| See more at the movies Did I mention I race rally cars? Red Rocket Rally |
| Thursday, March 11, 2010 | |
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Post-race inspection by brian @ 17:20:52 - [perma-link] I put the rally car up on stands yesterday and did a quick check around the corners. Fluids look good. Brakes are bled (possibly a problem on the front right still. I'll bleed again after I drive it a bit). Suspension is still attached. Steering is OK; the right-side inner tie rod end needs to be replaced. I mostly washed off the front of the motor to check out a possible oil leak. Its a difficult area to access, so I removed the skid plate, inner fender guards, and the power steering idler pully & bracket and wiped clean as much as I could reach. At Doo Wops we noticed a spot under the oil pressure sender hole that had some fresh-looking drops of oil, but the block was so dirty (probably from the big leak in Idaho) that I couldn't see the source. I'll drive it around some and check for leaks before I do an oil change. Two of the "good" wheels still look good. One of them had a ding in the rim before Doo Wops and should probably be retired (though it held air fine all through the weekend). The 4th one looks just a little bit ovally, so I'll dump it, too. All of the tires still look decent, but I'll need more for Olympus. The front edge of the plastic underbody protection needs some help. It hangs down a little in the middle, and the front edge caught a bunch of rocks chewing it up pretty good. On the old car, the front edge was turned up so it would slide over things. This one used to have another piece that connected the plastic with the aluminum skidplate and made a smoother sliding surface. I need to either put that piece back or figure out another support for the front edge. Or both. The shop needs shelves. |
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| Tuesday, March 9, 2010 | |
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bingo-e-oko at le crack fox by narcise @ 21:15:04 - [perma-link] If bri were here he'd have met his match. if I shut my eyes I could Sent from my iPhone |
| Saturday, February 27, 2010 | |
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Hotbits Mounted on the Rally Car by brian @ 22:31:30 - [perma-link] I got a late start today, but just finished mounting the rebuilt suspension on the rally car, and checking all the bolts. I also hooked up the new braided stainless brake lines on all 4 corners. Tomorrow I'll get brake fluid and bleed the brakes. |
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| Friday, February 26, 2010 | |
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Hotbits ready to rally by brian @ 21:34:15 - [perma-link] I got my suspension back from Feal Suspension, where I had sent them to get serviced. They revalved them to be a little stiffer for the bigger springs, and fixed a busted adjuster rod. The adjuster rings on one of the rears (with the yellow springs) were seized up, but I spent a while with the strut mounted in a vise (by the single tab) I was able to get it all the way down. Tomorrow I'll check each corner of the car as I install the struts. Once these are on, I'll bleed the brakes, and throw on a set of wheels. I'm hoping to at least drive it up to the car wash to rinse off any remaining dirt, then get it set up in the new shop for final preparation before Doo Wops. |
| Thursday, February 25, 2010 | |
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happy anniversary! by narcise @ 17:15:38 - [perma-link] to two of the people I love the most. happiest 5th!Sent from my iPhone |
| Friday, February 19, 2010 | |
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Way up in the hills in vieques. by narcise @ 07:02:50 - [perma-link]
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| Thursday, February 18, 2010 | |
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Renting scooters to go exploring in vieques. by narcise @ 08:34:02 - [perma-link]
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Beachrave? Don't mind if we do... by narcise @ 20:53:54 - [perma-link] Sent from my BlackBerry |
| Wednesday, February 17, 2010 | |
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Brian, driving it like he stole it. Fajardo-bound. by narcise @ 05:37:29 - [perma-link]
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FINALLY have my damned fruity drink with an umbrella #sangria by narcise @ 08:14:50 - [perma-link] Sent from my BlackBerry |
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