Speed Ventures @ Buttonwillow - March 11th & April 15th

**Mean 69** · 02-21-2005

Given recent issues with my wonderful brakes (going to a manual setup), it looks like I am likely not going to be ready in March. I'll pencil in April also.

I apologize for the lack of shots. The car is basically together, but I am re-doing the exhaust, brakes, etc, besides the fact that San Diego is washing away. Haven't gotten any really "presentable" pictures. I also need to do a rear firewall to seperate the driver's area from the new fuel cell, and put it in a roll bar. Gee, that shouldn't be too hard!??! Aaack! back to the garage.

M

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**Salt Racer** · 02-21-2005

Holy Crap!! You got a lot of things to do! It reminds me of the mad thrash I did last fall. Most of the mods you saw (and some you didn't see) in Vegas were done in month of October. I was still driving around with 4-wheel drum brakes, 17:1 one-finger steering and dead rear shocks when I decided to try SOWS in late September. Thankfully I don't have that much stuff to do this time.

I started taking my motor apart. Nailhead is goofy-looking from outside, and it's even goofier inside. I got a custom cam from Compcam, but they ground lobe separation wrong. It pee's me off! I like their Xtreme energy cam lobes (quick valve acceleration), but I've never had a good luck with the company itself.

Meanwhile, I got a set of new rubber donuts - BFG KDW2s. I was going to get GY GS-D3, but found out they have very soft sidewall at the last minute and KDW2s were cheaper... My already-pimpy-looking yellow Riv has reached a new level with bling tread pattern. I should grow big afro and get some gold jewelries to match

dennis68 · 02-21-2005

Now accepting donations for track tires.....

**Mean 69** · 02-21-2005

My already-pimpy-looking yellow Riv has reached a new level with bling tread pattern. I should grow big afro and get some gold jewelries to match

Oh man, that was classic! Mr. "T" Katz! Just don't get a mohawk...

Rant time. Aye aye aye, custom stuff is such a pain at times. I have been sizing up the new calipers (don't have 'em yet, but they are on the way, using a drawing), and the new rotor hats... It NEVER ends! Thankfully. I love it, although sometimes it'd be nice for it not to be so challenging.

Hey!!! I can see a sliver of blue sky! Maybe Buttonwillow won't float away afterall!!!

M

**Salt Racer** · 02-21-2005

Mohawk, eh? That should lower the CG height over big afro...

I hear ya on custom parts. It's frustrating, but there's no better feeling than when something you designed/engineered finally works out well.

Originally Posted by dennis68

Now accepting donations for track tires.....

I'll donate a set of 235/75R15 white wall tires off my Riv. That should even out your 700ish-lb weight advantage over me.

Mr. "T" (my last name actually start with T)

**CarlC** · 02-21-2005

Originally Posted by Salt Racer

Mohawk, eh? That should lower the CG height over big afro...

Better aerodynamics too!

**Salt Racer** · 02-22-2005

LOL! I'll have a custom mohawk wig made for my helmet if I start racing an open-c0ckpit car. It'll be like a vertical stabilizer and help keep my head straight!

dennis68 · 02-22-2005

Originally Posted by Salt Racer

I'll donate a set of 235/75R15 white wall tires off my Riv. That should even out your 700ish-lb weight advantage over me.

"R" compound??? Maybe I can make some spacers so the 15's will clear the 13" brakes.....that might throw scrub off a little don't ya think?

Wide whites or the regular Walmart kind...gotta make sure they bling a little don't ya know.

**alcino** · 02-22-2005

I'm getting excited for this event. Seems there may be a great turn out of old detroit muscle.

Mean69- Are you from San diego? I live in Lakeside and maybe we can cruise up to ButtonW together.

Alcino

**PAI Racing** · 02-22-2005

Any of you guys ever been to BuRP after it rains? I would suggest a set of Super Swampers... Holy cow is that mud nasty. There is a photo somewhere on the CalClub site of a Spec Racer Ford stuck nose first into the mud, straight up in the air like a crashed air plane.

**Orngcrush69** · 02-22-2005

I'm in, I'm actually running at Buttonwillow this weekend for the first time.

**Salt Racer** · 02-22-2005

Cool, another guy who ain't afraid of using his car!! Good luck and have fun this weekend, and see you in April.

Originally Posted by dennis68

"R" compound??? Maybe I can make some spacers so the 15's will clear the 13" brakes.....that might throw scrub off a little don't ya think?

Wide whites or the regular Walmart kind...gotta make sure they bling a little don't ya know.

Heck yeah, they are real deal, and they are DOT-R with minimal tread!
R happens to stand for "Rock hard", BTW. Very predictable (no grip all the time), and they'll give you plenty of embarrassingly loud warning even when you take a highway onramp at almost-warp speed 25mph! Overall diameter is 29", so that will help reduce scrub radius too.

Originally Posted by PAI Racing

Any of you guys ever been to BuRP after it rains? I would suggest a set of Super Swampers...

I'll bring a set of 34 x 10.50 swampers off my Jeep for spare.

**Mean 69** · 02-22-2005

Yeah, I am in the San Diego area, so long as it doesn't float away here in the next few days. I am very most likely going to tow the car, it is fresh, and I am getting too old to deal with breaking down somewhere in the middle of uh, er, you know. I bought a cool tow vehicle, and am going to get a trailer here in a while. Anyone here can call me any name they want for trailering the car, it really won't bother me. And if you do have an "off" and end up in the slop, well, if you're nice, I can pull you out. It has a turbo, and four wheel drive.

Den, you might be able to use my take-off wheels, honestly. I am trying to settle on the offset for the front wheels such that I can order the matching ones for the new rears, if it all comes together you can borrow the Toyo T1S's. 235/265's, something to keep in mind.

BuRP could be very interesting this weekend.....We are on a record pace for rain this year.. Friggin tornados in So Cal?!? We voted against mosquitos, hurricanes and all kinds of other "crap" on the last election ballot, I knew they forgot something!

Mark

dennis68 · 02-22-2005

I'll keep that in mind, thank you Mark. Pssst, 17's right?

**PAI Racing** · 02-23-2005

If anything "bad" happens at BuRP, stop by 7's Only. They are really helpful and thier primary fab guy/wrench is a muscle car guy (despite all the rotaries). His name is Eric.

**Salt Racer** · 02-23-2005

Dang, everyone will be running on good tires. Mark got KDs, Carl has Nitto RIIs, and now Dennis will have T1-S.

I still can't get over the blingy tread pattern of KDW2s. They better live up to the hype!

BTW Mark, what kind of tow rig did you get? Build some rock sliders and stout bumpers, and we can go rock crawling when I move down there!

You're trailering your car to the track for some lapping, not to a car show so I won't make fun of you.

**Mean 69** · 02-23-2005

Dodge. Ram. Diesel, 3/4 ton. 4x4. Bitchin. Coolest truck I have ever driven. And NO rock crawling. At least not yet!

Hey! It stopped raining! For now at least. This is the third wetest season in So. Cal history, but we could easily eclipse #2, and possibly #1 in the next six weeks of the season. I know, stop whining, wussy boy. Point taken. I did grow up in snow though, so take it somewhat easy on me?!

Rotors and M/C's showed up today, two days early (I love Coleman!!!).

M

**Salt Racer** · 02-24-2005

Oooh, sweet rig! Keep it nice. You can always get a beat-up Jeep for less than $3K and turn it into a rock crawler. I think I have less than $2500 on my Comanche, not counting the time I spent making parts and general maintenance cost. Not the best trail rig by any means, but it's been through several 3.5~4-rated rock trails in Arizona when it had 31" tires (plus some prerunner-style running on desert wash). Hard to beat in terms of fun factor-per-dollar.

Being a resident of Seattle area for five years, I feel the pain you CA dudes are going through now. It better not rain much when I get down there - I've already had enough miserable weather that a human should have to deal with in his life time. Time to make it up with plenty of sunshine, blue sky, and 100* weather!!

**CarlC** · 02-26-2005

No trailer whining from me. I might trailer mine up if I can find one cheap/free for a few days. It does not take much to strand a car 150 miles from home, and track days bring out every weakness in a car.

**Salt Racer** · 02-26-2005

Yup, very true. I will get really screwed if my car breaks down 1200 miles from home, but I like living on the edge LOL.

Dare devil Katz
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Actually my friend in Kerman has a trailer so I'll bribe him in case of a trouble.

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