...

drive it...