The CP autox bird Reply #225 – May 31, 2011, 10:34:26 PM bigger pix here http://www.flickr.com/photos/38662362@N05/sets/72157626851364800/Went to a detroit scca event on monday at the Pontiac Silverdome. I was the only car in class and they made me run first heat. The lot was terrible(gravel, breaking up asphalt, glass in places-most of that got swept up though, 1.5' tall weeds) and my new strut setup made it even worse(repaired bent spindle mounting tabs on bilstiens and reinforced). The repaired struts actually made the car want to turn in and as soon as I even thought about turning the wheel, the back of the car was sliding, so I spent most of all of my runs trying to keep it behind me. The rear tires are done, so I'm upgrading to the next size - 315/30/18. There was a guy there with a turbo sky running 295/30/18 tires on 8" wide wheels, so thats a 2" narrower wheel than they are supposed to be on, and the 315's will only be an inch narrower so it shouldn't be too bad. Quote Selected
The CP autox bird Reply #226 – May 31, 2011, 10:39:22 PM The second picture is AWESOME! Quote Selected
The CP autox bird Reply #227 – May 31, 2011, 11:12:22 PM everything about this car is awesome. Quote Selected
The CP autox bird Reply #228 – June 01, 2011, 09:49:25 PM Thanks for keeping me supplied in desktop background images...car looks awesome in action. Quote Selected
The CP autox bird Reply #229 – June 01, 2011, 10:03:38 PM WOW! The fastest Non-PRO driver/car out there. Congratulations! Quote Selected
The CP autox bird Reply #230 – June 02, 2011, 09:40:39 PM heres a few pics of my strut reconstruction. Just took a couple pieces of 2" schedule 40 pipe and ground it out to fit over the strut. I welded them around in a few spots, mainly to the original spindle mount tabs, then welded a couple pieces of flat stock on. I also put on hawk dtc-60 brake pads all the way around and MAN what a difference!! Thing stops on a dime(probably less than 75' from 60mph) Quote Selected
The CP autox bird Reply #231 – June 02, 2011, 09:58:40 PM Awesome project!:cool:The only schedule 40 I ever worked with was PVC so I was scratching my head for a moment! :DFor all of those following this, just for fun, go back to page one and the first few posts.....it's come a loooong way! Quote Selected
The CP autox bird Reply #232 – June 03, 2011, 07:28:23 AM Looking good. Should do the job I'd think.What pads did you have on it? Quote Selected
The CP autox bird Reply #233 – June 03, 2011, 07:37:44 AM Quote from: flylear45;361020Looking good. Should do the job I'd think.What pads did you have on it?"I also put on hawk dtc-60 brake pads all the way around and MAN what a difference!! Thing stops on a dime(probably less than 75' from 60mph)" LOL Quote Selected
The CP autox bird Reply #234 – June 03, 2011, 07:43:09 AM Quote from: 347Thunder;361022"I also put on hawk dtc-60 brake pads all the way around and MAN what a difference!! Thing stops on a dime(probably less than 75' from 60mph)" LOL Right. What did he change FROM? Quote Selected
The CP autox bird Reply #235 – June 03, 2011, 07:48:02 AM Freaking awesome project! I am still stuck on the interior! Cant wait to get started on the chassis/engine. Love threads like this....gives a guy lots of good ideas. Quote Selected
The CP autox bird Reply #236 – June 04, 2011, 01:21:31 AM Quote from: flylear45;361024Right. What did he change FROM? They were unknown(probably stock). They came with the brakes. Mainly I upgraded hoping that they would have better braking while waiting for vacuum to rebuild. Sometimes I wait for brakes and its a little unnerving since my burgundy car had no wait what so ever! Quote Selected
The CP autox bird Reply #237 – June 05, 2011, 09:01:17 PM Welcome the newest member of the failed aux shaft club! On my third run at an autox today, it just sputtered and died. Tried changing the tps(since I still had one hanging there) and that didnt help. Tried a couple different tfi's when I got home-no luck. Pull distributor cap and cranked it, and gee it didnt move So guess what I'm doing this week Quote Selected
The CP autox bird Reply #238 – June 05, 2011, 09:04:27 PM Sorry to hear it, but you keep that bad ju-ju over there!!*knock on wood* Quote Selected
The CP autox bird Reply #239 – June 05, 2011, 09:04:43 PM So the timing belt is OK, but the Aux shaft is shot? Or is it the old distributor gear stripping? Quote Selected
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