Archive of posts with category 'Setup'
Autocross is an exciting and challenging motorsport that
is quickly gaining popularity among car enthusiasts. It is
a competitive event where drivers navigate a course that
is laid out on...
Solo Performance Specialties is your one stop shop for all
your autocross needs. They have a huge selection of tires,
wheels, and suspension parts. They are located in St.
Louis,...
I realized a couple of days ago that it had been 12 months
since the FR-S met its unfortunate demise. I have only
autocrossed once since then, in Dave’s Mustang...
The time has finally come, time that I finally have, to
try to start getting the 2016 Scion FR-S parted out.
Yesterday I got the car unburried from the smaller...
Hello there, long time no see…. Where has SpecFRS gone?
Well here’s the story of how my autocross car came to a
very sad demise, and a couple of tips...
So here we are, it’s 2021 already and you’ve hopefully
started autocrossing again. We have had the car out to one
two events so far. The first event was back...
2020, the year that most people want to forget. It started
out like any other year, a week into it though I was
unemployed, getting let go for the first...
Well that was a productive weekend! I left for Topeka
Kansas on Friday morning after working for a few hours and
stopped on the drive out for a few more...
Where has the time gone? The 2019 season, at least
Nationally, has come, and almost gone. The ProSolo Finale
and TireRack National Championships are next week in
Lincoln Nebraska, and...
Wow, what a week! Last Wednesday I loaded up the SpecFRS
onto a borrowed trailer and left St. Louis the following
morning to drive to Lincoln Nebraska for spring
Nationals,...
In short, WOW. What an amazing weekend. I went into the
weekend hopeful that I would drive the car well, and that
I would be able to prove to myself...
Today was the first St. Louis Region Solo event in the
2018 series, so it was the first time out in the car, and
I must say, it was great...
With the parts installed on the car, it was time to get
wheels and tires mounted/balanced and installed. I also
needed to get an alignment on the car as I...
Somehow a week ago when I ordered wheels for the FR-s I
got it in my head that the bolt pattern was 5x114.3, but
somehow I got it wrong (they...
After a long couple of days working on the FR-S,
interspersed with family events and other activities, I
finally have the suspension components installed on the
FR-S. If you’re interested...
We’ll try to keep this list updated with current
modifications, and a list of past modifications as well as
we build and compete our 350z in the SCCA STU autocross...
I realized recently that I didn’t have an ongoing list of
modifications for the 350z. So I figured I should create
one. The idea is that this will be continually...
So I’ve wanted to do this for a while, and now I’m getting
ready to pull the trigger. I am going to wrap the 350z?
What does that mean? I...
So the car is naked, well about as naked as it can be.
Saturday evening I took it to the car wash and removed all
of the vinyl. I plan...
So I finally heard back from SPL Parts regarding an email
I sent a few weeks ago. I emailed them to ask if they
could provide me the information on...
I just don’t have the energy to do a full writeup for the
ProSolo today, and to be honest, it won’t happen Sunday,
and likely not Monday either So what...
So today I did some testing with UStream and the FM Audio
Broadcast at the El Toro ProSolo. I think I managed to
come up with a way to broadcast...
Have you ever wanted to learn how to tune the suspension
on a car? Well, I haven’t really wanted to know that,
until recently. Now I NEED to know. I...
So here we are, one day after the tour and I have all 6 of
my runs squared away on video. Now to get them blogged
about, in order of...
I was pretty down today. Going into the first set of runs
I had a headache that didn’t seem to want to go away and I
wasn’t happy with my...
I’m worn out, so this will likely not be as long as it
should be, but here’s a quick summary of the day today.
First heat, they got an extra...
Today was a practice day at the San Diego National Tour.
This morning I took part in the Evolution School advantage
program, basically you get a ton of seat time...
So if you read my postings a month or two ago you know I
had trouble with the GoPro firmware last time around.
Ended up bricking the camera and having...
So I didn’t figure I was going to have time to do the
alignment on the 350z over the next couple of days, and I
wasn’t sure that I really...
So today I went back at the suspension of the car. Time
lapse of lowering the suspension, in reverse The problem
with the video is that I did the time...
So after a week of farting around with things the
suspension is finally on the car! I expected to see more
drop out of the current settings, but I can...
Well, it just goes to show you. Having the right tool for
a job is the key to getting the job done right. Last night
I spent some time trying...
Today I went to a machine shop (twice as he wasn’t open
the first time) to try to have the bushings pressed out of
the OEM upper control arms. Unfortunately...
No, the suspension didn’t break, but man did Murphy show
up in full force today. I’ll do a full write-up with
photos and what to do, where, etc., later this...
So I didn’t make any progress today, well not much at
least. I spent the morning watching the baby while the
wife got to get some much needed pampering time....
It will likely be a full weekend for me, lots of
suspension work to do on the car. Though the biggest task
might be making room in the garage so...
So I wasn’t able to find a part that would make the SPL
Upper Control Arms legal for BSP yet, though I am still
looking. As an interim, possibly long...
My birthday gift (early) from my wife showed up today (I
have the best wife ever!), a new suspension (well new to
me) for the 350z. There’s only one problem...
So I went to the autocross today, kind of a last minute
thing, and boy am I glad I did. I left the house at
11:30am, got there and changed...
The night before an autocross, and I’m stoked for
tomorrow, even if it rains (as forecasted). I got a
replacement GoPro HD camera today in the mail. For those
of...
So I experienced something while driving the 350z
yesterday that I haven’t experienced in quite a while.
Typically the 350z comes with a staggered tire setup,
meaning that the front...
So with all the blogging I’ve done over the years I have
been unable to find any posts where I mentioned tire
pressures! So here it is, a thread that...
So there’s been much debate (or really just many people
telling me I am crazy) over on SCCAForums in the thread I
started to discuss the proposed move of the...
How was today? COLD AND WET! Beyond that? Very cold and
very wet. I went to Great America today for the SFRSCCA
Divisional Autocross. I got there around 7am and...
So today was a busy day, I had a lot to catch up on at
work, training to provide internally, and a final to take
this afternoon. After that I...
So today was the first day for a few things It was my
first time running an autocross with the San Francisco
Region of the SCCA. I must say things...
So I ran into a few issues today with my GoPro HD. I was
working on the car, and was going to do another time
lapse, even picked up a...
I was going to do a blog post on ChrisHammond.com tonight
with a video embedded that I took at the NASA Ames
Research Center tweetup, but unfortunately the video I...
So I ran around Redwood City today over lunch, I needed to
find some spacers and lug nuts to go along with the new
studs that arrived today from Solo...
This evening after work I came home and cleared out the
garage so that I could get the new wheels test fitted to
see what all I was going to...
So now that wheels and tires (used) are taken care of, at
least for part of the season, I need to locate some
longer/stronger wheel studs for the 350z. On...
This post will be a continually updated (on
project350z.com) list of parts (to buy) and configuration
for the 350z preparation for SCCA Solo’s BSP (B street
prepared) Class. If you’re...
Sunday I partook in the NorCalUFO autocross, their second
event of the year, my first attending since the baby was
born in October. I got to the event and heard...
So this isn’t the blog post I had intended to write today,
but I think it’s a useful one nonetheless. For those of
you who autocross, or partake in any...
On Saturday the 350z went on a diet, losing (rough guess
here) about 3% of it’s total weight. When I purchased the
car in January of 2010 I knew a...
If you’re looking to buy an Autocross Helmet you should
check out SoloPerformance.com I’ve been a long time Solo
Performance customer, and just recently purchased a number
of items from...
So for my 2003 350z I had a custom trailer hitch built by
a friend in St. Louis. It was hefty, mounting with ubolts
through the bottom of the bumper...
If you followed the blog post earlier this week you
already know that Injen came through and got me the
replacement midpipes for my Super SES Exhaust which I
removed...
So a while back now I complained that I wasn’t able to get
any customer service from Injen Systems on the Super SES
exhaust that was on my 350z when...
So as I try to get ready for the 2011 autocross season I
stopped into a tire shop the other day, the Les Schwab on
El Camino in San Carlos,...
This post was originally posted on Solo2.org in June of
2004, but the site has gone away (it might come back) so
the post was lost. I think I’ve corrected...
So it has been over 2 years since I’ve had vinyl on a car,
that will be changing in 2011. Look out for the upcoming
transformation of the Project 350z!...
So I’ve been trying for 4+ months now to get some customer
service from Injen Systems for the Super SES Exhaust on my
Nissan 350z that has a massive leak...
So I am not sure where the 350z is ultimately headed. I
think SSM in SCCA Autocross could be fun, though that will
take some time and a lot of...
If you’ve followed my struggles here on Project350z.com,
you know by now that my 2004 350z came (when I purchased
it in January 2010) with an Injen Super SES exhaust...
This is often a question that people will ask when they
first start autocrossing, or in my case, when they resume
autocrossing after two years of not competing. Additional
questions...
So I still have an exhaust leak in the Injen Super SES
System on my 2004 Nissan 350z. And I must say, I’m not too
happy about it. I blogged...
So today was the first time I’ve ever autocrossed in
California, and the first time the car has seen an event
since our runs at the Colorado event in January....
So I spent the afternoon yesterday trying to repair a leak
in the Injen Super SES Exhaust system that was on the 350z
when I purchased the car back in...
So when the Project350z was purchased in Colorado back in
January it had a Nismo Cold Air Intake on it. Shortly
thereafter I moved to California, and guess what? The...
So it’s been a while since I’ve done any updates here on
Project350z.com, so here’s a quick update. The car has
been doing well the past few months but at...
So this weekend while my beautiful wife was in town
(haven’t seen her for three weeks!) I rented a car for the
weekend? Why? Well, to be honest, the 350z...
Don’t do it! Unless you buy it from a friend and know
exactly what they did! The 350z failed the smog test
tonight. Time to find some OEM cats to...
It has been quite a while, over a year, since I really
spent some time washing a waxing a vehicle. My how time
has flown, last year we spent time...
This blog post will be gradually updated over time as I
figure out how to drop weight in the 350z prepping it for
STR in 2010 BSP for 2011. My...
So I’m slowly starting to figure out what I need to do to
get the car ready for the 2010 Autocross season. I’ve been
looking around, reading the 2010 SCCA...
