I watched the video of your roll in qualifying this morning before I
left for work. Only saw the video, didn't have time to read any
explanation if there was one on fb. Now I get it! Sweet!
Looks like fun! You're missing one thing, though... I didn't see any mud!
Don in CT
On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 11:52 AM, Michael Maskalans <dml@tepidcola.com> wrote:
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> On 11-May, 2010, at 10:57 , Michael Maskalans wrote:
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> > wrinkled red piece of trash to justify staying on the list
> > co-dawg Game Day Racing, KOH Team 571, Raucsh Creek Qualifier 14th place!
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> so I owe the list a couple stories from the last few weeks!
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> A friend of mine built a race buggy in the basement of his apartment.
> twizted buggy build <http://www.fingerlakes4x4.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=1494&forum=16>
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> We entered the King of the Hammers Rausch Creek Qualifier with him driving and me codriving.
> <http://www.kingofthehammers.com/>
> <http://pirate4x4.com/trailreports/rcq-2010/>
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> We had an amazing race: we got there - which was a battle; we started - which took an all nighter; we finished - which is a hell of an accomplishment in itself.... We started 20th after a hard roll in qualifying, and crossed the line 14th for a 14th place finish, just under an hour behind the last qualifier for the main event in California next February.
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> here's our story from our club site as written by my driver.
> <http://www.fingerlakes4x4.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=1872&forum=18>
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> 2 weekends before that we made a trip to Big Dogs in Gore, VA. Huge offroad park that's only open 5-6 times per year, the rest of the year it's strictly a camp ground. I followed all my friends in buggies around and my truck is a little worse for wear from it. No passenger side glass, the fuel filler neck is in serious danger of being crushed, and the bed is just a wreck. Aside from the brake drum breaking, I had no mechanical issues all weekend. I got seriously screwed by my local driveline shop - FleetPride - the day I was leaving, but that didn't turn out to be a big deal. I was going to have them rework my front shaft and change a bad bearing, and they handn't even touched it. I bought a carrier bearing on my way out the door to change myself and it was the wrong one. so I have some electrical tape shimming that to the right OD for the too-large bearing ID. That was a cluster, but it was a great weekend.
> <http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=33455017&l=cff335ab8c&id=3703946>
> (if you friend me on facebook, let me know you're from the DML unless you're a "regular," I don't accept strangers' friend requests)
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> And finally, I found out last night why my tow rig had been seeming slower and slower, not building boost, having slightly but not worrisomely low fuel pressure, etc.... the 12v Cumins has a fuel shutdown solenoid on the side of the injection pump. It pulls up on a lever to enable 'run', and mine had one broken and two lose hold down bolts so it was rotating as it pulled up, not allowing full 'run' position on the pump. I think I literally tripled my power with a zip tie to keep that in position last night. I need to turn everything that I'd bumped to try and compensate down now. I'm smoking like a freight train, boosting to probably 50psi (I have a 35 pound gauge on it), and burying a 1600* pyro on a hustle to 60 in half the time it took before a zip tie. So now I have three bolt holes on my injection pump that I have to either drill and tap to a larger size, or helicoil. That won't be much fun with where they are in relation to the brake booster, master, and firewall!
> ... but I'm REALLY happy to have a fast truck again. I can't wait to tow again and not have to be down into 3rd gear on a couple hills between here and Rausch Creek. I didn't think Smike's trailer could be that much heavier than mine, I knew I was low on power for some reason but had no idea the difference a zip tie could make :)
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> Mike
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> White n rusty (towing)
> Red n wrinkled (on)
> Black n low (with)
> Silver n muddy - codowg
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