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by 90civichb
Mon Apr 03, 2017 8:08 am
Forum: Solo
Topic: ETR#2 - Romancing the cone!!
Replies: 75
Views: 23885

Re: ETR#2 - Romancing the cone!!

I was hitting limiter after the uphill left-hander leading back towards grid. Pretty sure I got some air time in the car. lol

Really fun course, had a ton of fun and the riders I took on my first 3 all came back wide-eyed and giggling. :lol:
by 90civichb
Tue Mar 28, 2017 6:12 pm
Forum: Solo
Topic: ETR#2 - Romancing the cone!!
Replies: 75
Views: 23885

Re: ETR#2 - Romancing the cone!!

steverife wrote:The Bridgestones really suit me and they are so good on the street, but every other Spyder guy is trying them, so I have to at least give it a go.

I'll definitely be running the 'stones for the first 3 Sunday.
If you went 225s and don't end up liking them I can help you out. :D
by 90civichb
Fri Mar 03, 2017 5:38 pm
Forum: Solo
Topic: Codrive?
Replies: 7
Views: 3640

Re: Codrive?

Man, if I get it home after this trackday in one piece and the lean idle figured out I'll open it back up to co-drives. When it was NA I would whore it out to anyone willing to pay my entry fee. lol

Sucks you have to work man, I'm sure I'll see at a few this year, though.
by 90civichb
Thu Mar 02, 2017 1:36 pm
Forum: Solo
Topic: Codrive?
Replies: 7
Views: 3640

Re: Codrive?

Man, if I had the car in a bit better place you could co-drive mine. I would hate for you to be faster than me in it! lol
by 90civichb
Thu Mar 02, 2017 1:28 pm
Forum: Solo
Topic: Grid workers
Replies: 10
Views: 3489

Re: Grid workers

Man, 5 cars at once on track...RIP timing crew.
by 90civichb
Thu Feb 23, 2017 3:13 pm
Forum: SCCA General Discussion
Topic: Cool Tools
Replies: 13
Views: 6244

Re: Cool Tools

I'd say Rivnuts are one of the best things I have purchased/used in the past year or so. The hard part is getting the Rivnuts themselves. I can never find them locally and if I do find them they are always in standard.

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by 90civichb
Mon Feb 20, 2017 8:59 pm
Forum: SCCA General Discussion
Topic: Anyone have a shock gauge? ~400 psi/no loss air chuck
Replies: 11
Views: 3674

Re: RE: Re: Anyone have a shock gauge? ~400 psi/no loss air chuck

thrdeye wrote:
90civichb wrote:I've got one for bicycle shocks. It only goes to 120psi, though. Also you would lose a bunch of air. Pretty much zero help.
at least we can agree on truck mirrors
:lol:
by 90civichb
Mon Feb 20, 2017 6:15 pm
Forum: SCCA General Discussion
Topic: Anyone have a shock gauge? ~400 psi/no loss air chuck
Replies: 11
Views: 3674

Re: Anyone have a shock gauge? ~400 psi/no loss air chuck

I've got one for bicycle shocks. It only goes to 120psi, though. Also you would lose a bunch of air. Pretty much zero help.
by 90civichb
Mon Feb 20, 2017 4:45 pm
Forum: SCCA General Discussion
Topic: Rust in iron engine block.
Replies: 28
Views: 10897

Re: Rust in iron engine block.

Awesome! Just the type of information I was hoping for. I'll grab a quart of that expensive as shit elixir and bitch for the rest of my life if it doesn't work. :lol:
by 90civichb
Mon Feb 20, 2017 9:59 am
Forum: SCCA General Discussion
Topic: Rust in iron engine block.
Replies: 28
Views: 10897

Re: Rust in iron engine block.

Muriatic acid definitely cleans rust but it also eats up cast iron, aluminum, zinc and probably other metals pretty quickly. It will eat up steel too but takes a little longer. I wouldn't use that. You think a small dilution with a neutralizer is a bad idea? That seems to be the best way before goi...
by 90civichb
Sun Feb 19, 2017 10:05 pm
Forum: SCCA General Discussion
Topic: Rust in iron engine block.
Replies: 28
Views: 10897

Re: Rust in iron engine block.

heh, so the same 1990 Bronco... First time I did a front brake job on it took 3 days, probably 24 hours labor total, Haynes manual in hand. By the third or fourth time (drove it for years) I got it down to maybe eight hours total for a front brake job. It required complete disassembly of the 4wd hu...
by 90civichb
Sat Feb 18, 2017 3:47 pm
Forum: SCCA General Discussion
Topic: Rust in iron engine block.
Replies: 28
Views: 10897

Re: Rust in iron engine block.

Makes it easy to remember what was put together with any thought toward future serviceability (you don't often see that)... I'm a bit torn on the subject of engineering with this Ford. I've only ever owned Japanese cars and see much different standards. I feel like my truck is just held together wi...
by 90civichb
Sat Feb 18, 2017 9:32 am
Forum: SCCA General Discussion
Topic: Rust in iron engine block.
Replies: 28
Views: 10897

Re: Rust in iron engine block.

Just remember your residential water hose is probably running at 60 psi and the cooling system was designed for around 20 with some room for error. Be sure you have enough water coming out somewhere to keep the pressure down. Thanks, didn't even question the thought the pressure might be TOO high. ...
by 90civichb
Fri Feb 17, 2017 8:00 pm
Forum: SCCA General Discussion
Topic: Rust in iron engine block.
Replies: 28
Views: 10897

Re: Rust in iron engine block.

The best rust and vw heater core cleaner. Is Mercedes-Benz citric acid cooling system flush. 2-3 tablespoons with straight water mix. Run 15 min. Then flush, flush , flush.... it works I've read that it was Muriatic Acid in the Merc stuff. Does citric acid really work? I think flushing through with...
by 90civichb
Fri Feb 17, 2017 4:53 pm
Forum: SCCA General Discussion
Topic: Rust in iron engine block.
Replies: 28
Views: 10897

Re: Rust in iron engine block.

no, i was serious. don't see those often. Cool, thanks, did a lot of research to find what I wanted with these. We always referred to those as west coast or kalifornia mirrors (not a trademark). Jr. West Coast is how they are often referred when I was looking. Seems Kalifornia mirrors are a thing a...