# Project - Philip's SOLO1 Race Machine - Updated Apr 8, 04 **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 26, 2003, 7:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-philips-solo1-race-machine-updated-apr-8-04/80207 "2003-10-26T07:24:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 7:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-philips-solo1-race-machine-updated-apr-8-04/80207/1 "2003-10-26T07:24:57Z")
_ **shamless self promotion warning** _ good work. is the KA-E going to be fast enough to make you competitive or is this just a learning season? what else do you see yourself adding in terms of suspension, and since you mention blowing up the KA-E, what are you plans beyond that for power ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 8:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-philips-solo1-race-machine-updated-apr-8-04/80207/2 "2003-10-26T08:40:51Z")
yeah i figured there’d be a trade-off between mods and class. going to be interesting this year eh? ---
**Author:** ![Gonad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gonad/32/5481_2.png) [@Gonad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gonad)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 2:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-philips-solo1-race-machine-updated-apr-8-04/80207/3 "2003-10-26T14:42:27Z")
I am sorta gonna be following in Phil’s footsteps, however, my plans are a bit different. Firstly, I want to get into SOLO2, mainly because I cannot afford to shell out $100+/day for competing in SOLO1. Also, I am VERY new to driving competitively, so I would figure SOLO2 would be a great start, and I can learn while I’m at it. And once I feel confident enough I’ll look into SOLO1. I am very looking forward to 2004 since I will be doing a lot of major suspension changes. And I plan to do this all at once come spring so I can compete in a few SOLO2 events. Correct me if I’m wrong but SOLO2 is like $30-$50/day compared to SOLO1 which can be anywhere from $100-$200/day. Question Phil: Have you taken any professional driving courses or attended any driving schools? BTW, For those that don’t know difference between SOLO1 and SOLO2, you can find it all on the site Phil posted: SOLO1 = [http://www.soloontario.com/so-solo1.asp](http://www.soloontario.com/so-solo1.asp) SOLO2 = [http://www.soloontario.com/so-solo2.asp](http://www.soloontario.com/so-solo2.asp) ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 2:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-philips-solo1-race-machine-updated-apr-8-04/80207/4 "2003-10-26T14:50:25Z")
^^^ thread jacker!!! do you need any qualifications to enter SOLO II? ---
**Author:** ![polex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@polex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/polex)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 3:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-philips-solo1-race-machine-updated-apr-8-04/80207/5 "2003-10-26T15:37:14Z")
> [@bing](#): > > ^^^ > > thread jacker!!! > > do you need any qualifications to enter SOLO II? NO! You run literally what you bring. As long as you and your car are in line with the highway traffic act, you can compete in autocross. You see, that’s the whole beauty behind it. ---
**Author:** ![Gonad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gonad/32/5481_2.png) [@Gonad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gonad)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 6:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-philips-solo1-race-machine-updated-apr-8-04/80207/6 "2003-10-26T18:59:14Z")
Didn’t mean to jack the thread. ☹ Just wanted to post about my goals, before I got into the question for Phil. Plus I talked about SOLO2 in case others might be interested in competitive racing, without the cost of SOLO1. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![1gq2nv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/7feea3/32.png) [@1gq2nv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1gq2nv)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2003, 6:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-philips-solo1-race-machine-updated-apr-8-04/80207/7 "2003-10-27T06:05:29Z")
HEHEHE… for some reasn I thought this was Chan’s post… I was wrong Philip. DRE ---
**Author:** ![ADAM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4af34b/32.png) [@ADAM](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ADAM)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2003, 6:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-philips-solo1-race-machine-updated-apr-8-04/80207/8 "2003-10-27T06:07:50Z")
he he…way to go philip, next year should be a ball… i would suggest… 1=keep the car in gt4…sell the suspension…get coilovers with big spring rates…and run 245’s all the way around… ---
**Author:** ![dip](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dip/32/5479_2.png) [@dip](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dip)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 7:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-philips-solo1-race-machine-updated-apr-8-04/80207/9 "2003-11-04T07:19:44Z")
so if i show up to a solo one event in a 87 FC with 350hp to the wheels, 6pt cage, coilovers, and weighing 2100lbs with driver and fuel what would I be put up against? Pleas no coments about rotorys blowing up ---
**Author:** ![ADAM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4af34b/32.png) [@ADAM](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ADAM)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 8:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-philips-solo1-race-machine-updated-apr-8-04/80207/10 "2003-11-04T08:23:03Z")
probably in mod or sgt1…you would be against very fast cars ---
**Author:** ![dnash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@dnash](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dnash)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2003, 3:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-philips-solo1-race-machine-updated-apr-8-04/80207/11 "2003-12-07T15:51:40Z")
I’m not sure but I think that dry ice can be purchased from a grocery store (at the deli counter) or any good welding shop. ---
**Author:** ![boMex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@boMex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boMex)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2003, 8:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-philips-solo1-race-machine-updated-apr-8-04/80207/12 "2003-12-09T20:11:12Z")
mmmmm roll cage, I want to put one in but seeing as my car is still a daily driver I still want my back seat. GRRRRR ---
**Author:** ![iQuAGoD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@iQuAGoD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/iQuAGoD)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2003, 2:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-philips-solo1-race-machine-updated-apr-8-04/80207/13 "2003-12-16T02:49:44Z")
Philip, before you go out and spend your money on dry ice, just take advantage of the cold Canadian winter. Anything below 0 degees should do the trick. Just leave the car out and let it get nice and cold then take a regular hammer and just whack the sound proofing all over. Then you simply use a chisel or paint scraper to lift the edges and it will come right off. Mine came off very cleanly without using dry ice, so give it a try first. I can take some pics if you want, but this method worked without leaving any residue. ---
**Author:** ![ADAM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4af34b/32.png) [@ADAM](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ADAM)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2003, 8:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-philips-solo1-race-machine-updated-apr-8-04/80207/14 "2003-12-16T08:06:28Z")
i did my sound tar …in the dead of winter at -15…some came off easy…some did not…it was still a PITA ---
**Author:** ![SHIFT\_KA24DET](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@SHIFT\_KA24DET](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SHIFT_KA24DET)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2003, 5:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-philips-solo1-race-machine-updated-apr-8-04/80207/15 "2003-12-16T17:50:09Z")
Thanks for sharing Bob for the 14th time 😛 ---
**Author:** ![prodigy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8491ac/32.png) [@prodigy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/prodigy)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2004, 2:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-philips-solo1-race-machine-updated-apr-8-04/80207/16 "2004-01-11T14:28:55Z")
Phil, you wanna help me do that? 😉 ^^ I have a hole underneath my passenger seat, a bit smaller, but there nonetheless and it needs to be patched properly. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![ADAM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4af34b/32.png) [@ADAM](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ADAM)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2004, 1:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-philips-solo1-race-machine-updated-apr-8-04/80207/17 "2004-02-03T13:03:20Z")
philip, where is the newest update 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![prodigy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8491ac/32.png) [@prodigy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/prodigy)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2004, 2:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-philips-solo1-race-machine-updated-apr-8-04/80207/18 "2004-02-06T14:30:04Z")
Very, very nice Phil. I wish I had access to a welder so I could do this stuff. ☹ Oh well, regardless, very nice work! ---
**Author:** ![dip](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dip/32/5479_2.png) [@dip](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dip)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2004, 3:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-philips-solo1-race-machine-updated-apr-8-04/80207/19 "2004-02-06T15:03:49Z")
Just dont build the cage so that its like a head rest and wont allow seat movement there is like 6 inches i can go back still ![http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/12/web/324000-324999/324228_59_full.jpg](http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/12/web/324000-324999/324228_59_full.jpg) And the cage could be 2 inches higher ![http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/12/web/324000-324999/324228_60_full.jpg](http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/12/web/324000-324999/324228_60_full.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Sm0ke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Sm0ke](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sm0ke)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2004, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-philips-solo1-race-machine-updated-apr-8-04/80207/20 "2004-02-07T17:45:37Z")
Very nice work indeed! What kind of welder are you using? [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-philips-solo1-race-machine-updated-apr-8-04/80207.md?page=2)