Arrgghhh lack of motivation
Posted by buerckner
Andrew Buerckner Mod Moderator Location: Canberra, Australia Join Date: 10/22/2011 Posts: 120 Rally Car: Daihatsu Charade GTti DOHC Turbo, and Mazda MX-5(miata) Turbo(bent) |
I've got until the 18th oct to prep the Charade GTti rallycar for it's next event.
1st one in about three years for this car and it's been sitting since it finished the last event. Heaps of jobs to do, mostly lots of small stuff, but it does need a dynotune, new radiator and intercooler, wire in boost controller, clutch switch, finish fuel lines, water tank and IC spray. It seems ever time I get a little progress done something else delays it. eg yestersday at lunch I pulled out some brakelines that needed bulkhead unions put in to need current regs. Local brake place(in in the trade) will take about 3 days to make 1 line and flare another 3. Throttle cable is stuffed... Rare NLA new genuine, raid the wreaking yards for something similar.. nope... try online community... nothing in Australia. So had to send the sample to be custom made. Hopefully only a day or two... if it doesn't get lost. Seized toe adjuster on the rear..... 2-3 weeks ex japan for new ones, Lucky we have a spare car to steal one off, but that means crawling under the car in the grass with all our deadly wildlife wanting a piece of me. Had to redrill the rims to clear our rear spacers.... 10 strip and fits on rally tyres, plus about 10min per wheel on the drill press, paint check straight etc. And the fuel tank has started to leak, after 20 years as a rallycar and 3 or 4 shells, that's not too bad. But..... I need to make 1 tank out of 2. There wasn't ever a 3 door EFI Charade sold here, so I need to get a 5 door EFI tank and move the filler or a 3 door carby model and put a fuel pump mount in the top. Then lay up a new fibreglass and kevlar skid guard. ARGHHHHHSSS I'm so whingey 
There you go that's my cool story. Sooooooo, what helps you guys get motivated, or MOTORvated as our team tends to call it. Currently I can only manage about an hour or so afterwork before I just go.... fuck it and head home. I've even spoilt by access to a full workshop hoist, wheel aligners, full tools, etc. I even get to work on it during work hours if it's quiet. If you want more, just wind me up about maybe adding some more barwork to the cage and rewiring the whole car including new dash etc etc. |
Alex Rademacher Ultra Moderator Location: Reno,nv Join Date: 09/10/2007 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 686 Rally Car: 93 GC with an 01 RS swap! |
seems like too much work. just drink beer instead.
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Andrew Buerckner Mod Moderator Location: Canberra, Australia Join Date: 10/22/2011 Posts: 120 Rally Car: Daihatsu Charade GTti DOHC Turbo, and Mazda MX-5(miata) Turbo(bent) |
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Andrew Buerckner Mod Moderator Location: Canberra, Australia Join Date: 10/22/2011 Posts: 120 Rally Car: Daihatsu Charade GTti DOHC Turbo, and Mazda MX-5(miata) Turbo(bent) |
Yep Mr Raybak, and he's really enjoying life Between tarmac and gravel rallying, Off road racing and flying all over the world with Mahindra Formula E team there isn't many weekends at home. Also he seems to have a harem of other navigators and rally groupies to keep warm with after the events!
http://www.rallyresults.com.au/arc/2014/ra/ There's all the results, they were running national 4WD Gerald and Ray were 3rd, but way off the pace after some minor mechanical maladies. We do require a restrictor, but only because we have changed from the original homologated turbo to one that's more realistically sized and much more common(same as we run on the MX5 turbo). IIRC the restrictor is larger than the compressor wheel inducer diameter. If using factory turbo 2WD cars don't need a restrictor. But on a plus, since having a rant my toe adjusters arrived, and the brake lines are ready to be picked up from the brakeshop. |
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Andrew Buerckner Mod Moderator Location: Canberra, Australia Join Date: 10/22/2011 Posts: 120 Rally Car: Daihatsu Charade GTti DOHC Turbo, and Mazda MX-5(miata) Turbo(bent) |
Yeah strangely enough it does! 
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Where's that 'like' button?   KF7RWG 
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Andrew Buerckner Mod Moderator Location: Canberra, Australia Join Date: 10/22/2011 Posts: 120 Rally Car: Daihatsu Charade GTti DOHC Turbo, and Mazda MX-5(miata) Turbo(bent) |
I got the car running a drivable to take to the panel shop to straighten out the RHF from where I put it ino a bank many many moons ago.
The drive there helped with the motivation, it was good to be reminded how much fun this car can be. But it was hard to see where I was going with all the ladies, overcome by the sheer sound of the 3 cylinders of fury, throwing their underwear at the car as I drove by. 
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You really call it "under-wear" down there? Not some quaint pseudo-pomie-ism like knickers, frillies, from what I've seen from piccies of beaches, there must've been hundreds cause they seem to wear just 3-4 strands of yarn on the beach, so must be something similar as undies.. Also isn't that kinda objectifying you? You could have them all up on harassment charges. Where's Uncle Bob when ya need 'em?... John Vanlandingham Sleezattle, WA, USA Vive le Prole-le-ralliat www.rallyrace.net/jvab CALL +1 206 431-9696 Remember! Pacific Standard Time is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time. |
Andrew Buerckner Mod Moderator Location: Canberra, Australia Join Date: 10/22/2011 Posts: 120 Rally Car: Daihatsu Charade GTti DOHC Turbo, and Mazda MX-5(miata) Turbo(bent) |
Andrew Buerckner Mod Moderator Location: Canberra, Australia Join Date: 10/22/2011 Posts: 120 Rally Car: Daihatsu Charade GTti DOHC Turbo, and Mazda MX-5(miata) Turbo(bent) |
Clayton McCrary Infallible Moderator Location: Olympia,WA Join Date: 07/04/2013 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 161 Rally Car: XRatty purchased. Now build it!! |
Sweet!!! Whatcha gettin?? 
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