05-29-2018, 12:11 PM
Turns out a majority of the leak was coming from a loose fitting for one of the transmission cooler lines. I must've forgotten to torque it down after throwing them back on when I was messing with the trans. It's not leaking a drop now. I am however running into cooling issues with the low profile fan and the hotter temperatures outside. Probably going to have to move to dual 12s so I can get a shroud in there. It's only climbing when I'm stopped so it's definitely just an issue with airflow. I may try to ditch the foam spacers that came with the mounting hardware. I'm thinking it might be sucking too much air from the sides of the fan instead of through the radiator. This weaker low profile fan probably needs all the help it can get. Wasn't bad enough to keep me driving to the car show with my dad this weekend. Trailered it down to Newport News and hung out with my parent's for memorial day. Was pretty uneventful minus the wall of water I got to drive through on the way home.
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Moved the car to the backyard for the night because I'm paranoid like that. I'm sure it felt right at home back in it's natural habitat. I joked with my dad about just leaving it there for a few years so we can start the whole process all over again. (haha ... no)
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As nice as it is getting to take it out, I'd really rather be racing it. Gotta tackle this cooling issue and get the exhaust finished first. I'm hoping to make it to the June 10th MBCA event in Winchester but that maybe a stretch since I have to move into my new house. I'd also really like to NOT do it on my drag radials. Been pricing out a set of 18s wrapped in something like a BFGoodrich Rival-S I can throw on for autocross/hyperdrives.
Moved the car to the backyard for the night because I'm paranoid like that. I'm sure it felt right at home back in it's natural habitat. I joked with my dad about just leaving it there for a few years so we can start the whole process all over again. (haha ... no)
As nice as it is getting to take it out, I'd really rather be racing it. Gotta tackle this cooling issue and get the exhaust finished first. I'm hoping to make it to the June 10th MBCA event in Winchester but that maybe a stretch since I have to move into my new house. I'd also really like to NOT do it on my drag radials. Been pricing out a set of 18s wrapped in something like a BFGoodrich Rival-S I can throw on for autocross/hyperdrives.