Pick Up & The Road Home: 07/03/2015
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Well the CTR is finally back in my possession! Last week, I drove a trailer down to Cincinnati to pick it up from ASI. When I got there, there were still a few outstanding items that needed to be addressed before I could take it out of there. We bolted up the wideband O2 sensor, trimmed the hood for clearance, adjusted a few things, topped off and burped the coolant, etc etc.
At about 10PM, we finally were able to load her up onto the trailer and I could begin my 6.5 hour drive home… I got home around 4:30AM, passed out in my bed for 3 hours then woke up for work the next day. I’m glad the car is back in my possession now so that I can get the last few items buttoned up to start racing.
There are a few things still outstanding that I need to address and fix;
– Cage needs better paint coverage
– tap the intake manifold and hook up the Brake Booster
– I either have a vacuum leak, timing is off, voltage/grounding isn’t good, or something along those lines because the car is cutting out at 2500rpm…
– safety harness inside lap belt eye bolts are not installed
– paint the trimmed sections under the hood
– reinstall interior, and trim the rear quarter panels to fit the cage
– change fluids; engine oil, trans fluid, brake fluid
– align the wheels
– Dyno tuning at ProFunction by Mikey
– install new rear brake pads
– fix coolant leak at heater core return hose at the firewall. Looks like the tube is oval-shaped, so must’ve gotten a little crushed and not sealing on the hose properly
– interior fan is not working
More to come on progress with all of these things early next week!
Back Home, Progress on to-do list: 07/04/2015
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Some pictures of the car back in its home.
I sprayed the second coat of paint on the cage. Majic White Enamel from the farm store. It actually does a pretty nice job with coverage, no primer, easily sandable, sprays evenly.
There are still a couple of spots that need touching up, but coverage looks pretty good. More updates to come Sunday.
Cage Paint and Harness Install: 07/07/2015
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Cage paint is done and dry.
Installed the Crow Harnesses.
Interior is about 85% installed.
One more for the road.
Some other updates;
– Coolant Temp Sensor CEL, I found the sensor unplugged. Plugged it in and that one is cleared.
– OEM Primary O2 sensor installed and CEL is gone
– Ordered an IAT sensor to clear that CEL
– Need to straighten out the front wheel alignment
– Bringing it to Mikey at ProFunction for some checking over and dyno tuning Thursday.