05-15-2011, 12:23 PM
Well, good news/bad news story...
The bad news is my head gasket blew on Friday at Lightning. Temp gauge was acting funny, creeping just up to the red line, then shooting back down until finally it would not come down. There wasn't any white smoke, so not a dead giveaway.
The good news is that Provost Motorsports was at the track providing support. Max took a look at it, pulled the plugs and immediately diagnosed it, have to say, I was impressed, he clearly knows his sh*t when it comes to these cars.
I think the bad news far outweighs the good news, but at least I have a great mechanic within 5 miles of my house...trailered it back to Provost MS, where it sits now.
All I can say is that given the long list of work this car has seen, whoever gets this car next will be one lucky soul. I bought the car about a year ago with 136500 miles on it (now has 137500) and have had it on the track probably 8 times. Among the major items done are konis/coilovers all around, new clutch, new clutch slave and master cylinders, clutch hose, rod bearings, pick-up tube, brakes (porsche rotors, ss lines), timing belt, water pump, icv replaced, oil cooler seals and the list goes on (sparco seats, harnesses, paint job, etc, etc. etc.) Car was leaking when I got it, now it doesn't.
I think there is something good to be said about tracked cars. They may be put under heavier stress than street cars, but I think they are taken care of a lot better as the maintenance and repair needs demand more attention. I'm sure many will disagree with this, just my opinion and don't want to start a thread on tracked vs. street cars.
If I can ever recover from all this work, lowering the car will be next in line.
The bad news is my head gasket blew on Friday at Lightning. Temp gauge was acting funny, creeping just up to the red line, then shooting back down until finally it would not come down. There wasn't any white smoke, so not a dead giveaway.
The good news is that Provost Motorsports was at the track providing support. Max took a look at it, pulled the plugs and immediately diagnosed it, have to say, I was impressed, he clearly knows his sh*t when it comes to these cars.
I think the bad news far outweighs the good news, but at least I have a great mechanic within 5 miles of my house...trailered it back to Provost MS, where it sits now.
All I can say is that given the long list of work this car has seen, whoever gets this car next will be one lucky soul. I bought the car about a year ago with 136500 miles on it (now has 137500) and have had it on the track probably 8 times. Among the major items done are konis/coilovers all around, new clutch, new clutch slave and master cylinders, clutch hose, rod bearings, pick-up tube, brakes (porsche rotors, ss lines), timing belt, water pump, icv replaced, oil cooler seals and the list goes on (sparco seats, harnesses, paint job, etc, etc. etc.) Car was leaking when I got it, now it doesn't.
I think there is something good to be said about tracked cars. They may be put under heavier stress than street cars, but I think they are taken care of a lot better as the maintenance and repair needs demand more attention. I'm sure many will disagree with this, just my opinion and don't want to start a thread on tracked vs. street cars.
If I can ever recover from all this work, lowering the car will be next in line.
(This post was last modified: 05-15-2011, 12:26 PM by rl968.)
