1985 Monte Carlo SS known as Barney - Page 109 - Lateral-g Forums

SSLance · #**1081** 03-15-2021, 09:56 AM

Pretty fun day at the track even though I didn't get the W. Mike brought his A game for sure.

https://solo-timing-api.herokuapp.com/results/live

Still beat quite a few good Vettes and P-cars though which makes me smile.

Data showed I struggled turning right, several times in earlier runs the car would push hard late in the two right hand sweepers. Not sure what I could have done differently except add a passenger which would be breaking covid protocols. **rolls eyes**

New parts get here today!!

ScotI · #**1082** 03-15-2021, 12:57 PM

"New" parts??

SSLance · #**1083** 03-15-2021, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by ScotI

"New" parts??

Yessssss....

**Tinker** · #**1084** 03-15-2021, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by SSLance

Yessssss....

So you're saying you are going to leave us hanging?

SSLance · #**1085** 03-15-2021, 07:46 PM

Big brown truck was out in front of my house for a couple minutes today, then it started back up and drove off...

Package due last Friday is now rescheduled for Tuesday...

garage_engineer · #**1086** 03-16-2021, 08:37 AM

It must be something big then if they couldn't get it off the truck! Looking forward to the surprise...

SSLance · #**1087** 03-16-2021, 03:23 PM

LONG time coming for this...hoping it's the last one I'll ever put in this car...

I'll try to get it in the car in the next day or so...

**Tinker** · #**1088** 03-16-2021, 06:37 PM

Lance, refresh my memory.
Is this a gear change or are you finally getting rid of the locker?

SSLance · #**1089** 03-16-2021, 07:52 PM

Yes...

3.50 gear and locker to a 3.70 REM polished gear and a TruTrac in an all new case.

SSLance · #**1090** 03-29-2021, 03:32 PM

So I have about 250 miles on the new diff and I still love it. Smooth as butter and whisper quiet. The 3.70s seem just about perfect, 80 mph in 6th is 2,000 RPM and 15% throttle...just right.

I've been street driving it a bunch and still need to do some more, so I decided it was time to tune the AC up a bit. It's been leaking AC oil out of a connection near the Accumulator for over 5 years, but was still blowing pretty cold. Thought we could just change out the O-ring, recharge it and send it...but that was not the case. Turns out the leak was at the hose connection, where the hose meets the fitting...so a decision to redo the hoses was made and in a case of whileImatititis...morphed into this...

That's a new style condenser that should fit right into the factory mounts with maybe a bit of shimming of some sorts. The in and out ports will go on the pass side, the 180 degree fitting will head back across the front of the condenser to the compressor on the driver side and the bottom fitting will head up to the evaporator.

There is also new fittings for the Accumulator to compressor line which will go from accumulator, down to in front of the condenser across and back to the compressor. I finally get to get rid of that OEM line that has been stretched across my engine for over 10 years!!!

Lastly I picked up a threaded port style manifold that will attach the hoses to the back of the sanden compressor with 90 degree fittings which should let me point them toward the fender then run up to alongside the driver side of condenser.

Thankful for a good friend with an AC service machine in his home shop along with crimping tools and the knowledge to make this all happen. Wish us luck...this upgrade has been a LONG time coming...