I have been working really hard getting the car drivable. I thought about giving an update since the last novel in my build thread, but that's too overwhelming to think about. So this is easier.
I have an appointment with the local BMV inspection set up for next week. I took the car to Grattan for an track day and got 4 laps in before I was sidelined with problems. To be able to drive the car without getting in too much trouble I took it to the nearest abandoned Sears parking lot. Yes, still lots of issues, rubbing and scraping:
Miraculously I found a local airport that allowed me out on their premises:
Fran was wonderful getting me a new set of stub axles. While repairing that I found oil under one of my turbos. After a hell of a scare I realized my gravity fed oil return line didn't have enough slope in it. There's a (not exactly cheap) pump made for that. I over nighted it, received it Friday afternoon, installed it by 8, and rushed off to Grattan before the gates closed at midnight (with 15 min to spare).
I got up in the morning and noticed the idle was super high. I cleaned the rtv off the throttle body, that wasn't it, removed the intake and put rtv on those gaskets, that wasn't it. Then a friend noticed my intake was cracked. Down for the count.
Well, that explains why I wasn't getting the proper boost out of the turbos.
I'm not fixing the intake until after I get my plates. Ironically, after a 5.5 year wait, I'll get my plates and then won't be able to drive it! But the guy who made the intake will repair it for me so at least there's no drama over it.
A.J.
I have an appointment with the local BMV inspection set up for next week. I took the car to Grattan for an track day and got 4 laps in before I was sidelined with problems. To be able to drive the car without getting in too much trouble I took it to the nearest abandoned Sears parking lot. Yes, still lots of issues, rubbing and scraping:
Miraculously I found a local airport that allowed me out on their premises:
Fran was wonderful getting me a new set of stub axles. While repairing that I found oil under one of my turbos. After a hell of a scare I realized my gravity fed oil return line didn't have enough slope in it. There's a (not exactly cheap) pump made for that. I over nighted it, received it Friday afternoon, installed it by 8, and rushed off to Grattan before the gates closed at midnight (with 15 min to spare).
I got up in the morning and noticed the idle was super high. I cleaned the rtv off the throttle body, that wasn't it, removed the intake and put rtv on those gaskets, that wasn't it. Then a friend noticed my intake was cracked. Down for the count.
Well, that explains why I wasn't getting the proper boost out of the turbos.
I'm not fixing the intake until after I get my plates. Ironically, after a 5.5 year wait, I'll get my plates and then won't be able to drive it! But the guy who made the intake will repair it for me so at least there's no drama over it.
A.J.