SpeedySweetie's 3G Racecar ! ( Part 1 & 2 )

[SpeedySweetie]

Hey all, thought my fellow 3Geez lovers might want to see my "finished product"! I finally got my 89 Accord Lxi circle track racecar done! It took 5 months and a tons of mods, but here she is! The mods are numerous, but among them are a header (Gude Bullfrog), a CAI, 6 point roll cage, full suspension mod, full race interior and more! For more pix, visit my site at www.2chixracing.com. My teammate, Taja, also has a 3Geez Accord racecar!

Here's the goods:

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[SpeedySweetie]

The rest:

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[Moodybluesr]

Gah! That is a sweet setup on the old Accord! Welcome to the board. :D

[Moodybluesr]

We may have to center a midwest meet around one of those events so we can see the 3Geez race... Again, welcome aboard! :D

[od2681]

wooh the niceness..

[johndej]

damn, what are you racing that in? SCCA?

[carotman]

Hey, nice rollcage!

[frankie89]

thats nice man good job modifyin...a true racecar...

[AccordEpicenter]

nice work!

[AccordEpicenter]

very nice.... looks like circle track?

[A20A1]

Luv it ... great air conditioning. :)

[NXRacer]

nice. what suspension are you running in that?

[Hash_man_Se_i]

wow awesome... that would be soo much fun... good luck with your racing

[NXRacer]

sucks that in a few races time, it wont look so purty. awesome work tho

[Busted_Blue]

Good work. I am curious on your suspension setup..

[sporkHSP]

Im curious about the suspension too, what componants did you use?

[HostileJava]

Nice, here's another one with interest about the suspension.

[SpeedySweetie]

Thanks everybody for the nice comments! I have to give props to several of you for all the great mod ideas that I got from this site and incorporated into my ride....so many of you have given such great advice and your experience has helped make this car a definite contender!

Several have asked so here's the low down on the suspension:

I bought Drop Zone coilovers and installed them them with stock struts (the struts are brand new...thanks to my sponsor for giving me those!). I didn't get the WeaponR coils because the helper springs give you an inconsistent rate on the tester. I didn't go for the expensive adjustable struts because the rules say we aren't supposed to mod the cars at all (other than safety equipment). Well, fat chance on that (I'd be the only one with a "stock" car on the track if I didn't modify).

You all know how it takes 'lude arms to adjust camber on our cars, but they're hard to find, and the adjustable camber kits are not only expensive, they do the opposite of what I need so I opted for some hillbilly engineering. See in circle track racing, you want negative camber on the right side, and the adj. kits don't give you enough, so what we did was cut the control arm on the right, and took out about an inch, then welded it back together which gave us about 3 degrees of negative. Then we took that piece we cut out of the right side, cut the left arm and welded in the piece from the right, which gave us the positive camber we need. On the rear, it's much easier to adjust the camber. In the back, it's easy to adjust the camber just by using longer bolts (again, this is great for circle track, but for street cars, it wouldn't work because you need the opposite camber setup).

Something else we need in circle track racing is a pre-loaded sway bar. This helps plant the car in the turns. We tweaked the sway bar by installing new urethane bushings and drawing the bar up closer to the body.

Also, we bought Scion steely rims in 15" so I could use my Falken Azenis tires on this car. I had a set of Falken's from my last race car and they rocked, so I couldn't bear to part with them. I recommend the Falkens for anybody who is serious about road racing or street racing in good weather. I run a 205-50-15.

Okay, that's all the secrets I can think of right now, feel free to ask any questions, and I'll do my best to answer them!

[thegreatdane]

yeah its a shame to race that thing :) Hot car!

[A20A1]

So Scion's have the same bolt pattern. :) thats good news.

As for using adjustable shocks.. just paint the red ones like the stock black and keep the black plastic cones over the adjustment knob. :D

[bobafett]

sweet car! keep up the good work, and i wanna see some autocross videos!!!

[Moodybluesr]

Circle track, not autocross... That thing would not do very well at an autox... unless there were mostly left turns. :D

[A20A1]

only left turns... no problem....

how did zoolander do it... :lol:

[smufguy]

thats some extensive work. Now lets see the motor. lol,

ps: i would like to know what the civic is from which the lower tie bar came out of.

[bobafett]

Circle track, not autocross... That thing would not do very well at an autox... unless there were mostly left turns. :D


i know this. but i dont like circle track, i think its boring, its like nascar. on the other hand, i do like autox, which is what i would want to see the 3g doing. ;)

even though im not a circle track fan, its the first 3g i have ever seen that looks like it was built to race, so i love it! :D

[SpeedySweetie]

Hey all...

Ran my 'cord up and down the street today, it has butt-loads of top end like you wouldn't believe! It sounds wicked with the header and that exhaust, too. Unfortunately, I wasted my alternator!!! I have a start button wired up that runs through the stock ignition, and there's some feedback somewhere and it cooked the voltage regulator in the alternator....I NEED ONE LIKE NOW! LOL If anybody has one for sale (alternator that is) let me know and I'll buy ASAp thru paypal! I've got an electrical wiring guru coming over to figure out where the feedback is coming through and I also bought an MSD box (the Sport Compact kind) today and hope to put that in before Saturday.

Oh yeah, got the radios wired in today too and they work great! As soon as I get this thing to the track (this past Saturday's race was rained out...boo!) I'll have the crew chief take some video and I'll post a link for ya'll.

Also, any suggestions on gaining cheap easy bottom end would be much appreciated.....butt-loads of top end ain't gonna do me a whole lot on a tiny 3/10ths mile track!

RICE--IT'S WHAT'S FOR DINNER! :)

[smufguy]

SpeedySweetie, an alternator from the autozone is only $ 65 or something like that. get one and drop it in. you can get a $65 from nopi or Bosch for $90.

[myaccord7]

what?!

[Cheeseburger]

nice car. i love it

[SpeedySweetie]

Someone emailed me and asked about the green tube I used in the CAI....so I'll share with everybodee:

The green tube is a silicon-based radiator hose from a semi! (like Peterbilt's, Mack's, etc.). The silicon is flexible, which serves a dual purpose for me. If I get hit (or I hit the wall), the pipe will bend instead of breaking or pinching shut. Also, the silicon is supposed to stay cooler than traditional metal tubes. Don't know whether that's true or not, but I like the idea!

[MIK3]

Yeah, I just stumbled on this thread. First time I've read it. Man, what a conversion. That was a clean 3gee for that price. $800 for that condition is insane. Nice find. Good luck at the races, I honor your need for serious modification, job well done!

[Justin86]

hell yea that is really cool. You might end up changing the spring rates I wasn't too happy with the amout of oversteer I was getting with the dropzones, Eibach has a lot to choose from. You will figure out once you can drive it around the track how it handles, also have you corner weighed it, cross weights, etc like that yet?

[Andrew]

Fackin A! That is one sweet lookin' race car. Can't wait to see the vids.

[2old_honda]

:cool: :cool: how long will you use the car? just one season and junk it?

[SpeedySweetie]

:cool: :cool: how long will you use the car? just one season and junk it?
After the first race last night, I hope this car lasts a LOT longer than one season! We have guys who race the same cars for 4 or 5 seasons. I trashed my first race car (the Dodge Daytona) because I had gone through 3 motors and 3 trannys in one and half seasons. I figured nothin's gonna do me better than a 3G so that's what I bought and built.

Here's the big news, guyz....

I WON THE FEATURE LAST NIGHT!!!!!!!

I started in 3rd, and by lap 3 I had taken over the lead spot and lead every lap to the end! My 3G performed flawlessly, and I only got one little scuff on the back bumper, and the dropzone coils worked impeccably! We took 2 rounds out on the coils in the front after hot laps (before the feature) because the car was "assy" (loose on corner exit) and those 2 rounds made all the difference! The motor was as smooth as butter, the brakes were awesome, the handling was exceptional, and I kicked all their asses!!! I was racing against 16 other cars (Preludes with all-wheel steer, and Nissans with DOHC, and Toyotas and Beretta, and newer Hondas with VTEC's). That was the funnest night of my life! I became the first and only female driver to ever win a feature at that track, which has been open since the 1940's! It was quite a night!

The track hasn't updated their website yet, but when they do, you can see a picture of my win at http://shadybowl.com/photos/ and read the article about the race at http://shadybowl.com/pressreleases/ . I'm going to post the video clip on my website later today and I'll post a message in here with a link when I get it done.

Thanks again to everyone from 3 Geez who have shared their experience, expertise and damn good advice that helped me get my first win!

[phrenology]

Congrats on the Win that's one for the record books! Excellent work on your vehicle. Way to spank those Vtecs.
:bowrofl: :bowrofl: :bowrofl:

[carotman]

It really nice to see that the 3G can outperform many cars :D

Congrats

[SpeedySweetie]

Here's a link to the video (probably shouldn't try it unless you're using broadband):

http://www.2chixracing.com/images/2772.mov

Keep in mind the "video" was shot by my 11 year old son with a Kodak digital camera, not a camcorder. In the video, you see my teammate Taja in her 88 Accord LXi in the lead, and I was in 3rd. I took over the lead on the following lap.

[2old_honda]

:cool: stuff! congrats on the win! Good luck with the rest of your season.
Keep it safe!

[Ace]

Congrats that is great keep it up sweet car

[A20A1]

Awe, the site is down. I wanted to see the video.

[Pro_Mod_Accord]

WOW...Speedy I'm impressed.....So is the car still around???

[3G Jester]

congrats lynn on a most triumphant racecar. cant wait to see more pics and vids.

[POS carb]

wow another resurrected thread!

http://shadybowl.com/photos/2005/images/040905/sbmitchellfull.jpg

for those who didn't catch this thread the first time

Congratz on your win! (Better late than never, no?)

[MIK3]

Haha, how ironic. ^ another resurrected member ^

[3G Jester]

Haha, how ironic. ^ another resurrected member ^

somethings are better off dead ;)