Hi Mark,
Yes, we definitely drive the car on the street frequently...especially with the great weather we've been having! The reactions from the pubic are priceless....
We took the windshield off and now drive to the racetrack with our helmets on....we get lots of great attention like that too! We have goggles and earplugs for shorter drives...I get a smile on my face every time I drive that little car.
I have been contemplating fitting fuel injection onto the 3tc. I have some Hayabusa ITB's and am researching a microsquirt set-up. I recently added a Howe steering quickener. The car is very very responsive now. Steering effort increased a little ore than I would have liked, but I think I can tune that up a bit with wheel alignment tweaks. I have to re-learn how to drive it though...it's so different.
I made some fancy seat brackets and lowered the seats to the floor pan. I also gave them a bit more tilt. I have adjusted the brake and clutch pedals to accommodate the new seating position and minimize "dead space". I also machined up new pedal pivots to remove any slop from the factory stuff.
I have a few ideas for more mods, but really I'm just having so much fun with the car as is, I'm not sure I want to do much else. I did score a light weight aluminum flywheel...so I will swap that in one day. I also have a race cam shaft, but it's too aggressive for the stock carb to handle, hence EFI and the snow balling continues....lol.
I'm also researching frame designs and am thinking about building another one from scratch. Just bought a wrecked 2000 Miata 1.8L - 6spd and Torsen IRS. Long term project though.
Racing June 20th and 21st...
Cheers,
Chris