Reprepping the Rally Tal[hoon]
Posted by HiTempguy
Banned Mod Moderator Location: Red Deer, Alberta Join Date: 09/13/2011 Posts: 717 Rally Car: 2002 Subaru WRX STi |
It's been a long two weeks (after buying the Tal[hoon] off of Mike, I came back to work for one day then went and partied in Manhattan for 4 days) but everything is slowly coming together!
This is as the car sat last Wednesday outside of the shop doing the out of province inspection. The shop owner/mechanic is very forgiving for race cars, as they will rarely see actual street duty. Things needed to pass OOP: -front pads (ordered Hawk HT-10's based on Mr. Burmeister's experience) -one cv axle had both boots torn -rear brake lines were flopping around The nice thing about the shop is that he would pass the car as long as these things would be fixed before being driven on the road (didn't even hassle me about DRL's). I ordered the pads through him anyways, I had him mount the rear brake lines as the shop is 300kms away from mine (charged me $100, whatever works, I consider it a bribe  ), and I'll replace the cv boots myself.
So, this Saturday we go to pick the car up from the shop and take it to our local CARS tech to see if it complies with the rules. I'm hoping the cage can be grandfathered straight in as it has its SCCA logbook. I'll get some extra bars added (mainly side impact protection AND additional roof bars), but other than that I am hoping to add FIA seats/belts and go (these have already been purchased). We really wanted to do Kananaskis (2nd last event of the WCRC this year), but are holding off as there just isn't enough time to thoroughly shake down the car. We also won't be doing Big White, as I am co-driving for Brandon Semenuk. Currently we are on track to do all 6 events next year of the WCRC 
This also gives me time to get a real modern engine management system in there... its admirable how well the old one works, but I want to be able to pop anti-lag on at will to impress the ladies  , so time to upgrade to DSM/ECMlink. I also want to get the car on a dyno to see how everything is doing... Mike said he had only ran race gas through the car, and I am not willing to do that at $800/205L barrel. We'll see how much jam can be squeezed out of it on 91 octane, but so far at 10psi, it "feels" as fast as a max spec PGT wrx. 
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Rabin Rutten-James Elite Moderator Location: Canada Join Date: 06/13/2007 Posts: 152 Rally Car: None |
Grant Hughes Senior Moderator Location: Whitefish, MT Join Date: 01/11/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 6,818 Rally Car: BMW |
I think the paragraph below contradicts that sentence. |
Banned Mod Moderator Location: Red Deer, Alberta Join Date: 09/13/2011 Posts: 717 Rally Car: 2002 Subaru WRX STi |
While I understand your sentiments Grant, in reality, you don't know me  And considering that dsm/ecmlink is almost foolproof, I'll be playing it by year. Anti-lag is simply a push of a button away with it. In all honesty, I probably won't use anti-lag for the first year, as the car spools much sooner than I expected it to with a evo3 turbo on it. My former driver decided to turn on the anti-lag in our then brand new open class STi when we were fighting for a top 5 position at Baie last year... he proceeded to overcook a corner a couple miles into the stage and we rolled it. I was pissed, to say the least.
I have a pretty good handle on my expectations. Free fuel for towing goes a long way to keeping costs down. Having access to two shops, and two incredibly talented people (co-driver and my father) to lean on for support, plus my knowledge of cars in general means I "feel" pretty certain of success. If I want a toy for the car, I'm going to throw it on there, as rallying is one of my few fun outlets  If I want to be able to cruise around downtown Edmonton shattering windows with the anti-lag, it's going to happen
Yes it was, and yes it is! The whole story of the craziness that went on to make everything happen is posted elsewhere on the interwebs... needless to say, 8 hours of sleep over 96 hours does some funny things to your head! Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/20/2011 02:01PM by HiTempguy. |
Rabin Rutten-James Elite Moderator Location: Canada Join Date: 06/13/2007 Posts: 152 Rally Car: None |
Link the details then damnit!
 Sounds like an awesome road trip.
As well as any build blog you have - I'm curious to hear how you make out with it. Rabin |
Banned Mod Moderator Location: Red Deer, Alberta Join Date: 09/13/2011 Posts: 717 Rally Car: 2002 Subaru WRX STi |
http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/grm/the-rally-talon-of-awesome/40059/page1/
This GRM thread has most of the details chronicling the whole story. Part 3 isn't up yet, but lets just say I nearly threw up after doing something really stupid to the tow vehicle. 
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John Vanlandingham Mega Moderator Location: Ford Asylum, Sleezattle, WA Join Date: 12/20/2005 Age: Fossilized Posts: 14,152 Rally Car: Saab 96 V4 |
Dude you just moved up several positions on th Christmas Card List with your Talhoon name...I can only remember the other ones the Misterbitchy Eclipsed, I won't forget Tal-hoon.
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. |
Banned Professional Moderator Location: La la land Join Date: 01/25/2006 Age: Fossilized Posts: 3,740 Rally Car: Not a Volvo |
Banned Mod Moderator Location: Red Deer, Alberta Join Date: 09/13/2011 Posts: 717 Rally Car: 2002 Subaru WRX STi |
Mike suggested we stop by your place, but we didn't have the time. Would have been nice to meet you in person Gene, but that's the way it goes. I am currently in the process of negotiating a significant pay raise with a new company, so I could possibly be back racing in the PNW next spring/summer
The deal is unbelievable. Even if I had to chop the cage out completely and put a new one in, it'd still be an awesome deal. And the fact that John thinks Talhoon is a cool name (currently getting the personal plate made for the car) AND hasn't lambasted me for not joining the rwd army, well, what more could someone want? :p |
Andrew Steere Mod Moderator Location: South Central Nude Hamster Join Date: 12/29/2005 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 2,008 Rally Car: too rich for my blood, share a LeMons car |
John Vanlandingham Mega Moderator Location: Ford Asylum, Sleezattle, WA Join Date: 12/20/2005 Age: Fossilized Posts: 14,152 Rally Car: Saab 96 V4 |
John Vanlandingham Mega Moderator Location: Ford Asylum, Sleezattle, WA Join Date: 12/20/2005 Age: Fossilized Posts: 14,152 Rally Car: Saab 96 V4 |
Banned Professional Moderator Location: La la land Join Date: 01/25/2006 Age: Fossilized Posts: 3,740 Rally Car: Not a Volvo |
Jason Powers Senior Moderator Location: Lyons, CO Join Date: 08/02/2011 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 326 Rally Car: 02 WRX, still to quiet, but it finished a rally |
Tom @ ECMLink already knows about this car
I was bugging him about Gen 1 DSMS when I was considering buying it.
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Banned Mod Moderator Location: Red Deer, Alberta Join Date: 09/13/2011 Posts: 717 Rally Car: 2002 Subaru WRX STi |
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