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Entries for 'Chuck Johnson'
Chuck Johnson posted on May 23, 2012 03:00
Project Land Speed Racer 240SX: SPL Pro Suspension Bits and More!
By Chuck Johnson, Photos by Joe Lu
Since the beginning, the plan for project 240LSR was to address the chassis and safety requirements first, and then afterwards, take care of corralling enough ponies under the hood to make it scary fast. So the first milestone in this project is to get this heap of metal to the point where it’s a caged out roller with the complete suspension and brake bits to suit. We just need to finagle together a few, small finishing touches… like sway bars, bushings, brakes, a 5 lug conversion, and a smorgasbord of other suspension links. Who am I kidding? We’re like eons away from reaching this milestone! Or are we?
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Chuck Johnson posted on April 19, 2012 00:00
Project Land Speed Racer 240SX: KW Suspension
By Chuck Johnson, Photos by Joe Lu
To accomplish our 200 MPH goal, we need a suspension system that can confidently dampen the imperfections of a blemished, dirt and salt covered racetrack. On top of that though, we also need a suspension system that can endure the hostile environments that come with land speed racing.
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Chuck Johnson posted on March 19, 2012 00:00
Project Honda Civic: ASR Rear Sway Bar Kit
By Bob Hernandez
The long, winding road of upgrading suspension bits on our Project EJ Civic is getting pretty close to conclusion, or at least weekend track readiness. Variability (and therefore tunability) has been added to the car's setup with the installation of Skunk2's coil-overs and camber kits, and the super-worn stock bushings were punched or burned out in favor of newer, stiffer polyurethane replacements by Energy Suspension. Today we finally get to the rear bar, sourced from A Spec Racing (ASR).
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Chuck Johnson posted on January 31, 2012 00:00
Project Land Speed Racer 240SX: Chassis Prep and Roll Cage Fabrication
By Chuck Johnson
Ah yes, the beginning of any good sedan type racecar build almost always starts with ruining a perfectly decent streetcar. In the case of Project Land Speed Racer 240SX though, I'm not sure if we are really ruining a perfectly good streetcar. Honestly, from the looks of things, it must have been owned by a series of wannabe dorifto hacks before falling into my hands.
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Chuck Johnson posted on December 07, 2011 00:00 
Project Civic EJ: Fast Brakes Rear Disc Brake Conversion Kit
by Chuck Johnson
After completing the install of the front Fast Brakes big brake kit, we knew that we had to do something about the drum brake lameness that was taking place on the rear of Project Civic. Project Civic had been retired to commuter car only status almost a decade ago and since then had only the basic maintenance performed. We were pretty suspicious that the rear drums weren't contributing any work in the whole braking equation since there seemed to be an abnormal amount of front brake bias. Never mind that the rear drums and shoes had not been replaced ever even after 260,000 miles of use.
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Chuck Johnson posted on November 23, 2011 00:00
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Project Honda Civic EJ: Fast Brakes Big Brake Kit
By Chuck Johnson
In the past few months, we've completely revamped Project Civic's suspension with a plethora of Skunk2 components; and then most recently, equipped it with a new pair of running shoes in the form of Enkei PF-01 rims and Nitto NT01 tires. Combine the results of these modifications with our goals of producing 200 plus horsepower and we should see some serious reduction in lap times. To truly realize Project Civic's full potential though, it's obvious that we need to balance our modifications and address its brake system.
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Chuck Johnson posted on October 31, 2011 00:00
Building the B18C1 Engine Part 2: Improving Rod Ratio
By Chuck Johnson
Our main goal for Project Honda Civic EJ is to build a formidable, yet reasonably economical weekend warrior. However, we didn't want our "budget" project scope to limit us to merely rebuilding a stock configuration B18C1. Admittedly, we also wanted the challenge of trying something new rather than simply building another stroker B-series.
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Chuck Johnson posted on October 30, 2011 19:38
2011 SEMA Show Sneak Preview!
by Chuck Johnson
T-minus 24 hours 'til the doors open at the Las Vegas Convention Center to kick off the 2011 SEMA Show. We’re so close I can literally taste it in the air. The smoke filled casinos and the incessant sounds of a million slot machines, singing in harmony as they crush the life savings of our industry peers one dollar at a time. Anyhow, our black ops team has infiltrated the convention center early to bring you a sneak preview of the 2011 SEMA Show. Check it out inside!
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Chuck Johnson posted on September 19, 2011 18:03
by Chuck Johnson
Here at MotoIQ headquarters, we lack any kind of self-control and discipline. When we first conceptualized Project Civic, we planned to keep it simple with only a few basic modifications. However, if you're foolish enough to involve me in a car build of any kind, you're simply asking for trouble. Poor Annie Sam, I'm always taking things too far. Blown head gasket? Sure, we'll just replace that sucker and while we’re in there, we'll take care of a few other things too. [Insert dastardly, evil laugh here.] And so the engine build begins…
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Chuck Johnson posted on August 01, 2011 23:30
Introducing Project 240SX- Land Speed Racer
by Chuck Johnson
The project mission is simple: Build a bad ass S13 240SX, conquer a land speed record, and join the infamous Bonneville 200 MPH club.
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