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Ben Lipman Goo Roo SA Soarer TT manual, plus TT track car, plus a spare shell
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Saturday, April 12, 2014 - 01:15 pm, by: Ben Lipman(Ben12a)
There are a few pages of info here now. I might have to ask Peter if there is a way to get it all saved into a single file and put on disc or something. I'd like to do something with it one day, like make a coffee table book of the evolution from innocent street car to flogged out bitsa race car.
Or make a guide for those stupid enough to want to make a racer out of a luxo barge.
I have the engine and box in the car now. Engine has been started and run for a minute or so. Pretty loud and free revving with no exhaust, no radiator etc. I have this week off, so I intend to reinstall the radiator, tail shaft, fan, etc and start the process of running it in.
In the absence of any other ideas, I am using the GM racing crate engine run in guide I found online. (if I can find it again, LOL. I suck at the internet.) It was something like let it warm up at a high idle like 2000rpm for 30 minutes then dump the oil and change the filter. Take it to the track and do 10 minutes of light running laps, dump the oil, change the filter. Head out again this time running it to about 80% for a 10 minute session, dump the oil, change the filter. Fill it with what ever oil you plan to run, then take it out for a proper session.
The initial runs were with a cheaper oil, but the correct weight for the motor (so 5w30 in my case).
Happy to take advice on this, as I will be searching the net for any 'gospel truth' I can find relating to JZ's. (or even RB as they are a similar age, design, construction etc)
