we drove this rig from maine to SC. 24hrs!! 60mph unless up hill, then 40.
I was worried that truck was going to break down but the engine ran great.
7mpg, $500 in gas. we have about $1k in the truck, flying up there and drive back, the trailer was free and the car was free. I will have perhaps $1k in the car to get it on the track. includes fire suit and some parts.
took it to the track this past weekend to get it inspected to see if I could even run it since it is so old. built in 86, body is too old according to rules and some other things are illegal for the class I will run. it has a built engine and rack and pinion, bigger brakes. but I got 8 free tires this week end too.
getting the things I need to support the car is costing $$ right now. I need scales. I have no idea what the car weighs or what the distribution is.
plan is to take it up Wednesday for its first day out in over 10yrs. just want to run it slow and get it hot and check it out. I also need time to get use to the car and learn to drive since I have never raced. I can practice 4 days a week. I also have 2 other tracks within 2hrs and I was told I can practice at one of the others during the week too. not sure if I want to race at that one, the cars are much more beat up there and waaaay fewer teeth among the racers.
the seat does not fit me right, very narrow in the shoulders. in fact I have bruise on my arm from it just from driving in the yard. the seat pins my elbows down to my side and makes it hard for me to steer it.
will see how it goes Wednesday. a seat may be on order. found a kirkey for around 500
engine does not seem smooth to me. going to pull plugs and do a compression test since I have run it now. I started to do one before I started it (had not been started in 10yrs). I got 180 on the first one and 120 on the second, so I stopped since it had not been run in so long.
oh, it has no alternator and no rev limiter. I bought an MSD for the rev limiter but I will have to add weight to run it. but then that will put a bigger drain on the battery.
need to figure out a rev limiter.