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Originally Posted by goinbroke2
First time out with a new car? One leak? You did awesome!
You did the whole car over and yet;
it didn't stop charging,
the brakes didn't suddenly become spongy,
the shifter linkage didn't slip/fall off,
it didn't have a bad miss once you actually launched and had it under load on the track,
you didn't turn the key and....nothing....
Avoiding "gremlins" on your first outing, I'd call that a win.
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(Laugh)...Yeah, at least I made it down the track finally. I did not see a Gremlin anywhere in the place either.
We're OK here---the fuel is staying in the lines, the brakes work, belt stayed on the motor, the starter was tested several times trying to keep the car going with the carb troubles, and it still has the drivetrain pieces all intact!
I will need to go back through the shifter cable adjustment again, first gear is not staying engaged, as it shifts into second on its own even with lever 1 held back, so apparently I don't quite have that right yet.
I also know that I need to move the tach upward more into my field of vision, so will be fabricating a new mounting bracket to make that happen.
No discouragement here, I realize it takes a long time to work the bugs out from doing prior cars, just some sadness realizing that there will not be a whole lot I can do about getting several more time slips to look over until next year. The local track is done for the year with their Friday night testing, so weather permitting there might be a couple more Sunday races for the chance to get more runs in before they close for winter. Right now I need testing laps more than a competition atmosphere.