Here we go again...
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Le Mans Master
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From: WilkesBarre PA
Here we go again...
Another sleepless night getting up at 4:30, towing 3 hours, then beating the hell out of the car......
Finally :hurray: :hurray: :hurray:
See ya all in a while at E-Town :cheers:
Finally :hurray: :hurray: :hurray:
See ya all in a while at E-Town :cheers:
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Re: Here we go again... (RichS)
Rich, I'll see you before you see this, but here's a :seeya anyway, hope you packed a big lunch.
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Re: Here we go again... (ski_dwn_it)
Well here we go again..... 3rd time trial the clutch went out. Got home and tore it apart. Looked like the fork popped off the ball and wedged against the bellhousing. Then the weights on the pressure plate wedged under the ringers of the pressure plate. some of the weights broke and they pulled out of the retainer springs. Looks like a new clutch assembly, fork, and ball...... ahhh more money :rolleyes:
Didn't even get one good run. The only good launch and the clutch pedal went to the floor going to third making all kinds of noise and the above happened, I coasted to a 12.81 @ 83 :boxing
Didn't even get one good run. The only good launch and the clutch pedal went to the floor going to third making all kinds of noise and the above happened, I coasted to a 12.81 @ 83 :boxing
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Re: Here we go again... (RichS)
Another sleepless night getting up at 4:30, towing 3 hours, then beating the hell out of the car......
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Re: Here we go again... (CHRIS NJ C5)
RichS,
If you going to race that thing on a regular basis you would be better to cut your losses and put a good auto in there. Still able to maunally shift it, so its still fun, with 90% less headaches. :cheers:
Sorry to hear that you did not get any good runs.
If you going to race that thing on a regular basis you would be better to cut your losses and put a good auto in there. Still able to maunally shift it, so its still fun, with 90% less headaches. :cheers:
Sorry to hear that you did not get any good runs.
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Re: Here we go again... (ski_dwn_it)
I thought about that but I run alot of other events besides drag racing and I like the car being a stick. You just have to expect to break things when you start to add more power. I figure about $600 to repair vs. alot more to convert it to a auto. I'd need a trans, flywheel, converter, cooler(auto radiator), change the 4:10 gears, Console peices including shifter.... I'd say around $3000 :eek: After all I just spent on the motor, cage, rear, shocks.... Jaymie suports my addiction,,, but would beat me down lol :D :D :D
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Re: Here we go again... (RichS)
Hey Rich. Nice seeing you and Jaymie today. Good luck with the repairs the car sounded great today. Me and Ross were betting you would have the car all apart by Sunday morning. Well it looks like you work even faster than we thought. See you at the next challenge.
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Re: Here we go again... (Dave-T)
Dave,
We got home about 3:30, had it all apart by around 5:00 :D
How did you do today with the new car? Pretty weird racing a auto after being use to a stick. :yesnod: I have to sit on my right hand :D
We got home about 3:30, had it all apart by around 5:00 :D
How did you do today with the new car? Pretty weird racing a auto after being use to a stick. :yesnod: I have to sit on my right hand :D
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Re: Here we go again... (RichS)
Wow you got that apart much faster than we thought. Very impressive. :yesnod:
I am sure that you will be back in full force for the next event.
I am sure that you will be back in full force for the next event.
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Re: Here we go again... (RichS)
I thought about that but I run alot of other events besides drag racing and I like the car being a stick. You just have to expect to break things when you start to add more power.
I figure about $600 to repair vs. alot more to convert it to a auto. I'd need a trans, flywheel, converter, cooler(auto radiator), change the 4:10 gears, Console peices including shifter.... I'd say around $3000 :eek: After all I just spent on the motor, cage, rear, shocks.... Jaymie suports my addiction,,, but would beat me down lol :D :D :D
Butttt, the first time rebuild cost us $1200. And now it's broke again so that will be more $$. So the $$ quickly add up.
Panuzzo has the best idea -- slow the car down. It will be more consistent and more reliable. But that's VERY hard for most of us to do...
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Re: Here we go again... (RichS)
Didn't even get one good run. The only good launch and the clutch pedal went to the floor going to third making all kinds of noise and the above happened, I coasted to a 12.81 @ 83 :boxing
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Re: Here we go again... (REDGAR)
Sorry to hear of the cluch problems Rich...
Looks like it was holding pretty well here!!!
:cheers:
Looks like it was holding pretty well here!!!
:cheers:
