vyets

17x9+38 all round ftw and it comes painted orange can't go wrong

bleepa

just to confirm, this is the hard dog roll bar with double diagonals and a lowered harness bar, right?

mcopley

Yes, that's right. But it's also the style designed for stripped out cars, so the main hoop sits a little further back, allowing for more seat travel.

MAD828

Hi mc Copley how have you mounted your lap belts of the harness? Have you used the stock location on the door side and drilled another in the transmission tunnel?

mcopley

Yes and no. Stock location on the door side is correct. The transmission side is mounted to the seat rail. Most aftermarket seat rails have an extra tab for you to mount an eye bolt.

MAD828

sweet thanks, my rails have the extra tab on both sides, just wondering your setup. Are your rails individual sides i.e mugen, or are they welded together i.e bride.

mcopley

Individual sides, made by MemoryFab.

mcopley

It's been a long time since my last update. Mostly because not much has happened to the S. The last couple of months have seen a few minor updates, so I thought I'd bring you all up to speed.

First was some Goodridge brake lines and the DS3000 front pads I had sitting around;



I have been really impressed with this new combination. The DS3000's are fine from cold and the current braking ability of the car is amazing!

Next was a lightweight battery (B129) from Braille;





This is really nice quality and has saved me 6.7kg.

Then came some special heel and toe pedals;



Nice and close now

I finally replaced my front tower bar, after I had to sell my Spoon one because of fitment issues with my ETD. I now have the J's Racing bar with the specific extension bracket for the ETD;





I haven't driven the car since this was installed, but I'm not expecting anything amazing.

The R888's I've been using for the last 2.5 years needed replacing, so I've decided to try the Yokohama A050. I've heard nothing but rave reviews about these tyres, so I'm expecting big things. I chose to go with the medium compound and I've also gone up in size from my Toyo's. I'm now running 225/45/17 front and 245/40/17 rear.



I'll report back on these in just over a week, after the next round of the Sprint Series.

Lastly, some new arms from Ikeya Formula have just arrived. These will be replacing the TC Design items I've been running for the last few years.



More pics once they're fitted!

MAD828

Tyres look great.

AdN

how are the new pedals? i think the stock ones are perfect for heel toe, and the extra width on the accelerator would get in the way during hard braking?
Just curious to what you think, as you know i dont have race experience.

Will also pm you in about a month about some new brake pads and front rotors, looks like my rotors are wearing closer to the centre and getting a lip on the edge.