Gary Sheehan Teams with ESX to run Speed GT! - Page 5 - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

sperry · 2006-04-03, 10:59 PM

Gary, what's that tow hook bolted/welded to? I've got IC pipine in the way in there, and I'm running the same IC as you, so I'm wondering how you pulled it off.

GarySheehan · 2006-04-04, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by sperry

Gary, what's that tow hook bolted/welded to? I've got IC pipine in the way in there, and I'm running the same IC as you, so I'm wondering how you pulled it off.

It's welded to the chassis frame right under the IC piping. It's where the front bumper structure would normally bolt to.

Gary
Sheehan Motor Racing
www.teamSMR.com

sperry · 2006-04-04, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by GarySheehan

It's welded to the chassis frame right under the IC piping. It's where the front bumper structure would normally bolt to.

Gary
Sheehan Motor Racing
www.teamSMR.com

That hook must be significantly longer than mine... I think if I welded mine there, it'd stick out about half an inch... looks like I need to get a piece of steel welded in there to attach the hook to.

doubleurx · 2006-04-04, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by sperry

That hook must be significantly longer than mine... I think if I welded mine there, it'd stick out about half an inch... looks like I need to get a piece of steel welded in there to attach the hook to.

Classic! I just assumed mine would still screw in.

A1337STI · 2006-04-04, 10:16 PM

I should get someone to show me how that works (screwing in the front toe hook thingy)

cody · 2006-04-04, 10:20 PM

1. Use a coin to pop out the hole cover in the bumper
2. Take towhook from toolbag in trunk and screw into bumper
3. Do not install FMIC

MattR · 2006-04-05, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by cody

1. Use a coin to pop out the hole cover in the bumper
2. Take towhook from toolbag in trunk and screw into bumper
3. Do not install FMIC

The sti does not have that little cover...Instead, you just remove the entire fog light cover and the hole is exposed.

cody · 2006-04-05, 07:08 AM

Oh.

sperry · 2006-04-05, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by MattR

The sti does not have that little cover...Instead, you just remove the entire fog light cover and the hole is exposed.

Either way, I've got a FMIC in the way of my stock tow hook, so I picked up one of these:

But I haven't figured a way to mount it yet.

cody · 2006-04-05, 10:24 AM

I really liked the tow hooks sticking out of one of the Vettes at the autoX last weekend. They were bright green or somthing. Sorry, I know I'm no help.

ivanko · 2006-04-05, 06:02 PM

It will be tough for the Subaru. Even the Nissan Skyline R34 is having a rough time being competitive in the GT class.

ivanko · 2006-04-05, 06:06 PM

Btw Scott, where did you get the tow hook?

sperry · 2006-04-05, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by ivanko

Btw Scott, where did you get the tow hook?

Primitive Racing... they do a lot of rally type stuff for Subarus, like skid plates and the like:

http://www.get-primitive.com/

doubleurx · 2006-04-05, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by sperry

Primitive Racing... they do a lot of rally type stuff for Subarus, like skid plates and the like:

http://www.get-primitive.com/

Time for some research. I'll look at this also. I do have some steel fabricator resources for a custom piece. I haven't looked at the piping and how it covers the hole.

I still think it's pretty classic that I didn't even realize this problem with the FMIC. At RFR I made a point to take out the tow hook and put it in the car so I would be ready! (on more than one occasion)

sperry · 2006-04-05, 07:58 PM

I think a steel bracket welded to the frame with holes that allow for the mounting of the above pictured tow hook and a slot cut into the bumper should be fairly straightforward. If I knew how to weld, I'd probably just tackle it myself.

AtomicLabMonkey · 2006-04-06, 05:35 AM

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Originally Posted by sperry

If I knew how to weld, I'd probably just tackle it myself.

There's only one way to learn!

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=55247

sperry · 2006-04-06, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by AtomicLabMonkey

There's only one way to learn!

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=55247

I tell you, every time I walk by the welders at Lowes, I'm tempted... but frankly, I need to at least read up on welding to know what I need to buy and what the difference is between MIG/TIG/ARC. All I know about welding is that I don't know anything about welding.

JC · 2006-04-06, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by sperry

I tell you, every time I walk by the welders at Lowes, I'm tempted... but frankly, I need to at least read up on welding to know what I need to buy and what the difference is between MIG/TIG/ARC. All I know about welding is that I don't know anything about welding.

All I know is I've done it once and it's a lot harder than it looks.

Isn't bruspeed a welder?

zpeed · 2006-04-06, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by ivanko

It will be tough for the Subaru. Even the Nissan Skyline R34 is having a rough time being competitive in the GT class.

Gary is way better driver than a kid in that Skyline..

JonnydaJibba · 2006-04-06, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by sperry

All I know about welding is that I don't know anything about welding.

HAhahahaha.

AtomicLabMonkey · 2006-04-07, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by sperry

I tell you, every time I walk by the welders at Lowes, I'm tempted... but frankly, I need to at least read up on welding to know what I need to buy and what the difference is between MIG/TIG/ARC. All I know about welding is that I don't know anything about welding.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welding

If you end up doing any welding yourself, you'll be doing wire-feed MIG. It's the easiest to use & cheapest of the arc welders. Stick is a pain in the ass (at least I thought it was), because you go through electrodes so fast & have to keep changing them out. TIG makes some sweet-ass welds but a machine is going to be at least $1000, where a light-duty 110v MIG is less than $200.

A1337STI · 2006-04-07, 11:59 AM

rubber biscuit is a welder

Dean · 2006-04-16, 06:15 AM

Bump because the race is on from 11-noon today on Speed...

Dean · 2006-04-16, 11:02 AM

So I'm guessing the team learned alot, and the car survived, so I guess it was a succesful race.

sperry · 2006-04-16, 11:04 AM

I'm watching the race right now on the DVR.

2006-04-03, 10:59 PM	#101
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	Gary, what's that tow hook bolted/welded to? I've got IC pipine in the way in there, and I'm running the same IC as you, so I'm wondering how you pulled it off. __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2006-04-04, 10:16 PM	#105
A1337STI EJ205 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 1,840 Car: Impreza and an Impreza Class: AS / CRS PerfStock "pedal on the right"	I should get someone to show me how that works (screwing in the front toe hook thingy) __________________ Fighting uphill battles, one bullet at a time!

2006-04-05, 06:02 PM	#111
ivanko EJ18 Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 61 Car: 1991 GMC Syclone Class: SM2 Lift & Shift Specialist	It will be tough for the Subaru. Even the Nissan Skyline R34 is having a rough time being competitive in the GT class. __________________ "You can't make a race car out of a pig, but you can make a pretty damn fast pig!" www.highperformancetrucks.com "Lift & Shift Specialist" www.barbellcompany.com

2006-04-05, 06:06 PM	#112
ivanko EJ18 Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 61 Car: 1991 GMC Syclone Class: SM2 Lift & Shift Specialist	Btw Scott, where did you get the tow hook? __________________ "You can't make a race car out of a pig, but you can make a pretty damn fast pig!" www.highperformancetrucks.com "Lift & Shift Specialist" www.barbellcompany.com

2006-04-05, 07:58 PM	#115
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	I think a steel bracket welded to the frame with holes that allow for the mounting of the above pictured tow hook and a slot cut into the bumper should be fairly straightforward. If I knew how to weld, I'd probably just tackle it myself. __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2006-04-04, 10:20 PM	#106
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	1. Use a coin to pop out the hole cover in the bumper 2. Take towhook from toolbag in trunk and screw into bumper 3. Do not install FMIC

2006-04-05, 07:08 AM	#108
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	Oh.

2006-04-05, 10:24 AM	#110
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	I really liked the tow hooks sticking out of one of the Vettes at the autoX last weekend. They were bright green or somthing. Sorry, I know I'm no help.

2006-04-07, 11:59 AM	#122
A1337STI EJ205 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 1,840 Car: Impreza and an Impreza Class: AS / CRS PerfStock "pedal on the right"	rubber biscuit is a welder __________________ Fighting uphill battles, one bullet at a time!

2006-04-16, 06:15 AM	#123
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	Bump because the race is on from 11-noon today on Speed... __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids... Last edited by Dean; 2006-04-16 at 09:24 AM.

2006-04-16, 11:02 AM	#124
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	So I'm guessing the team learned alot, and the car survived, so I guess it was a succesful race. __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids...

2006-04-16, 11:04 AM	#125
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	I'm watching the race right now on the DVR. __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

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