Trusses were definitely a roller-coaster of stress....

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I can't tell you how ready I am! It's been a really cool journey but also a stress rollercoaster. I severely underestimated the amount of work I was taking on doing it myself.

Thank you, doing my best!

God bless !!!@@BoostRodeo

We trailer since we don't keep this car registered and isn't pleasant to drive on the freeway. There are definitely people that drive their cars to and from the events. Always good to at least have a plan for a tow vehicle and trailer if you are doing that though. There's always a chance of breaking something or losing a tire in any type of racing and rally/rally-cross is especially tough on things.

They are awesome cars!

The best thing you could do is do some searching and show up to an event. They are always looking for volunteers and you can talk to drivers, check out the cars and usually hop in the passenger seat for a few ride alongs. Most drivers are happy to take you out if you just ask! You will learn a ton

Best bet is to find some grassroots rally-cross events. For $50-150 per event it's hard to beat the drive time you will get. If you know anyone with land that will let you cut in a track and do some laps anytime you want that is ideal. I'm still looking for that in the Spokane area so I can get more reps in between races and test changes to the car.

They are insanely light, I didn't realize how popular they actually were until I posted it. So many people's families had one growing up. I'm really surprised you don't see more of them out there.

I had one, too! Mine rusted out the same as your Mom's. I had to use a ruler to hold up the floor mat on the driver's side! Mine started every time, and my buddy and I did all of the work on the car. I'm not sure if it is my favorite car, but it was the first one I purchased, and you never forget your first!

They are neat little cars, I didn't think much of it when we picked it up but it really grew on me, hence why I couldn't bring myself to cut it up and beat on it. If I didn't have multiple projects already and a few more planned I would have kept it!

You definitely don't forget the first one regardless of what it is!

Yes, suspension is all the same!

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We have thought about it. It would be awesome to get a V8 or something boosted in it. The acceleration is pretty mediocre but it actually does really well at soaking things up and carrying speed once its moving. Being a baja 1000 rig that's really what it was setup to do, get going and maintain 50-90 over rough terrain, woops and washouts. The downside if we swapped would be if we ever started racing it again it would bump us up in classing.

Good question! simple answer: manual. While automatic is easier and still perfectly valid manual is generally used in rally as there is more control and at least for older cars noticeably faster.

Not gonna pretend to be an expert or anything yet just a fan of rally racing :)

Honestly either can be really competitive. When starting out an automatic will be simpler and easier. It has the advantage of being able to do things without upsetting the car which is what catches a lot of new and even experience drivers. They are also faster to stay in power, it's hard to outshift an automatic. The downside is once you get really experienced you will find there are situations where you want to intentionally upset the car and break traction. A manual makes this a lot easier. I hope that helps

Congrats on taking the podium!!! It's such a fun sport I'm glad you found an event and hope there are more. I have to travel a bit to get very many races in each season in my area but it's a good excuse to get away.

How well did you bleed the system? getting the air out is really important and can be difficult. Jack the front of the car up and with the engine running turn the wheel lock to lock 20+ times, then check the fluid level. If it dropped at all top it up and repeat. You usually need to do this 2-3 times either letting the car sit or driving in for a bit in between. Air really hides in these systems and finds its way back to the pump until its completely out. If your solenoid is dead it could be making the bleeding process more difficult by restricting flow but I don't see how it would be causing the noise itself. If none of this works you may have just gotten a bad reman pump. It does happen.

@@BoostRodeo I found the problem! The super long return loop for “cooling” was crushed. Deleted the extra line now it works great!

@@theowenhensley Awesome, that will definitely do it. Sorry it took so long to reply, I somehow missed this comment. I'm glad you found the issue though! I swapped that big steel loop for an actual plate cooler on both my cars.

@@BoostRodeo you reckon it’d do long term harm to it if the loop is just bypassed? I don’t drive mine hard it’s just a touring car for me. Appreciate it man!

@@theowenhensley It shouldn't cause any issues at all. The earlier cars didn't even have the 'cooling' loop and it really doesn't do a whole lot. I have a cooler installed because I track mine periodically which creates some heat. Normal driving is fine.

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Thanks brother! good to hear from you! might be an issue with the rack& pump you are running. Also the alignment on your front toe in/out can make it feel darty at higher speeds.

@@BoostRodeo ya I though about toe. Gotta take to the align shop but don't want them to drive it 😆

It does, has it's disadvantages in tight turns that you want to maintain traction through but it beats the alternative of no traction anywhere with rear wheel drive 😆