Recent content by awiegel

I found it pretty easy to find a stiff lumbar support intended to fit on the face of the seat and, after stripping off the padding it came with, slide it between the springs and the foam of the seat back, completely changing the shape of the seat for the better. I would not be able to drive the...

I am glad to see that everyone seems to be getting what they need. My home made ones (posted at beginning of this thread) are still working great for me. But I would like to find a way to move the steering wheel back an inch or two as well. Does anyone have any ideas on that one? Andrew

There is actually a safe and efficient way to stay a lot warmer. An electric vest, used by motocyclists, plugs into an accessory outlet and keeps core of body warm. Amazingly effective. Here is an example: http://gerbing.com/Products/Liners/heatedVestLiner.php"...

The wheel discs should reduce drag. They are rather routinely used on land speed record cars. To the extent that they might reduce brake cooling, that can be easily offset by proper ducting of cooling air to the brake. It is however not likely to be a real problem off of a racetrack, since...

It occurs to me that an inflatable tail would cut drag and could be collapsed for parking or slow speed use. Something like a larger and longer taper version of the rear corner of a zodiac boat.

I did find that when you move the seat back farther than the stock position, you wind up setting the backrest more vertical. Reminds me of a Fiat Spyder I had once. I have two sons, 6'5" and 6'7" they like it set back the full inch and half. I'm only 6'2" but I still find it much more...

I was very pleased with the benefits of simply replacing the stock door speakers with the $100/pair coax from Amazon as suggested by the author of the thread. I added the subwoofer because I wanted full bass, but was as good as most "good" car stereos after simply replacing the door speakers...

SPEAKER WIRING UPDATE: The discrepancy between observed colors at speakers and colors on wiring diagram, and for that matter wires coming out of head unit, is because Nissan, in an inexplicable act of obfuscation, actually changes the wire colors between the head unit and the speaker :roll: ...

Same seller on E Bay now has "100% ELECTRIC" as well, for those of us who do not wish to be mistaken for Chevy Volts :lol:

OK. So, what did they gain with a larger diameter tire? On a hill climb, I would have thought it would slow the car down. No? It would be nice to find out what they did to the suspension...

Anybody kinow who did the work on the Pike's Peak Leaf? I LIKE it!

Somebody modified a Leaf for a run up Pike's Peak. From the photos, the car looks lowered, and the article mentioned suspension modification. The car also has some nice wheels holding sticky tires. Does anyone have any idea who prep'd that car?