Goodbye Kansas

[ERA2076]

We pulled the engine and are final fitting the bell housing and transmission. We got the housing to block to .002.

We are going to run an electric fuel pump so we have been working on the plumbing. We have been round and round over the fuel cap situation. I do not want to run the internal cap, but I cannot risk spilling fuel at the track. We cut a new riser, offset the inlet, and were able to include a return in the riser. We found a suitable cap and vent from one of the racer supply places and we will drill the top of the cap and screw the vent into the top of the cap. I wanted to run it recessed into the body, but was voted off so we are cutting a new riser which puts the top of the riser at the top of the body.







The cap seals with an o ring -they won't like the roll bar

[ERA2076]

Powder coat it flat -

chr

[DanEC]

And to think, this all started with cutting a hole in the drivers side floor. Is there an ETA (date) for when this thing hits the asphalt again?

[ERA2076]

Originally Posted by DanEC

And to think, this all started with cutting a hole in the drivers side floor. Is there an ETA (date) for when this thing hits the asphalt again?

Yea it's a lot of study and a lot of work, but a great hobby. The track opens back up in March and we have a lot of areo stuff we want to try on the Mustang so we are really moving right now on the FIA. Gene thinks we can have it by the end of summer, but I am a huge obstacle. I still don't have a complete widened front suspension, widened rear suspension, raised steering, new rear end, or aero to hold it down. If I can't get the control arm thru FEA I will be kind of screwed and will resort back to steel, but it will take more time to come up with one. The modeled arm with the ATS upright has a really good motion ratio.

We are going to try and start it up soon so that will be kind of cool.

We'll get it

chr