This Week in the Shop : EP 014 Getting my AE86 ready for the track Part 1

This week is a little different. I spent the last two weeks getting my car ready for a drifting track day in spare time. There was a pretty long list of stuff to get done, but it got done. The event was a success, and I tried to record the process the best I could. This video is the first part of getting ready. It includes:
Inspecting rear suspension issue
Raising the drivers seat
Installing a Sparco 4 point harness
The next video will cover:
Sway bar installation
Oil change
Kaaz LSD install

[@RickCunanan]

the zip tie trick for the slack seatbelts is the best. hate seeing videos of peoples seatbelts all flopping around when they're driving

[@Artifact_Eight6]

Enjoying these videos! Great content as always John.

[@johnrussakoff]

Thanks for watching. The part 2 is more interesting stuff. But combining them was too long 😂

[@Artifact_Eight6]

@@johnrussakoff don’t mind hour long videos 😅

[@maxgomez4305]

great video now i know how to tie my seat belt harness. keep them coming john 💪🏻

[@johnrussakoff]

Thanks for watching 👍🏻

[@nunuland69]

🔥!! Great video, I have a harness bar and a 4 pt harness I have to install as well in my 86 and this was a perfect tutorial for me to be able to accomplish that!! Thanks for doing a great job explaining how to do it!

[@johnrussakoff]

Thanks for watching 👍🏻

[@123bmxbmx]

Love the content and would love to see some E92 M3 track prep videos 😊

[@johnrussakoff]

We all know that e92 doesn’t need any prep. They come track ready stock 😅

[@123bmxbmx]

@@johnrussakoff 😆

[@ayoustin6077]

Please for your own safety and those who ride with you add in some sub belts (5/6th points). 99% of 4 point belts on the market do nothing to prevent the lap belt from ending up on your abdomen and crushing your organs in an impact. A 4 point belt without an anti-submarine feature is more unsafe than a factory 3 point belt.
Looking forward to more machining content :)

[@johnrussakoff]

I disagree a bit with this. As long as the lap belt is positioned correctly and tight, it cannot pull up to the abdomen. If it’s loose, or not adjusted properly, then yes.

[@ajar653]

Awesome tips, any idea on what harness bar that is?
Might be a bit biased but would love to see the full development of a beams cam cover with CAD similar to what you did with the 20v. Or even just a cam belt cover that's slimmer than the stock one which should help fitment with those running smaller or no subframe spacers.

[@johnrussakoff]

Unfortunately I don’t have plans to make a beams cam cover. But I will be working on another cam cover next year

[@krakdaus5442]

God dang i need to order some jsp parts lol

[@johnrussakoff]

😂😂

[@mr.j.martinez]

Is the car corner balanced?

[@johnrussakoff]

No, this cars just for fun.

[@Haley72692]

What harness bar is that?

[@johnrussakoff]

Generic Amazon bar.