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The car got it's first outing since Targa yesterday at the MSCT club day at Symmons Plains. Dropped my PB down to 60.1 secs. But only got 5 laps in for the day, as the coolent header tank spring a leak and wouldn't hold pressure. Radiators Plus in Launceston tried to repair it, but because of the good Chinese design it couldn't be fixed. I'm going to replace it with a Greddy one.

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I ran last weekend at the Symmons Plains 60th annaverary meet. Unfortunately after a good run the engine decided to throw a rod.  I've got the engine out but havn't pulled the sump off yet, I suspect

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So it’s been over a year since an update. The first event last year was the Poatina Mountain Race, it was pretty much a 7km hill climb with the option for a navigator. I put my girlfriend in the sil

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im pretty sure Ben just broke the car so i couldnt drive it.

non the less it was probably the most impressive test day so far with the car showing stacks of potential.

it was also the first R&D test for the new alternator design. it didnt fail like the Chinese header tank so it must be ok.

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Another event, and another niggling problem. I got a single run in on the Ledgerwood lane hillclimb, and then the oil filter started leaking. Looks like it got pinched, and decided to start leaking. Luckily the car didn't run out of oil. Before the event I bought 2 lengths of dowl from Bunnings, and gave it it's first wheel alignment in 2 years.

But in good news the car was quick straight out of the box, and was only 0.2 secs behind Greg Garwood in his 997 GT2 Porsche Targa car

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This week I upgraded the oil cooler to a substantially larger one

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I also changed the lifters over, cause I'm sick of them rattling.

Today was the state supersprint championships. I ended up 3rd overall, and 1st in class. I was only behind a 500rwkw supra, and 400awkw evo....But I once again only got a single run in. On the second last corner of the last lap, a hose blew off my oil cooler. I used proper earls pushlock fittings which are rated to 400psi, and the fittings have done a Targa, so it's a mystery why it came off. But the engine is dead

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ahh a bit late to mention, but I've had trouble twice with pushlock fittings. It may be that they are perfectly reliable when fitted correctly, if so I have made mistakes 2/3 times I have used them...way too low a success rate for me. 1 ps cooler line on the race car (has been OK for years since when I added hose clamps :/ and 1 failure on the turbo oil feed on the tow car, replaced it with braided with proper hose ends

spend up big on real fittings IMHO, even if you need to get the damn things made to length

sorry to hear about it's death, you are catching up with me. leave it in the corner to gather dust for 3 months until the itch returns

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Yep it was Rodgers. Sherriff tuned it during the week, 497rwkw unopened 2j with cams and turbo.

I've used push lock a fair bit, all my fuel system is done with it, and i've done other coolers with it. But I've always used speedflow fittings in the past, and mine was the only time i've used earls ones. I don't really rate them. I hate stainless braid with a burning hate, it's shit to work with, and it rubs through anything it goes near.

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