Been an interesting few weeks because of reasons that I wonât go into now...
But Round 2 beckons, so I pulled my finger out.
Main thing was fitting some brake ducts. No idea how they are going to work, but worth a try.
They are as classy and high budget as they appear. ?
I also made a basic cold air intake - not expecting miracles, but the stock intake snorkel is about 40mm in diameter for about 500mm which did seem a bit restrictive.
It is now 75mm ID and about 350mm long, as well as picking up from the gap between the radiator and headlight, rather than directly behind the headlight.
No photo of the CAI, but hereâs what the original looked like:
Rules say that the driverâs name has to be on the top of the windscreen. This rule was widely ignored last time, but they have promised/threatened a crack down on the rules this time, so I decided to make sure I didnât paint a target on myself... Hand written in Barbie pink is just another touch of class.
Also cameras. These are cheap crap ones my dad bought and then gave to the kids once he realised that they were unsuitable (too crappy) for what he wanted to use them for.
After the bit of biff and barge at Round One and the reasons I wonât go into now, I decided that having an onboard camera was probably a good idea - and that having two of them is probably a better idea.
Surprisingly difficult job to mount them where they give the view you want and are out of the way and are secure. The back one cops a mad reflection of the holes in the rear parcel shelf - I have stuck some foam tape (because it is matt black) over the holes but do not have high expectations.
I gutted the cat converter. Seems like a waste of time so far, TBH. Does have a raspier note on the free rev, which is not a positive. Need to spend the money on a proper exhaust.
Oh, and I also changed the spark plugs and cleaned out the distributor trying to chase a slight misfire at idle. Didnât fix it. Spark plugs came with another car I bought, so I have literally not spent a cent on it for this round!
(I did get a roll cage bent up for it, but ran out of time/motivation to fit it. So the $400 it owes me doesnât get counted yet!).
