Shaping up a new-to-me 07 GT3
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I am excited to see the change!
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Spent all my free time today cleaning the radiators OCD style. Even the previous owner had screens installed there was still a lot of nasty stuff trapped in the housings. I separated the AC condensers, straighten each fin with a small screwdrivers(staring at the fins for a long time makes a person dizzy), used compressed air and vacuum cleaner. Also opened up the linner fenders like a cup car. The time spend and busted knuckles will payoff on a hot Summer track day.
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2023 Porsche Sprint Challenge 992 Cup Am Champion
2023 Porsche Sprint Challenge GT4 Pro-Am Team Champion
2022 Porsche Sprint Challenge 992 Cup & 991 Cup Champion
2020 IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge 2nd Championship
2018 IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge 2nd Championship
2016 IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Champion
2013 IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Champion
2006 Rolex-24 @ Daytona GT Champion
2004 Grand-Am SGS Class Champion
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TPC Racing stats:
2023 Porsche Sprint Challenge 992 Cup Am Champion
2023 Porsche Sprint Challenge GT4 Pro-Am Team Champion
2022 Porsche Sprint Challenge 992 Cup & 991 Cup Champion
2020 IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge 2nd Championship
2018 IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge 2nd Championship
2016 IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Champion
2013 IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Champion
2006 Rolex-24 @ Daytona GT Champion
2004 Grand-Am SGS Class Champion
#183
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Looks great. Nice idea for extra cooling. Put some screens on those inner fenders! Out west many of the desert tracks get little stones and rocks that have been known to get picked up by sticky r comps and shoot right through the backside of the radiators on these things.
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Looks great. Nice idea for extra cooling. Put some screens on those inner fenders! Out west many of the desert tracks get little stones and rocks that have been known to get picked up by sticky r comps and shoot right through the backside of the radiators on these things.
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I just spoke to King Karl and he was telling me Mike kicked some butt at WGI this weekend!
My white car is definitely jealous of your white car right now. Ha!
-kJ
My white car is definitely jealous of your white car right now. Ha!
-kJ
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Your car has less than half the mileage
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I don't mind having my hands cut up as long as the results are worthy. To me, wrenching barehanded is one of the best things in life, I wouldn't give it up for anything.
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Spent all my free time today cleaning the radiators OCD style. Even the previous owner had screens installed there was still a lot of nasty stuff trapped in the housings. I separated the AC condensers, straighten each fin with a small screwdrivers(staring at the fins for a long time makes a person dizzy), used compressed air and vacuum cleaner. Also opened up the linner fenders like a cup car. The time spend and busted knuckles will payoff on a hot Summer track day.
Will you add mesh to protect the radiator from "parts" comming from the wheel housing ?
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Sorry guys, no progress on the 3-axis accelerometer yet because the shop has been crazy busy working on customers' cars. There are so many cars at the shop that it is completely packed and I have no space to work on my car even during the weekend. Sometimes I wish we weren't so busy...and we are off to Canada tomorrow for the next round of IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge. I did do some work only car at home today. Spent 6 hours and lots of elbow grease, removed about 90% of swirl marks on the paint. I know this is insignificant to some but it makes me happy that the car looks noticeably better. I couldn't find Swirl-X locally so I used Stratch-X which is a slight more potent version. The paint looks whiter and brighter after the application.
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Clean cars are happier.