Electric update day 4

Still looking at Tuesday or Wednesday for electric.  The shop doesn't have a generator so no work as been done to the race car.

Electric update

Still no electric, but looks like it should be restored early Wednesday morning.  I bought this generator after Super Storm Sandy.   It's been sitting in the basement the last 5 years, maybe 3 hours of use.  For sure, it just paid for it self.  The cable was going on and off yesterday, but looks stable this morning.

Race car show

Was planning on going to a week long race car show held in a mall. But the weather has but a end to that idea. Must of had a foot of snow. Plus the electric went out yesterday afternoon. Been on our generator for the last 17 hours. Went for short ride, power lines down everywhere. It’s going to be awhile before the power is back.

Second group of cut gears are back

Looks good.  

Shift fork started, off center

I was searching for a antique show photo of our booth from 2010, and came across this photo taken in March of 2010.  This was before my first event. I was changing gears so I took a couple of photos just to make sure I got it back to together in the right order. I think this problem came from the shop that rebuilt the gearbox.

Definitely not in the middle of the gears. I think I know why?  Just need a little more investigation.

Shift fork adjustment

Once I set the gearbox in the shift fork jig, it was obvious the space was not equal between the gears.  Next step is to shim the shift fork about .025 thousand.  That should place it in the middle.   I talked to Eric, being he has done this before.  Gave me a few tips to make sure this adjustment goes smoothly.

First group of cut gears are back

Small cut.

They are look good, sent the other set of 6 out yesterday.  

Gearbox

Removed the other gear sets and all need to be re cut.  No big surprise.

Gears done

Just heard from Scott, the 6 gears are done and will be shipping back today.   So now I will remove the ones in the car plus a couple more and get those sent out.  This should put me in good shape for Mosport and Le Circuit Mont Tremblant in Quebec.  The Quebec event is in July, a track with an abundance of F5000 history. 

New tires

No, not new race tires but trailer tires.  Not as exciting, but necessary.

Along with the new tires I might do a little more work on the trailer.
The leaf spring suspension could use some new parts.

Gears sent

Shipped 6 gears to Minnesota last week to have the dogs reground.  These gears are what I will start out at Mosport this year.  Once these come pack I'll ship 6 more. 

Goodyear tires

As you know, I really liked the Goodyear tires over the Avons.  Goodyear is making them again for F5000 cars.  In there catalog they now list them for F5000 cars.  It was listed as just Can-Am in the past.   So this year I will be back on them.  That's a big positive.

Happy New Year

Merry Christmas

Back in the shop

As always, my first task is spending 3 hours putting  away tools and cleaning.

One of the top items on the list for next year is to stop having to work on the gearbox during the race event.  All of the dogs on my gears are worn(above photo).  The arrow on the right shows how the corner is worn.  There is a race shop out in Minnesota that will  re-cut the edge to put a nice 90 degree corner back on it.  It's not to expensive, in fact I can have ten gears cut for what one new gearset would cost.