A trip down the mountain and little additional bleeding did exercise a few bubbles from the rear calipers. Pedal
feels alot firmer from the top of its travel now.
Also, I had an issue with the power steering cutting out, which
isn't a big deal with a car this small, but it is annoying. After some research I narrowed it down to the relay
being "stuck". So, in the manner of an impromptu toilet repair I jiggled the handle (turned the ignition on
and off several times without starting the car). This worked like a charm, and I no longer have to arm-wrestle the '2
at slow speed.
Apart from the oil leaks that I am (unfortunately) very aware of, LNS gave the MR2 a clean bill of health. They also
flushed the brake lines and hooked me up with some Motul RBS 660 fluid. I am going to go find somewhere tomorrow to
give the brakes a good pasting to make sure there's no air in the ABS channels, but otherwise things look good for a track
outing next month.
The MR2 experienced a few electrical gremlins over the weekend following an encounter with a not-insubstantial puddle,
which was hiding an equally not-insubstantial pot-hole. I took part of the interior apart and jiggled a few things.
It works now, but I have no Idea why. I hate wiring.
::UPDATE::
Issues traced to the antenna
motor getting stuck as a result of the shock. Everything seems to have returned to normal functionality...whew.... -Richard
As discretion oft proves the better part of valor, brevity
oft proves the better part of writing. Due to some mild retardation I have no video from my HPDE outing and
thus, on this occasion, I must hang my hat on mere words and pictures.
I will admit to some trepidation as
I unloaded my car in a driving snow storm on Friday the 12th. Camden, SC where I lodged received, in fact, 5 inches
of accumulation in about 12 hours Friday night. Fortunately, all was not lost.
UPDATE: So, as I posted in the blog section to the left, all went well. I ran somewhat
of a mini-blog on Tennspeed, and I am way too lazy to transcribe the entire thing, so in lieu of actual work, here is a link:
So, we are at it again. We loaded the GT2 onto the trailer yesterday
(Wednesday 11/11) and headed south. We pulled in today and with a favorable weather forecast, it looks like some pretty
slick stuff is going to come out of the woodwork. I snapped a few teaser pics in the garage earlier this evening, but
will post more. The link below will take you to all pictures:
Better
late to the headlines than never. TJ finally managed to get the 240 up and completely running a month or so ago.
Now it is just an issue of a little polish and fine-tuning. In honor of this momentous occasion, 3-Zero productions
presents....a ridiculous video montage
It snowed
here in Knoxville recently, and I was reminded how very incompetent most people are at driving in the white stuff. To
wit, I present to you, "how it's done":
