"You're doing it wrong" Pt. 2 - Because turrible ideas never die

[TheRealSy90]

SRDF gets mentioned on DIW...


N***A WE MADE IT!

[STEEZxIT]

**vapes bravely in the face of haters**

[zombiewolf513]

Originally Posted by deolio

wheel flying off and pushing the trunk floor up is the freak accident part boss

Not a freak accident when you don't tighten your lug nuts, then it's only a matter of time.

[deolio]

Originally Posted by zombiewolf513

Not a freak accident when you don't tighten your lug nuts, then it's only a matter of time.

that part on its own is not, no, but wheel falling off, pushing the floor in, and ejecting the battery, hitting a spectator would be...

[Mister.E]

Originally Posted by deolio

i'd bet 20 year old sheet metal and shitty summit racing j-hooks would result in a similar outcome. you should go out and test it in your car.

I bet the hooks would have held fine through the sheet metal. Look at the pic again. His wheel impacted the spare tire well and made that zone flex upward. It was one hell of an impact, we all get that, but it didn't even hit where the tray was mounted. The impact was more than enough to rip through the plastic tray but the sheet metal in his tray area isn't even mangled, it just got pushed up. We get that you don't get it and that's ok. This topic is getting old anyway.

Why don't you go try it on your car? Clearly my battery is already mounted properly.

Originally Posted by brndck

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[kashira kureijii]

since everyone's so obsessed with trunk batteries here, I'll pose a question,
When I did mine I used a optima gel cell battery, as I was afraid that there would be fumes associated with a liquid battery that would float around in the cab(you know cuz serious battery acid stuffs).Also if your trunk battery randomly leaked, you'd have a more difficult to fix area if it rusted

I've noticed all the pics feature liquid batteries, so is them fuming not a concern of ya'lls?
Is getting battery acid fumes in your cabin DIW? or is it a non-issue?
will be relocating another one soon, so if no one has had serious fume poisoning I'd like to save some money haha

[shephurd]

I want to imagine a NASCAR style pit stop resulted in this kids wheel coming off.

[Mister.E]

Originally Posted by kashira kureijii

I've noticed all the pics feature liquid batteries, so is them fuming not a concern of ya'lls?

Is getting battery acid fumes in your cabin DIW? or is it a non-issue?

My battery box has a vent tube. Go back to the previous page and you can see the little nylon bulkhead fitting near the bottom left corner right by the dangling negative terminal. I will be switching to an Optima as well. I can't tell you much about the fumes because I've always run a red top.


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[kingkilburn]

Freak accidents are EXACTLY what standard safety equipment is for. Get that millenial snowflake shit out of here.

God I wish I could negative rep these comments.

[kashira kureijii]

Originally Posted by Mister.E

My battery box has a vent tube. Go back to the previous page and you can see the little nylon bulkhead fitting near the bottom left corner right by the dangling negative terminal. I will be switching to an Optima as well. I can't tell you much about the fumes because I've always run a red top.


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Ah, didn't notice, my bad.

[Corbic]

Originally Posted by kingkilburn

Freak accidents are EXACTLY what standard safety equipment is for. Get that millenial snowflake shit out of here.

God I wish I could negative rep these comments.

+ postive rep

[bataangpinoy]

Originally Posted by brndck

agreed, so lets all write our congressmen and protest this.

lol everyone is an osha inspector all of a sudden.

I didn't know OSHA tech'd race cars Seriously though, common sense is kind of important. I pre-tech our race cars (and customer cars as well) at least two weeks before events, to identify anything that needs to remedied and to allow time to perform preventative maintenance.

Things like chafing AN lines, expired belts, getting the fire extinguishers tested, damaged wiring insulation, leaky fittings, damaged belts, loose suspension components, bad wheel studs, wheel bearings... You'd get laughed out of a serious motorsport event if your car rolled into tech like that. I understand that shit happens, but you can't neglect safety/wear items.

If it was a lead acid battery in that tray, he got LUCKY it exited the car. Imagine if it rattled around in there and got punctured OR got jammed against the chassis and arc'd out on the metal..

There would have been one hell of a mess to clean, and he himself could have p gotten acid burns. And the crowd got lucky it didn't get punctured on the way out, which could have sprayed the spectators with acid.

Originally Posted by kingkilburn

Freak accidents are EXACTLY what standard safety equipment is for. Get that millenial snowflake shit out of here.

God I wish I could negative rep these comments.

Bingo! My business and its reputation are based on the level of safety and reliability we incorporate into our customer's cars. Safety of the drivers, accessibility for first responders, reliability of the turn-key package. Accidents happen, and thats exactly why you try to build a safe car; to mitigate the damage as best as you can. Mishaps like what happened to that S14 are inexcusable at any level of racing. I sincerely hope that he wasn't paying anyone to put that car together for him before the event.

[bataangpinoy]

Originally Posted by kashira kureijii

since everyone's so obsessed with trunk batteries here, I'll pose a question,
When I did mine I used a optima gel cell battery, as I was afraid that there would be fumes associated with a liquid battery that would float around in the cab(you know cuz serious battery acid stuffs).Also if your trunk battery randomly leaked, you'd have a more difficult to fix area if it rusted

I've noticed all the pics feature liquid batteries, so is them fuming not a concern of ya'lls?
Is getting battery acid fumes in your cabin DIW? or is it a non-issue?
will be relocating another one soon, so if no one has had serious fume poisoning I'd like to save some money haha

1) Gel cell and AGM batteries do not produce gas like a lead acid battery, thus not requiring the use of a sealed & vented box. Don't forget cover the positive battery terminal with some kind of rubber or plastic shroud. Cheap insurance.

2) The fumes are a very valid concern. Don't compromise your safety for the sake of saving money.

I tell people with street cars to leave the battery in the engine bay if you can, even if you have to get a smaller AGM unit. Keeps the wiring nice and short, and reduces the chance of the positive lead getting pinched/frayed in the case of an accident.

[Mister.E]

Originally Posted by kashira kureijii

Ah, didn't notice, my bad.

No worries dude, you don't have to apologize. It was a very valid question.


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[Kuma]

Originally Posted by STEEZxIT

**vapes bravely in the face of haters**

This battery tie down and tech inspection talk is getting repetitive... But since we're on the subject. How about Dave Comstock's nitrous bottle rocketing out of the car. Jake's an e-thug, he throws fits when shit gets real, he wears flip flops on the track, and has a nice rack.... But freak accidents happen. Lets try to move on.




PS is that blue miata kid that got arrested one of the haggard garage kids? The video was removed from the news site that was linked.

[deolio]

Originally Posted by kingkilburn

Freak accidents are EXACTLY what standard safety equipment is for. Get that millenial snowflake shit out of here.

God I wish I could negative rep these comments.

ok so then we shouldn't even step outside our front doors or even have electricity in homes. where does it stop?

would rather hang out with jake and risk my life every day than abide by every fucking rule you pussies feel is necessary.

[zombiewolf513]

Originally Posted by Kuma

WOAH. Is that dude alright? That's like that scene in Taladaga Nights

[derass]

Here's my take: if you don't torque your wheels at a track day, you're a moron who has no business being out there, or working on cars in general for that matter.

[zerodameaon]

Originally Posted by deolio

ok so then we shouldn't even step outside our front doors or even have electricity in homes. where does it stop?

would rather hang out with jake and risk my life every day than abide by every fucking rule you pussies feel is necessary.

No tech track days sound like fun, it could be like Mad Max.

[Kuma]

Originally Posted by zombiewolf513

WOAH. Is that dude alright? That's like that scene in Taladaga Nights

yeah, that was daddy Dave from street outlaws. He's already built goliath 2.0.

Bad wrecks happen all too often at no prep events.

[Matej]

People have a point about the inspection at Final Bout being weak. This is such a peasant trunk. I thought minimum pass requirement was color-matched metal with Persian rug cushioning.

[deolio]

Originally Posted by zerodameaon

No tech track days sound like fun, it could be like Mad Max.

i like it! but with less dust

[zerodameaon]

Originally Posted by deolio

i like it! but with less dust

Ride along strapped to the hood.

[7evil]

[lunchmeat]

Why is there playground equipment strapped to the back of that car?

[brndck]

Originally Posted by Mister.E

Look at the pic again. His wheel impacted the spare tire well and made that zone flex upward. It was one hell of an impact, we all get that, but it didn't even hit where the tray was mounted.

Lol either you're blind or you're blind. The impact was pretty much EXACTLY under the battery tray. Can you not see how now the floor on that side is like 45* canted upwards?

[jaysgottaredtop]

Originally Posted by deolio

ok so then we shouldn't even step outside our front doors or even have electricity in homes. where does it stop?

would rather hang out with jake and risk my life every day than abide by every fucking rule you pussies feel is necessary.

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Now back to gaudy stuff

[Corbic]

Originally Posted by zerodameaon

Ride along strapped to the hood.

[kingkilburn]

Originally Posted by deolio

ok so then we shouldn't even step outside our front doors or even have electricity in homes. where does it stop?

would rather hang out with jake and risk my life every day than abide by every fucking rule you pussies feel is necessary.

By all means, be a bunch of idiots and kill yourselves(doing some obviously sketch shit). Do it away from others that don't wish to trade safety equipment for hoonigan stickers .

[kingkilburn]

You guys couldn't even bother to clean the damn trunk and properly wire in the sub. Never mind that that big speaker shouldn't have been allowed on the track to begin with. I'm surprised someone in the crowd didn't wear it home.