Rear end was loose as shit. Tons of trouble steering and staying on the line. Cost me a tire.
Doubtless due to raped bushings.
Motor works GOOD north of 3500 or 4000. It’s hot garbage under load from 2000 or 2500 for about 1000 rpm. Probably similar to smike, but without trans issues.
I melted a fan fuse in my new relay box. Like got Smokey hot and had to stop and fix due to fire concern. Unsure if bad crimp, bad fuse, undersized connectors in the box, or due to the general method used to make a 50a fuse go where it didn’t really belong.
Bad driveline vibe.
Ran cool a n motor and trans both but ambient temps were 40ish. Trans rebuild is solid. I don’t like the need to manually downshift. But I do like compression braking in all gears. I have one of each feature in each of two transmissions.
Steering effort and feedback both still a bit higher than I’d like especially with cold wet dirty hands.
Good shakedown. Disappointingly close to a really good race, result was probably as earned for level of completion and preparation. Effort was obviously high, results at departure I’d give a C- or D. Race day results a C+ or B- due to lack of tools and spares on car. Made electrical magic happen to run fan again with what was under the hood though!
Thanks to all who helped!
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