Lawson's 818C

  • Took the car out for its first autocross! Had blast and the car did surprisingly well. I thought it would be twitchier based on how it turns in on the road, but it seems like that feeling is just an initial turn in thing. As usual, found a few things here and there to fix/improve and the big bumps on this course shifted my toe alignment a bit so I need to check what slipped. My guess is the rear lateral arms.
  •  Small improvements
    • Noticed a week ago my rear wiring tie downs were failing and risking burning the wire on the exhaust. So I bought these epoxy zip tie mounts from McMaster and these things are freaking awesome! They come with this plastic casing around them with small adhesive strips that clamps the mount to the surface while the epoxy cures. Then you remove the casing and you’re left with just the little swiveling mount. Very cool. They seem like they’ll hold up super well.
    • Added the rear mesh trim and surround.
  • Working on building my intercooler ducting this week in preparation for track time.

  • Fancy zip tie mounts


  • Rear mesh installed


  • Zip tie mounts installed


  • Autocross ready!


  • Went with a few friends, also with unique cars