ok guys i will fess up.
The engine bay cooling thingy i have done goes like this:
1- remove the rubber seal on the cowl assembly. It is on with just some plastic retainers. Comes off in about 10secs and you can replace it if you ever want too.
2- there are options here, but the next step is to make a spacer, thick foam, self adhesive felt etc that you can get from Home Depo/Lowes etc. Place a approx 1 inch long and 1/2 to 3/4inch thick strip on the middle part ( a little lateral of each windshield washer nozzle)of the cowl where you removed the rubber sealant strip. Thats the easy option.
What I ended up doing was getting some elevator bolts from Lowes and gluing a thin rubber disc to it's broad top. Then i used a nut that was screwed all the way up on the bolt. I then placed a bolt like this into each of the holes on the cowl where the plastic retainers were. The I used another nut on the bottom of the bolt. That way they are adjustable , if needed, looks much more pro and sturdy.
This little mod reduced my surface temps on my coils packs by 10degrees.I monitored many other temps (yall know how I am!) and this mod does help some.
Hood stays with stock alignment on the fenders and the front.
I will bring stuff to ATlanta to do one.
Questions/comments?
Olddragger

 

If you ask Rob to bring the camber/caster gauge with the ROAR truck, I'll be happy to string your car for you. Or if anyone else has a gauge while we're there we can do it. We can string it, get very precise measurments and do the alignment at the track, or make changes depending on your tire temps and feel of the car.

Let me know if you want to do this. I'll put 4 cinder blocks in my tow vehicle and we can raise your car up, string it, and make measurements where it is. Takes about 1-2 hours to do it right. We'll be able to do caster, camber, and toe without any issues.

The string is for a very accurate toe measurements, we can do the other two without string, but tow is very important.

 

I think Toe is more important than tow

Wow Lego, are you going to have enough time to drive, instruct, and do everyones alignment? I wonder if everyone will win their HPDE session after you align it ?

It is now offical, I will be moving to the West Coast now. As a final good bye, I will be driving Sebring in October w/ Chin than Barber w/ NASA.

 

dang Lego--you are learning a lot arent ya! But Mum is the word. Using a trip to GTE for an excuse to leave early friday--get her done and then make the track.
heck It may be wise for the club to invest in one?
What i am wondering ---since the temps are going to be 99 on thursday friday---everyone still game on camping? Any wimps out there?
olddragger

 

Yes, tent city will be there

 

You've taught me a good deal on suspension. You're a wiz and have it down to an artform now.

Were's the new job?

 

Camping wimp here! I will come to the track some time Friday to watch and get teched and hang out. Someone take a picture of a skeeter doing a chicken please.

 

Haha! I'd like to have a movie of that one.

 

Perv

 

what if the chicken does the skeeter?--- I hear Michael Vick has a new line of work?
ahhhhhh -----shame on me!
I just went through my GTE (old) alignment receipts etc. I didnt even know what i had.
hell I am running only 1.4 up front and 1.8 in the rear.
A 6.5 caster,
front toe at 0.07 and rear toe at 0.01
No dang wonder I am as slow as I am.
Need to get a little more aggressive ---I think.
olddragger

 

Then we'd have a Chiskeeter.

 

it could peck and *****. that could be dangerous...

 

Got my little fan, the industrial size bottle of skeeter killer, and my tent.
Camping!

 

I will be camping, and plan to be at the track by 2 on Friday.

 

I will be at the track about 5:30-6:00 on Friday.

 

I will set up my stuff at the campground Friday am. See y'all there......WOOHOOOO!!!!
4 !!!

 

Fri
Aug 10 Isolated T-Storms 96°/74° 30 %
Sat
Aug 11 Mostly Sunny 92°/71° 20 %
Sun
Aug 12 Mostly Sunny 91°/69° 20 %

 

If night temps go up any---i may end up getting a room!
But--cant wimp out now---!
So who has a power strip--so all fans can plug up--and dont forget the extension cords!
I will be at GTE Weds at 2 pm so they can mess my car up again.
rotor on
OD

 

in looking over the driver/car list --did anyone notice that in HPDE 1 there is a 1964 Ford Cobra? NOT kit car? Holy Be-Jesus! Can that be for real?
Olddragger

 

Gotta be a kit.....Unless the drivers name is Jay Leno.

I should be there Friday afternoon to set up camp. I'm taking the afternoon off from work. It's about 3 hours down there from my house.

 

Also another really cool car -- according to the driver's list, there is going to be a 1987 Mazda RX-8 there. I'd like to see that one. They confused Charlie's 2 cars I guess.

 

Lego, labels ordered for your car today. I will have them to put on Friday aftrnoon. One for each door.

 

No problem. The doors are completelt blank and ready for you.

 

Nice! Where are the rotors?

I went with silver.

 

Matt, a friend of mine from work, will be coming out to shoot photos this weekend. Don't know if he will be there Sat/Sun or just Saturday. He'll be bringing his D70 and I will let him use my D200 with the 400mm "compensating" lense also.