The digging out from my money shift begins.
#61
So, is the shifter in the car with the dead engine a bit sloppy ?
I ask because of the comments about the GT3 shifter upgrade being 'like a rifle bolt' .
Without any slop in the GT3 shifter bushings, it seems less likely that this expensive mistake would occur. Just thinking about preserving your next engine for more than 117k miles ! Maybe a new shifter makes sense also ?
I ask because of the comments about the GT3 shifter upgrade being 'like a rifle bolt' .
Without any slop in the GT3 shifter bushings, it seems less likely that this expensive mistake would occur. Just thinking about preserving your next engine for more than 117k miles ! Maybe a new shifter makes sense also ?
#62
And it is BACK.
So happy to report that the car has been up and running for the last three weeks. In fact, I just got back from Summit Point where I was running the Jefferson and Shenandoah tracks.
I was a bit paranoid because I ended up not being able to trailer it down. Spent so much time to get the car ready that I didn't check the trailer lights, which of course were not working. So I had to drive the 200 miles down, and hope that the mechanic (me) knew what he was doing.
I took it real easy on Friday. Went out in the lower run groups (I'm an instructor), and did not take it above 6000 RPM, only stayed out for half of each session, and watched the temp and oil pressure like a hawk.
On Saturday and the first session on Sunday, I went for it. Car was great. Pulled real hard, and it was a ton of fun. After the first session on Sunday, I started to take it easy again. Didn't want to push my luck and wanted to make sure I made it home.
Only issue the car is having in a CEL for O2 Sensors/Cats. There is a slight exhaust leak where the cats connect to the headers, so that could be it, or they could be shot from when the engine blew. I think I'll swap the ones off the donor motor (something I probably should have just done to begin with).
In other good news, I have sold just two things off the donor car (roll bar and GT3 Euro seats) and have made back 40% of the purchase price of the donor car, so if all goes well, it seems very possible that I will make some sort of a profit from this "wonderful" situation.
And here is a pic of her back in action this weekend.
So happy to report that the car has been up and running for the last three weeks. In fact, I just got back from Summit Point where I was running the Jefferson and Shenandoah tracks.
I was a bit paranoid because I ended up not being able to trailer it down. Spent so much time to get the car ready that I didn't check the trailer lights, which of course were not working. So I had to drive the 200 miles down, and hope that the mechanic (me) knew what he was doing.
I took it real easy on Friday. Went out in the lower run groups (I'm an instructor), and did not take it above 6000 RPM, only stayed out for half of each session, and watched the temp and oil pressure like a hawk.
On Saturday and the first session on Sunday, I went for it. Car was great. Pulled real hard, and it was a ton of fun. After the first session on Sunday, I started to take it easy again. Didn't want to push my luck and wanted to make sure I made it home.
Only issue the car is having in a CEL for O2 Sensors/Cats. There is a slight exhaust leak where the cats connect to the headers, so that could be it, or they could be shot from when the engine blew. I think I'll swap the ones off the donor motor (something I probably should have just done to begin with).
In other good news, I have sold just two things off the donor car (roll bar and GT3 Euro seats) and have made back 40% of the purchase price of the donor car, so if all goes well, it seems very possible that I will make some sort of a profit from this "wonderful" situation.
And here is a pic of her back in action this weekend.
#64
And one thing, I forgot to mention. While I was at the track, some guy came up and said he had just seen my car on Jalopnik.
Check out the last "Mod": http://jalopnik.com/heres-the-dumbes...ith-1793871296
Check out the last "Mod": http://jalopnik.com/heres-the-dumbes...ith-1793871296
#65
And one thing, I forgot to mention. While I was at the track, some guy came up and said he had just seen my car on Jalopnik.
Check out the last "Mod": http://jalopnik.com/heres-the-dumbes...ith-1793871296
Check out the last "Mod": http://jalopnik.com/heres-the-dumbes...ith-1793871296
Good to hear the car is back and in good shape. Did you run Jefferson extended? I'm running it with trackdaze in two weeks and we're running it both directions. I have 0 laps on it outside iRacing and that's only the old short version.
#66
I knew I'd seen that on rennlist but couldn't remember whose car it was.
Good to hear the car is back and in good shape. Did you run Jefferson extended? I'm running it with trackdaze in two weeks and we're running it both directions. I have 0 laps on it outside iRacing and that's only the old short version.
Good to hear the car is back and in good shape. Did you run Jefferson extended? I'm running it with trackdaze in two weeks and we're running it both directions. I have 0 laps on it outside iRacing and that's only the old short version.
As with all of the Summit courses, safety is a bit questionable. There are lots of places where the car will just go airborne if you go off.