"Ray's AKA demonfire's XR4Ti build up"

onebad7up · Post by **onebad7up** » Mon May 26, 2008 9:52 pm

Talk about a complete turnaround!

Keep up the good work. Car has come a long way.

clutchkith · Post by **clutchkith** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:05 pm

One of my favorite's. Lots of welding and fab!!

Ray · Post by **Ray** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 11:09 am

Thanks. I have a bunch more done that i haven't gotten pictures of yet. Steering rack and wheel and stuff like that. Nothing terribly exciting.

smoke3006 · Post by **smoke3006** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 7:08 am

demonfire wrote: Nothing terribly exciting.

Are you kidding!?! You're steering rack is FORD BLUE!!! It doesn't get much more exciting!

Ray · Post by **Ray** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 7:31 am

You're just jealous that your steering rack is NOT ford blue.

Ray · Post by **Ray** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:12 am

Dont have any pics of the steering rack or wheel, but i'll try to remember to take a couple.

Anyway, first event with a non rudder rack and non floppy wheel proved that i made the right decision. Had a blast, and learned that 710's dont like as much camber as i'm running so i'm going to dial some out next time.

anyway, pics.

started almost lifting inner rear again - need to fix this as ... well RWD + lifting inner rear has some serious accel problems.

and here is my friend Liam's car - helped get this fixed a few weeks back so he owed me a couple fun runs, unfortunately, the fan clips broke and the car started to get too hot so instead of driving it i got to help fix it. Next time, Liam. He consistantly is very close to FTD, pretty much no matter what car he's in. Pic is too big to embed, but check it out

http://www.pbase.com/sjmarcy/image/1028 ... iginal.jpg

BeefFajitas · Post by **BeefFajitas** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:49 am

So what's the deal with the rack? Is it something different than stock?

Post by **hEaT** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 11:33 am

BeefFajitas wrote:So what's the deal with the rack? Is it something different than stock?

It's the tighter ratio factory rack.

Ray · Post by **Ray** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 1:15 pm

yeah i had the early slow ratio rack in the car, just put in the later quicker ratio rack. also did a grant GT 13" sport wheel while i was at it.

Post by **anglin** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 1:55 pm

Nice action shot, but it is this late in the season and you only have two cone kills?

Ray · Post by **Ray** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 2:18 pm

Two cones for the day so far, Anglin. They're magnetic kill badges. I had 4 yesterday (one first run, one second run (same cone, actually), then i got a bit too hot on the last run and nicked one, then plowed another.

I dont keep count for the season, but it's WELL more than two.

3 events left!

BeefFajitas · Post by **BeefFajitas** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 2:28 pm

Gotcha. I went with the quick ratio and a 12" wheel. I may go for 13" since it covers up a lot of the gauges. I went with the 12" for leg room.

Ray · Post by **Ray** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 6:00 pm

Yeah i have loads of legroom. But i'm also using a momo start race bucket so my seating position is a bit different.

Ray · Post by **Ray** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 3:01 pm

Okay, decided to finally throw the essy cam gear on that's been on the shelf for months now. (Thanks again Gabe!!!) Also grabbed a couple pictures of stuff done over the last year i never got pics of.

Essy cam gear and pulleys and basically a front engine shot.

i've got a knack for working in the snow.

small battery with aluminum mounting brackets (note that it's fused)

sport steering wheel and instrumentation

my 2008 season

quick ratio rack, painted ford blue to make the car faster (note the ground hub on the motor on the old AC compressor bolt)

and of course, the factory pumpkin that i painted ford blue to make sure it didn't break @ the last event. had to swap this back in when we broke some teeth in the other diff (which is painted flat black now). My co-driver wants to paint yellow spirals on the half shafts. I'm going to let him.

Post by **anglin** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 2:22 pm

demonfire wrote:i've got an illness from working in the snow.

Fixed it for ya, Ray.

and of course, the factory pumpkin that i painted ford blue to make sure it didn't break @ the last event.

The good news is that thick blue paint like you have holds the diff together if it does break. You won't scatter pieces all over the track.