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Sunday 11-2-2018.\u00a0 HSCCQ Come & try motorkhana \/ khanacross.\u00a0 Willowbank Raceway.\u00a0 Hot, dry.\u00a0 Seems to be starving for fuel, runs on full throttle for only 1 second, then cuts out.\u00a0 Throttle blips perfectly.\u00a0 Fuel pump is working, fuel filter looks like it is not clogged.<\/p>\n

Friday 16-2-2018.\u00a0 Replacement Throttle Position Sensor arrives.<\/p>\n

Sunday 25-2-2018.\u00a0 Started motor, warmed it up, and then revved it right out.\u00a0 No problems with fuel starvation at all.\u00a0 Did not cut out.\u00a0 Increased revs slowly till nearly red line, and no problem.\u00a0 Do not know what is wrong.<\/p>\n

Sunday 4-3-2018.\u00a0 HSCCQ Khanacross, Willowbank Raceway. In both runs the engine ran normally under full load until nearly redline in first, but then I went to second under full throttle it seemed to starve.\u00a0 Did it throughout both runs.\u00a0 I could not take the TPS off because the TORX bolts have a central spigot.\u00a0 So I brought it home, and found that the Chain Link anchorage on lower right rear had broken off.\u00a0 I made a new one, and welded it on. I got the TPS Bolts off with vice grips, they are M5 x 15 long, with captive spring and flat washers.\u00a0 Made two M5 hex head bolts to replace them, but will get some M5 SHC Screws to replace them properly.\u00a0 The HT Leads were touching the engine block which was hot, so I made a ralloy block with slots in it, and an aluminium cover plate to hold them in place.<\/p>\n

Monday 5-3-2018. Removed bolts from TPS, and replaced them with SHCS. Made aluminium cover plate for clutch master cylinder reservoir, and fitted it.<\/p>\n

Wednesday 7-3-2018.\u00a0 Took aluminium clutch pedal off, and trimmed top of it to fit my shoe, painted it, and refitted it to pedal frame.<\/p>\n

Thursday 8-3-2018.\u00a0 Went to Team\u00a0 Moto at Alderley.\u00a0 Marty Kransch is no longer there, he is running his own business outside Ipswich.\u00a0 The Service Manager is now Josh Webster, who I spoke to.\u00a0 He advised that the TPS controls just where the ECU thinks the throttle position is, and that the adjustment can alter the characteristics wildly.\u00a0 He advised to change the position to midway in the adjustment, and trial it.\u00a0 Then keep doing fine adjustments up and down till the wanted rev range is available.<\/p>\n

Saturday 7-4-2018.\u00a0 Tested car at Materials Handling.\u00a0 Started on Jump starter, with TPS at centre of range.\u00a0 Did about 6 passes, but then it would not start on the battery.\u00a0 It did on the jump start battery, but then there was a small whiff of smoke from the isolator switch, so I turned it off.\u00a0 At home I replaced the metallic chain securing the isolator switch key with sash cord; and bent the wires terminals on the rear of the terminal strip at the firewall away from anything metallic.\u00a0 It now starts on the battery OK.\u00a0 Tested it out an hour later and it started perfectly OK.<\/p>\n

Sunday 15-4-2018.\u00a0 Interclub Motorkhana at Willowbank. \u00a0In first run it went to about 5000 rpm and kept cutting out.\u00a0 Did one run at first test (Spiro Slalom), and back to pits.\u00a0 Swapped over to Tasmanian ECU, and same result.\u00a0 Adjusted TPS to other end of range, and same result.\u00a0 Difficult to start on battery, needed jump start.\u00a0 Butchy looked at fuel return line with engine idling, and fuel was returning to tank, but when I revved it up, the flow stopped and the engine starved for fuel.\u00a0 Brought it home, took fuel tank off, fuel pump out.<\/p>\n

Monday 16-4-2018.\u00a0 Front lower A Arms were fouling on the inside of the front wheels, so I took them off, cut out the existing suspension tubes, and welded new tubes to be close together at the ball joint. Painted both, and assembled left hand one.\u00a0 Next day I fitted RH front lower A Arm, and tested full lock on rack both ways.\u00a0 Wheels clear just.<\/p>\n

Wednesday 18-4-2018.\u00a0 Noel advised that my piddly little fuel filter may be the problem so I bought a Ryco Z549 EFI fuel filter and fitted it.\u00a0 Engine now runs right up to redline and stays there with fuel still going back into tank.\u00a0 The fitting on the return line at the tank was cracked and leaking, so I cut it off, and drilled the hole out to 8 mm diameter.\u00a0 I drilled a 3.5 mm hole down through an 8mm bolt, then filed the thread off the end of the bolt to be 6mm diameter, fitted it through the tank, and bolted it up.\u00a0 It still leaks, so needs some neoprene washers.\u00a0 Ordered them from England.<\/p>\n

Friday 20-4-2018.\u00a0 Did front wheel alignment, and found steering bracket on RF upright was coming apart.\u00a0 Took it off, ground it smooth, and re-welded it. Did corner weights to be 67 kg on each front wheel.<\/p>\n

Wednesday 2-5-2018.\u00a0 Installed neoprene washers, now the tank does not leak.\u00a0 Started car using jump starter.<\/p>\n

Monday 14-5-2018. Took R\/V mirror off Casper, and fitted it to Geo.<\/p>\n

Sunday 20-5-2018.\u00a0 HSCCQ Khanacross at Willowbank.\u00a0 Started car (with difficulty) on jump start battery, but it would not then start on its own battery \u2013 nor with the jump start battery.\u00a0 Wire going from firewall power board to starter solenoid very hot.\u00a0 At home I took off the alternator stator cover, checked it over \u2013 there was a tiny amount of swarf inside \u2013 and put it back together.\u00a0 Car still will not start on battery; very sluggish.\u00a0 Charged battery again, and also charged jumper battery.<\/p>\n

Monday 21-5-2018.\u00a0 Bought bigger cables from Bursons, with 8 mm lugs.\u00a0 Made new cable from battery to isolator in parallel with original, with new terminals on isolator.\u00a0 Made new cable and\u00a0 installed it in parallel with ones from isolator to power point at firewall. \u00a0Hit starter, and it fired on first turn.\u00a0 HURRAH !!!<\/p>\n

Sunday 27-5-2018.\u00a0 Started car, on first turn.<\/p>\n

Sunday 17-6-2018.\u00a0 QMC at Willowbank.\u00a0 New Avons front \/ rear at 9 & 18 psi. Started perfectly all day, but the foot brake line to the LR calliper pulled out three times, so I trailered the car and brought it home after the last run.<\/p>\n

Saturday 23-6-2018.\u00a0 Wrapped Avon tyres in black poly.<\/p>\n

Sunday 24-6-2018.\u00a0 Started first pop.<\/p>\n

Monday 25-6-2018.\u00a0 Made new mounting plate for rear cigarette lighter socket, fitted it, and wired it up to the fuel pump so the dash camera only records when engine is running.\u00a0 Glued mounting plate to dash camera.<\/p>\n

Friday 29-6-2018.\u00a0 Replaced all 6 fittings on brake callipers with olive type fittings.\u00a0 Bled all brakes.<\/p>\n

Sunday 1-7-2018.\u00a0 Cut black tyre wrap into two rolls with hackenseiger.<\/p>\n

Sunday 8-7-2018.\u00a0 At the HSCCQ Khanacross at Willowbank Raceway it went perfectly on the first run, but then overheated during the convoy run of the second test.\u00a0 An air valve in the return line fractured, and sprayed coolant all over the motor.\u00a0 The radiator was not hot, so it is probably clogged up again.\u00a0 At home I took it all apart, and cleaned out the thermostat and housing, putting it back together with gasket goo.\u00a0 New bolt in bleeder.<\/p>\n

Tuesday 10-7-2018.\u00a0 Drained all coolant, removed and flushed out radiator, replaced everything.\u00a0 Added 2.4 litres of coolant, bleeding it all the time, cleaned alloy corrosion off, re-installed hose etc.<\/p>\n

Sunday 12-8-2018.\u00a0 HSCCQ Khanacross, Willowbank.\u00a0 Test 1, Run 2.\u00a0 Throttle felt funny in second last chicane, felt like it was sticking wide open.\u00a0 At the end in the finish garage the throttle would not work.\u00a0 The throttle cables had come apart.\u00a0 Came home and built a new one, this time with nylok nut so it will not come apart again.\u00a0 Tested long M17 headed wheel bolts in all wheels, and they seem to be OK.\u00a0 Painted them claret.<\/p>\n

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Thursday 16-8-2018.\u00a0 Made rubber seals for inside the lids of the master cylinders, and fitted them.<\/p>\n

Sunday 9-9-2018.\u00a0 QMS 3 at Willowbank.\u00a0 Throttle was a bit \u201csticky\u201d at times till I took the return spring off beside the seat, and repositioned the anchor point lower by using zipties.\u00a0 Heavy wear on outside of left rear tyre from constant right hand turns, so possibly need more camber on the wheels.\u00a0 Brakes still not perfect, and fluid still coming from reservoirs.<\/p>\n

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Tuesday 11-9-2018.\u00a0 Made steel wire connector for throttle return spring.\u00a0 Made alloy return stop on throttle pedal, attached to brake frame.<\/p>\n

Sunday 16-9-2018.\u00a0 Took plastic relief valves out of master cylinder caps.<\/p>\n

Saturday 29-9-2018.\u00a0 Tried new master cylinder cap, but the thread was wrong, and wants to cross thread.\u00a0 Redesigned whole cap.\u00a0 Designed new top A Arms end plates to get 3 degrees of camber.<\/p>\n

Sunday 30-9-2018.\u00a0 Rebuilt both rear upper A Arms with 12 mm less height, painted and installed them.<\/p>\n

Monday 1-10-2018.\u00a0 Made new front upper A Arms, painted and installed them.<\/p>\n

Thursday 4-10-2018.\u00a0 Test fitted new master cylinder cap, and it fits perfectly.<\/p>\n

Monday 22-10-2018.\u00a0 Lowered car to do wheel alignment.\u00a0 Found RF wheel has 7 degrees camber, and not enough thread on rod end to adjust it.\u00a0 Took A Arm off, cut 10 mm out of mounting plates, and\u00a0 re-welded it together.<\/p>\n

Sunday 28-10-2018.\u00a0 Interclub Khanacross. \u00a0In first run of second test, I hit a big hole with the left front wheel, and by the time I got to the finish garage there were big gouge marks in the inside of the ATS rim.\u00a0 Swapped to trailer rim, and loaded it onto trailer.\u00a0 At home I took it apart and found that the 20 mm axle had snapped at the root of where it goes into the 10 thick flange, and the disc had chewed into the ball joint.<\/p>\n

Monday 29-10-2018.\u00a0 Bought new Ball Joint at Bursons for $40.<\/p>\n

Wednesday 14-11-2018.\u00a0 Made neoprene gaskets for 3D printed master cylinder caps, and fitted them.<\/p>\n

Monday 19-11-2018.\u00a0 Picked up machined parts from Alltype.\u00a0 Took right hand side upright off and rebuilt it with bigger bearings etc.\u00a0 Re-installed it on the car.\u00a0 Everything seems OK.<\/p>\n

Tuesday 20-11-2018.\u00a0 Took left hand side upright off and rebuilt it with bigger bearings etc.<\/p>\n

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