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posted on July 9th, 2008 at 07:26 AM
Yeah, cheers - I've been pretty happy with how things have been going, but thanks for compliment.
Front damage is already mostly fixed - stuck a chain-block onto the bumper brackets and pulled against a large tree, and that's dragged it all back
pretty close to straight already... 2 inches out is now down to somewhere between 1/4 and 1/2 inch. Similar work for the rear plus fine tuning over
the weekend I reckon, and then I'll definitely be getting a wheel-align done though - only just had one done, so will know if things have changed at
all to look deeper. Besides, I'm at the tyre place near home often enough that they're starting to look after me...
Suspension setup is BJ and IRS, 28mm bars on the rear and on the front I've done the trick of replacing all the half leaves with full, KYB gas all
round plus Whiteline adjustable race sways. "Go-kart" doesn't quite cover how she handles - luckily I have fairly good teeth, cos I reckon on a
rough road she'd rattle fillings out.
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posted on July 9th, 2008 at 12:46 PM
Hey Sides when you get your wheel alignment done don,t forget to do the rear.
Fingers crossed for you.
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posted on July 9th, 2008 at 08:21 PM
Sides
Which one of the Escorts Rolled at the first Loop?
Cheers Heath
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posted on July 10th, 2008 at 08:24 AM
Hey Heath - it was the white Mk1 Escort that Ken Krenske drives. I didn't see it, but apparently on the way back through that 1st loop he
understeered out of the right hander and went a fair way up the bank, and then when slid back down the bank over it went - ending up on it's left
hand side. I don't think massive damage, but enough to end his day unfortunately.
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