Sierra Sierra Evo VIII... a closer look
Apr 19, 2010, 03:26 PM
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AWESOME writeup!!! This car is without a doubt much closer to a Super GT car than an everyday Joe track car. I love the flat botom and rear diffuser. I was wondering how long it would take to eventually see some pics of the aerodynamics of this car. AWESOME!
Apr 19, 2010, 03:35 PM
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I think the owner of SSE is funding it because he can.... He likes to go fast and win and has lots of money. They used to have a website for the open wheel team, but it's down now. And yeah the s2e1.com has never worked.
Apr 22, 2010, 10:13 PM
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I've seen the JGTC cars (California Speedway, 2005?, awesome!)...this looks it could fit right in, other than the lack of a sequential. Odd that the article starts out by saying the car is off-the-shelf, not that crazy. The thing is nuts! Not a stock part left other than the rear quarters and the sills/roof?.
Apr 23, 2010, 08:47 AM
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I've seen the JGTC cars (California Speedway, 2005?, awesome!)...this looks it could fit right in, other than the lack of a sequential. Odd that the article starts out by saying the car is off-the-shelf, not that crazy. The thing is nuts! Not a stock part left other than the rear quarters and the sills/roof?.
All the other body panels, engine, turbo manifold, suspension, brakes, fuel system, ecu, etc, you can buy yourself.
Apr 23, 2010, 08:55 AM
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As mentioned earlier in the thread, the spindles are available from mooresport.
My point is that just b/c the parts are available for the general public to purchase is a poor way to differentiate mild from wild. Anyone can buy an indy car, parts for a top fuel dragster engine, etc. Unless you have a crew of engineers, you can buy all the parts in the Sierra car and never come close to their times.
My point is that just b/c the parts are available for the general public to purchase is a poor way to differentiate mild from wild. Anyone can buy an indy car, parts for a top fuel dragster engine, etc. Unless you have a crew of engineers, you can buy all the parts in the Sierra car and never come close to their times.
Apr 24, 2010, 09:18 AM
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As mentioned earlier in the thread, the spindles are available from mooresport.
My point is that just b/c the parts are available for the general public to purchase is a poor way to differentiate mild from wild. Anyone can buy an indy car, parts for a top fuel dragster engine, etc. Unless you have a crew of engineers, you can buy all the parts in the Sierra car and never come close to their times.
My point is that just b/c the parts are available for the general public to purchase is a poor way to differentiate mild from wild. Anyone can buy an indy car, parts for a top fuel dragster engine, etc. Unless you have a crew of engineers, you can buy all the parts in the Sierra car and never come close to their times.
Talent is even more important than 'parts'.My thought on modifying cars: if it will bolt-on with no other modifications required, done on jackstands in a garage with regular tools, it's 'mild'. When you start talking about welding, hammering, custom fabbing, machining, etc, that starts to get 'wild'.
Apr 24, 2010, 09:29 AM
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You could also put one of us in the SSE car and Lewis Hamilton in a lightly modded street car, and he'd kick our asses Talent is even more important than 'parts'.
My thought on modifying cars: if it will bolt-on with no other modifications required, done on jackstands in a garage with regular tools, it's 'mild'. When you start talking about welding, hammering, custom fabbing, machining, etc, that starts to get 'wild'.
Talent is even more important than 'parts'.My thought on modifying cars: if it will bolt-on with no other modifications required, done on jackstands in a garage with regular tools, it's 'mild'. When you start talking about welding, hammering, custom fabbing, machining, etc, that starts to get 'wild'.
