This forum post shows the last of the Vorshlag preparation work done to the Brianne Corn Racing 2005 STi. We got it finished and looking good in plenty of time to meet the deadline.
In that thread update we’ve included some pictures from the first day of testing on Pikes Peak, earlier today. Race day is Sunday – stay tuned here and the Vorshlag Facebook page for more info! Vorshlag is closed Friday August 10th, since our entire crew will be at Pikes Peak. Read more here.
Our small part of the three week thrash undertaken by the Vorshlag crew, and our friends and co-sponsors at Pirtek Plano South and AST-USA, working on the Brianne Corn Racing 2005 Subaru STi is wrapping up. Lots of race preparation has been accomplished within our walls, with plenty of other sponsor help and work done to the car elsewhere. We have one last day of work here at Vorshlag before they load the car into the Vorshlag race trailer and tow to Colorado Springs to take on the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb August 12th. Please check out the latest post in our project build thread to see what we’ve been working on, to watch in-car video from a quick track test, and more.
Stay tuned for one last race prep update before race day!
The GRM $2011 Challenge winner, and our 3 year labor of love E30 V8, is going to a new home. After 6000 views, 100 watchers, and lots of bids, the the eBay auction concluded with a new owner for this car. We have a final entry into the project build thread located here, and one last kick ass picture
Again, the last build thread update is here. Thanks for following along on this project. Many more to come!
We’ve made good progress on the Brianne Corn Racing hill climb Subaru STi in the past week. Check the build thread (click here) for more updates.
As you can see in the picture above, the front flares are complete (and body worked) and the rear widebody work is progressing nicely. There is also a lot of Lots of new plumbing, AST & Vorshlag suspension bits, and more. Not much time left – push push push!
It has come time to let one of our long term projects go. This was our $2011 Grassroots Motorsports Challenge winner, the BMW E30 with the LSx V8.
This is the eBay Auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320949941838
Opening bid starts at $2011. Happy bidding!
Lots going on in the last week around Vorshlag. We’re in the middle of a 3 week thrash to update Brianne Corn’s 2005 Subaru STi hill climb car before she takes it back to Pike’s Peak for the 2012 running of the event. Not long to install all new suspension, much wider wheels/tires, build custom flares, and replumb the entire car. We have updated the build thread on 5 forums, including here at Vorshlag, showing progress.
The Vorshlag 1986 BMW E30 LSx V8 project is also wrapping up, and we’ve done the last wrenching on that car. The splitter work was wrapped up, registration was procured (its now street legal), the interior was cleaned, and some outside pictures were taken for the soon-to-be-posted online auction for this car. You can see the final prep work in the build thread here on the Vorshlag Forums or on the other 3 forums where it is cross-posted.
If you have been waiting for the Vorshlag 75mm wheel studs for your BMW or Lotus, the wait is over!
Vorshlag has screw-in wheel studs (that replace the dreaded BMW wheel bolts) made in two extended lengths, including 75mm and 90mm. Vorshlag wheel studs have a premium price over the Chinese knock-offs, but they are the least expensive wheel stud for a BMW on the market that is actually made in the USA. We sell them thru various Vorshlag dealers, BMW dealerships, and direct to customers.
We normally sell 1000+ per month, and order them by the thousands from a domestic fastener manufacturer, set to ship on regular intervals. After 5 years of making this part we’ve gotten pretty good at forecasting inventory and meeting demand. So long story short, Vorshlag was due a huge shipment of the 75mm length studs about a month ago but the factory that makes the studs to our prints and specs was backed up, then said it would be another 1-2 weeks. Hey, at least US manufacturers are busy again, right? The back-orders at Vorshlag started to pile up but finally, after a 4 week delay, they arrived today (July 16, 2012). We are shipping dozens of orders out now. Sorry for any delays you may have seen.
After a lot of engineering hours, test parts, and a pre-production run we finally have licked the BMW 1M camber plate design! Made to work with the OEM springs and struts, this set-up will not alter your ride height or bump travel but WILL give you lots of additional negative camber travel (our tester’s car saw a maximum of -2.8°).
Tracking the 1M (and E92 M3) on stock suspension and alignment restraints will shred the outer tread blocks of the front tires, but this camber plate and OEM perch assembly will remedy that plus give you more neutral handling and lower lap times. The Vorshlag 1M plate is in final testing phases (on the car above) and will be available for sale in the first weeks of August. You can read more about this product, and see a step-by-step installation guide on our forum here.
After years of offering many shipping speeds from US Postal Service and UPS, we have now added FedEx shipping options to the Vorshlag online shopping cart. This is an all new shipping option we’ve added to save you money. Check out the FedEx prices on your next online Vorshlag order and let us know what you think.
This includes FedEx’s world famous “Express” options, both domestic and international, as well as FedEx Ground and FedEx Home shipping options. Saturday is a regular shipping day for FedEx Home, which could save you a bundle on shipping parts that you absolutely have to get at your home on a Saturday (UPS is a big upcharge for Saturday delivery). There are some savings to be had over UPS for 1-5 pound boxes shipped FedEx Ground as well, and many regions are 1 day quicker than the brown truck.
Brianne Corn took her 2004 Subaru STi to Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC) in 2011 and came away with a historic class win in the AWD Time Attack class. With the entire mountain road now fully paved there are more racers than ever entered in the race to the clouds, and with that added participation comes added competition.
To raise the performance on this car Brianne brought the Subaru to Vorshlag for some changes and updates to the suspension, wheels and tires, plumbing, and other aspects. We will only have the car for 3 weeks at our shop and will post regular updates to the build thread here on the Vorshlag forum, as well as on some other forums.
