[TPR] Autocross tomorrow

[michael at michaelshortt.com]

You should look into a wink racing rear mirror, no distortion.

Michael Shortt
On Apr 5, 2014 12:01 AM, "Asa Jay Laughton" <asajay at asajay.com> wrote:

> Hey all,
> The new Longacre rear view mirror arrived and it took a bit to get it
> installed and oriented to my satisfaction.  The only thing that drives
> me nuts is the fact its convex; not a true reality but rather the
> problem of "objects in mirror are closer than they appear."  I am soooo
> used to straight mirrors without any gimmicks.  It's all good though
> since the stock mirror has no room with the crossbar of the roll cage at
> the top of the windshield.  I'll just have to get used to it.
>
> Now that I have it installed I can take the donated sun visors Peter the
> German sent me, hack them up for proper fit, add some new foam, recover
> and install them for a modicum of sun shade.  When I get going on that
> I'll be sure to document what I do.  It's going to take some cutting and
> welding of the sun visor frame, and then I'm not certain how to re-close
> them; maybe with a zipper closure or perhaps keep it simple and just use
> Velcro.  The old vinyl/plastic was shot and I used a razor blade to get
> them off; they are somehow heat sealed and trimmed originally.
>
> The Innovate Motorsports A/F gauge arrived too.  Although I have the
> gauge mounted on the roll cage, I've yet to get the bung welded into the
> exhaust pipe.  I'll contact my friend a few doors down and see when he
> has time to do some welding.  :)  In the meantime, for those curious, it
> does come with a serial cable to attach to the serial port of a laptop
> computer.   The O2 sensor has a humongous connector on it; I'm not
> exactly sure how or where I'm going to thread this puppy.  I'm hoping to
> get it through the driver's side rocker if possible.  If not, it will
> have to come through the tunnel and I hope I have enough length to reach
> the gauge.  I'm anxious to get this done so I can map the carburetor
> performance.
>
> Tomorrow is our season opener for Autocross.  It's a test and tune day
> Saturday and official timed runs on Sunday.  I'm going to try and use up
> these tires at Autocross since they are expired for Open Road Racing and
> I'll be getting a new set come July or August.  This will be the first
> day this year she's been on the open road.  I had to move cars around in
> the garage to position the Pantera for an easy escape in the morning.
> She ran a bit rough this evening, but did seem to idle without dying.  I
> think she'll clear up on the 30 mile drive to the old airport runway
> where we hold the events.
>
> Let the fun begin,
> :)
>
> Asa  Jay
>
> --
> Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
> & Shelley Marie
> Spokane, WA
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