.....had a busy weekend

inTgr8r · 08-15-2011, 08:54 PM

My new car stands.

inTgr8r · 08-15-2011, 08:54 PM

^those are my alignment car stands.

I also got my Stoptechs installed

and my Tekarbon LED halo lights.

schwank · 08-15-2011, 09:04 PM

Nice! I want one!

Endless619 · 08-15-2011, 09:19 PM

Looks sweet...

imom · 08-15-2011, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by inTgr8r

^those are my alignment car stands.

I don't get it... you do your own alignment? If so...how?

Also...those aluminum or bright color car stands looks homemade... the welds looks all over the place. You have a cool garage setup btw... very big.

inTgr8r · 08-15-2011, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by imom

I don't get it... you do your own alignment? If so...how?

The same way most race cars are done;
string lines for toe & thrust angle, plus I have a camber gauge.
& corner balance scales

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Originally Posted by imom

Also...those aluminum or bright color car stands looks homemade... the welds looks all over the place. You have a cool garage setup btw... very big.

Yes aluminum, done in friends shop.
Welds are better than it shows in the pic.
They aren't meant to be a show piece, just structural.

crfine88 · 08-15-2011, 09:48 PM

Damn nice build Ian. Getting it done right

inTgr8r · 08-15-2011, 10:01 PM

Thanks Chris.
Build must seem somewhat familiar.

imz4n · 08-15-2011, 11:35 PM

And here I was under the impression that this kind of work was done in the winter when it is nasty outside, not during the summer.LOL

KevinM · 08-15-2011, 11:57 PM

Impressive work...congratulations.

r4gs · 08-15-2011, 11:58 PM

the led halos look magnificent! matte black painted housings if i'm seeing correctly?

imom · 08-16-2011, 04:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by inTgr8r

The same way most race cars are done;
string lines for toe, plus I have a camber gauge.
& corner balance scales

Yes aluminum, done in friends shop.
Welds are better than it shows in the pic.
They aren't meant to be a show piece, just structural.

Nice stands...very clean... I'm just particular to welds. Wow how accurate are those portable alignment tools...same as a hunter alignment machine? I don't race nor ever track my car so I didn't know how track alignments are done. That's awesome....just jack up front and then back and then put the car on the stand? how do you make it so it's level and able to move the tire around to adjust the toe and such. Sorry for the 20 ?s, but it's very interesting. I have to drive 60 miles round trip to get my alignment done.

Marvins1987 · 08-16-2011, 05:14 AM

The halo lights are looking very nice!! Love your car. You have just installed best parts.

inTgr8r · 08-16-2011, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by imz4n

And here I was under the impression that this kind of work was done in the winter when it is nasty outside, not during the summer.LOL

It's a lot more fun tinkering in shorts & a T

...besides my barn of a garage isn't heated.

onelove · 08-16-2011, 07:59 AM

Looks awesome! Posts like this make me miss my personal garage just a tad.

You've probably already done it, but when you put the standard in the garage, mark them and level them out to the garage floor. While the stands themselves may be true and 100% accurate, inconsistencies in concrete pours can cause some headaches for you numbers. We typically use a laser level and shim the stands to be true with one another. Another tip, fill some big garbage bags with Pam spray or some type of grease and put them under the tires when you're making your changes, cheap skid plates that are extremely effective.

onelove · 08-16-2011, 08:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by imom

Wow how accurate are those portable alignment tools...same as a hunter alignment machine?

People have been doing string alignments on cars forever, it's super accurate it you take your time and double check your measurements. A hunter machine doesn't align the car, it just provides points of reference for the person aligning it. It was based off the same principles as string alignments. Go to most major races and you'll see teams setting up even the most expensive of race cars using this method.

inTgr8r · 08-16-2011, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by onelove

Looks awesome! Posts like this make me miss my personal garage just a tad.

You've probably already done it, but when you put the standard in the garage, mark them and level them out to the garage floor. While the stands themselves may be true and 100% accurate, inconsistencies in concrete pours can cause some headaches for you numbers. We typically use a laser level and shim the stands to be true with one another. Another tip, fill some big garbage bags with Pam spray or some type of grease and put them under the tires when you're making your changes, cheap skid plates that are extremely effective.

Thanks.

I agree, leveling is key.
I used the same method as you, with the laser.
& I have greased sheets of SS sheet metal for skid plates

Quickid · 08-16-2011, 08:31 AM

Very nice, Ian

Are you booking appointments for alignment?

inTgr8r · 08-16-2011, 08:45 AM

lol.. sure, once i get the fine points ironed out.

Daemonblitz · 08-16-2011, 10:40 AM

Looking good !

inTgr8r · 08-16-2011, 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by imom

Nice stands...very clean... I'm just particular to welds. Wow how accurate are those portable alignment tools...same as a hunter alignment machine? I don't race nor ever track my car so I didn't know how track alignments are done. That's awesome....just jack up front and then back and then put the car on the stand? how do you make it so it's level and able to move the tire around to adjust the toe and such. Sorry for the 20 ?s, but it's very interesting. I have to drive 60 miles round trip to get my alignment done.

If you look closely, I have a lift that I will use to place it on the stands.
The stands are laser leveled.
Once it's on the stands you don't move the wheels around,
but they are on skid (slide) plates that let the car sit normally on the suspension.

inTgr8r · 08-16-2011, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Daemonblitz

Looking good !

Thanks

Still a ways to go, but it's getting there.

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