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Latest project twoforty updates…

mikecentola — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:02:04 +0000

So there hasn’t been much to update with the project as of late. Since my last update we worked on getting the entire interior stripped, including all of the sound deadening. If we are going to reach our goal of 2500lbs with driver, then every little bit is going to count.

Once we finished stripping the car, it went over to Reactive Chassis Co. who is building the roll cage for me. Once we get the car back with the cage in it, we can fit the dash back in and then have it made in Carbon Fiber. Also we can then work on getting the seats mounted and braced in the car.

Along the way here, we have been receiving some great parts….

Check out these pics:

CP 90mm Pistons

Rotora 6Pot Calipers

Rotora 330mm 2 Piece Rotors

Cobra Evolution S GT Seats

Tial SS GT30 Turbine Housing

Tial MV-S Wastegate

Tial BOV

Carbon Fiber Driveshaft

Z32 300ZX Tranny

Mazworx Sleeved/Prepped Race SR20 Block

Synapse Motorsport Top Mount Manifold

Hopefully we can make some real progress once I get the car back from the roll cage builder.

Couple more pics from the last Mini Track Day

mikecentola — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:36:58 +0000

Thought I’d post a couple more pics that Ian took of the Mini when we were out at Dunnville Autodrome last weekend. Check them out!

Mini Cooper @ Dunnville Autodrome

mikecentola — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:26:21 +0000

Here’s a couple of videos of our mini cooper s out at Dunnville Autodrome in Dunnville, Ontario, Canada. The camera set up we used was from ChaseCam, and we’ll be writing a full review on their products soon. For now here is a couple samples of the video.

Track Day with the Mini!

mikecentola — Mon, 25 May 2009 19:54:18 +0000

This past saturday we were out at Dunnville Autodrome for a track day with Onyx Syndicate and NYSpeed.com. We brought my wife’s Mini Cooper S and we filmed for rspeedTV, part of rspeed.org. It was a great time and we got to meet of a lot of good people. It definitely was interesting to get the Mini out there for some lapping and to see what we could do with the car. We’ll definitely be going back for sure!

The sr20 is out!

mikecentola — Mon, 04 May 2009 17:08:06 +0000

Yesterday, myself, CaviMike and Rick from BTF Racing, Inc. pulled the sr20 from our project twoforty. It took several hours with a couple of breaks in between, but it came out with pretty much no problems. This was the first motor I have ever pulled and with the right tools, it doesn’t seem too difficult at all.

Rick is going to start working on tearing the motor down, and I’m going to send some of the engine oil to Blackstone Labs for analysis. I’ve trailered the car back with me so I can continue to strip the interior and sound deadening. It goes to Reactive Chassis soon for cage work.

Project 240sx begins!

mikecentola — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:18:42 +0000

This past saturday, my friend Kevin and I deciding to start project twoforty and strip the interior of the 240sx that I bought from Ricky Chu. The strip went very easily and we had the interior out in just over an hour. We still need to scrape the sound deadening from the interior and pull out the dash. In just over a week it will be going to Reactive Chassis Co for the roll cage, so it needs to be ready for him.

Check out the pics:

So long s2000

mikecentola — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 04:15:49 +0000

Well it is time to say goodbye to my Honda s2000. It was probably the shortest time I have ever owned a car, being only 6 months, most of them with it stored for winter. Not a huge loss though, as even though I really enjoyed the look and entertainment of the car, it just wasn’t exactly what I wanted. Also considering, we have another little one on the way, it was time to get something else.

I definitely had some good times with the car and I happy with the next owner’s attitude with the vehicle. I’m sure he will enjoy it very much!

Redline Motorsports Promo

mikecentola — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:15:36 +0000

Check out this promo video I made for Redline Motorsports. It is going to be the intro for their new website.

New Editorial Series

mikecentola — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:03:30 +0000

Check out this new editorial series I am writing for www.rspeed.org. It is called Entropy, and the first installment is called motorsports culture. Click the image below and give it a read!

Some Pics and Video from Autocrossing

mikecentola — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:31:55 +0000

This past Sunday I was able to get over to the Finger Lakes Region SCCA Autocross. I had a great time and while I only came in 11th place, I improved greatly throughout the day. I had never autocrossed a rear wheel drive car before, so it took some getting used too! I plan to attend the next one on October 5th, to see how I would do

Video of my last run:

Some pics from the day:

Can’t wait for next time!