Another day, another PB. It was a relatively cool day out at the track starting at 60 in the morning and up to about 80. The first session the previous session had someone drag oil halfway around the track so it was delayed. Then another breakdown in my session got it black flagged. I’m a…
Today I finished up with the AMT motor mounts. The stock ones were actually in good condition. The previous owner must have done them at some point. Removing the headers made the job so much easier. Next up was the $200 hooker shortie headers. They look a lot nicer than the log style 99 headers….
Post track day inspection Oil in catch can is probably like 1/2 qt. So I’m not actually burning a ton. No notable leaks up on the lift. Installed a new hub in LR. Used an MPI hub which is $250 vs $400 for the skf x trackers. Test drive verified the noise is gone. I…
Today I put in new axles on both sides. This should fix the grease explosion I had in RR. Still a lot of grease on the suspension that I had to clean off. While I was in there, new diff seals as well. It’s a surprisingly easy job aside from just taking the suspension apart….
Last weekend I tackled the steering rack. What a PITA that was. I’d like to strangle the engineer who made me drop the subframe to get the rack out and only allow about 1/32nd of a turn on the PS lines from the pump. Extra fun was the new rack didn’t come centered. So when…
Tonight I did the trackspec hood vents. Starting to look a little more racecar. I think I’ll work on getting my driver’s seat mounted and the belts in next.