It started on saturday morning, cruising to the track with my buddy to watch the muscle car masters.
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| TJI-781 - Marked on my sway bar |
Then at the track i got to meet the great man Fred Gibson, i spent 10 minutes chatting with him about all things motorsport. I didnt bother him for an autograph, signature or a photo, the fact he was ok to chat with me was enough for me.
Then i watched some EPIC cars from the Group A era and Group N cars. I was impressed with the speed and campact size of the 12A rotary in the RX2.
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| I spent a good solid 10 minutes looking at this little rocket |
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| Ford Sierra in the wet conditions |
So it pelted down, so i decided to go home just after lunch and start playing with my car.
Finally after 190,000 kms i did a filter/fluid change on the Auto box. In this i tried to tighten up the feed lines as that seems to be the source of fluid leaks. hopefully i have sorted this, but if not, when the radiator is replaced i will re-do the lines with proper thread seal. One thing i noticed was for 190,000 the fluid wasnt too bad, there was no bands or metal chunks in the pan (as i had read about with other autos. So i was pleased to replace the filter and fluid and know that this auto box is still in working order.
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| Auto Box with the filter and tray out |
Then on sunday after an epic breakfast i started on the LSD changing the fluid and topped up the auto fluid
A great weekend fiddling with the car, motor racing and meeting my hero. On top of that, my family took car of me with great meals and wonderful gifts for fathers day.
I know i am very lucky to have a wife that lets me enjoy these things. I hope all the other fathers had a great weekend too.
Cheers
Mike
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