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AI#97
10-30-2007, 12:23 PM
My to do list is pretty short.

1. Rework attachment point for my lower splitter for quicker/easier on/off.
2. Finish putting power and lights in my trailer.
3. Work bench for the trailer.
4. drain cooling system!
5. Fix power steering cooler leak.
6. change front spring rates.
7. Tidy up the inside of the car and engine compartment.
8. Organize spares in the trailer
9. New trailer tires probably...they are two years old now.
10. Work out plan to use up all remaining RA1's throughout 08.
11. Swap out harnesses from passenger side to driver side. Recertify driver belts.
12. Re-install mufflers so I can hear safety broadcast.
13. Remove old sponsor stickers and finally wax the car...after 7 years!!!
14. Repaint nose and hood if time allows.

Wow! I need to get started soon!!! :lol:

AllZWay
10-30-2007, 12:57 PM
My top ten list which is dependent on budget as much as anything.

1. Upgrade all 4 shocks to "The Man" quality shocks. Money will be an issue.

2. Upgrade all bushings from stock on swaybars and endlinks.
3. Upgrade steering rag joint.
4. Repair loose steering wheel in the tilt part.
5. Maybe try new rear spring rates
6. Re-wrap exhaust.
7. Change all fluids
8. Buy New Tires
9. New front Brake Pads
10. Fix fuel guage

y5e06
10-30-2007, 01:06 PM
hmmmm

-move to bilstein rebuildable shocks up front
-spherical front LCA bearings
-reduct radiator.... again
-brake cooling ducts (STILL waiting on blaine parts)
-all new sheet metal/plastic forward of the doors, if I can find a donor cheap enough
-shave off 30lbs somewhere, maybe a driver diet
-figure out where to pick up 2 seconds at each & every track :roll:
-cam, heads, & exhaust for AI

GlennCMC70
10-30-2007, 03:50 PM
- build a couple new cars.
- new radiator and oil cooler set-up for #70.
- look into an accusump set-up.
- hog wild on spring rates.
- front rotor R&D.
- push body work off one more year.
- repair stripped bolt holes in trans case for shifter.
- new exhaust from manifolds back - possibly a boom tube.

Al Fernandez
10-31-2007, 07:33 AM
Oh man I want one of those boom tubes!!

My to do list:

1) Bleed brakes and replace pads
2) Change all fluids
3) Get rid of some wires that dont do anything
4) Clean and organize the trailer

:lol:

mitchntx
10-31-2007, 08:10 AM
Just a few maintenance and retrofit items ...

new motor/trans
replace hoses/belts
pull dash and inspect wiring for chaffing ... tidy up a bit
add volt meter
add right side net
add Al's bar
replace windshield

GlennCMC70
10-31-2007, 08:31 AM
Just a few maintenance and retrofit items ...

new motor/trans
replace hoses/belts
pull dash and inspect wiring for chaffing ... tidy up a bit
add volt meter
add right side net
add Al's bar
replace windshield

Mitch, thats normal LAW "between rounds maint", this thread is about OFFSEASON work. please man, stay on topic!

marshall_mosty
10-31-2007, 11:10 AM
1. New radiator core support and lay top of radiator forward and bottom back, ala C6R.
2. Build either carbon fiber or fiberglass duct for radiator out of fiberglass hood (like what Paul Brown has done on his AIX Mustang)
3. Think about more aero.....
4. Build more aero....
5. Think about new nose and splitter
6. Look into more weight savings
7. Install cool shirt/helmet system
8. "Tidy up a bit" (MW circa Oct. '07)
9. Put motor/trans back in and break-in at MSR-C over the holidays

AI#97
10-31-2007, 11:53 AM
1. New radiator core support and lay top of radiator forward and bottom back, ala C6R.
2. Build either carbon fiber or fiberglass duct for radiator out of fiberglass hood (like what Paul Brown has done on his AIX Mustang)
3. Think about more aero.....
4. Build more aero....
5. Think about new nose and splitter
6. Look into more weight savings
7. Install cool shirt/helmet system
8. "Tidy up a bit" (MW circa Oct. '07)
9. Put motor/trans back in and break-in at MSR-C over the holidays

good luck with 1. and 2. I spent the better part of two months on mine only to realize there wasn't enough room with the radiator I have. Ended up compromising and kept it simple so I didn't spend money on a new radiator.

oz98cobra
10-31-2007, 01:14 PM
We need to finish the front aero and get the car painted.

Besides a couple of testNtune days at Cresson to decide whether we run the Penske or Ohlins shocks, the rest is top secret ;)

AI#97
10-31-2007, 01:22 PM
We need to finish the front aero and get the car painted.

Besides a couple of testNtune days at Cresson to decide whether we run the Penske or Ohlins shocks, the rest is top secret ;)

Has AJ been whispering in your ear?!

RichardP
10-31-2007, 02:07 PM
good luck with 1. and 2. I spent the better part of two months on mine only to realize there wasn't enough room with the radiator I have. Ended up compromising and kept it simple so I didn't spend money on a new radiator.


Yea, to do this properly, a new radiator is likely to be required. More than that, the radiator probably wouldn't be the highest part of the system any more so going with a sealed radiator and a de-gas system would be the proper way to do it.


Richard P.

AI#97
10-31-2007, 02:10 PM
Yea, to do this properly, a new radiator is likely to be required. More than that, the radiator probably wouldn't be the highest part of the system any more so going with a sealed radiator and a de-gas system would be the proper way to do it.


Richard P.

That is where I got to and decided NOT to create another potential problem. Mod motors are notoriously hard to "burp". Figured I would keep things simple because I was probably going to have to figure out how to relocate the thermostat to prevent a bubble that would prevent it from working!

Todd Covini
11-01-2007, 10:50 PM
I'm going to jack up the windshield and put a new front clip on.

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