FUeL hits the track

[James OLC]

Dave brought FUeL out to Race City Speedway today for an open track event with one of the local car clubs. I was fortunate to be able to meet up with him and, after being taken for a couple of wild laps, snapped a couple of pictures. The quality isn`t tht great but you should get the idea of how awesome the car looks on the track.

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[James OLC]

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[James OLC]

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[James OLC]

It was great to see Dave hammering on the car and throwing it around the corners harder then most people would even dream about. It was awesome to see the Camaro on the track dicing it up with the Porsches, Corevettes, Lotus(es) and even a killer Ford GT.

It will be fun to watch Dave and car progress on the track over the next few events. Thanks for the ride Dave and for letting me hang with you for the evening.

[WTRacing]

great pics.. car looks amazing, sinister as hell

[James OLC]

It's unfortunate that the pictures don't give you any idea as to the complexity of the road course. It's 2 miles or so and really is quite challenging. There were a couple of fairly drastic corners that had the pirelli's screaming. The front stretch (where pit road is and where these pics were taken) encompasses the drag strip and shutdown lanes. It's about 3/4 mile long and ends in a sharp 90 degree lefthander. The hydraboost got a workout hauling the '69 down from a buck and a bunch.

[rogue]

beautiful shots and a great car. Good to see cars being driven! The car looks wicked.

[monza]

James thanks for posting up the pics! Great to hang with you, looking forward to the pay back ride in OneLap once it's done.

FUel ran pretty good... except the valve cover gasket came dislodged and was a bit of a smoky mess. Removed the value cover and wrestled for about an hour getting the gasket seated. James finally got it in there. Thanks for that!! WTF is with all the extra gasket and trying to get it all in the slot?? Does it get heat stretched? Putting it in new was nothing like what we struggled with. Then on my final lap the valve cover breather blew out, what a mess. Also had a bit of rubbing from the rear around this one slow sweeping corner. Not 100 % sure what... but James he's big! lol It went away once I dumped him.

Besides the relatively minor issues it was great! After most people left we went and did a drifting session around a cool hairpin corner, what a blast. The drift of the day was a Viper doing a insane run with one hand out the T-roof with a 360 finish... total f'd up and super funny. Should of stayed for that James.

[Memphis]

Wow its got one of those aussie ITB setups right? The car looks beautiful and its awesome to see it out on a track!!

[WTRacing]

Besides the relatively minor issues it was great! After most people left we went and did a drifting session around a cool hairpin corner, what a blast. The drift of the day was a Viper doing a insane run with one hand out the T-roof with a 360 finish... total f'd up and super funny. Should of stayed for that James.

man wish you had pics/video of that!!

What finish is that in your engine bay, like semi flat? looks really good almost looks textured

[Steve1968LS2]

Yea, the LS valve cover gaskets "grow" one used. There's a trick for getting it back in the groove.

It's hard to explain but as you place it back in the slot you push it on itself (compress it). This way you wont have extra. Does that make sense?

Glad to hear your using the car, then again I had little doubt you would :)

[monza]

Wow its got one of those aussie ITB setups right? The car looks beautiful and its awesome to see it out on a track!!

That's correct a Harrop Intake, http://www.harrop.com.au/root_folder/harrop_manifolds/amfd7022-00.html

Thanks for the comments. Here is a build type sheet from G-Force Designs if interested... http://www.gforcedesignconcepts.com/gallery/Fuel

[monza]

man wish you had pics/video of that!!

What finish is that in your engine bay, like semi flat? looks really good almost looks textured

Yes a flat black and the front piece is a textured powder coat.

[monza]

Yea, the LS valve cover gaskets "grow" one used. There's a trick for getting it back in the groove.

It's hard to explain but as you place it back in the slot you push it on itself (compress it). This way you wont have extra. Does that make sense?

Glad to hear your using the car, then again I had little doubt you would :)

Makes perfect sense but it grew about 6 inches, a lot of compressing in on itself, spring loaded ready to pop making the install a delicate task.

It was fun Steve, I had a goal of driving away from the track this time. Still pushed hard but not insanely so as my last track day.

[James OLC]

It's hard to explain but as you place it back in the slot you push it on itself (compress it). This way you wont have extra. Does that make sense?

Oh yeah, it makes perfect sense Steve and it sounds so easy when you put it like that. Except when your doing it on the pit lane, watching track time dwindle, being eaten by mosquitos and the freaking billet aluminum valve covers are 2000 degrees and the gasket is covered in oil. Thankfully my "gorilla fingers" as Dave called them were up to the task. I love race track trashing!


Glad to hear your using the car, then again I had little doubt you would :)

Its definately used.

[dropit69]

i love Fuel ..glad to see its getting driven hard ..and some nice rides you guys got up that way..did Fuel beat the nsx ?..i love the looks of them nsx cars..

[monza]

i love Fuel ..glad to see its getting driven hard ..and some nice rides you guys got up that way..did Fuel beat the nsx ?..i love the looks of them nsx cars..

I was letting him pass in the straights, made him work for it though.
He killed FUel in the corners, also the driver of the nsx is a track instructor and president of our race club with thousands of laps.

[Steve1968LS2]

Oh yeah, it makes perfect sense Steve and it sounds so easy when you put it like that. Except when your doing it on the pit lane, watching track time dwindle, being eaten by mosquitos and the freaking billet aluminum valve covers are 2000 degrees and the gasket is covered in oil. Thankfully my "gorilla fingers" as Dave called them were up to the task. I love race track trashing!



Its definately used.

Hey, I never said it was easy.. lol -- it's amazing how much bigger they "grow".

Option #2 is to carry a spare ;)

[monza]

While spectating at the drifting session we had to hide behind a wall in the field I was just sent this from track night.... I know I know cars to not belong in fields.

[buickfunnycar.com]

lol -- it's amazing how much bigger they "grow"....

Funny,that's what my wife says to me all the time...lol.:rolleyes:

Seriously:kewlpics: ...car looks awesome on the track.:cool: