The Money Pit!

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the end links are fairly new, they only have about 3k on them although I did measure them lastnite in preparation for an adjustable spherical end link.

[spdracr]

I had bad luck with the stock links that use inner plastic sleeve. They pop right off. It's mainly due to the fact that Megan racing decided to weld the bracket for them in the wrong spot which stresses the link too much and it forces it to pop off.

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yea they are crappy, Ive replaced a few in the for that reason too. I don't know why Megan just cant match the end link bracket.

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update:

Got a new halo seat with some tax return money, Ive always felt a lil nervous about a lateral impact and this seat is supposed to help prevent neck injury. Hopefully I never have to find out,,, knock on wood.

Old seat on the left





Old





Here I started to mock up sort of a shelf for my right front, I have trouble heel/toeing and I think its because my foot sits to low so hopefully this helps.



Bending some aluminum on a brake I just got used for cheap from some guy on craigslist, I love having room for tools and it makes things so much easier.



and gotta share some pics of other tools I just got that makes life easier

vertical/horizontal band saw



and a sander



ok back to the projects,,,,,,

this is the shelf complete



under side support



and installed



bracket for mounting the lap timer







and done, Iam worried that it might virbate to much there. Ill probably do it over.

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Heres a shot of the oil filter sandwich plate I added, to be honest Im not happy with it and I think gonna delete it. I have the oil temp sensor (which doesn't work) and its not the best place for the readings and also the low oil psi sensor.



and heres my next project, these are gonna cover the fog light openings on the bumper cover and Ill attach some piping on them for brake ducts.



I also ordered the parts for the trans cooler system, they should be here tomorrow and then I can start figuring out how to mount everything. Should be fun I enjoy that kind of sh1t. The trans should be back soon hopefully, they sent it out for rem isf micro polishing which reduces friction. Hopefully I can get another year out of it lol!

Im heading up to south Jerz Saturday morning for an event at NJMP, I know I don't have a car but I dont want to miss any seat time so I secured a rental. It should be interesting driving a different platform, and educational lol!!

[coconut]

Very very nice work..

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And congrats on the new tools. Good pick up..

[spdracr]

Get an evo9 oil filter housing. Has one more port than the evo8 housing.

[spdracr]

Where r u feeding your turbo from and how do u have the feed routed?? I think it's coming from the oil filter housing but I can't figure out your routing for it.

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Oil filter bracket and up and over the engine on the passenger side.

[spdracr]

Around the alternator and over the valve cover??

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Yea but not close to the alternator, I zip tied it to the dip stick

[spdracr]

But then u have to dodge the manifold to get to the feed port.

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Im not sure what you mean, it is behind the alternnator but not too close.

[spdracr]

I mean after you go around alternator then u go over the valve cover and then around the manifold to the turbo. Right??

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It goes over the exhaust manifold with a fire sleeve

[spdracr]

Gotcha. That makes more sense now.

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Last nite I worked on the fog light covers, I molded them to the bumper cover with a heat gun. Yea I understand there ugly and I tried to make them nice looking but in the end I need something functional and this fits the bill.













and eventually these will be attached to the covers to feed air to the brake disc's



and I got in the main parts for the trans cooler system today, Im kinda limited to how I can mount everything and I may have to re-do the oil cooler I spent hours over the winter re-doing which is a lil fustratating but its the only logical way of mounting everything so Ill have to suck it up.

[spdracr]

The covers look fine. They fit very well.

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Thanks

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This past weekend went great, it was the second time at Thunderbolt for me and the first time with the chicane thrown in. The whole arrive and drive thing is so relaxing I pretty much napped in between sessions and the e30 I rented was so much fun. Im starting to entertain the idea of joining the spec e30 crowd. Wheel to wheel racing is starting to appeal to me especially after hanging out with these guys, they were real nice and helpful and that's what I love about going to the track.

So the car is a spec e30, what does that mean??? Well its a race group where all the cars (e30's in this case) are built to certain rules to level out the playing field so the driver has to drive the hell out of this car in order to win. Its supposed to keep things super competitive and affordable, it cost about 15k to build one of these. Its cheaper to buy one already built,,, yes I looked already lol.

The car was in full race trim, it had R-comp tires and wow what difference they made. This was my first time on these type of tires and Im so hooked. I cant wait to get a set. Im basically hooked on this car even though its not fast its so much fun to drive, I barely needed the brake and when I did I brushed it.

Ill probably rent it again in June because I have a feeling my trans wont be ready. Its really nice though drivng another platform, at first it took a lil getting used to but by the end it was a blast. It really helps to be a better driver to change platforms and Im gonna try more often to rent different cars.



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