Race Car Taking Shape

[spookypt]

Originally Posted by Towmaster

Matt I believe you and i are sharing a room at Raymond Terrace.... I hope i am not meant to be ur 'man hoar' for that night.... Does Scott have a sound proof room??
Towmaster....

Ha ha... I'll be "just married" mate so I think you'll be safe! Word on the street is Scotty is in with ................!

[OZVENOM]

HEy guys my snoring aint that bad . it just when i am dreaming about big block cobras and the sound they make .
i might sound a bit like 11:1 cr 427 with open lake pipes but its not that bad some of you sit next they all day and sleep .
it means i can now enjoy a few more beers as this really get me going The last few years i have cut down on what it drink so as not to disturb my room mates.
oh well .

[spookypt]

Getting nervous.... very nervous!

[stephen low]

Oz

I reckon I know the feeling. And it might be karma!!

Well before my little episode at my favourite roundabout, I approached this very same round about and did a U turn to head back home.

Gave it some stick and went to change down to 3rd if I remember rightly but with my failing T5 found first unwittingly.

When I finally had the sense to stand on the clutch and stop the arse end wagging like a dogs tail, it was then I think I unclenchened the old sphincter muscle.

I too dawdled home with nothing to indicate mechanical failure and the heart going two to the dozen.

Remember having the car sense to keep it in the same lane though I suspect the back end was visiting both sides of the white lines!!

The new gear box should help cure this for me.

Cheers

[PCC]

Yep Scotty - Thats the fun of an Auto!!!

I didn't know you had a private track straight out of the vintage shed

[Gav]

Sounds like everyone has 'little' errors when setting their car up, can't say I am jealous of you selecting reverse at 120 klicks.
I have to say I am very happy with the auto in my car. I have not manualised it but have tricked up the speed and pressure through the PCM. The factory PCM also allows you to have two 'tunes' or shift patterns which are selectable with the factory power and economy setting.
As for engine braking, I found that before the valve gear in my engine shat itself at Shelby fest I was able to get the arse end to lock up while shifting down gears. Whether I wanted to or not!!
Price is good too, I would probably select a 4l80E trans when this one dies, even then they are only around $1000 new.

Looking forward to catching up with you Scotty at the Nationals, and you can tell me some stories about my trailer!!

Gav

[macloft]

My first heart fluctuation happened today.
Gav Sounds like you have done similar to me. Today I took the car down to the tuners and he played with the shift patterns to give a quicker shift. Drove it home and coming into the intersection suddenly found the engine kept up the revs, put the brakes on and the front wheels locked but the car kept going ahead skidding on the front wheels.
Stopped on the other side of the intersection by turning the key off. Problem found was the carpet had moved forward and jammed the accelerator.
Interesting experience.
Bruce

[OZVENOM]

Well Matt and i took the cobra for few laps of morgan park to day it went very well it stops turns in nice but the rear is a little loose so i will give another alignment and see if it has settled in the suspension and changed any settings.
The gearing feels good though it wont win any drag races with the tall gearing and tall tyres its a slug offf the line.

cant wait to get to wakefield and give it a blast.

see you there guys
Gav hope the trailer gets you there.

[spookypt]

LET THE GAMES BEGIN!

[Wazza]

Congratulations....
It looks fast just sitting still,

I'll keep to the left , and admire it as it swishes past !!

Warren

[stiffy]

WAZZA,

I'll keep to the left , and admire it as it swishes past !!

Is that after your engine blows up again.....


STIFFY

[Wazza]

It never actually blew up..... I just broke it !!

You see, little things that go wrong, can sometimes grow into nasty things.

A little thing like a gauze pick up on the oil pump falling off inside the sump, with no indication that anything has happened.

Everything is fine, until something that the gauze should've stopped, gets up into the engine.

Then hit a patch of water on slicks whilst acellerating hard in second, and the engine spins to 8,000 r.p.m. in about half a second, but long enough to break a bit off a valve spring.

Then the little bit of valve spring can't wait to get down to the sump, where the nice "open" end of the pick up takes it up into the pump impeller , and instantly jams it.

Then the oil pump drive, stopped at the bottom, but still turning at the top, becomes something that looks like a "drill bit", and breaks.

Not satisfied with that, it decides to locate itself between the crank, and the conrod, bringing EVERYTHING to an instant stop, which then breaks a timing chain etc. etc. et....bloody c.

I now have a few devices installed that will hopefully stop this sort of thing from happening.


The engine rebuilt ...( again )
this time also has........
New oil pump with sturdy pick up ( checked and checked again )
Rev Limiter installed at 7,000 r.p.m.
Shift light at 6,250 r.p.m.
Extra gauze patches glued over various holes in the valley to keep any "bits" from going south if we break anything.


Fingers crossed !!!!

See how it all goes in a few weeks I guess.

Warren.

[sambo]

Warren, reading your post was like watching an episode of CSI.

I should point out that the gauze used by GM would never fall off like that. Here we go again...!

[spookypt]

"Extra gauze patches glued over various holes in the valley to keep any "bits" from going south if we break anything."

Wazza, without creating any doubts in your mind........... but what sort of glue did you use????????????????????????

O that's gunna hurt!

[macloft]

Spooky
Are you using a rear diffuser like your other car? does it actually make a difference
Interesting you used the same paint job (my family thinks your paint scheme is the ducks nuts) the black and gold is a sticking combination with the JPS sign
Now truthfully is it any quicker than the other one?
Bruce

[Wazza]

Originally Posted by spookypt

"Extra gauze patches glued over various holes in the valley to keep any "bits" from going south if we break anything."

Wazza, without creating any doubts in your mind........... but what sort of glue did you use????????????????????????

O that's gunna hurt!

I'd never seen them before, but they look like they'd be a cheap bit of insurance to stop nasty crap from getting into delicate areas.
They come in a kit form,
Gauze patches, with some sort of epoxy looking glue ??!
Designed to do exactly what I wanted.

Regards,

AND

GOOD LUCK with your wedding this weekend.

And , just because you are now a racecar driver, it's not important that you finish first .

If it'll help...think of ME !!!

[spookypt]

Just an update...

- Cars a little wider...
- Cars a little lower....
- Cars a little more HP...
- Cars got a new aero package...
- Car has new susp....
- Car weighs...lots!
- Cars nearly ready to begin the Nats 09 assault!

But really, don't read much into the above... Scotty and I just like the "social" aspect and are happy simply pottering around stayng out of peoples way!

[Aussie Mike]

They say the Cobra has such an apealing shape because it's womanly. With it's rounded curves and the car's waist tapering down before flairing out into rounded hips.

You've just given yours a set of big boobs

Can't wait to perv at it on the track.

Cheers

[PCC]

Matt,

Its missing a Scotty spoiler on the front!

You certainly won't appear in any glossy mags with that JPS advertising

You should have gone with a Rothman's scheme

[spookypt]

Bruce, to answer your questions Scotty and I do plan on building a rear difuser for the car but whether time permits prior to the Nats I'm not sure. I am not experienced enough to tell you how much diffence it makes but I am sure it does affect how the wind flows under the car thuis affecting performance....

Thanks for the compliments on the JPS thing. I have always liked the JPS look which is why I did my street car that way.. Just to break the mould and do something different. My street car is gloss however Scotty's and my race car is backyard semigloss... The stickers are slightly different colour too as the wheels are more bronzy gold...

As far as speed goes it is very very quick... Again, I am only learning but a turbo lexus with the slick manual/auto shift is very very fast..... I guess respecting the cars capabiities.... It's a WEAPON.

It is certainly a fast car.... It will take me some miles and a guiding hand to actually make me fast in it.. But that's the whole point of the exercise with this car... I also wanted to drive as quick as I could without damaging my existing vehicle and also have the added safety factor of a full cage, intrusion bars and fire bombs etc.... I certainly have a great deal of respect for those guys like Pete Hancock and Ash Bright who really race their cars and still win shows.... They are amazing!



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