Completed so far:
- Gauge backlights installed
- CKP sensor signal wire repaired
- Unnecessary wiring removed from engine harness
- Unnecessary wiring removed from dash harness
- Fan switch and relay installed
- 6-wire bundle installed from center console to engine compartment
To shake the car down a bit before the first WOR points event, Tim and I took the car up to the Indy region’s PE#2. First in MF and fourth overall on a dry track with no serious tire advantage.
In no uncertain terms, this car is a weapon to which you strap yourself and try to hang on and it is a broad sword, not a scalpel. The course was designed with a very tight right-hand turn out of the start which fed immediately into a left-hand sweeper. First gear and a very light throttle touch got the car off the start and around the first bend, but once I entered the left-hand sweeper, I put it into second gear and the car basically exploded down the track, and I think it was basically spinning the wheels the whole time I was on the throttle. As I mentioned to someone else, you can’t think of that as a car — it’s more like a boat that cuts through dirt instead of water.
The day left me with only one problem with the car: The clutch cable came disconnected from the clutch pedal and required a quick fix. I have an allen wrench jammed in there now, held steady with some duct tape. I need to find a new cotter pin, and perhaps a washer, to make that a more permanent fix.
According to Tim, I’m getting thrown all over the inside of the car, so instead of trying to run down some coilovers, my next purchase will be a harness. More details as they become available. I also need to drain the oil so that I can install the oil filter sandwich adapter with the oil pressure sender attached.