Christmas came a little early to my garage this year, I must have been on Santa's "nice" list for a change. My race prepped Mikuni 44s arrived from Wolf Creek Racing. Todd Walrich does a fantastic job building and prepping these carbs, and he's very helpful with your questions to get them setup right on your race car. I had him build a set for my 240Z a few seasons ago, and … [Read more...] about SANTA CAME EARLY
HAPPY THANKSGIVING
I'm Happy and Thankful to have the wagon back on it's wheels! … [Read more...] about HAPPY THANKSGIVING
WAGON GETS AN IRS
My fabricator, Paul Moore, just out does himself sometimes. I wish I could take credit for this clean install, but I know when to leave the tricky parts to the pros. So I may have prepped the patient, but Paul did the surgery. Still lots of work to go from here: prep the rear crossmember and control arms, box in the butchered frame rails, build the coilovers, fabricate the rear … [Read more...] about WAGON GETS AN IRS
WAGON FRONT SUSPENSION
We put the new front suspension in place to test fit our handywork. The coil-over struts, heim jointed lower control arms, TC rods, and steering rods will allow a lot of adjustability, as well as being stronger than the forty year old components we replaced. With a little time and a few spacers, we should be able to get all the bumpsteer out, and get the camber/caster/toe just … [Read more...] about WAGON FRONT SUSPENSION
WAGON DIET
The Wagon lost its suspension, steering, and rear drivetrain today. The fabrication of the front coil-overs, lower control arms, front crossmember, and steering upgrades are almost done, so we had to get rid of the old stuff. While we were on a roll, we test fitted a rear fender flare. … [Read more...] about WAGON DIET
SEAM WELDING
Seam welding is a common technique used to increase the structural integity of production race cars. The idea is to provide extra rigidity to the body structure by adding extra welds where the sheet metal body panels come together. The factory uses just enough spot welds, seam welds, and bonding epoxy to hold the car together for road use. But the extra lateral stresses placed … [Read more...] about SEAM WELDING