so i'm guessing you wouldn't do it that way? how about i use the fuse for the cig lighter in the back and make it so it doesn't work?

 

That will work if you only want power when the car is on. I prefer the added fuse block that I can wire anyway I please.

Steve

 

Just be careful not to start the car on fire!

 

I only want my acesories on when the cars on, so tapping into the cigarrette lighter wiring is the trick in my case...

And yes, I'm going the roll bar myself. If I need to do any welding, I have access to the Univeristy tool ship with any kind of welding machine you can imagine. I also have the ability to machine anything I like.

 

Blake, what kind or roll cage are you going with after all? So your University has a ship full of tools?

 

Well that wasn't so bad to install now i just need to figure out how i'm going to get power to it right now its pluged into the front cig lighter. But i hate that you can see the wires

 

I'm going with autopower. The built by bones one supposedly is alot heavier...

Ya. I'm on my school's racing team which has to manufacture most of their pwn parts. We make our own break calipers...

 

Well heres some pics of the sirius install.

 

Chris, are you using the AUX in or the built FM transmitter? If you are using the AUX, be aware there are issues with using the lighter circuit at the same time. You can do a search in the Audio for everyones opinion.

This mod cost me $300.

 

well for right now i'm using the FM transmitter, but i want to use the AUX in the end. Thanks for the heads up.

 

Looks like I'm gona order the Roll Bar this month instead of the v1. Chad says it takes him a couple hours to install one, so I figure it wil take me a couple weekends...

 

Yea if you've never put one it, the first time is going to be a PITA. but after that they go in pretty easy.

 

Ya. I would rather do it myself and have the satisfaction of knowing I can do it. My only problem with the roll bar is that I have to butcher some interior pannels... Its not like I can;t replace them later on should I take it out, but I want it to look clean. I'm going to have to do some interesting fab work...

 

Yea but thats the fun of it, Making something look good when you had to fab it.

 

Ya. And it looks like I'm going for a full roll cage bacause its required for most racing series. Not too much more expensive. I will probably place my order for it at the end of this month, depending on when my paycheck comes in.

 

You know if you set yor car up for racing, it's going to run like S**t on the street.

 

I'm not setting it up 100% for racing, but I do want to be able to compete in the National MINI series and also in SCCA time trials.

 

OK that wont be so bad then.

 

Ya. The things that are going to hurt my driveability the most are the lightweight flywheel and stage 2 clutch. I've given up on the turbo, but I'm still considerig the 1.8l engine stroker kit.. I will probably buy a head from him first and get software from him.

 

Yea those things will make it very very hard to drive in traffic. I don't see how there going to make a stroker montor out of this but i guess what do i know.

 

He already has. Thats was part of the turbo kit i was going on about for a while.

 

Oh its already built? i didn't know that, wonder how he did it.

 

He is very smart. He can go bigger, but then you need a whole new ECU which means another 3 or 4 grand...

 

Chris, we are using Mobil 1 and will have Castrol soon, also. I've used Mobil 1 in my cars since the '80s.

Steve

 

I have my panavise mount in with the palm and iPod mounted. Very clean looking.