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KingtheZJ

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« Reply #1395 on: September 16, 2015, 09:19:51 PM »
Stupid question, but this is to reduce sloshing?
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« Reply #1396 on: September 16, 2015, 10:58:50 PM »
its a required tech item for Ultra4


crash protection with a half full cell not wanting to slam through and rupture. 
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« Reply #1397 on: September 17, 2015, 06:44:37 AM »
use the tire grooving tool, then no deburring necessary
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« Reply #1398 on: September 17, 2015, 09:46:04 AM »
or the air shear or power nibbler. 


The other idea, possibly more simpler i read about guys doing, cutting the tops and bottoms of 1quart oil jugs
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Re: 572
« Reply #1399 on: September 17, 2015, 10:18:05 AM »
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« Reply #1400 on: September 17, 2015, 10:19:02 AM »
would anything hard in the tank, like the pick-ups, be vulnerable to plastic chunks sloshing around?
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« Reply #1401 on: September 17, 2015, 10:41:11 AM »
Very much so. Anything like this has to be packed in there pretty tightly.

Oil quarts is probably the best low buck option in this vein, I'd seen them discussed before Wayne found his supplier. That, and things like bike water bottles.
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« Reply #1402 on: September 20, 2015, 09:27:49 PM »
car was running great.  i backed off a bit this race and kept in comfortable control

heard what sounded like one of my headers fell off, then got sprayed with hot coolant.  Hans and fire suit kept from steam burns on my back and neck.  2 fellow racers helped pull me out of the car fast.  in the moment i was looking at the wrong dam gage and couldn't understand what was occurring.  Radiator fan blade blew off motor.  pinned gage, probably motor damage with this one. 


Magivered one of my trans coolers in front of the radiator which allowed me to drive at 260-275 in 1/4 mile bursts with a cool down of about 5 mins off. 

2 fast consistent laps, short cutted out to camp on lap 3. 


no fuel issues to report. 
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« Reply #1403 on: September 21, 2015, 02:37:37 PM »
next time you look for tires maybe consider these
http://www.rdmoffroad.com/General-Grabber-Competition.aspx
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Re: 572
« Reply #1404 on: September 21, 2015, 04:07:29 PM »
id like to stick to 40"s 


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« Reply #1405 on: September 21, 2015, 04:27:44 PM »
broken fan blade is a random failure  :o

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« Reply #1406 on: September 21, 2015, 04:30:07 PM »
not really.  we have had 3 taurus fan failures so far this year.  they cant take racing.  time to move on. 
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« Reply #1407 on: September 21, 2015, 04:31:21 PM »
the fan looked ok, most likely the retainer clip vacated.  maybe welding it to the shaft would fix that not sure.  wont know until it comes out, and thats about a 3 hour job. 
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« Reply #1408 on: September 21, 2015, 04:32:26 PM »
 debris getting to the blades ?
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« Reply #1409 on: September 21, 2015, 04:36:03 PM »
Mikes i think motor burned up and seized, Matts the fan housing broke muitiple times, we made a steel cage that seems to have fixed.


My first fail, motor bearings failed and seized, this one the blade assembly vacated from motor shaft.  Mine is very protected and stays clean. 
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