NoCoast Grant Hughes Mega Moderator Location: Whitefish, MT Join Date: 01/11/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 6,818 Rally Car: BMW |
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JohnLane John Lane Junior Moderator Location: Lynden Washington Join Date: 01/14/2006 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 725 Rally Car: The Fire Breathing Monster |
Grant you are going to bring about a flame-fest akin to what came of my offering to deliver a VW suspension to Idaho this way!
We just have too much to do on the car.... We've not enough time.... We are not willing to put all the effort into having it thrashed together to end up with a DNF or worse for not being well and truly ready for Idaho. The whole team who has been helping to get the Volvo ready is very disappointed.... But this is racing. We will whoop everyone's butt at Pomeroy. Again. With the Volvo looking good and having all the details worked out in the car. Many thanks to all for your encouragement and support. Jason and I are looking forward to Idaho for next year. Almost certainly with a fuel cell in the trunk. NoCoast Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I heard John Lane withdrew his entry to Idaho > because of this thread. > Actually I just made that up. > I heard he withdrew because he was afraid. > Just kidding. > > Grant Hughes > www.nocoastmotorsports.net > Denver, CO JohnLane Overkill is consistently more fun |
NoCoast Grant Hughes Mega Moderator Location: Whitefish, MT Join Date: 01/11/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 6,818 Rally Car: BMW |
JohnLane Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Grant you are going to bring about a flame-fest > akin to what came of my offering to deliver a VW > suspension to Idaho this way! I know. What a dick I am. I figured that was why. I think every rallyist at some point in time has had to pull the plug on an event they were planning to run because there just isn't enough time or funds to be fully ready to do it right. Well, us club level guys anyhow... Grant Hughes |
Rallymech Robert Gobright Ultra Moderator Location: White Center Seattle Join Date: 04/27/2008 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 1,292 Rally Car: 91 VW GTI 8V |
John,
I'm sorry to hear that you won't make it! Everyone, Back on topic. I was reading the homologation papers for my Saab 96 and noticed that they included an alternate, larger OEM tank. It is a plain steel tank that fits into the standard location. How does R.A. and NASA feel about that? Robert. I lost my mind and bought a 1973 Saab 96! Robert. "You are way too normal to be on Rally Anarchy." Eddie Fiorelli. |
heymagic Banned Elite Moderator Location: La la land Join Date: 01/25/2006 Age: Fossilized Posts: 3,740 Rally Car: Not a Volvo |
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Doivi Clarkinen Banned Infallible Moderator Location: the end of the universe Join Date: 02/12/2006 Age: Ancient Posts: 1,432 Rally Car: 1980 Opel Ascona B |
heymagic Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Call me.... Doood, it's got homologation papers, the FIA approved it! Well, at least they did a long time ago... And Robert! Did you let JV brainwash you or something? Actually, the 96 is the last good car SAAB made. Kinda wish I still had that V4 Monte Carlo that I helped my codriver Gary Reynolds buy and drove it on the Evergreen State 1000. |
john vanlandingham John Vanlandingham Super Moderator Location: Ford Asylum, Sleezattle, WA Join Date: 12/20/2005 Age: Fossilized Posts: 14,152 Rally Car: Saab 96 V4 |
Doivi Clarkinen Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > heymagic Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Call me.... > > > Doood, it's got homologation papers, the FIA > approved it! Well, at least they did a long time > ago... > > And Robert! Did you let JV brainwash you or > something? Actually, the 96 is the last good car > SAAB made. Kinda wish I still had that V4 Monte > Carlo that I helped my codriver Gary Reynolds buy > and drove it on the Evergreen State 1000. Dave it was tooooooo funny. He drove like a maniac the green car out front with a nice near copy of 1969 RAC winning motor, normal rally springs and shocks, stitch welded front end and a standard box. It's way quicker than my GTI, the brakes are twice as good! The steerings way quicker, there's zero torque steer, it's just WAY BETTER---I HAVE TO HAVE ONE!!!!!" Then I pointed out: Its a rust bucket that shell, the tires are certainly 20 years old, tire pressure hasn't been looked at in years and worst of all, he was driving it HARD on ASPHALT. The car brainwashed him. Psssst, he lusts badly for an Ascona, too. Smart boy, eh? 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. |
JohnLane John Lane Junior Moderator Location: Lynden Washington Join Date: 01/14/2006 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 725 Rally Car: The Fire Breathing Monster |
NoCoast Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > I know. What a dick I am. > I figured that was why. I think every rallyist at > some point in time has had to pull the plug on an > event they were planning to run because there just > isn't enough time or funds to be fully ready to do > it right. Well, us club level guys anyhow... In the meantime I will continue to play the lottery and thrash on the car to make her better... stronger.... Faster!! We can rebuild her! We have the technology! How many tops have we cut off and replaced? Heehee JohnLane Overkill is consistently more fun |
Tom B Tom B Junior Moderator Location: Douche Canoe, WA Join Date: 02/27/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 780 Rally Car: VW Golf |
on a different note, John, do you run your twin pump setup with both pumps running or as two seperate pumps in case one fails?
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john vanlandingham John Vanlandingham Super Moderator Location: Ford Asylum, Sleezattle, WA Join Date: 12/20/2005 Age: Fossilized Posts: 14,152 Rally Car: Saab 96 V4 |
Tom B Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > on a different note, John, do you run your twin > pump setup with both pumps running or as two > seperate pumps in case one fails? I'm a John, so I'll say what I do: on my low powered thang, I run both pumps on stages, and alternate 1 and 2 on alternate transits so I have a clue if any of the junk sliding around in the trunk has knocked a lead off. Bear in mind in this day of every pimple-sqeezing live at home STI-guy having 245 l/hr pumps, we see Ford Motorsport with 150 l/hr PUMP running 40mm restrictor motors or about 390bhp. Maybe one will do but I know when I have lost a pump lead, I wasted LOTS of time fingering out that it was the pump gone, I would have lost ZERO with both running and first noticed just past the Control Boards, duh! Hey Tom Robert and I want to know if you're on schedule for You're The toe to I'd a hoe? > > __________________________________________________ > _________ > Demon Rally Team :: Fine Tuning > RalleyTuned | Meister Gauge Faces | Spitfire EFI | > Product Apparel > JVAB Imports | Techtonics Tuning | 034 Motorsport > | Les Schwab > > Myspace or Facebook > > Next Event: Max Attack!!! Idaho Rally July 7-9th > 2009 > > 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. |
Tom B Tom B Junior Moderator Location: Douche Canoe, WA Join Date: 02/27/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 780 Rally Car: VW Golf |
It looks like we are on John Lane's road, we are on the edge, but we need to find another ECU locally before mid-day tomorrow to be able to attempt to get the car started
I am planning on withdrawing tomorrow unless we find one. -Tom DemonRallyTeam | Fine Tuning | CTS Turbo & RP Turbos | RalleyTuned | JRM | Meister Autowerks Spitfire EFI | Product Apparel | JVAB Imports | NLS | AP Tuning | USRT Add us on Facebook | Next Event: 2013 Olympus Rally June 22-23 Olympia, WA |
Rallymech Robert Gobright Ultra Moderator Location: White Center Seattle Join Date: 04/27/2008 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 1,292 Rally Car: 91 VW GTI 8V |
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No no no no no. You WILL be there! What do we need to do to get an ECU? VISA and UPS red? Call me in the morning! Robert. Robert. "You are way too normal to be on Rally Anarchy." Eddie Fiorelli. |
JohnLane John Lane Junior Moderator Location: Lynden Washington Join Date: 01/14/2006 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 725 Rally Car: The Fire Breathing Monster |
Tom B Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > on a different note, John, do you run your twin > pump setup with both pumps running or as two > seperate pumps in case one fails? > > Tom the pair of fuel pumps I use are run in series. Should one pump not be running it is easy to hear that the other is working much harder then usual. My arrangement is what is used in Mercedes on any gas powered 124 or 140 chassis car. Cheap, reliable, quiet when working as they should. Are you going to make it to Idaho? I'm disappointed that we will not be keeping the all of them honest. Maybe......Ojibwe? JohnLane Overkill is consistently more fun |
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