The OPTIMA Batteries OneLapCamaro gets ready for business

[James OLC]

Well it’s time to start getting the OPTIMA Batteries OneLapCamaro up to speed for this years Tire Rack One Lap of America which promises to make last years adventure look like a bit of walk in the park. This year we’re doing the same mileage as last year (around 3,600) but we have one less day to do it – that makes for a couple of 500 plus mile days and one awful looking 700 mile transit stage (yech). Fortunately the OLC Team is coming back stronger this year and now we actually have a clue what’s in front of us.

For 2011 Fast Mary Pozzi is joining me as co-driver for race and OPTIMA Batteries is once again sponsoring our efforts. We also have support coming from Hellwig Products and FM3 Performance Marketing who helped us last year as well as new sponsors Baer Brakes and RideTech who are letting us torture test some of their cool new products. This year we’ll also benefit from have a second car running as part of Team OPTIMA – Jimi Day and Steve Kepler will be running the race with us in Steve’s tried and true Z06. Steve has beat on this car as much as I have seen anyone beat on anything so I am sure that he and Jimi will have a blast in the uber-competitive “big bore” class.

For the most part the OLC held up pretty well in last years race – we killed a set of brake pads, cracked some rotors, destroyed some axle seals and obliterated a clutch on the last day of the race but came away in pretty decent shape. Nonetheless, we saw the need for some improvements to defend our title and set about scoping some new bits that should make us a bit more consistent and hopefully more competitive.

We’re working with RideTech to evaluate and dial in their new TA3 Triple Adjustable shocks. RideTech has really stepped up to the plate over the last two years and is making some top-notch Pro-Touring pieces in addition to their Air Ride systems. Last year they released their non-adjustable and single adjustable coil over shocks and at SEMA they debuted their Triple Adjustable offerings. For this year’s One Lap of America we’ll be heading out with one of the first sets of TA3’s and putting them through their paces.

At SEMA last fall Baer Brakes rolled out their new Baer Tracker Full Floating Axle Conversion kit and we were immediately sold. Designed to eliminate axle deflection the Baer Tracker is a huge step in eliminating pad knock back and providing a more stabile, predictable brake response. In addition to the Baer Tracker we’re stepping up to a new set of 6R Monoblock Competition Calipers, which should give us an absolutely incredible brake setup.

We’ve been working with Blake and the guys at SpeedTech for a while now and last month they came up with a solution to adapt the new SKF ZR1 hubs to the ATS spindles so we’ve got a pair of those on the way now. The stock hubs are great but one of our stops this year are the high banks of Daytona and a bit of overkill won’t hurt up front.

We’re also working with Rick’s Stainless on one of their VaporWorx tanks. This will be a huge confidence booster for us since we saw more than one competitor fail last year due to fuel issues. It will also help in the Silver State where fuel consumption is less than optimal. For reference, in the One Lap of America last year we averaged something like 28 mpg on the highway and 2.8 mpg on the track – knowing that you’ve got a bulletproof setup will be a huge improvement for us.

In addition to that we’ve got some more tricks up our sleeves that we’ll share over the next couple of months. New wheels are in the works, necessitated by our tire choice for this year’s event and we’re hoping to have some new aero tricks at our disposal (time permitting) that look like a huge step forward over where we are today. We also need to figure out something for a stereo (to avoid the whole “humming thing” this year) – hopefully we can find someone we trust to do what should be a pretty basic install.

[James OLC]

We’ll update things as they come but to start things off we got the ball rolling with RideTech just before Christmas, sending them our old shocks for dynoing and looking for a base line with their shocks.

I’ll try to post all the graphs but here you can see a comparison of the old shocks and the new RideTechs and the range between full stiff and full soft. We had been running at the very soft end and had no more adjustment.

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/02/PenskeRidetech3-1.jpg

You can see that the RideTech shocks are quite a bit softer than the old shocks so a spring change is in order. We’re increasing the coil rates by 100 pounds up front and that should give us something that is not too far out from where we were. One of our goals was soften things up so we’re well on our way.

[James OLC]

We decided to start with some testing of the softer shocks – firmer springs using RideTechs single adjustable coilovers to make sure that we are in the ball park of what we need before committing to the valving on the triple adjustables.

Here is one of the mono-tube single adjustables right out of the box. Besides the one-piece impact forged body (which is cool as heck) you’ve got the upper and lower spring perches and all necessary hardware to do the installation.

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/02/RideTech20out20fo20the20box-1.jpg

What you can’t see (obviously) are the guts of the shock – Teflon seals and wipers, deflecting disk valving, and internal extension and compression bump stops – these are high quality, high performance pieces and should be perfect on the OneLapCamaro.

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/02/RideTech20single20adjustable-1.jpg

Top and bottom you have Teflon and Kevlar injected spherical bearings. At the top you’ve got the single adjuster and the coil mount that is held in place by a simple snap ring.

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/02/RideTech20Spring20top-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/02/RideTech20adjuster20detail-1.jpg

What you can see at the bottom of the shock is the forged aluminum pinch clamp that is (IMHO) a really creative alternative to the conventional setscrew style. Not only will it get away from damaging the aluminum threads and stripping the set screw but I can actually see the clamp and won’t be searching around with an Allen wrench in my hand wondering which hole has the set screw and which is just a blind hole.

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/02/RideTech20Spring20perch-1.jpg

Here is where the RideTech Mono-Bore is a bit different than most – you can see that body is a single piece… very cool.

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/02/RideTech20body-1.jpg

[James OLC]

Fully assembled with the Hyperco springs we’re hopefully ready to go.

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/02/RideTech20Assembled-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/02/RideTeck20single20adjuster-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/02/RideTech20clamp-1.jpg

Another nice feature out of the box is that RideTech includes these aluminum spacers/inserts that allows you to use either 1/2” or 5/8” hardware. We had been using 1/2” bolts so the inserts ensured that we would have a hassle free installation.

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/02/RideTech20Spacers-1.jpg

[James OLC]

At least in theory…

Nothing on the OneLapCamaro is ever that easy and the first issue that we found was with the lower control arm mounts. Since we wanted to be able to do back to back testing with different shocks we wanted to keep the old mounting points to allow for a simple change. Unfortunately differences in the shock bodies themselves led to a clearance issue with the SpeedTech LCA. As you can see the first issue is with the actual mounting points for the shocks – the old setup was too close together to use the aluminum sleeves.

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/02/RT20fitment-1.jpg

The second issue is that the shock wouldn’t reach the mounting point anyways. The old shocks had a 1” longer head on the shock and now we were hitting the LCA before we got close to the Chicane lower mount.

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/02/RT20shock20fitment-1.jpg

Before going any further I think that’s it’s important to say a couple of things – because this is going to look like a real pain in the butt…

1. This is not a problem with either the SpeedTech Lower Control Arm or the RideTech Coil-Over Shocks. The Chicane shock mounts were designed specifically for either a Bilstein or Penske shock – that’s it. Because I wanted to be able to run any shock we needed a slightly more complicated solution.

2. There is an easy solution that could have solved this problem in about 30 seconds… we could have simply kept the existing mount “as is” with no changes and used a stock style T-bar mount in the stock holes. Going this way allows the RideTech shocks to work with the SpeedTech LCA with absolutely no modifications.

3. David and I went the direction we did because we wanted to. This isn’t necessary for 9 out of 10 installations but we wanted to run the longest possible shock and by going this route we gained some much desired shock travel – probably more than we need. It also allows us to run the same shock front and rear which makes replacement and spares and all that jazz much simpler – again, not important to 9 out of 10 people but for the One Lap of America space it at a premium and the ability to have a single spare is a great benefit to us. (that sounds like a great justification now but at the time we didn’t know that – lol).

[James OLC]

Anyways…

We pulled the front LCA’s off

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/02/SpeedTech20LCA20before-1.jpg

Fired up the mill and opened up the base of the LCA to clear the shock body…

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/02/Opening20LCA20clearance-1.jpg

Cut the shock mounts off and moved them out about an inch.

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/02/SpeedTech20Welding-1.jpg

And just like that we were done.

[James OLC]

We installed the fronts

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/02/RideTech20FR20pocket-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/02/RideTech20FR20top-1.jpg

and the rears

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/02/Ridetech20RR20Installed-1.jpg

and got ready to set ride height… which is when we realized that we needed longer front shocks. We quickly figured out that one of the rears would work so a quick call to RideTech had a pair of longer shocks on the way.

David got the fronts in yesterday so we’ll be doing some testing soon – we’ll keep you posted.

[tommycomfort]

Great write up James! We will be following for updates.
Tom

[Wesley J]

Hey James,

In now way am I trying to slam Ridetech as there stuff obviously works very well but are you telling us that the ridetech shocks compare to Penske in terms of quality and performance?

Thanks,

Wes

[johnny68]

James very cool
john

[James OLC]

Hey James,

In now way am I trying to slam Ridetech as there stuff obviously works very well but are you telling us that the ridetech shocks compare to Penske in terms of quality and performance?

Thanks,

Wes

That’s a fair question and my short answer is yes – I do think that are comparable to Penske’s (or any other top shelf shock brand that you care to use) in performance ability, quality, and value. If I didn’t believe that I wouldn’t be running them on my car.

The long answer is this - and I hope that I’m not revealing any state secrets here – I spent a lot of time looking at shock options prior to seeing the new TA3’s from RideTech last fall and when I saw them I spent some more time looking into them in particular and eventually taking to Bret about them in detail. The RideTech mono-tube shocks (from the non-adjustable to single adjustable to the triple adjustable) are manufactured to RideTech’ specifications – component selection, application fitments, dimensioning, valve code selection, etc. – by one of the most respected and successful racing shock manufacturers in the world – Fox Shocks. These guys have been building and racing their shocks for over 30 years, so while RideTech is “new” to the coil-over game they are bringing the best possible product to the market by partnering with one of the best in the business. Proven race pedigree? – sure – how about 2010 championships in the Baja 1000, in the Winter X games, in the AMA Pro ATV world championships, in the Lucas Off Road truck series? They are not a familiar name in our hobby but they are not new to making automotive shocks – Ford uses Fox’s internal bypass technology in the SVT Raptors. I don’t want to sound like a commercial but that’s what I found when I dug into RideTech’s new shocks; and that really sold me.

I have 100% confidence in the quality of these shocks. With Fox being responsible for the basic “architecture” (for lack of a better word) of the shocks and the damper components themselves and RideTech focusing on applications for our hobby or sport – to me it’s a no lose situation. And like I said in my short answer – if I didn’t believe that I wouldn’t be running them on my car.

[dontlifttoshift]

Thanks for bringing real technical knowledge to this write up and not just an infomercial for a sponsor. I look forward to the results with the new shock package.

So it seems that they can be run inverted as well as right side up...that's cool, too.

Donny

[Gandalf]

Teflon deflecting, mono spherical injections and kevlar extension bumps - I had all those on my first car, eesh!

James - awesome writeup! For having just a basic understanding myself - even I can follow it and appreciate a bunch of those features and how they would make a difference. Lots of small things but you can tell someone thought about how people are actually using their performance shocks and the challenges they've run into.

Anyway - keep us posted and see you soon!

[LeighP]

Write up and pics are great!
Look forward to more info and pics as you tune and test.

[James OLC]

The longer front shocks are on and David scaled the car yesterday before doing a quick alignment check last night. One of the things that David found with the longer fronts was that at full droop the springs would unseat from the upper spring retainer so try stop that from happening (only an issue when on jack stands or in a really bad couple of seconds after a really big bump) he added droop stops.

Here are the corner weights "before"
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/02/scale20start-1.jpg

and after adjustment
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/02/scale20done-1.jpg

So - total weight is 3511 pounds (I know) and as it sits it's 53.6% front and 46.4% rear; stick my fat butt in the seat and it's just about 51.5% front 48.5%.

Should be test driving today...

[Wesley J]

That’s a fair question and my short answer is yes – I do think that are comparable to Penske’s (or any other top shelf shock brand that you care to use) in performance ability, quality, and value. If I didn’t believe that I wouldn’t be running them on my car.

The long answer is this - and I hope that I’m not revealing any state secrets here – I spent a lot of time looking at shock options prior to seeing the new TA3’s from RideTech last fall and when I saw them I spent some more time looking into them in particular and eventually taking to Bret about them in detail. The RideTech mono-tube shocks (from the non-adjustable to single adjustable to the triple adjustable) are manufactured to RideTech’ specifications – component selection, application fitments, dimensioning, valve code selection, etc. – by one of the most respected and successful racing shock manufacturers in the world – Fox Shocks. These guys have been building and racing their shocks for over 30 years, so while RideTech is “new” to the coil-over game they are bringing the best possible product to the market by partnering with one of the best in the business. Proven race pedigree? – sure – how about 2010 championships in the Baja 1000, in the Winter X games, in the AMA Pro ATV world championships, in the Lucas Off Road truck series? They are not a familiar name in our hobby but they are not new to making automotive shocks – Ford uses Fox’s internal bypass technology in the SVT Raptors. I don’t want to sound like a commercial but that’s what I found when I dug into RideTech’s new shocks; and that really sold me.

I have 100% confidence in the quality of these shocks. With Fox being responsible for the basic “architecture” (for lack of a better word) of the shocks and the damper components themselves and RideTech focusing on applications for our hobby or sport – to me it’s a no lose situation. And like I said in my short answer – if I didn’t believe that I wouldn’t be running them on my car.

Thanks James, I appreciate the info. I agree, Fox is good stuff, I'm a motocroser and mountain biker so I'm familiar with their pedegree.

I'll look awefully hard at these as replacements for my QA1's.

Cheers,

Wes

[bret]

James and David...GREAT job on the pictures and data! This kind of feedback is quite valuable to us. We obviously do a lot of research and testing on our own way before anything gets out to the public, but true customer feedback is just invaluable. And really...the criticisms are at least as valuable as the accolades.
Our relationship with Fox began a few years ago on a [still ongoing] military project. I was so impressed with not only the product, but the rest of the business process, that it was an easy decision to work with them for our coilover components. As was pointed out earlier...they have a large resume of success in many fields...we are very proud to bring that level of experience and success to the hotrod market. The engineers at Fox have made our job of proper component selection and translating this markets needs into a viable damper unit, much easier. Through ongoing testing and customer feedback like this we will continue to develop new products and refine the current ones to an ever higher level.
This is not neccessarily the beginning, but it sure aint the end...stay tuned!

[James OLC]

More progress in our One Lap of America preparations…

With the new wrap design settled on…

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/03/OneLapFinal1000-1.jpg

Mary undertook the slightly unnerving job of stripping the old wrap off the car…

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/03/unwrap201-1.jpg

No major problems and the car is ready to head out to get its new wrap on Monday.

[James OLC]

With that out of the way Carl Casanova paid the Pozzis a visit to help install the new Rick’s Stainless fuel tank with Carl’s own VaporWorx modifications. Everyone who was able to attend the RTTC deal at the beginning of the months was able to see a couple of Carl’s new designs – both my tank and his new ‘retro fit’ for stock tanks were on display. The basic mechanics of Carl’s design is that a 5th Gen Camaro or Cadillac CTS-V surge pump can be installed in the tank with dual corner pickups providing OEM reliability and eliminating fuel slosh issues:

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/03/vaporworx20tank-1.jpg

Where Carl’s design really shines however is in the electronics behind the design. Carl has eliminated the mechanical fuel pressure regulator and gone with a voltage controller coupled with a pressure sensor – essentially sensing output pressure and controlling the voltage sent to the pump to maintain the desired pressure for a given load requirement. This should result in a pump that runs cooler and lasts longer.

The first step was removing the old fuel system:

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/03/old20tank-1.jpg

I have always used a Rick’s Stainless tank and the original one had a Kinsler spec Bosch pump which lead to an Aeromotive filter and to an Aeromotive regulator with a return line to the tank and the main fuel line to the rails. The new tank has a 5th Gen pump, which includes the filter, and the regulator is controlled as described above so none of the old stuff was being carried over.

But the OneLapCamaro got its nickname of Tweak for a reason so it was only a matter of time until the discovery that the new tank needed a slight modification to clear the exhaust:

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/03/new20tank20before-1.jpg

A quick trim:

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/03/new20tank20cut-1.jpg

Followed by some stainless TIG practice for David:

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/03/new20tank20welded202-1.jpg

And we were ready to go:

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/03/new20tank20welded-1.jpg

[James OLC]

once the new tank was in (I’ll post a pic as soon as I get one from Mary), the exhaust clearance was double checked and given the Pozzi seal of approval

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/03/tank20special-1.jpg

and with new Teflon lined steel braided line run up to the rails it was time for Carl to hook up the pressure sensor that feeds his controller:

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/03/rear20tank203-1.jpg

The other black line is for the vent – I run the vent at the rear of the tank to a bung we welded in the filler neck and use the factory style vented cap.

With the pressure sensor in place Carl sets the fuel pressure electronically:

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/03/setting20fuel20pressure-1.jpg

And we’re ready for the test drive…

Carl monitored both pressure and pump voltage during the test drive:

At idle the pump is drawing 5.1 to 5.2 volts
Cruising at 50 mph the pump is drawing 5.9 volts
At WOT (and on the rev limiter I’m told) the pump is drawing 12 volts

Given that there is nearly 14 volts available to the pump (and it will draw as much at is needs) there is a decent safety factor at the top end so we should be good to go!

[James OLC]

During the test drive though David did also have to fight with a new issue – unwanted cruise control thanks to a rapidly shredding throttle cable…

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/03/throttle20cable-1.jpg

The throttle cable issue cropped up just after RTTC while Mary was testing at Willow Springs with the crew from Hotchkis so the timing couldn’t have been better.

Today it’s time to address the header gaskets (and for Rupp’s sake, the header bolts), which have seen better days…

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/03/header20gasket-1.jpeg

The car goes in for the wrap on Monday then we will be changing the single adjustables out to RideTechs new Triple Adjustable shocks and have some testing lined up to get everything settled in so it should be an interesting couple of weeks before Del Mar!

[James OLC]

Some more pictures from Carl...

Here is the Voltage Controller and Signal Conditioner mounted on a handy little plate that David "whipped up"

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/03/Controller20on20bench-1.jpg

and installed in the car as close to the battery as possible

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/03/Controller20installed-1.jpg

[James OLC]

The complete Ricks Stainless tank with the VaporWorx conversion and electronics

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/03/New20Ricks20VaporWorx20Tank-1.jpg

The tank before

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/03/Tank20Before20Cutting-1.jpg

after

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/03/Tank20After20Welding-1.jpg

and installed

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/03/Ricks20VaporWorks20tank20installed-1.jpg

[Motorcitydak]

I like what you are saying about the ridetech coil overs. I came from the off road world so I know a bit about Fox Shox. I may end up running those coil overs on my car but I have one question rite now, It says that the shocks had the bumpstops built in. Are they designed to be the only device limiting wheel travel or should they be considered more of a secondary stop where other ones on the control arms will still be necessary?

[James OLC]

We'll have some more pictures later this week but in the mean time, Muscle Car John was over at the Pozzi's and snapped some pictures while the new Baer 6R brakes were being installed.

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/03/MCJ201-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/03/MCJ202-1.jpg

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[James OLC]

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/03/MCJ206-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/03/MCJ207-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/03/MCJ209-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/03/MCJ2010-1.jpg

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[James OLC]

And the new HRE Comp 93 wheels... 18x9 in the front and 19x12 in the back

Flat black centers
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/03/MCJ2012-1.jpg

Brushed hoops
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/03/MCJ2013-1.jpg

[buickfunnycar.com]

Thanks for adding those here James...I didn't see this thread until after I updated the other one on the Optima wrap.

[James OLC]

No problem John - thanks for snapping the pics. I can't wait to get away from the snow and in to the sun tomorrow and get after the final prep on the car!

[buickfunnycar.com]

No problem John - thanks for snapping the pics. I can't wait to get away from the snow and in to the sun tomorrow and get after the final prep on the car!

Car looks absolutely awesome...wrap is 10 times better than last years version.

[buickfunnycar.com]

LOL
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif

[Kenova]

I noticed your trailer in the background. Any changes to it, or are you leaving well enough alone?
You have my condolences on the weather. You guys have been brutalized by winter this year. It's been a little easier where I live. Most of the big storms seem to go around us.

Ken

[James OLC]

I noticed your trailer in the background. Any changes to it, or are you leaving well enough alone?
You have my condolences on the weather. You guys have been brutalized by winter this year. It's been a little easier where I live. Most of the big storms seem to go around us.

Ken

The coffin will be pretty much as it was when we took it last year but we'll tweak the load a little bit. We're organizing it this week, when we're done I'll post a list of the junk that we're dragging around with us for grins :)

[johnny68]

james cant wait to see it at del mar great job guys hey thanks for the shirt from rttc
john

[Kenova]

The coffin will be pretty much as it was when we took it last year but we'll tweak the load a little bit.

Maybe you should buy some wood-grain Mac-Tac for it LOL.

Ken

[James OLC]

as many of you know, the clutch in the OLC was wiped out during the Editor's Challenge at Del Mar last weekend...

Carnage pics...

The outer disk looked bad...

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/04/outer20disk-1.jpg

but the floater disk had some pretty colors...

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/04/floater20plate-1.jpg

but was not as flat as it once had been...

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/04/floater20warped201-1.jpg

warped just a little bit...

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/04/floater20warped202-1.jpg

which took it's toll on the inner disk...

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/04/inner20disk-1.jpg

but now its on it's way back together...

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/04/new20clutchJPG-1.jpg

[NOPANTS-68]

Man I dig this car. My brother and I were looking at it at Del Mar it was our opinion that this Camaro is the benchmark for hardcore street/race activity. So much care has been taken in tuning and packaging. Plus...............it looks cool on my new shirt! Nice job putting her back together so fast.

[David Pozzi]

Trans is in now, just needs wires, exhaust, & misc stuff done.
David

[James OLC]

One of our priorities last week was to start packing up "The Coffin" - Mary's nickname for our trailer. We've got it about 90% sorted out and I was talking to someone the other day who asked what we are taking with us so for grins (and because we just went through it again), here's the list...


OLC 2011 SPARES LIST

ENGINE/TRANS/DRIVELINE (Bin 1)

Alternator (1 wire)
Power Steering Pump
Serpentine Belts (2) * need 1 more
Oil Filter (HP6)
Air Filter (Spectre)
Upper Radiator Hose
Lower Radiator Hose
Hose Clamps
Spark Plugs
Spark Plug Wires
Coil
Crank Sensor
Cam Sensor
TPS Sensor
Header Gasket
Header Bolts
Valve Cover Gasket
Differential Gasket
Center Section (Currie, 3.89 Ratio) - Loose
Differential Oil – with Center Section
Clutch Disks (2) - Loose

CHASSIS/SUSPENSION (Bin 2)

Front Shock - Loose
Rear Shock – with other shock
Shock Hardware
Front Hub (HKS with studs)
Alignment Shims
Front Brake Pads (Hawk D70) - Loose
Rear Brake Pads (Hawk D60) - Loose
Front Lug Nuts (metric)
Rear Lug Nuts (standard)
ISIS Power Cell
Fuel Pump Controller
Fuel Pump Voltage Conditioner
Front Tire – Loose
Rear Tire - Loose

FLUIDS (Bin 2)

Oil (6)
Brake Fluid (2)
Coolant (1 gal)
Power Steering (2)
RainX
Brake Clean
WD40
Silicone (misc)
Anti-Seize
Grease (misc)
Stop Leak
Paper Towel
Rags
Cleaning Kit
California Car Duster
Glass Cleaner
RainX
Quick Cleaner
Interior Cleaner
Rags

SAFETY, ETC (Bin 3)

Roadside Kit
First Aid Kit
Triangles
Flares
Map
Flashlights (3)
Work Mat - Loose
Blanket
Tarp – Loose
Mechanics Gloves
Nitrile Gloves
Racer Tape
Dash Instructions
Electrical Diagram
Fold Out Chairs (2) - Loose

TOOLS

Jump Box
Tow Rope
¼” Sockets - Standard Kit
¼” Sockets - Metric Kit
3/8” Sockets - Standard Kit
3/8” Sockets - Metric Kit
Metric Wrench Kit
Standard Wrench Kit
Metric Allens
Standard Allens
Phillips SD Kit
Flat SD Kit
Crescent Wrench
Torque Wrench
Jumper Cables
Electrical Kit
Zip Ties (assorted)
Electrical Tape
Wire
Fuses (2 kits)
Relays (4)
Jack - Loose
Jack Stands (2) – Loose

Fuel Jugs (2) – Loose
Octane Boost (4)

[David Pozzi]

We did some shock re-valving & I also got the new Ride Tech decals to put on the shocks. Lookin good!
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[chicane67]

...With Fox being responsible for the basic “architecture” (for lack of a better word) of the shocks and the damper components themselves...

You can thank Mr. Hindorf for that...

[Damn True]

We did some shock re-valving & I also got the new Ride Tech decals to put on the shocks. Lookin good!



Did you take them down the road to Fox?

[David Pozzi]

Ride Tech did them the first time. The revalve was done locally by Fox. It was great to see how they come apart & how the valving works. I learned a lot!
David

[James OLC]

Well the trailer is packed, the car is prepped, and both are on the way to Long Beach for the GP this weekend and then a trip East... the 2011 Tire Rack One Lap of America starts in 2 weeks!

Trailer is packed...

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and I think we are as ready as we can be.

I posted this in the Long Beach GP thread (https://www.pro-touring.com/showthread.php?78882-2011-Long-Beach-GP!!!&p=791539#post791539) but to give everyone an idea what we are planning for One Lap this year...



We are hoping to use the Long Beach weekend as an opportunity to try out some of the media that we (hope to be) using during the One Lap which starts in 2 weeks (!)

We have a “Live” page which will have (hopefully) live streaming video via LiveStream and Qik. We will be trying a couple of different streaming methods (PC, iPhone, 3G and MiFi) at various times to see what works and what does not. That same page will have Live GPS Tracking (which we’ve already tested and seems to be working) via Spot Adventures. On top of that we’ll have real time blogging via an RSS feed – we’ll try some updates from our phones and iPads during the weekend.

We’ll also try to do some Live Tracking via Glypmse (link upcoming when I figure it out). It has the potential to be as good or better than Spot Tracking but may be a Data Hog so we’ll try in via 3G and MiFi as well.

If you get a chance check it out over the weekend. The real fun should start between 3:30 and 4:30 on Sunday when we do our Parade Laps on the circuit but we’ll be experimenting all weekend. Our laps, and the race itself, should be on VS at some point in time but will be streaming live at www.world-challengetv.com.