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Old 11-19-2006, 01:39 PM
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my 4.44's first rally-x

well THAT was ummmmmmmmm interesting!!!

the car ran like a champ !!

now if only i knew how to drive!!

14 entries, i finished 7th overall and 2nd in class (AWD stock)

kinda sucked...i usually ran in the top 3 in my old 89 civic si, including one over-all win (37 entries that day !! woohoo!!)

power and traction have a hard time competing against nimble and LIGHT fwd's.......
even my wife (who knows zilch about cars) observed a huge difference in how the svx ran compared to the smaller cars.she could really see how the weight and inertia worked against me........

dang


i'll have to get my rally tires mounted-up and take off the walmart snow tires!!!


ps...........as soon as pics are posted, i'll pass along the link to them for anyone interested........

i GOTTA get the parts car built into a proper rally machine !!! grrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!
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Old 11-20-2006, 12:44 PM
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Sounds like you had a blast! Congrats. Looking forward to the pics.

Btw, did your SVX bottom out all all during any of your runs? The SVX doesn't have a lot of ground clearance and the engine oil pan does sit pretty low upfront.
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Old 11-20-2006, 02:02 PM
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front was fine
the REAR however...!!!
lol

the car sat for about 5 months with the entire tranny, front diff, exhaust driveshaft etc in the trunk/backseat

so the rear springs are sooooooo sagged that they wont recover.....the exhaust only dragged verrry lightly a few times so it was ok.

parts car seems to have better suspension, so for the short-term i'll just swap it over......


i was beaten by 3 experienced racers in 2 different gutted golfs with welded diff s and rally tires

as well as a mostly rally prepped celica gt4(with rally tires)
a legacy turbo with a HIGHLY experienced driver on rally tires

and to be honest, i cant remember who else got in ahead of me...the rotten bugger!!

yep.had a blast, the course was very smooth and all gravel with light rain most of the day........
i cant wait for snow and ice to give me a boost !!!
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Old 11-22-2006, 12:11 PM
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pics are up all 2 of them :(

here's the link for our club's rally-x series....

these pics are in a pdf format
the chap who took them is VERY good.he has written several books on photography.....

kinda sux.only 2 pics!! and not very "actiony" are they?!
oh well......with the lighting/conditions of the day, i guess it was hard to get shots that met his high standards??

i guess.i dunno.........or maybe he just did 2 per car for the poster format he made.......?

2 is better than none though!!
lol
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Old 11-22-2006, 12:12 PM
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aw jeez
i forgot the link !!!
here it is....
http://www.ramsayscycle.com/ARMS/HMM...AX-19Nov06.pdf
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Old 11-22-2006, 12:41 PM
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hmmm...a lot of hatches + 1 SVX
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Old 11-22-2006, 07:27 PM
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yep

i was just thinking 'bout the parts car.......

if i remove the body panels i can drop them with a friends uncle who owns a composites company.......i'll have to have a chat with him about light weight body panels (i LOVE the race/street hoods available online, but i'm hoping to source a cheaper alternative....for rally use i can deal with less than stellar fit and finish !!)

but for a competition car, wouldnt doors and trunk lids be nice too?

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Photos look great! In the 2nd pic of your SVX the hood looks like it's open - or is it slightly bent?
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bent.previous owner had a fender-bender on right front......parts car coming soon(hopefully sunday!!) with good hood and fender.......
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