just a little update

[69GT]

Well, I FINALLY found where my rear brakes were leaking from. After looking around the rear brakes I thought the line had a leak in it but after getting it up on a rack I didnt see anything. Both brake cylinders had a little bit of fluid behind the boots so I replaced those thinking they were the problem but it still leaked. Thinking it was leaking out the rear of the master cylinder I pulled it out only to find that it was completly dry behind it. I dont know how I missed it but it turns out that it was the proporting valve (large moist spot below it). I got a new one from a local shop called Pony Enterprises and now I have a nice firm brake petal for the first time! :D

The next thing I have planned for it is a ball joint replacement. Its starting to clunk a lot more now when I turn the wheel so I need to get on those things asap.

And for the last thing, I got on my high schools auto team. We should be competing in the NHRA contest and also the Ford/AAA contests. I may win some scolarships or tools or something but im just hoping to gain some more knowledge out of it. Well thats about it.

[bswor]

Yeh most important thing is to get these cars safe. We all want to do this and that to our car but we sometimes forget all the little things. Good luck with the auto team, maybe you can get a free paint job outa the class :) That is if you trust them.

[69GT]

Another update, weve won! We just got back from the Pomona NHRA competition. We had 2 teams with 4 guys on each team. Our first team ranked #2 in the written tests and our second team got #3 which sadley ment they couldnt go on. The final was they had to pull the distributor out of an engine, remove the intake, have a judge crank the engine and put everything back together with the timing at 10 degrees and they were racing against the team who ranked #1.

Unfortunately the day of the preliminaries I got sick and someone else had to take my place, and the guy that took my place happened to be on the winning team. :( Im happy for him because he wouldnt have been able to go to this competition but im mad because of all the days I could have gotten sick it had to be then.

But anyway, heres some pictures. We won $3000 and a tool box. Each of the 4 guys on the winning team gets $700 for scolarships I believe.


http://server2.uploadit.org/files/AgentSmith-DSC01296.JPG
http://server2.uploadit.org/files/AgentSmith-DSC01300.JPG

This is a picture of both teams and my teacher is the guy with the green shirt who was also in the other pictures. Im the one on the far right.

http://server2.uploadit.org/files/AgentSmith-DSC01293.JPG

[bswor]

Congrats. Did you get anything out of the deal?

[69GT]

One of those awesome t-shirts 8)