I kinda felt like I got punched in the stomach, but kept reminding myself that these are custom cars and it needs to get sorted until I run out of problems to fix. I also felt bad that Matt flew in from the east coast to join me at the track (thanks Matt!) and I also postponed a work trip and had to pick up the tab for new flights and a hotel night to make the track date.
Matt and I looked over the car and came to the same conclusion, the seal or cover is toast. I had found a GM service bulletin that described the problem and gave an indication of the fix, which thankfully is not pulling the motor!
Matt knew a pretty good shop near me called Addiction so I took it over there Monday morning and they did the fix in six freakin hours. Maybe Tuesday at Streets was a possibility?
On my way to get the car I’m about a block away from the shop and they call and ask if I have my trailer. Why?! I ask. Well, your pressure fitting blew off the rack. Nothing fazes me at this point…
The next morning Addiction drilled and tapped the rack and had it fixed in another hour. I picked up the car (really this time) and drove it home and noticed no leaks. Whew!
I have more work to do on the car before I can run it hard, but I’m taking that delayed flight tomorrow so it’ll have to wait till next week.
That’s my story and I’m sticking to it
