Jim's RCR Lola build.

[Brian Kissel]

Thanks Jim. That is good information and something I will file away as my RCR LOLA build gets under way.

Regards Brian

 

[Randy V]

Out for a test drive yesterday and ran out of gas on the interstate. Gage was reading 1/2. Luckily, I was only a couple miles from home and was able to get my wife to bring my Colorado with a tow strap to get the car home (AAA is useless, as they refuse to use a tow strap and their rollbacks will not work with the Lola nose height). Filled the car up today and it took 14 gallons, so the question to other RCR builders is how many gallons are you at when the pickup uncovers? I have twin tanks with a crossover line, so apparently I suck air with 3 gallons in each tank.

That’s good info, but terrible that it happened to you! I think I would be looking into a swirl tank and some plumbing & pick-up changes if it had happened to me.

 

[Brian Kissel]

Congrats on your Best in Show win in Hampton Va. today Jim. It’s good to see you out and about with it and putting miles on it.

Regards Brian

 

[Jim Albright]

Got the brackets fabbed up and the A/C compressor final mounted with it's own dedicated belt. Next up is crimping on the hose ends, vacuum checking for leaks and then freon charging. Getting too hot in VA to drive without A/C!

 

[DaveC]

How did you ensure pulley alignment between the crankshaft pulley and the compressor pulley? Thanks!

 

[Jim Albright]

How did you ensure pulley alignment between the crankshaft pulley and the compressor pulley? Thanks!

Used a good old straight edge steel ruler and slotted the holes in the brackets to allow minor fore/aft adjustments. Used the same method to reverse mount the alternator forward of the engine on the drivers' side.

 

[Darius Rudis]

Luckily my friend was able to borrow the tool from work, for my 427cid with T-trim supercharger custom fit...

 

[Jim Albright]

Took the Lola to Dominion Raceway Sunday for it's first track shakedown/test run. Air temperature was 90 degrees with high humidity and the water temperature stayed around 195 until we stopped on pit lane and idled between each 15 minute session. The car performed well with the clutch and shifter operating smoothly. This was my first opportunity to get some heat in the brakes. I ran street tires for the day and grip was excellent. Plan on putting the racing tires on when I do the next outing at VIR. All in all a good day as nothing broke and no leaks emerged

 

[Brian Kissel]

Congrats on your first successful shakedown run. Please keep us updated as you continue to run it in.

Regards Brian

 

[Randy Folsom]

Took the Lola to Dominion Raceway Sunday for it's first track shakedown/test run. Air temperature was 90 degrees with high humidity and the water temperature stayed around 195 until we stopped on pit lane and idled between each 15 minute session. The car performed well with the clutch and shifter operating smoothly. This was my first opportunity to get some heat in the brakes. I ran street tires for the day and grip was excellent. Plan on putting the racing tires on when I do the next outing at VIR. All in all a good day as nothing broke and no leaks emergedView attachment 139946View attachment 139947View attachment 139948View attachment 139949View attachment 139950View attachment 139951View attachment 139952View attachment 139953View attachment 139954View attachment 139955

So awesome. Great to see the efforts really do pay off. I am newly motivated. Thx for sharing.

 

[Neil]

Your mention of VIR reminded me of going there with John Sable back in about 1968,. There was a great surplus store outside of South Boston. The owner operated a little convenience store there. He bought surplus stuff mainly from the Navy and trucked it to his place and simply dumped the stuff in a meadow across the street from his store. It looked like something out of an old Burt Reynolds movie.

 

[David mono]

Your mention of VIR reminded me of going there with John Sable back in about 1968,. There was a great surplus store outside of South Boston. The owner operated a little convenience store there. He bought surplus stuff mainly from the Navy and trucked it to his place and simply dumped the stuff in a meadow across the street from his store. It looked like something out of an old Burt Reynolds movie.

A meadow full of surplus stuff, every mans dream.

 

[Glenn M]

Dominion raceway looks an amazing track, I love those pictures. Do they not insist on helmets though? They are draconian about that over here.

 

[Randy V]

Absolutely fabulous Jim! Those photos - WOW!!!

 

[Jim Albright]

Dominion raceway looks an amazing track, I love those pictures. Do they not insist on helmets though? They are draconian about that over here.

This event was paced with no passing allowed and is the first introductory level rung on the ladder. No helmets are required until you step up to the next rung on the ladder.

 

[Howard Jones]

LETS GO!!!!!!! So cool. Congratulations.

 

[Jim Albright]

Caught a rock with my passenger side headlight cover a couple months ago and procured a replacement lens from Aircraft Windshield Company in Los Alamitos California. Finally got around to sanding it to fit and drilling the screw holes. Still need to paint the black border around the perimeter. Very happy with the quality, as this one is approx. 30% thicker then the one that came on the car.

 

[Brian Kissel]

That’s good to hear Jim. I was going to ask for a extra set from RCR, but perhaps I’ll just buy a couple of sets from them and fit the spare set at the same time. Thanks for sharing your experiences with your car. I haven’t got my car yet, but it’s not RCR’s fault. I have too many things going on in my personal life to get back down to Frans to mock-up and test fit things.
Thanks Again !!!!

Regards Brian

 

[Brian Kissel]

Jim, how close are the ones you purchased to fitting the body ? Is there a lot of filing and sanding involved ??

Regards Brian

 

[Jim Albright]

Jim, how close are the ones you purchased to fitting the body ? Is there a lot of filing and sanding involved ??

Regards Brian

Brian,
They give you the choice of sending them your original lens and they will match it, or sending you an oversize lens you trim to fit. I chose the oversize option, and used 80 grit and a palm held power sander to get the fit where I like it. I also used a hole chamfering bit so the tapered screw heads will fit flush. Not hard, but had about 5 hours labor in it.

Jim