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Wow, congrats, a trophy on your first trip out. I'd gotten used to it being kitchen white, but it looks stunning in blue as well.

Good of you for showing you driving like... a beginner. I think people often forget that competitors all started somewhere, and that a responsible person isn't practising on public roads. Everyone who's competing had to learn at the track, where of course you're discovering your own car and how it handles and what your skills are.

Gotta buy or build yourself some better ramps. Or a trailer. Dirt cheap compared to your car. Or maybe just rent a car dolly instead, and then if you're sneaky and have remote control over the regen, you can tow yourself in circles to recharge at the track.
 

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Wow, congrats, a trophy on your first trip out. I'd gotten used to it being kitchen white, but it looks stunning in blue as well.

Good of you for showing you driving like... a beginner. I think people often forget that competitors all started somewhere, and that a responsible person isn't practising on public roads. Everyone who's competing had to learn at the track, where of course you're discovering your own car and how it handles and what your skills are.

Gotta buy or build yourself some better ramps. Or a trailer. Dirt cheap compared to your car. Or maybe just rent a car dolly instead, and then if you're sneaky and have remote control over the regen, you can tow yourself in circles to recharge at the track.
Thanks!

Yes, if I do this more regularly I would need a truck, trailer, better ramps. All were borrowed or rented. It was a little bit of a nightmare loading and unloading and can see that any investment here would be well worth it.
 

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Say, any chance you could share the cad models of your chill plates? I assume you made the models then had send cut send cut them up, how much was that per plate anyway?
LOL! that was 2 1/2 years ago. I will have to do some digging to see if I can find them. Send-cut-send does not do holes. I used a machine shop.
 

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I think they do it now, thankfully, although for $19 minimum for any rap plus $3 extra for every tap after that, it probably adds up fast

 

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I'd recommend just tossing them onto grabcad

put it in GrabCAD

 

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Yup, that's what I was shooting for as I was planning to have multiple modules share a plate to simplify running hoses.

For that single module plate, is it literally a chunk of aluminum with channels drilled into it? Or did you drill holes and then run copper pipes through it
 

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Yup, that's what I was shooting for as I was planning to have multiple modules share a plate to simplify running hoses.

For that single module plate, is it literally a chunk of aluminum with channels drilled into it? Or did you drill holes and then run copper pipes through it
I have uploaded that one as well. I made this symmetrical so I could order 2. I did have to drill and tap inlets & outlets. To make it more bullet proof, you may want to add a groove for a gasket to ensure everything seals well.

 
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