Tony Posted November 2, 2008 Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 We sponsor the chassis for Planet5's team car, which is a great idea since this allows all club members to drive the specific track car.. Problem i had was the OEM suspension..... it was knackered!! So i poked GAZ suspension in the eye who then kindly supplied a new coil-over kit with our custom coils So out with the old In with the new Once done i set the chassis near to a full track set-up and the car was transformed. In truth we don't normally give away free coilovers or offer free fitting and calibration but i did agree to sponsor the team car, if we were to continue with our name on the car then the suspension had to be bought up to code. So i was, the wim way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djwozza Posted November 2, 2008 Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 the new Gaz suspension looks fabulous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted November 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 These are not the new GAZ gold professional (wim exclusive) coilovers, i have another project going on for there launch Anyway team Hornet must be pleased with a £800 freebie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djwozza Posted November 2, 2008 Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 apologies, yeah too right they should be grateful !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted November 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 apologies, yeah too right they should be grateful !! They are ..... my point being these are not wim gold coilovers, i'm generous but not that generous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hms Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 The Hornet ( the Planet track car)went to Abingdon Airfield on Saturday for it's first outing, in anger,since the fitting of the Absolutely Shocks GAZ shocks and the WIM Fast road/track alignment. Abingdon, as an airfield course is flat but has some fast corners and nice chicanes. We have also changed the exhaust from the cat back and fitted a cat bypass. Well, where do we start, we upped the shocks settings by 5 clicks front and back after we had all been on track to compare before and after, but to be honest we were having too much fun to analise the differences. Having said that, we all agreed the car was well balanced and that any shock adjustments would be done equally front to rear. It wasn't until arriving home that I realised the car was far flatter on corners, previously I had to hang onto the steering wheel and lean into the corner so bad was the roll on cornering. I'll try and get some photo's off the video to show before and after comparisons. Changing the exhaust has freed some power in the mid range, previously it was asthmatic in the mid range but has now improved. Anyway, next stop Brands with Tony. Hopefully get more technical feedback on the setup then. h Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted November 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 Excellent... Funnily enough i was talking to Derick from Absolutely Shocks tonight and he asked how you got on ...... Any pics would be welcomed for here and the webby, also any with the GAZ decal would be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hms Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 Excellent... Funnily enough i was talking to Derick from Absolutely Shocks tonight and he asked how you got on ...... Any pics would be welcomed for here and the webby, also any with the GAZ decal would be nice. We have some photo's of the Hornet with the GAZ stickery, (2 decals on the rear, couldn't make our mind up where to fit on the front, decisions, decisions!). I have asked for them to be burnt to CD and I will get them to you. I have previously sent an e-mail to Derick, but not had a reply so was going to talk to you. Lazza will also be doing a write up of Abingdon when work allows! h Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted November 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 Excellent... Funnily enough i was talking to Derick from Absolutely Shocks tonight and he asked how you got on ...... Any pics would be welcomed for here and the webby, also any with the GAZ decal would be nice. We have some photo's of the Hornet with the GAZ stickery, (2 decals on the rear, couldn't make our mind up where to fit on the front, decisions, decisions!). I have asked for them to be burnt to CD and I will get them to you. I have previously sent an e-mail to Derick, but not had a reply so was going to talk to you. Lazza will also be doing a write up of Abingdon when work allows! h Nice one, i look forward to that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hms Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 Tony, here's a taster pic from Brands a couple of weeks ago. Think this was taken on a parade lap, so Lazza is not pushing on! h Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted November 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 Tony,here's a taster pic from Brands a couple of weeks ago. Think this was taken on a parade lap, so Lazza is not pushing on! h Added to the wim gallery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted November 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 Tony Barber@ wim's off to Brands next week to test the Hornet's handling....... I'll ensure we get some images Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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