Budget '69 Camaro Track Car - NO WHINERS!

[Track Junky]

Originally Posted by Vince@MSperfab

he just said it was fine. I assume its good cause if it was bad I'd hear it.

He should be done with session 3 now. shows its 91 degrees up there now.

Second session was red flagged after the third lap due to a 4 wheel off in 8 that started a fire. When I stopped and looked at my oil pressure it was 30 lbs at idle. Payton was right.....a 25 lb solenoid will work for the accusump.

[Track Junky]

Originally Posted by Sieg

Temps good assuming it 85-90* already.

How's the oil pressure?

It was 109 at Willows when I left. Water temps never got over 190. Pretty amazing. No way to know what oil pressures were while I was driving......too busy keeping my eyes on the road. A cowl mounted oil pressure gauge would be the only way I'd be able to see where oil pressures were at.

[Vince@Meanstreets]

Originally Posted by Track Junky

Clamp worked fine but we need to make two changes. We'll talk later.

don't tell me:

make it in AL
replace the allen button heads with longer 6 point ARP's
lengthen the chromoly rods by 1.250 in
increase the bar length by 2" on each side.

[Vince@Meanstreets]

Originally Posted by Track Junky

Second session was red flagged after the third lap due to a 4 wheel off in 8 that started a fire. When I stopped and looked at my oil pressure it was 30 lbs at idle. Payton was right.....a 25 lb solenoid will work for the accusump.

cars that hot...lol

[Vince@Meanstreets]

Originally Posted by Track Junky

It was 109 at Willows when I left. Water temps never got over 190. Pretty amazing. No way to know what oil pressures were while I was driving......too busy keeping my eyes on the road. A cowl mounted oil pressure gauge would be the only way I'd be able to see where oil pressures were at.

thats why I like to mount the gauges so the needles are straight up at normal operating ranges.

[Track Junky]

Originally Posted by Vince@MSperfab

don't tell me:

make it in AL
replace the allen button heads with longer 6 point ARP's
lengthen the chromoly rods by 1.250 in
increase the bar length by 2" on each side.

Well since your going there:

keep it steel
We need to narrow it
Heim joint rod is hitting upper bracket when I max it out for length.

[Vince@Meanstreets]

Originally Posted by Track Junky

Well since your going there:

keep it steel
We need to narrow it
Heim joint rod is hitting upper bracket when I max it out for length.

i'll take a look at it when you are in for the accusump

[Vince@Meanstreets]

Originally Posted by Track Junky

Well since your going there:

keep it steel
We need to narrow it
Heim joint rod is hitting upper bracket when I max it out for length.

how was the adjustments in the heat? easy?

[GregWeld]

Glad you had a good time Gae!


Just so ya know - I've always had all my wheels on the track even when I spun it in turn 9...

I can only imagine how greasy it was out there today. OMG.... Way too hot! The oil would have been oozing out it.


How hot were YOU??

[Sieg]

Originally Posted by Track Junky

It was 109 at Willows when I left. Water temps never got over 190. Pretty amazing. No way to know what oil pressures were while I was driving......too busy keeping my eyes on the road. A cowl mounted oil pressure gauge would be the only way I'd be able to see where oil pressures were at.

Mount a GoPro to record gauge data during the session? Poor mans telemetry.