Butchers Bill from Hair of the Dawg

We (Lugnut, Torch, and I) went through the cars this weekend to see what damage was done from Hair of the Dawg to get ready for Lucky Dog's, "Lucky Dog Desert Dash & Cinco de Mayo" at Willow Springs, May 2 and 3.

Well it is quite the list:

Brakes:

·    Master break cylinder - 1 1/16” bore

·    Replace Rotors- Go back to Stop Tech for additional cooling

·    Front Brake Pads

Suspension:

·    Upper control arm bushing - New business are needed

Electrical:

·    Fix starter power cable

Drive Line:

·    Replace Differential

·    Mounting Bolts

Tires:

·    Need third Set for this Willow Springs abrasive track

·    New Rims

Engine Mount:

·    Laguna seems to loosen things.  Double nut, lock tight (glue) or castle nut the engine mounts

Fire Suppression:
·     Bottle Expired and need to exchange

And this is before we get to punchlist.  

The most inserting on this list is the differential.  Here are some photos of the one that failed.

Yeah, that is done.

Post Hair of the Dawg

Well, that did not go as planned.

The hair of the dawg race at Laguna was a trial of parts and patience. We did go into the race with high hopes. The car seemed good after Arse-Freeze. No major damage. With only one car we ran through our check list quite quickly and thought, yeah we are ready. We were not.

On the first day we start of and immediately exceed track noise limits. For Laguna the limit was 92 dB. We were belching out 94+ dB low end noise. Now of course we packed light for this, so to fix this problem we ran into town to get additional muffle pipes. That, tool 45 minutes, before we could even start the race. Then as we ran, we seem to have lack of power that we could not figure out. So, we were slow all Saturday. That evening we did find problem. During the checks, we found 4 and 6 cylinder ignition coils flipped. Instant solution to the power problem.

On day two we started well. A lot more speed going through the front stretch and up the hills. The cars we were fighting the day before were no challenge. We were roaring. We got through 2 full stints. Then on the third stint, bang, Car dies on me coming out of the corkscrew and was able to coast it down of the hill and into the pits. Turns out the start cable was loose and fused onto the hot exhaust, grounding out the car. After 30 minutes of work, we were able to get back on track. Then during this stint, we developed a noticeable knocking from the rear drive system. I pulled the car in, and we found the differential mounting bolts had departed. They were two, long, fairly big bolt and bolts tot eh nose of the differential that were missing. I could not find any. We even ask and round and our neighbors couldn't help us. So we fabricated bolts. Again packing light burn us. For we did not bring my complete bolt collection or welder. This fix thus took an hour, so clear we were out of podium finish position. After the fix, Lugnut drove the car. However, after a few laps, the differential seized up, and we were required to be towed in, ending our Hair of the Dog experience.

So, with some lessons learned, we are starting in on getting ready for a May 2-3 run at Willows Spring with Lucky Dog Racing.