[Bulti]

Ahh, the man cave and it's therapeutic effect. Who can live without one?

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[Rap]

Yes, the last refuge! Rejuvenation for the weary.

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[williamoss]

Since I do not have the wife to escape from doing anything in the garage. <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/glare.gif" class="smilie" alt="" /> manual labor is just that.

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[Rap]

Neither do I. It is merely an interesting and different form of relaxation. A way to empty ones mind from the detritus of the day.

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[ds968]

Detailing the car is relaxation ? Yeah, for masochists :-) ;-)

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[Rap]

I'm somewhat surprised at your parochial viewpoint. Perhaps you think I do all of the car in one shot. Not! Sometimes I set up, look around, sit down and smoke a cigar and contemplate detailing my car. It all falls under the same heading. Tonite my neighbor came over after just ten minutes of working on the car and invited me over to a party. Off like a shot. Lol

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[ds968]

Well, ok now we're talking ...that's the truly civilized way to work on your car. Good on ya !

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[Rap]

This weekends DE at Summit Point ended for me after the first day! Upon attempting to queue up in the pit lane for the last run of the day, I realized that I had no 1st and 2nd gear. Just could not get into them. It was like hitting a wall. I had asked an instructor out for some advice and he said, "let's go anyway you're not going to use those gears ". So I got the last run of the first day in. Upon jacking up the car to check the linkage it was noticed that the boot on the right side of the axle had cracked and was pretty much out of grease. So one problem, unconnected to the second led to the finding of another problem that I would have driven on to no doubt some damage.



Needless to say I'm bummed. The time and effort that needs to be devoted to these events seems to grow. Mind you, joe organized here has a list and a process but the list grows and the process takes longer. Oh did I mention the fact that the wiring for my trailers brake lites and turn signals chaffed and broke? So that needed to be repaired before I left. At each event I find one or two things that I didn't have that I should!



So I had to drive from summit, WV to Bordentown, NJ to drop the car off. Being a smart guy I left my spare tires so I could send the new Hoosiers there to be installed. I drove r1r's because the Hoosiers didn't arrive. Another story. Going from Hoosiers to toyo's was wow holy s--t. Think I will stick to the Hoosiers at least until bankruptcy! And of course in an effort to find a positive, I picked up the white car which had been resting there for a while!



I'm looking for a new transmission with 60,000-80,000 miles on it. I need it now. I'd like to run in the next event in two weeks. This may be a Bob fantasy but if anyone has one or a lead on one I would be grateful. You can reach me here or email me at clrbrook@epix.net

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[Cloud9...68]

Wow, so sorry to hear about your transmission woes. Unfortunately, it's only a matter of time before major things start going kablooey on these near-ancient machines for those of us who push them to their limits on the track.



This may not help your immediate situation, but there's a shop in Corpus Christi, Texas, called Advanced Automotion, owned by a guy named Scott Dewitt, that comes highly recommended. There aren't many places in the country that work on these gearboxes, and Advanced Automotion is one of the few. I thought I had a bad pinion bearing awhile back, so I talked to Scott, and he told me his main hobby is flying, and he offered to fly up to Austin in his private plane, pick up my transaxle, take it to his shop in Corpus to fix it, and then fly it back. I'm not sure he'd go all the way to your neck of the woods, but if you can't find a used one, this might be an option that could give you quick turnaround, especially if the problem isn't all that serious. Of course, the cost of flying a transaxle around the country isn't exactly cheap, but any man who can afford to grind through Hoosiers at DE events can surely easily come up with the dough to give his tranny a seat on a private plane, lol.

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[Rap]

Thanks for the lead mr funnybones. I'm looking for a used!

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[Cloud9...68]

Understood - just trying to think of an alternative in case a used one doesn't materialize quickly.

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[Rap]

You misunderstand me. I am looking for every possibility contingency. I appreciate any and all help. I was just hoping you might use you're considerable influence to get me a air shipping discount!

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[flash]

call daryl

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[Rap]

Thanks Bob!

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[Rap]

So one of the advantages of being a member of this Forum came into very direct light last night as I was able to score a transmission from a club member. Plus I received emails from other members offering leads. These responses came very quickly.



So since I was finally home this weekend I asked my Dad to play golf which he said ok too. So I pick him up in the white 968 which I was lucky enough to be able to pick up when I dropped my red one off on Saturday. Trying to be positive here. While we are driving my Dad asks me if I have had the interior restored. I reply that I bought it mint and have kept it up in that condition. I no sooner finished that sentence than the mirror fell off and bounced off the gear shift. Is there like a message hear or what?

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[Bulti]

Lol, funny. For a second I thought you was going to tell that your white car's transmission had failed too.

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[94SilverCab]

NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, mention how reliable your 968 is or how well it's running when the car can overhear you...some folks wanted to see my Pop Up headlights in action, as you can guess only one came up !



Jay

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[Rap]

Point taken here!

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[Rap]

So tomorrow I pick up the red 968 in Bordentown and take it back down to NJMP for a three day. New transmission and rebuilt axle are now included to my list of options added to the car. Wonder what the butcher's bill will be? It's somewhat amusing to drive a trailer to the beach in the hope that my car would be repaired in time for this event! We drove to Avalon for a couple of days and threw Liz's car on the trailer for the way down to save on gas and tolls.

I certainly have gotten my money's worth with the trailer this year. Last two events the car needed to be trailered as it was undriveable. Trailers certainly increase options!

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[Cloud9...68]

What percentage of people who attend your events would you say trailer their cars? It seemed like maybe 20% or so while I was doing traditional DEs. I can see how having one can definitely save your bacon!

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