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10-20-2014
Its been a long time since my last post. I've just been driving the car and trying to decide whether to go single or replace my twins with a good set and do all the vacuum lines.
In my spare time I've been designing a a quick release fire extinguisher mount and its just about complete. I have to alter the bottom mount a little but the quick release is all done and working and it looks the part. If people like these and want one I can try to set up a group buy for them.
10-27-2014
Went to start the car to go to a show yesterday and got denied. Car cranks but sounds weak and will not fire. I have spark and fuel pump runs. Pulled the intake elbow and smelled like fuel so simplest thing would be flooded. I pulled the plugs and they weren't wet, cranked the car with them out and reinstalled but no dice. I didn't have the time to really diagnose the issue so I'll have to do it later this week.
The last time it ran was two weeks ago. I had it inspected and returned it to the house, moved it from the driveway to the garage later that day. The next day I plugged in my PFC to see if it worked so I can sell it. The car started and idled, but I had to jump the fuel pump in the diag box for it to do so, so I shut it down (probably ran no more than a minute, Bad idea I know). I removed my PFC and put the Pettite ECU back in and did not start the car. Went to start it yesterday and it just sounds weak and will not fire. Logic says the PFC dumped fuel because it would've been in idle learn stage and flooded it out.
5-6-2015
Long time no post. In the fall I got the Car deflooded and took it to the Chris Carlisi Memorial meet at NJMP. Once again that was a great meet and I will be attending the next one, (hopefully it's warmer next year). Since this meet is hosted by IRP In was able to talk with Ihor about my car and its goals. This really got the ball rolling for me on what I wanted out of the car and what fit in my budget.
After the meet I had the car out once or twice more and got my last taste of it for the winter. I knew the motor had to come out to address the oil leaks and turbos at the very least. So out came the motor. This car was basically untouched since it was built so I had no surprises other than acorns in every crevice.
5-11-2015
Since it was so cold out I got to work on little projects that I could manage in short spurts. I knew the spare was useless and wanted to put my battery in the back as well as get rid of the Bose system as it didn't even work.
Paper board template
Optima clearance check with my machined center mount/ground point.
First test fit of the panel. Only had to clearance the one small piece of it with the grinder, all holes lined up perfectly. The battery box itself if waiting to be welded so I'll get back to this later. The cutout is for a pocket that I will store my 2 stroke oil and tool kit in.
I also brought the rebuilt motor in the house to do the oil pan again and install my banzai brace(powdercoated black, it's an addiction)
And one last little detail for this post was refurbing the rubber on the dual oil cooler ducts. The rubber was missing on one and very deteriorated on the other. Got some material called Maskant from work, a plastic/rubber that has suitable properties for the application.
