2011 Track Junkie Thread
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 3,641
Likes: 1
From: Gaithersburg, MD
Hey guys, we got another class C 1st place win at 24Hours of Lemons at CMP this past weekend! (21st out of 80 overall) 
Still need to post pictures, I know, I've been lazy. To my excuse, I got back home at 7am and went straight to work on monday. Needless to say I was not very productive at work that day.
The car ran great exept several mechanical failures that can only happen with Lemons cars. First, the key fell out from the ignition on the straightaway and I had to lock the brakes and slide off since the last thing I wanted is for the steering lock to engage half way through the turn! The key was found and this time ziptied into the ignition.
During the first couple of laps on the second day part of the exhaust fell off and hot exhaust gases melted the wires for the fuel sensor, therefore causing the fuel gauge to go up instead of down The best part was me driving the car for 2 hours in heat and inhailing all of the exhaust getting in the cabin. Needless to say I was out of it by the end.
Can't wait to go race again at Summit Point!
Still need to post pictures, I know, I've been lazy. To my excuse, I got back home at 7am and went straight to work on monday. Needless to say I was not very productive at work that day.
The car ran great exept several mechanical failures that can only happen with Lemons cars. First, the key fell out from the ignition on the straightaway and I had to lock the brakes and slide off since the last thing I wanted is for the steering lock to engage half way through the turn! The key was found and this time ziptied into the ignition.
During the first couple of laps on the second day part of the exhaust fell off and hot exhaust gases melted the wires for the fuel sensor, therefore causing the fuel gauge to go up instead of down
The best part was me driving the car for 2 hours in heat and inhailing all of the exhaust getting in the cabin. Needless to say I was out of it by the end. Can't wait to go race again at Summit Point!
Registered User
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 1,593
Likes: 0
Hey guys, we got another class C 1st place win at 24Hours of Lemons at CMP this past weekend! (21st out of 80 overall)
Still need to post pictures, I know, I've been lazy. To my excuse, I got back home at 7am and went straight to work on monday. Needless to say I was not very productive at work that day.
The car ran great exept several mechanical failures that can only happen with Lemons cars. First, the key fell out from the ignition on the straightaway and I had to lock the brakes and slide off since the last thing I wanted is for the steering lock to engage half way through the turn! The key was found and this time ziptied into the ignition.
During the first couple of laps on the second day part of the exhaust fell off and hot exhaust gases melted the wires for the fuel sensor, therefore causing the fuel gauge to go up instead of down The best part was me driving the car for 2 hours in heat and inhailing all of the exhaust getting in the cabin. Needless to say I was out of it by the end.
Can't wait to go race again at Summit Point!
Still need to post pictures, I know, I've been lazy. To my excuse, I got back home at 7am and went straight to work on monday. Needless to say I was not very productive at work that day.
The car ran great exept several mechanical failures that can only happen with Lemons cars. First, the key fell out from the ignition on the straightaway and I had to lock the brakes and slide off since the last thing I wanted is for the steering lock to engage half way through the turn! The key was found and this time ziptied into the ignition.
During the first couple of laps on the second day part of the exhaust fell off and hot exhaust gases melted the wires for the fuel sensor, therefore causing the fuel gauge to go up instead of down
The best part was me driving the car for 2 hours in heat and inhailing all of the exhaust getting in the cabin. Needless to say I was out of it by the end. Can't wait to go race again at Summit Point!
The key falling out is classic.
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 16,703
Likes: 74
From: High Knob Mountain
Many years ago I was driving up 95 in my Subaru Brat...I needed to get something out of the locked glove box, so I pulled the key out and proceeded and when reaching for the glove box turned then wheel and locked the steering.
This is while going 60 on 95, I was able to stop the car just in time as it swerved to the shoulder.
Good times where had in the 80's in that vehicle. There are many such stories.
This is while going 60 on 95, I was able to stop the car just in time as it swerved to the shoulder.
Good times where had in the 80's in that vehicle. There are many such stories.
Former Moderator
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 4,634
Likes: 28
From: West Virginia
Emmmm, Coors.
Congrats Oleg and nice thinking with the key malfunction. You really should disable the steering lock. It should pretty similar to the S2000s lock so the how-to on the race car page on my website should apply.
Did you keep the car running until the end? That's no small task for any race car.
Congrats Oleg and nice thinking with the key malfunction. You really should disable the steering lock. It should pretty similar to the S2000s lock so the how-to on the race car page on my website should apply.
Did you keep the car running until the end? That's no small task for any race car.
Former Moderator
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 4,634
Likes: 28
From: West Virginia
Puddy Mod Racing shipped my differential yesterday and Ben sent some build pics. I went with his 1.5+ rebuild and had him install the 4.44 gears that have been sitting in my garage since last year. He was kind enough to rebuild the OS Giken LSD at no additional cost.
Backlash Set to 2.8 - 3.3 Thousandths and Perfect Gear-to-Gear Contact Pattern
The Finished Build
I'm not sure when I'll be able to get on track to test it.
Backlash Set to 2.8 - 3.3 Thousandths and Perfect Gear-to-Gear Contact Pattern
The Finished Build
I'm not sure when I'll be able to get on track to test it.
Community Organizer
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 16,673
Likes: 729
From: Maryland
Hey guys, we got another class C 1st place win at 24Hours of Lemons at CMP this past weekend! (21st out of 80 overall)
Still need to post pictures, I know, I've been lazy. To my excuse, I got back home at 7am and went straight to work on monday. Needless to say I was not very productive at work that day.
The car ran great exept several mechanical failures that can only happen with Lemons cars. First, the key fell out from the ignition on the straightaway and I had to lock the brakes and slide off since the last thing I wanted is for the steering lock to engage half way through the turn! The key was found and this time ziptied into the ignition.
During the first couple of laps on the second day part of the exhaust fell off and hot exhaust gases melted the wires for the fuel sensor, therefore causing the fuel gauge to go up instead of down The best part was me driving the car for 2 hours in heat and inhailing all of the exhaust getting in the cabin. Needless to say I was out of it by the end.
Can't wait to go race again at Summit Point!
Still need to post pictures, I know, I've been lazy. To my excuse, I got back home at 7am and went straight to work on monday. Needless to say I was not very productive at work that day.
The car ran great exept several mechanical failures that can only happen with Lemons cars. First, the key fell out from the ignition on the straightaway and I had to lock the brakes and slide off since the last thing I wanted is for the steering lock to engage half way through the turn! The key was found and this time ziptied into the ignition.
During the first couple of laps on the second day part of the exhaust fell off and hot exhaust gases melted the wires for the fuel sensor, therefore causing the fuel gauge to go up instead of down
The best part was me driving the car for 2 hours in heat and inhailing all of the exhaust getting in the cabin. Needless to say I was out of it by the end. Can't wait to go race again at Summit Point!
congrats 
Registered User
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 1,593
Likes: 0
Many years ago I was driving up 95 in my Subaru Brat...I needed to get something out of the locked glove box, so I pulled the key out and proceeded and when reaching for the glove box turned then wheel and locked the steering.
This is while going 60 on 95, I was able to stop the car just in time as it swerved to the shoulder.
Good times where had in the 80's in that vehicle. There are many such stories.
This is while going 60 on 95, I was able to stop the car just in time as it swerved to the shoulder.
Good times where had in the 80's in that vehicle. There are many such stories.
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 3,641
Likes: 1
From: Gaithersburg, MD
^
Yeah, we had the car running all the way till the end of the race. This car is surprizingly sturdy for the rust bucket it is...probably because the engine has like 90hp or so.....gotta dyno it!
Oh...and one more thing, when I was checking the suspension components at the end of day one, I was pulling pieces of what used to be rubber bushings from under the car
Yeah, we had the car running all the way till the end of the race. This car is surprizingly sturdy for the rust bucket it is...probably because the engine has like 90hp or so.....gotta dyno it!
Oh...and one more thing, when I was checking the suspension components at the end of day one, I was pulling pieces of what used to be rubber bushings from under the car
