matts buggy build

[M4wdFab]

shock eye and hardware replaced on driver front.  it was F'd!
steering hyd filter changed
3 chassis cracks found and repaired.  one at pass motor mount and 2 at rear tire carrier.  nothing important really.  chassis looks good after 13? years?

ordered new rear 1410 driveshaft parts from Dennys.  Decided the one on the car should go back to being a spare, its a bit short and inferior design.  fresh big boy shaft for the race. 

couple small items and car ready for race in 2 weeks. 

[M4wdFab]

humped tires tonight and dismounted / mounted for race.

also changed the turbo feed line on Matts Truck.  i had told him about 6 months ago it was looking way too crumbly and needed changing! 

it fell apart when i put a wrench on it to change    all good and drama free.  also found loose injector line clamp buzzing and tightened up.

[mr.mindless]

good maintenance!

[M4wdFab]

everyone hold their breath, we have working radios, intercom, and PPT's from BOTH helmets in 928 for the first time in like 7 years ahead of race day. 

[etk300ex]

Progress!

[M4wdFab]

washed and back at the shop

blew pass D60 inner C prerunning- repaired Friday night

during race by last lap DNF:
lost driver sway bar arm / link
low range issue, rear shifter chattering / skipping not sure whats up
lost pass upper link mount at chassis
collateral damage to 4 link failure yet to be known but doesn't look to bad
driver side 14 bolt shaft bolts loose and about to send / leaking

[M4wdFab]

C clip on rear output let go taking away low range rear drive in FWD loading.
same failure as 571 in 2019
disassembled, flipped around c clip for fresh square edge against helical gear load, tig welded snap ring shut. 


4 link parts, sway bar removed for re fab.  looks like some other link mounts could use some re design and re support as well. 

[M4wdFab]

pass side upper chassis mount that failed during race fixed.  tabs cut out for other side also.  and adding on some gussets to fronts at chassis and truss.  there is some 12yr old fab work going on that could be updated

Case back together also. 

[M4wdFab]

driver side done to match yesterday and case tested good with rear shaft back in.


some front link mount reinforcements planned tomorrow. 

[M4wdFab]

solid day of Matt and I working on this thing! 

while putting new sway bar parts in i found a trailing arm bung weld cracked 270 degrees around and about ready to rip out! 

fix that, changed like 6 Link heims and all 8 wobble stoppers/sway bar heims 

all suspect 4 link tabs have been reworked / gusseted. 



still a bit to go but in good shape for race coming up.