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On The Lips
Posted by on November 26, 2010
So the lip repair is coming along well. Not only that but it’s stronger and sturdier then before:
Since I have put this in for repair (almost a month ago now) I”ve done some research and realised that this is a TBO style front lip that is no longer in production. Oops, I should have looked after it better… There was a guy in the States that would do up copies, though he wouldn’t ship internationally (I wouldn’t blame him), but it has since come to my attention that he is no longer making them. So what better way to introduce their availability then to make copies of your own!
After the stellar repair job is complete, he is also now going to make a mold of it so high quality copies can be made. More on that later.
In the meantime it seems the cancelled drift prac on the 12th is now back on and going ahead. Time to work on the cars again.
Understeering Hotness
Posted by on November 25, 2010
So a couple more pics of the two centurions:
So after my debacle with the tyre joint (they said that the setup was no good) I went out and had a play with it. Self aligned it all up, adjusted ride height and she’s all good. Well not quite:
After the first few runs the new setup was making a huge difference in driftability, and as I grew more confident I got faster and faster on the entry. Then, mid-way through about a 100k entry I hear a dull smack and the car understeers like crazy. Luckily I didn’t hit anything, but after playing with the steering a little I just limped out of the pan, into the esses and back to the lines. As I went to hop out, the door didn’t open properly. It is now hitting the door. No matter I took the targa off and jumped out the car to take a look.
Turns out the driver’s side castor rod was wound in about a thread on the chassis side, and it had come away mid-drift. Why? When I was moving the castor forward to make sure there was enough thread the bracket was rotating with the rod. I was pretty sure I had enough thread in there, so rather then pulling it all apart to fix the problem, I just let it be. She’ll be right. Well, no. So let that be a lesson to you, if you see a problem; fix it properly before you take it to the track. I was lucky I wasn’t coming onto the straight at Lala where I could’ve understeered into the concrete wall…
So after about an hour fixing that so it was threaded properly (cheers to the dude who lent me his shifters) I got back out there and finally shredded the tyres. I probably did one run too many, but here’s what the Federal 595 looks like after you completely shag it:
Changed tyres (now using a set of Admirals) and did a couple tandems with a Silvia that were really good, but then the heat started to get to it. It didn’t cause the misfire problem like the previous outing, but I finished up about 330 to give it a chance to cool down before taking it home. Exhaust temps peaked at 130 degs:
And my oil temp was getting warm too:
But still. It was a successful day, and a good end to the drift year for me. Now to start on some of the larger projects I have in store….
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