If it weren’t for the last minute, nothing would get done.
One week til our first race of the season and 1107 2.0 is finally starting to look like a race car. Body is welded in place. Transmission is in. Air filter is in. Dash is in. Billy came by on Sunday and handled all the wiring. Shocks are in. Oil cooler fan is installed. Fuel cell is installed. The battery and case are in place. Pressurized oil sump is in. I dropped off the newly repainted steering column, side mirror nerf bars and the engine deck lid. I would have dropped off the trunk lid but for the life of me couldn’t figure out how to wedge it into a 2002 Golf. Yesterday I primed six fenders and assorted bits and bobs. Tonight I paint fenders and prime the wheels. I think the engine goes in today or tomorrow, too. We depart for Yerington around noon on Friday for the Yerington 300.
Here are some pretty boring photos of unpainted and painted car parts from this weekend.
On a serious note, we want to wish the best for the family of Paul Lukey (our sponsor with TrailGlow), who were caught in the tornado in Joplin. Everyone survived and we’re waiting for the result of Paul’s father’s surgery.