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Harry Hogge: All right. While we're still under a caution, I want you to go back out on that track and hit the pace car.
Cole Trickle: Hit the pace car?
Harry Hogge: Hit the pace car.
Cole Trickle: What for?
Harry Hogge: Because you've hit every other gosh darn thing out there, I want you to be perfect
LOL, first thing that popped into my mind!
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Well, if you guys need a spare nose cone or rear bumper cover I have a set off my 82 parts car that aren't real pretty but useable. I was going to toss them because i wouldn't sell them for a street car but for track use they just need some red paint. Ill get some pics if you like.
I agree, lose the electric fan. everyone i knoe that ran electric fans had over heating issues, and the regular setup always fixed the issue with messing with anything else.
You can help get max airflow through your radiator by getting a 3in wide roll of aluminum tape and covering all the seems and also seal the front of the radiator to your shroud. This is how the air boxes looks on alot of late models and mid-american stock cars. I can get some pictures to help explain it if you want.
That piece in the center of the air intake would cause some serious turbulence at race speeds. You might consider cutting it out and replacing it with a metal rod or bracket just to keep the lower lip from flopping around.
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Well, if you guys need a spare nose cone or rear bumper cover I have a set off my 82 parts car that aren't real pretty but useable. I was going to toss them because i wouldn't sell them for a street car but for track use they just need some red paint. Ill get some pics if you like.
That's an awesome offer! Spares would be nice to have. I'll make sure that Nick sees this.
We will be racing this Saturday. I hope you can make it out. If you can make it, be sure to come down to the pits after the race and say hello.
You can help get max airflow through your radiator by getting a 3in wide roll of aluminum tape and covering all the seems and also seal the front of the radiator to your shroud. This is how the air boxes looks on alot of late models and mid-american stock cars. I can get some pictures to help explain it if you want.
No need to explain. We have a roll of aluminum tape and plan to seal everything up. Since the engine seems to be running much cooler with the new aluminum radiator, we are less focused on cooling right now, and more focused on getting all of the dents that Nick put in the car fixed.
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Originally Posted by 84imsa
That piece in the center of the air intake would cause some serious turbulence at race speeds. You might consider cutting it out and replacing it with a metal rod or bracket just to keep the lower lip from flopping around.
I was thinking the same thing, but I think that all is good with regard to engine cooling now.
Harry Hogge: All right. While we're still under a caution, I want you to go back out on that track and hit the pace car.
Cole Trickle: Hit the pace car?
Harry Hogge: Hit the pace car.
Cole Trickle: What for?
Harry Hogge: Because you've hit every other gosh darn thing out there, I want you to be perfect
LOL, first thing that popped into my mind!
I knew I had heard that line before. Thanks for refreshing my memory!
I agree, lose the electric fan. everyone i knoe that ran electric fans had over heating issues, and the regular setup always fixed the issue with messing with anything else.
post us some pics of your 3rd gen with a mechanical fan installed on a
v-8 and we'll take it on board. I'm interested in seeing how you got the fan to clear the hood and shroud it to the radiator
Well, we went to the track for practice yesterday afternoon. Try as I might to puss out, Nick made me strap into the car and take it out for a few laps. Wow. The car is a blast to drive! I'm sure it was obvious to everybody who happened to be watching that I have no business behind the wheel of a racecar, but I had fun. At least I didn't spin out into the infield during my solo run. Speaking of spinning out- Nick, are you in here? LOL
Nick raced the car again this past Saturday. We had a good night in that no major damage was done to the car. The car qualified 7th out of 17 cars. Nick ended up finishing 5th in the B-Heat and 7th in the main event.
I brought my camcorder to the track intending to film the race from the stands, but at the last minute we decided to mount the camera in the car instead. We ended up mounting the camera with zip ties to the right side of the headrest on the seat. It is a little shaky, but not too bad. We plan on making a more secure mount in the future.
The video in this link is the heat race. 8 laps with the faster cars starting in back and the slowest car starting on the pole. You can see that the track is small and passing is difficult. Nick ends up finishing in 5th place. Listen carefully at 1:40 and you can hear the 23 car bump into the side of Nick. The nerf bars did their job and minimal paint was swapped.
I messed around forever trying to embed this video clip into the thread with no success. I was able to do it on another vbulletin site I often visit, so I am assuming the feature has been disabled for this site. If anyone knows a way to do it, please PM me with instructions.
looks like the car pushes going in. could be wrong though. and wow what size track is that 1/3?
No, it doesn't push at all. It is loose coming out though. The track is 1/4 mile.
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Originally Posted by AM91Camaro_RS
2nd race? I'm impressed. looks like your car is probably a little faster than the rest of those cars in that heat. don't worry about the paint! lol
Thanks! This was actually our fourth race. In that particular heat we were the second fastest car. The slower cars start in front, and in the heat races there isn't usually enough time to get to the front, even if you are faster. The main events are usually 35 laps, so the faster cars can actually work their way to the front. We have video of the main event, and we will upload it in the next few days and post a link.
Thanks for the interest guys. We will be racing again this coming Sunday and I will post an update after the race.
-just a question, is that your transmission making that "whining" noise in the background? I read through your thread a while ago, but I don't remember what you're using for a transmission exactly. Reminds me of mine, but mine's louder
-just a question, is that your transmission making that "whining" noise in the background? I read through your thread a while ago, but I don't remember what you're using for a transmission exactly. Reminds me of mine, but mine's louder
Yes, that is gear whine from the transmission. It is mounted solid, with no isolators whatsoever, so all the gear noise is transmitted throughout the chassis.
Nick raced again on this past Saturday. He got 4th place, which is his best finish yet in the main event.
That piece in the center of the air intake would cause some serious turbulence at race speeds. You might consider cutting it out and replacing it with a metal rod or bracket just to keep the lower lip from flopping around.
We did end up removing that piece. It was a pretty cool night, so it is hard to tell if it made any difference with it gone.
