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Ben Lipman Goo Roo SA Soarer TT manual, plus TT track car, plus a spare shell
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Wednesday, July 02, 2014 - 12:16 pm, by: Ben Lipman(Ben12a)
As if I have the skills to photoshop something. As if I even have photoshop. Haven't you seen my MS Paint renderings, LOL?
The car is now pretty much ready for a test day at Wakefield park tomorrow at their 'speed off the streets' day. Weather is mostly fine, however if today is anything to go by...it is lunch and the fog still hasn't lifted here in Canberra. Hopefully get some decent weather at Wakey tomorrow.
Had a little setback: not long after the photo above was taken the car fell off a faulty jack. The front wheels were on the car, and I was about to put the rears on. In the process of transferring the stands at the rear the jack failed, causing the car to come off the stands at the front. I destroyed my nice new oil cooler, the intercooler pipe, and the headlight/radiator subframe is a bit bent.
On the upside, I got to do some panel beating using a tow ball, jammer, and parts from the offending jack.
The oil cooler does not leak, however I cannot risk an engine failure due to the cooler failing out on the track, so I have retro fitted an older, smaller cheapie oil cooler.
I also put the gearbox back together with a new gasket, shifter bush, and shifter seat. It turns out I did not have much of a shifter seat at all, only the washer from the bottom. Needless to say the shifter feels great now. I thought it was pretty good already compared to the red car so I guess I should have a look at the road car at some stage...
