Just stayin in my very narrow lane Vince. :D

Glad it could bring some comic relief. :thumbsup:

It's no problem skip, I have great sense of humor and I tend to come off harsh but it's all the Monte Python and three stooges growing up. And they say TV rots your brain... I laugh and say "what brain?!?!"

so back to the Orange, we poked around and looked over the various oil gally plugs they have run and failed in the past and I was able to determine it was an AN o-ring fiting and not a thought to be NPT.

I happen to have a -4 union but no plug, so I chopped one side off and welded the hole shut. rolled on an o-ring and installed it. Good fit. Tried it and it held up. So its off to Thunderhill.

So how'd he do at TH??

HERE'S TO YOU VINNY

thanks, oh the classics...
I don't think he got any track time due to what time he got up there but knowing him it didn't stay in the trailer... I guess he did great for a parade car.
No details yet. If he is feeling anything like I do he is asleep under his supervisor desk.

Here are a few pictures of the cell box and mounting cage.

Nice fuel cell cage. :)

Thanks Ron,

He will be going in for a cage revision soon and we'll get some down bars to tie into.

BTW, I wish I had gone with 38" canister hoses.

Car looked really good Vince.... your customer, however, did not.

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lol...he was tore up. no one got pictures?

Nice, that thing came out killer................... VINCE GET SOME SLEEP lol!!!!!!!

ANOTHER ONE GONE........ :computer:

I took this one but my finger got in the way

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A moderate response..

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lol

Haaaaa haaaaaa one 69. Can't believe your finger covered his entire head.

You got it man! 2 more gone by this Thursday.

First off need to say thanks to Vince and Allen for putting in the long haul Saturday and Sunday to get the car done. We started at about 10:00 a.m. Saturday morning and I think we finished around the same time Sunday morning. Worked straight through with no sleep. Yup, we worked 24 hours plus......LOL. It was something else to say the least. I'll post some pics in a bit.

Please tell me you smoked the runt.

theres nothing like taking a break from some hard work and watching the sunrise. Thats the first time we ever did a marathon with a customer...never again. LOL

LOL.....fricken Dave :lol:

Heres a shot of the Woodward steering column, OMP steering wheel, and gauge/switch panel. Dash is only partially done at this time and we'll finish it some time later this year.

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Hers a shot of the cockpit adjusters for the ARS 3000 series shocks.


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That's cool having real time adjustment to the shocks. I'm wondering what you think of those. I'm guessing it will make it easy to do a lap at one setting then another lap at a different setting.... getting some direct feedback which setting was better feeling and/or faster. I likie.

I know a good road for testing out those shock adjustments . . . maybe not...

Yeah, its going to be interesting Bret. I'm always making adjustments at the track so hopefully this will save me from having to have to pull the floor jack out after every sesion.

I think we have quite a few around us that would be more than helpful but we all know thats a no no.

It was nice to finally see this mythical creature to verify its existence.... it can look like a PT car from 20 feet with the nailed stance and pretty Forgeline rims, but it's all bidness when you get up close. Go get some. :guns:

Gee Ron, you make it sound so easy. My front Konis take about 30 minutes, what with all the bolts I've got to undo; fortunately, thanks to my recent "track prep," I'm now out of adjustment, so no more tears...

The rears are a bit easier, and are great for one-arm bench pressing practice. I need to learn to more consistently not brake with my downshifts to understand the true value of the damping in my rear shocks...

it really isnt so bad but when your in 130 degree weather, 175 degree ground and 300 degree exhaust, it can be a bit challenging. Anything to make changes easy is good by me.

Thanks again for helping me out Ron. Looking to run either June 13th at T-Hill or June 14th at Sonoma. Fair warning....your on speed dial :unibrow:

Thank goodness for caller ID.......

don't forget to make the beep noise at the end if you do accidentally pick up.

Fair warning Ron. Couldn't wait till June. Registered for NASA Time Trials at T-Hill for May 24th. :hello:

TRACK ADDICT!!!!



LOL

Yeah Right!! Look who's talking!! LMAO

Make sure you check torque on your wheels please. I ordered the correct plug for the side, its here....is it still good to go?

Don't wait for the track, you can get a base shock setting driving around town.

Wheels torqued. Your magic oil plug has seemed to do the trick so we're good there.
Car felt a bit bouncy so Ron Sutton adjusted them at T-Hill. Drove the car around town a bit and they feel they are at a decent base setting now.

Is that so you can claim it's a "street car"?? LOLOLOLOLOL

Boy, your on a roll today.........:lol:

I thoroughly enjoyed when you asked Ron if he wanted to ride with you around the Thunderhill paddock to test your new shocks and settings... his answer being "absolutely not" with a dead serious look on his face. :lol:

he would have loved hangin with us today setting his brake prop valve.


Finally got him to go with a manual master....after 3 years of bitching a faulty power booster pushed him over the edge.

We usually run 15/16 bore with the Baer Track Claw but I opted for a 7/8" for a easy pedal. Feels great.

New shoes too.