Shaun
Member
Dropped the rebuilt 289 lump into the car a few weeks ago, then went to England for 2 weeks. Got back last Wednesday and have been bloody jet lagged since, everyone in the house is up at 3-4am! I only had chance for a few street miles so I paid my money and crossed my fingers. Car ran and drove absolutely fantastic!
http://www.youtube.com/user/StreetorTra ... cgbNf1iGBM
It rained in the morning so I skipped the first session and let the nutters on street rubber dry up the track. Ran 4 sessions after that. Another fellow early Mustang guy broke a spindle. He was running a 245 wide R6 on the small spindle. DOH!
I've been trying out a few new tracks this year and I've also had a few issues with the car that have stopped me putting in a full day. This was the first time out at a track I knew after all the chassis mod work I did in the winter. It flat out rocked! The seat is awesome, fits me great. I no longer have aching core muscles after a long day, the seat hugs me, lets my backside feel the chassis and my arms just steer instead of holding me in the seat. The chassis is way stiffer, I can point and shoot the car where I want it. The rebuilt motor has quite a bit more power than the old build so that was fun. Set a new personal best of 1:23.7 which is a couple of seconds quicker than last years time. I did add 20mm more rubber to each corner but I attribute most of the gains to the seat. I have much more confidence now I can instantly feel what the car is doing under me.
The motor seems to be holding together nicely. I babied it down the back straight a few times and shifted to 4th but a few laps let it rip to 6500rpm in 3rd. No leaks and it stayed cool. Maybe my luck has changed for the better this year and I might try sneaking off to Mid-Ohio in October.
http://www.youtube.com/user/StreetorTra ... cgbNf1iGBM
It rained in the morning so I skipped the first session and let the nutters on street rubber dry up the track. Ran 4 sessions after that. Another fellow early Mustang guy broke a spindle. He was running a 245 wide R6 on the small spindle. DOH!
I've been trying out a few new tracks this year and I've also had a few issues with the car that have stopped me putting in a full day. This was the first time out at a track I knew after all the chassis mod work I did in the winter. It flat out rocked! The seat is awesome, fits me great. I no longer have aching core muscles after a long day, the seat hugs me, lets my backside feel the chassis and my arms just steer instead of holding me in the seat. The chassis is way stiffer, I can point and shoot the car where I want it. The rebuilt motor has quite a bit more power than the old build so that was fun. Set a new personal best of 1:23.7 which is a couple of seconds quicker than last years time. I did add 20mm more rubber to each corner but I attribute most of the gains to the seat. I have much more confidence now I can instantly feel what the car is doing under me.
The motor seems to be holding together nicely. I babied it down the back straight a few times and shifted to 4th but a few laps let it rip to 6500rpm in 3rd. No leaks and it stayed cool. Maybe my luck has changed for the better this year and I might try sneaking off to Mid-Ohio in October.