HYB 1990 Miata Endurance Car build
#1
HYB 1990 Miata Endurance Car build
I’m currently finishing up a build for the 2021 Champcar Endurance Series. The team name is HYB Racing (Hell Yeah Brother Racing). I wanted to start a thread to get people’s opinions and advice on the build progress so far. Thanks for checking it out!
The start of the wrap
Driveway paint job complete
Floor drop prep
Driver kill switch with custom 3D printed mount
Crew kill switch
Overview of the interior progress. Cut dash, adjustable steering column, floor drop
Switch panel on custom 3D printed base
Drivers view
Close up of glow shift gauge install. Tach, water temp, oil temp, oil pressure, fuel.
Rain light installed
Close up of 3D printed rain light mount
OMP full containment HTE-R installed. The biggest seat we could fit with the cage design
Beauty shot
The start of the wrap
Driveway paint job complete
Floor drop prep
Driver kill switch with custom 3D printed mount
Crew kill switch
Overview of the interior progress. Cut dash, adjustable steering column, floor drop
Switch panel on custom 3D printed base
Drivers view
Close up of glow shift gauge install. Tach, water temp, oil temp, oil pressure, fuel.
Rain light installed
Close up of 3D printed rain light mount
OMP full containment HTE-R installed. The biggest seat we could fit with the cage design
Beauty shot
#2
Nice build for Champcar.
A few things I noticed, based on our experience:
The center console panel switches might be hard to reach when belted in. We mount ours further aft towards the shifter and angle it towards driver. Just make sure the drivers fingers can't hit the switches when in 1-3-5 gears.
The gauge hoods on that printed bezel might obscure the gauge from the drivers sight line. Might have to trim the left edges down a bit.
A single remote mounted kill switch sucks voltage. A double remote mechanical kill switch sucks lots of voltage. If you have a big battery with lots of CCA, it might be OK. If it's a lightweight battery, you might find it cranking too slow to fire in cold weather. Solid state master switches solve that problem but aren't cheap. We only use solid state switches now.
A few things I noticed, based on our experience:
The center console panel switches might be hard to reach when belted in. We mount ours further aft towards the shifter and angle it towards driver. Just make sure the drivers fingers can't hit the switches when in 1-3-5 gears.
The gauge hoods on that printed bezel might obscure the gauge from the drivers sight line. Might have to trim the left edges down a bit.
A single remote mounted kill switch sucks voltage. A double remote mechanical kill switch sucks lots of voltage. If you have a big battery with lots of CCA, it might be OK. If it's a lightweight battery, you might find it cranking too slow to fire in cold weather. Solid state master switches solve that problem but aren't cheap. We only use solid state switches now.
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Nice build for Champcar.
A few things I noticed, based on our experience:
The center console panel switches might be hard to reach when belted in. We mount ours further aft towards the shifter and angle it towards driver. Just make sure the drivers fingers can't hit the switches when in 1-3-5 gears.
The gauge hoods on that printed bezel might obscure the gauge from the drivers sight line. Might have to trim the left edges down a bit.
A single remote mounted kill switch sucks voltage. A double remote mechanical kill switch sucks lots of voltage. If you have a big battery with lots of CCA, it might be OK. If it's a lightweight battery, you might find it cranking too slow to fire in cold weather. Solid state master switches solve that problem but aren't cheap. We only use solid state switches now.
A few things I noticed, based on our experience:
The center console panel switches might be hard to reach when belted in. We mount ours further aft towards the shifter and angle it towards driver. Just make sure the drivers fingers can't hit the switches when in 1-3-5 gears.
The gauge hoods on that printed bezel might obscure the gauge from the drivers sight line. Might have to trim the left edges down a bit.
A single remote mounted kill switch sucks voltage. A double remote mechanical kill switch sucks lots of voltage. If you have a big battery with lots of CCA, it might be OK. If it's a lightweight battery, you might find it cranking too slow to fire in cold weather. Solid state master switches solve that problem but aren't cheap. We only use solid state switches now.
#6
Nice build for Champcar.
A few things I noticed, based on our experience:
The center console panel switches might be hard to reach when belted in. We mount ours further aft towards the shifter and angle it towards driver. Just make sure the drivers fingers can't hit the switches when in 1-3-5 gears.
The gauge hoods on that printed bezel might obscure the gauge from the drivers sight line. Might have to trim the left edges down a bit.
A single remote mounted kill switch sucks voltage. A double remote mechanical kill switch sucks lots of voltage. If you have a big battery with lots of CCA, it might be OK. If it's a lightweight battery, you might find it cranking too slow to fire in cold weather. Solid state master switches solve that problem but aren't cheap. We only use solid state switches now.
A few things I noticed, based on our experience:
The center console panel switches might be hard to reach when belted in. We mount ours further aft towards the shifter and angle it towards driver. Just make sure the drivers fingers can't hit the switches when in 1-3-5 gears.
The gauge hoods on that printed bezel might obscure the gauge from the drivers sight line. Might have to trim the left edges down a bit.
A single remote mounted kill switch sucks voltage. A double remote mechanical kill switch sucks lots of voltage. If you have a big battery with lots of CCA, it might be OK. If it's a lightweight battery, you might find it cranking too slow to fire in cold weather. Solid state master switches solve that problem but aren't cheap. We only use solid state switches now.
#9
Emilio,
We also have a Champcar build going, have raced and shared a pit area with Clutch100. Our NB has a DPST mechanical switch. When we are testing/demonstrating the engine kill from 2000+ RPM something seems to be killing alternators. Have you or anyone you know experienced this? We are using MS3 that regulates the NB alternator, we are thinking of trying a NA8 alternator and see if the issue goes away.
We also have a Champcar build going, have raced and shared a pit area with Clutch100. Our NB has a DPST mechanical switch. When we are testing/demonstrating the engine kill from 2000+ RPM something seems to be killing alternators. Have you or anyone you know experienced this? We are using MS3 that regulates the NB alternator, we are thinking of trying a NA8 alternator and see if the issue goes away.
Nice build for Champcar.
A few things I noticed, based on our experience:
The center console panel switches might be hard to reach when belted in. We mount ours further aft towards the shifter and angle it towards driver. Just make sure the drivers fingers can't hit the switches when in 1-3-5 gears.
The gauge hoods on that printed bezel might obscure the gauge from the drivers sight line. Might have to trim the left edges down a bit.
A single remote mounted kill switch sucks voltage. A double remote mechanical kill switch sucks lots of voltage. If you have a big battery with lots of CCA, it might be OK. If it's a lightweight battery, you might find it cranking too slow to fire in cold weather. Solid state master switches solve that problem but aren't cheap. We only use solid state switches now.
A few things I noticed, based on our experience:
The center console panel switches might be hard to reach when belted in. We mount ours further aft towards the shifter and angle it towards driver. Just make sure the drivers fingers can't hit the switches when in 1-3-5 gears.
The gauge hoods on that printed bezel might obscure the gauge from the drivers sight line. Might have to trim the left edges down a bit.
A single remote mounted kill switch sucks voltage. A double remote mechanical kill switch sucks lots of voltage. If you have a big battery with lots of CCA, it might be OK. If it's a lightweight battery, you might find it cranking too slow to fire in cold weather. Solid state master switches solve that problem but aren't cheap. We only use solid state switches now.
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