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Last weekend was our autoX season finale. The weather was great and the car was shod with fresh tires. The suspension is working fine and the tire temps indicate that the current settings are good. Now it's time to feed the engine some vitamins.
Then maybe some aero devices.

https://youtu.be/Mvj7SAzrVjg

That was a good video. Your car has almost no body roll. Very impressive

Cheers,

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Damn! That front slip angle is way too large and the Ackerman is just a muddle.

Build Log: viewtopic.php?f=35&t=5886

Nice. What kind of aero improvements?

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Building a whole car from scratch is a 1,000 little tasks, done 1 task at a time, while thinking 10 tasks ahead, then redoing it anyway.
South Bend Region SCCA D-Modifed Class Autocross & Track-Day/TT. Chevrolet 1.4 L Turbo Ecotec Power


Link to my build log:
http://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=3356

Locofinn,
A one-piece slide-on front spliter/filler panel assembly and a full width rear spoiler.

Just a few changes being made. Cams, pistons, bearings, rods, crank and intake are being replaced. Then ...... some assembly required.

Ohhhh, is that all... Shoot, I thought it wuz gonna be a big job or somethin'...

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JD, father of Quinn, Son of a... Build Log
Quinn the Slotus:Ford 302 Powered, Mallock-Inspired, Tube Frame, Hillclimb Special
"Gonzo and friends: Last night must have been quite a night. Camelot moments, mechanical marvels, Rustoleum launches, flying squirrels, fru-fru tea cuppers, V8 envy, Ensure catch cans -- and it wasn't even a full moon." -- SeattleTom

Hey JD, Thanks for stopping by. Yep, only those of us that chose V8s have the really BIG projects. The rest of us just whittle away at the pea-shooters.
Speakin of whittling, the intake manifold that I got is a Cossie knockoff, so there were some modifications required to make the air flow where it's supposed to and stop it from going where it's not.
The air passage leading up to the Idle Air Motor control housing was drilled too far by the mfgr, so far, that it ended in the passage for the air leaving the control housing. I made a bushing to close off this error and then had to drill the bottom of the exit passage deeper so that it actually put air into the main plenum. But wait, there's more, they drilled another hole to complete the routing for the IAM inlet and didn't provide any means to cap/block it off. So, an ally interference-fit plug was made and installed. It's OK, because I like to make stuff fit and make stuff work. (just like most of us here)
This completes today's PSA.

Note: they did provide the cap that covers the top of the plenum.

What he said.

Cheers,

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Damn! That front slip angle is way too large and the Ackerman is just a muddle.

Build Log: viewtopic.php?f=35&t=5886

Nice work!

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My Haynes/Miata build: http://locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=3774

The car looks great!!

What muffler and shocks are you using??

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build log: viewtopic.php?f=35&t=11946

Thank you danderson.
The muffler is a Magnaflow 10416 and the shocks are QA1 Proma Star DS-301.

I just looked at your video (top of page) again. Man, that little booger is fast.

Enjoyed it again.

Cheers,

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Damn! That front slip angle is way too large and the Ackerman is just a muddle.

Build Log: viewtopic.php?f=35&t=5886

Progress report:
The machine shop completed the balancing work (but not the harmonic balancer keyway - I get to do that). So, most of the engine has been assembled and installed including the new dry sump oil system.
The forged crank that I bought came with a keyway cut in the snout and a timing chain drive gear also with a keyway cut in it. The local machine shop got brain freeze when it came to cutting a keyway in the harmonic balancer because the crank snout is 1.04" OD roughly. The broach bushings come in 1" and 1 1/16" (for about $20 ea). I offered to by them the "tool" to get the job done. Their response was OK, $275 and we'll do it, and I get to keep the "tool" when it's done. The cost was later revised to at least $300. I declined. A broach, broach bushing and broach shims arrive tomorrow ($150).
In the mean time, an adapter for the gilmer drive was made.

Cutting the keyway into the harmonic balancer was accomplished without any drama. Finished assembling the engine today and ran the engine for 20 minutes at 2500 to 3500 rpm to "break-in the cams". A few drops of coolant from the lower connection to the expansion tank were the only renegade fluids.

Great looking build and very clean install on the Duratec.

Have you ran with that oil tank? Any issues deaerating the oil in a non-round tank?

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