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Papa Smurf "Refresh" Winter Project Thread, Sad update 12/30/2020 |
naro914 |
Oct 10 2018, 08:38 AM
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Losing my mind... Group: Members Posts: 2,476 Joined: 26-May 06 From: Charlotte, NC Member No.: 6,073 Region Association: South East States |
We decided that this winter, our 914 race car "Papa Smurf" needed some love. The engine that Dawe's Motorsport built has been flawless for 2 years now, but it's time for a refresh. The 915 transmission is so poorly geared and with no limited slip that it has been a huge hindrance to race with, so that's getting redone.
So while everything is out, I figured it was a good time to fix all the damaged fiberglass body panels, fix the newly found crack in the chassis, strengthen and reinforce everything, tie suspension points to the cage, re-route hoses and lines to be cleaner, redo some of the wiring, add lightness where I can, fix the roof (came flying off at Road Atlanta and cracked it), etc. etc. etc. Essentially tear it down to bare chassis. Then media blast the whole thing (fix any rust spots we might find), powder coat, paint or wrap what needs what, and reassemble...hopefully before our first track event in March!! I will post pictures, progress, video, etc here if I can remember to. Honestly...I NEED to take detailed pictures and video so I can remember where everything goes!! Just might be delayed in posting. So...engine/trans come out Friday and the fun begins... As he sleeps peacefully today on the top bunk: Last couple times at the track... |
naro914 |
Feb 21 2019, 09:05 AM
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Losing my mind... Group: Members Posts: 2,476 Joined: 26-May 06 From: Charlotte, NC Member No.: 6,073 Region Association: South East States |
Looking great. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/first.gif) Would you mind posting some pictures of your front suspension setup. Sure. I should be working on it tonight and this weekend and will take some current ones. Here are a few old ones from years ago, but the set up is basically the same. You just might, maybe almost have quite enough oil cooler capacity there....wow! I like the burp line setup to eliminate air bubbles--ingenious.... Yeah...Peter Dawe didn't like the old cooler set up we had, so.... and yes, the little air burp line is very smart. Horizontal coolers tend to only fill half way because the air gap at the top of the lines have no place to go. |
Amenson |
Feb 21 2019, 10:40 PM
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That's opposite lock!! Group: Members Posts: 645 Joined: 27-May 05 From: Dublin, OH Member No.: 4,154 Region Association: None |
Looking great. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/first.gif) Would you mind posting some pictures of your front suspension setup. Sure. I should be working on it tonight and this weekend and will take some current ones. Here are a few old ones from years ago, but the set up is basically the same. Thanks for the pictures. Is that the ERP setup? What does it use for "ball joints"? |
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