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Looks good
Will see you at VIR. Goig to meet a guy there to pick up my wing, probably the same guy that you got the cooler from. He said that he knew you, small world.
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Yep, He said that you knew me. He's one of my NASA race buddies, he has sweet C5 Z06 track car, actually held the track record for a while. Nice car. I may be headed to Concord next weekend, I could bring the wing with me then if you want. I won't know until later in the week If I'm gonna make the trip though. Otherwise, see you at VIR!
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Looks good Mills, I'm definitely going to have to come check it out this spring when I get home. Haven't seen it since we threw the front end on last spring.
On a completely separate note, I may need some help getting mine back together in June. As usual great work, especially from a half car garage like mine. |
That would be great
if you come to Concord and bring my wing, I will treat you to luch or dinner. Whichever you have time for and fits in your schedule. I will even pay for your gas.
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John, let me know when you are ready, I owe you some wrench time! I'll also buy you a beer or too down at the Oceanfront as a welcome back gesture!
Payton, still on the fence if I'm headed that whay but will def let you know. My son lives in Concord and offered to help put an LS7 clutch in my WS6, only catch is I have to help him take it out of his car and install a Spec Stage 4. That's a lot of wrenching in one weekend. |
I put the rest of the front end of the car back together yesterday, I decided to put some screens in my brake ducts this time since I had them out. I started up the car and checked all the fluids and no leaks from the PS, Rad or Oil system so far. I was going to push the car outside so I could finish the install of my driver's seat, but we had another snowstorm yesterday! I can't get the door all the way open in my garage to really work on the seat like I should. Sorry about the crappy Cell phone pics, doesn't work too well when there is little light.
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Mills, didn't see you plumb an oil thermostat in. Probably a good idea unless you intend on taping your oil cooler off in the morning runs.
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Yeah, you're right. I thougt about plumbing one in and talked to a bunch of guys that run a cooler and none of them use them. I have a oil temp gauge and I'll pay attention to it to see what's going on, like you said I can always tape it off, it is a pretty good sized one. First event is VIR March 22-23, I think I'm just about ready. I got both seats in and my new belts all hooked up. Feels good to sit in the car again! Even it is just in the garage. Passengers side is on sliders and adjustable, My seat is fixed.
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I had the car outside for a couple of days to finish up all the punchlist for VIR (much easier to work on outside). So I thought I would do a couple of things that have been on the bottom of the list for a long time. Decided to Beef up the rear Coilover mounts, and while I was at it, added some "supports" that also double as trailer tie downs. It's always been an issue finding a spot to tie down the rear, now the problem is solved!
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Hauled the Beach Cruiser Camaro up to VIR last weekend. I went through instructors school on Friday, and ran in the top HPDE group Sat. The end of the third session I upshifted into 3rd from 2nd and something let go in the trans. I'm felling like I stripped a gear from the way it sounded, I still had 4th to get me back to the pits, but that was the end of my weekend. Still the best showing so far, I ran 7 20 minute sessions just driving the crap out of the car. The car is very fast and really surprised a bunch a people. I keep hearing rumbles around the paddock all weekend, everytime I met somebody I got the response "You're the Camaro Guy? what the hell is in that thing?" It felt really good to walk right on by a SRT10 R Viper on the back stretch! It was being driven by a fellow instructor, so I know it wasn't being babied around the track.
Anyone have a built Super T10 laying around taking up space? http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/f...ps2c444bf3.jpg http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/f...ps5daf84d8.jpg http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/f...psae12b01d.jpg There was an E46 track car next to me all weekend, I keep looking at his canards on the front of the car thinking that the radius was almost perfect for the Camaro, I asked if he had a spare I could test fit and he did. I think I can duplicate the samething and fill in so it fits the factory spoiler just perfect, then add a splitter under it all, I think it would look pretty cool. http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/f...psa3ee1949.jpg Unfortunally this is how I had to get it off the trailer to get it back in the garage. http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/f...ps16790bc7.jpg |
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