custom interior progress
Melting Slicks
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From: Boulder Creek California
Didn't hit any potholes with that kart did you? I think you guys have far better roads there anyway. North Carolina roads are terrible, it's embarrassing. Kansas was much better.
I understand your need to be different with the seats, go for it. I do things to be different too, like the motorcycle I bought. Only imported to the US for 2 years so finding parts is a b**ch where I could've just bought a Honda CB
The best website for it is actually based in the Netherlands...
As for driving schools, I'm suprised. The UK has trackdays coming out of its ears from what I read in magazines. You can run around the Nurburgring all day long for like $20 can't you? How far away is that?
-Chris
I understand your need to be different with the seats, go for it. I do things to be different too, like the motorcycle I bought. Only imported to the US for 2 years so finding parts is a b**ch where I could've just bought a Honda CB
The best website for it is actually based in the Netherlands...As for driving schools, I'm suprised. The UK has trackdays coming out of its ears from what I read in magazines. You can run around the Nurburgring all day long for like $20 can't you? How far away is that?
-Chris
Team Owner
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From: Reno Nevada
2024 C3 of the Year Finalist- Modified
Originally Posted by Twin_Turbo
I don't care for comfort and the autobahn is smooth anyway. It's not like I'm going to be doing 100s of miles on single trips, certainly not w/ gas over 6.75$ a gallon here.
Uncomfortable is what it is, yes...no insulation anywhere, stiff suspension, uncomfortable seats, cramped roll cage...sounds good to me
Uncomfortable is what it is, yes...no insulation anywhere, stiff suspension, uncomfortable seats, cramped roll cage...sounds good to me
I actually find my 12.8 pound Sparco to be very comfortable on long drives. I've burned up a full 25 gallon tank without stopping and that can be over 6 hours behind the wheel driving at highway speed
Burning Brakes
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From: Des Allemands LA
All this talk of comfort and seats reminds me that the padding on my first seat was the foam rubber out of an old sofa cushion. This was secured to the seat frame (inverted five gallon plastic bucket) with duct tape 
. Now I think it would require a ten gallon titanium frame to support my fat a** 
Steve
. Now I think it would require a ten gallon titanium frame to support my fat a** Steve
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From: Dunbarton NH
Originally Posted by Twin_Turbo
who's a wimp? me or the nay sayers? I'd drive on a brick bench if I had to....comfort is way overrated
I'd drive on a brick bench if I had to....comfort is way overrated 
From your pics it looks like all you need to do is move the column in front of the seat!
Where can we see more pictures of the car? (I am very interested in those custom door panels!)
Last edited by Batsy74; Oct 2, 2005 at 08:02 PM.
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Le Mans Master
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From: one night in Bangkok you are never lonely
Originally Posted by Twin_Turbo
comfort is way overrated
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didn't I post a pic of the door panels? not much to them, just flat panels..I hate the armrest, it takes up too much space.
my pics are here http://members.home.nl/m.b.p.jongman/?C=M;O=D
but that's the only one I have of the doorpanels.
my pics are here http://members.home.nl/m.b.p.jongman/?C=M;O=D
but that's the only one I have of the doorpanels.
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well..that would be easy to do, I'm more focused on other stuff but certainly fabbing some sheet alu doorpanels is possible, however holes in them are not, I don't want to cut myself (and don't want to flare them) and then you'd see the inside of the door..not exactly appealing is it?
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Originally Posted by Twin_Turbo
well..that would be easy to do, I'm more focused on other stuff but certainly fabbing some sheet alu doorpanels is possible, however holes in them are not, I don't want to cut myself (and don't want to flare them) and then you'd see the inside of the door..not exactly appealing is it?
Unless you do some more tricky stuff this time to your window and door lock mechanism that you would like everyone to see...
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Originally Posted by Twin_Turbo
Nothign fancy there apart from all shiney fresh plated parts...that's as far as I'll go there..oh and a nice black paint job on the inside of the door..but I'd still rather not have holes
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if it has to be that light I'll buy a second set of doors and gut them, cut out most of the metal and remain w/ jsut a bare metal frame and an outside panel and just a locking latch (and a mirror) Holes eh? you should see my new hinge, or my " spreader bar" or my trans crossmember...all holes..oh and my battery box
do you think this is Norvalized properly?
do you think this is Norvalized properly?
Last edited by Twin_Turbo; Oct 4, 2005 at 07:30 PM.
Le Mans Master
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Originally Posted by Twin_Turbo
if it has to be that light I'll buy a second set of doors and gut them, cut out most of the metal and remain w/ jsut a bare metal frame and an outside panel and just a locking latch (and a mirror) Holes eh? you should see my new hinge, or my " spreader bar" or my trans crossmember...all holes..oh and my battery box
do you think this is Norvalized properly?
do you think this is Norvalized properly?
You're are definately on the right tracks!
