What did you do on the rally car today?

Thanks for the info. I'll keep an eye out for it. :thumbsup

As for painting the car black, Michel, it's already black. Every panel on the car has some kind of defect in it and the clear is peeling off the hood and fading on the roof. I don't mind driving a rough and tumble rally car wannabe, but I'd like her to present a bit of effort to the untrained eye.

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Brian Driggs | KG7KCA | PHX, AZ | 89 Pajero
alterius non sit qui suus esse potest

Well I started fabbing up a bracket to hold the Howe quickner to the steering column out of some scrap stainless and I found that when boring a hole in stainless you want low pressure and slow cutting to prevent hardeneing .... looks like I'll be replacing a hole saw - Doh

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-Jason

Blah!

Sunday night I got caught up in fixing a sticking lifter in a 96 Beretta GTZ for Vanessa's aunt and uncle, in from SoCal for her college graduation. Left in the middle of that to go pick up my dad at the airport. One mile short of the terminal, I noticed this rapid thumping noise coming from the back of the car. I turned off the radio, asked myself, "Do I have a flat tire?" And then I experienced complete ply separation on the right rear. Sonnuvabitch.

I limped to the terminal, picked up my dad, and found the nearest, well-lit parking lot in which to attempt a tire change. Wouldn't you know it, the handle on my trunk jack is rounded off. So I had to limp the pig home on the last shreds of steel belt. Joy.

Good news, though! Yesterday, while stripping a front clip for Vanessa's Amigo (we're replacing the front panels after an accident), the UPS guy showed up with a box from Road Race. I now have my balance shaft eliminator kit for the Gaylant motor. Should be ready to go very soon, now. Wo0t!

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Brian Driggs | KG7KCA | PHX, AZ | 89 Pajero
alterius non sit qui suus esse potest

I blinged out my bells using the anodizing tank at work:

PAddy Wrote:
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> I blinged out my bells using the anodizing tank at
> work:

Paddy, black bells or black wheels are not allowed by law.
>
>

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John Vanlandingham
Sleezattle, WA, USA

Vive le Prole-le-ralliat

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john vanlandingham Wrote:
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> Paddy, black bells or black wheels are not allowed
> by law.

Sadly we only have black dye here, no grabber green

PAddy Wrote:
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> john vanlandingham Wrote:
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> > Paddy, black bells or black wheels are not
> allowed
> > by law.
>
> Sadly we only have black dye here, no grabber
> green
You are bad!
You have capability to anodize and youdon't tell us.
And all you have to do is buy a bit of miserable dye??

Strip that thing and do it again in blue or purple or gold, or red or I'll void the warranty if you keep it black!!
I have a lot of Volvo guys I can call favors on, you wanna walk like I do?

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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.

john vanlandingham Wrote:
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> black wheels are not allowed
> by law.

!!! My Galant is illegal because it has black wheels? Damnit!

/cues up "Breakin' the Law" by Judas Priest

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Brian Driggs | KG7KCA | PHX, AZ | 89 Pajero
alterius non sit qui suus esse potest

Track test went pretty well... Blowing a caliper seal while braking from 180km/h was intersting, thank christ for dual masters! Car looked like a jacked up multi-coloured piece of crap, but the chassis is stiff as hell, suspenders worked well (car was well ballanced on pavement anyway), and all the drive train ran reliably. So now we start ripping it apart again tonight to do all the rally specific stuff.

-Martin.

My driver for lspr stopped by the shop today with his car, so I took it for a spin and promtly broke it 1/4 mile down the road. He didnt have a stop for the gas pedal, so I pulled the cable out of the linkage on the carbs. Opps. Gonna go help him finish off some other loose ends tonight for the weekend. Tech inspection and practice stage tomorrow!

MRWmotorsports Wrote:
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> Track test went pretty well... Blowing a caliper
> seal while braking from 180km/h was intersting,
> thank christ for dual masters! Car looked like a
> jacked up multi-coloured piece of crap, but the
> chassis is stiff as hell, suspenders worked well
> (car was well ballanced on pavement anyway), and
> all the drive train ran reliably. So now we start
> ripping it apart again tonight to do all the rally
> specific stuff.
>
> -Martin.
Hey!!!!
This post is worthless without photos!!!
Especially of the Soooooper Bitchin'â„¢ Suspenders!!!

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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.

john vanlandingham Wrote:
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> MRWmotorsports Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Track test went pretty well... Blowing a
> caliper
> > seal while braking from 180km/h was
> intersting,
> > thank christ for dual masters! Car looked
> like a
> > jacked up multi-coloured piece of crap, but
> the
> > chassis is stiff as hell, suspenders worked
> well
> > (car was well ballanced on pavement anyway),
> and
> > all the drive train ran reliably. So now we
> start
> > ripping it apart again tonight to do all the
> rally
> > specific stuff.
> >
> > -Martin.
> Hey!!!!
> This post is worthless without photos!!!
> Especially of the Soooooper Bitchin'â„¢
> Suspenders!!!

Who the fuck has time to take photos? (apart from Paddy!)

I think one of my friends took a few, but I haven't been sent any yet.

-Martin.

I tried to break the balance shaft nuts loose again last night. No dice. Spent some time harvesting bolts and misc trim pieces from the GS-T instead. Cursed a lot.

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Brian Driggs | KG7KCA | PHX, AZ | 89 Pajero
alterius non sit qui suus esse potest

Drained and removed stock fule tank. Cut big hole in trunk floor for fuel cell installation. Removed doors for door panel installation. Removed front and rear control arms and made patterns for boxing them in. removed seat sand belts so we wouldn't fuck them up when welding grinding etc.

-Martin.

We blew a coolant hose on the practice stage last night. Nothing a little duct tape and zip ties cant fix. I guess we'll put a new hose on sometime today before parc. Codriving is weird so far...