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SuperBuickGuy · #**181** 03-14-2023, 12:15 AM

More pictures today - some are repeats... sorry
Ax day 2

brake challenge, I think

this launch, 7k rpm and the brake challenge/Ax space is in a bowl... the noise... glorious. I'm sure I heard angels singing too

or Ax... one thing - the rules say you cannot change your tires.... that was roundly ignored

this picture plus one other convinced me to move the rear sway bar rate up

plus one

and two... and this is without my max grip tires

more wet Ax

out on the track.... so numbers.... my practice lap was 2:41 in the wet, 1:47 dry... I needed about 2 more days of practice to get to the normal track time of 1:17 or so and better tires

still glad i did it, it was a great experience

pucker factor for certain

imagine, the photographer is horizontal to my car in this picture - the Buick cannot see me or the corner from his perspective...

the camera isn't leaning... this corner really is that off camber

brake challenge again... I got 2 good times and said bag it...

get it

68454RS · #**182** 03-14-2023, 07:58 AM

Looks like a lot of fun

SuperBuickGuy · #**183** 03-14-2023, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by 68454RS

Looks like a lot of fun

It really is a tremendous amount of fun. Of course, I just have to get over that the car is FAR better then I am... but even that's the fun as I don't have 100k in building it - thus I can beat it with the full knowledge that there's nothing I can't fix.

68454RS · #**184** 03-15-2023, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by SuperBuickGuy

It really is a tremendous amount of fun. Of course, I just have to get over that the car is FAR better then I am... but even that's the fun as I don't have 100k in building it - thus I can beat it with the full knowledge that there's nothing I can't fix.

I started doing Auto-x in my 68 Camaro and did not like how it felt like I was really beating on it. Like I was beating my child. Hopefully i'll get over it

SuperBuickGuy · #**185** 03-20-2023, 11:39 PM

so decision time.
not this, I needed to update seat belts so I bought the twist to unlock rather then the latch.... everyone, and I mean everyone - no matter their ability on the autox course could not easily figure out how to latch... fine, I'll dumb it down.

but that's not the decision.
I have 99% of the pieces for the port EFI/COP system. I have another Optima even in mid-July. I need to run a few autox events before but the first won't be before mid-May. Should I pull it apart and do the upgrade? it runs now. is basically ready to go.

and let's manage expectations. I'm not competitive yet. So there is no Vegas trip coming, and there is more HP coming in the winter... If I was in the heat of the points, no way I'm changing it - but at this point, I figure 2 weeks to get it back running again.

oh, and don't hold your opinion - I'm either going to swap or not tomorrow night.

**WSSix** · #**186** 03-22-2023, 08:35 PM

pics look great. I'm glad you had fun and the car performed well.

I wouldn't pull a working car a part to make upgrades. Just my two cents based on the fact that everything always takes me longer to do than planned.

SuperBuickGuy · #**187** 03-27-2023, 11:30 PM

I'll wait until after the Portland event... probably end of August is more likely.

In other news

drove the Corvette today - was acting like it had a vacuum leak..

it did

this stupid throttle cable holder... it had moved back and forth - thus loosening the bolt on the back corner of the efi. Add to all of this that it removed about 10% of throttle opening... stupid little things. Ah well, temporaried again, but looking for a solution. I had a different throttle cable holder before but it doesn't fit on the Sniper...

SuperBuickGuy · #**188** 04-04-2023, 11:57 PM

today's announcement - which I'll follow up in 3 or so months when it all comes to pass

I bought PF3. A 68 C3 - or rather, a 68 C3 tub and doors. I'm going to build a frame which copies PF2, then flare it like before. Not sure whether it will be BB powered or not - the 'next' BB I'm building will likely land in PF2.... I might see about building something like what a friend built for his 56 C1... something in the 900 hp NA neighborhood.

the other thing, it's a coupe, not a convertible... which is fine I'll buy a hardtop for it and make the car into a roadster. I'm sure the haters are going to hate, but I no longer post in CorvetteForum, so they'll have to hate from afar.

SuperBuickGuy · #**189** 04-10-2023, 11:27 PM

time to do the maintenance and stuff to get ready for the rest of the season
as mentioned before, the rack is leaking... I have a 'new' 'lifetime warranty' one.

someday soon I'm going to make my 'spare' rack manual. I may also come up with another solution for the brake assist and ditch the hydroboost*
when I built the car, I verified I could pull the rack out from the driver's side... when I do the frame for PF3, this will happen too

volume reducer

the other thing I MUST fix is this rub. This is the 3rd time and there won't be a 4... so welding is going to happen

*I like the hydroboost, but I don't like the leaks and I'm concerned that the current 'fix' for the rack (reduce pressure and volume) will negatively affect braking. Right now it's absolutely perfect.... by reducing volume and pressure by 30%... tune in for updates.

CHJNCSU · #**190** 04-11-2023, 02:08 PM

Thanks for all the great pictures! Awesome!