Dirt Missile rebuild begins

[GregWeld]

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.