Dirt Missile rebuild begins
So after Thanksgiving - I went up to get the Secret Sauced and Optimized $200,000 “Track Warrior” so I could haul it over to SpeedTech in St. George, Utah
Within a minute of lifting the hood off.... The guys start seeing the mess they have to deal with.
The front brake line had about 2 or 3 more laps before it was cut thru - they’re rubbing on the inside of the wheels because they’re in a bad location.
Almost all the Plumbing is wrong. We’ll discuss this in more detail later.
PCV vent isn’t used with a dry sump - but that’s what Sutton and crew did
Wiring will be redone....it looks like kindergarten class....
The 2000* header coating is burnt completely off a couple cylinders
The power steering pump (KRC) is toast - and the fluid looks like a milkshake. There is NO P/S cooler.
The steering stops apparently are the shocks
The rear axle bearings add camber when loaded
The serpentine belt system is out of alignment - the belt has ground all the black anodizing off the water pump pulley - and is slipping out over the crank pulley.
So — worse than imagined - and I had imagined pretty pee poor workmanship.
Mind you - they’ve only had the car a couple days - so this is just the beginning.
For those of you still thinking Sutton is “the man” — good luck with that.
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