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David Siu

David Siu

David is an engineer, entrepreneur, and tinkerer.

Bay Area, CA •
68 posts •
Build: exocet #30

Finishing up the Wiring

We are finishing up most of the wiring by bundling it all up with some nylon wraps and electrical tape. Our goal is just to make it clean looking and easy to work

David SiuDavid Siu
April 20, 2018
Build: exocet #30

Replacing the Fuel Pump for no Reason

Our Exocet had started to run very poorly and would sputter our till it died. It finally got to the point where it stopped starting all together no matter how much I cranked

David SiuDavid Siu
April 16, 2018
Build: exocet #30

Installing the Seizmik Pursuit Side Mirrors

We installed the Seizmik Pursuit Side Mirror on the 1.75” tube of the Exocet frame. This mirror is meant more for off-road vehicles, but it should still work for us as well.

David SiuDavid Siu
April 8, 2018
Build: exocet #30

Mounting the APR Carbon Fiber Wing

For that aggressive racing look, we will be adding a the great looking APR Performance GTC-200 Carbon Fiber Wing.

David SiuDavid Siu
April 7, 2018
Build: exocet #30

Installing the Transmission Tunnel Cover

The Exocet transmission tunnel cover will get relatively hot on a heavy track day as the exhaust pipe and transmission is right under the thin aluminum cover so we lined the underside with

David SiuDavid Siu
March 28, 2018
Build: exocet #30

Installing the NRG Quick Release and OMP Steering Wheel

You can’t have a serious dedicated track car without installing the obligatory racing steering wheel and quick release. The quick release system we chose was the NRG Short Hub Gen 3.0.

David SiuDavid Siu
March 14, 2018
Build: exocet #30

Installing the Fuel Door and Brake Lights

Figuring out how to route the fuel port was a little tricky but we eventually decided on using a fuel door originally designed for a Jeep.

David SiuDavid Siu
March 6, 2018
Build: exocet #30

Wiring up Brake Lights and Headlights

For our brake lights, we got a pair of Maxxima Round 21 LED Lights which are controlled with a Hopkins Electronic Power Tailight Converter.

David SiuDavid Siu
January 23, 2018
Build: exocet #30

Wiring Hell

We’ve been at with the wiring for a long while now and we are definitely in wiring hell. We are sorting through what feels like miles of wiring and we are trying to

David SiuDavid Siu
November 21, 2017
Build: exocet #30

Installing Exocet Fenders

The Exocet comes with fender brackets that are known to break relatively easily so we welded on some thicker pieces of steel at known failure points. We also found that we needed to

David SiuDavid Siu
October 5, 2017
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