The Shake Down
So I rented the skid pad at Thunder Hill today. The plan was to beat on the car a bit and see if it held together. A shake down prior to doing some track days with it this year… The car performed pretty well. The brakes and clutch feel great, the transmission shifts nice. all in all I was really pretty happy with everything. There are a couple of issues however. The steering wheel is not straight. annoying but should be an easy fix. the big issue is that I am leaking gear fluid out of the passenger side axle seal. I’ve done almost everything to this car but I’ve never pulled an axle. so, I guess there’s something new for me to learn. also, if you watch this video, I’m not convinced my posi is working. the couple of times I got the wheels spinning it seems like maybe only the pass. side was spinning??? finally, this adventure has taught me that I’m really going to have to spring for a separate set of track wheels/tires. The Kumho’s I have on now suck on the street because they pick up every little pebble and throw them up into the wheel wells. makes a racket. so my plan is to buy some cheap steel wheels for the track and get some street tires for the wheels I have now.
Nice video. What did you use for a camera mount when you had the camera mounted on the left rear quarter? Some kind of suction cup thingie? It seems pretty stable – which is nice.