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Looking forward to a future house which should have a garage with roof trusses that I can trus(s)t.

It's a girl! :D About the Goblin? Unfortunately nothing other than noticing puddles of coolant front and rear when I cracked my garage open for the first time in a while. Excited for my parental leave which starts next week though. Should have time (and weather maybe?) to tackle the stuff...

I’m 6’3” (tall torso) with the extended frame and the Corbeau seats. I have more than enough leg room but headroom is actually a problem for me. I won’t be able to wear a helmet for track racing without some change to the seating.

Driving season is over, now it's maintenance+upgrade season! Black Friday Shopping List: CLUTCH REPLACEMENT (sounds like Ghostknife's video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-L4JiiONnUk) OEM-style replacement Clutch - $247 Aluminum flywheel LSJ F35 - $247 (15% BF discount) SUPERCHARGER PULLEY...

I tried putting it in 5th (for best mechanical advantage) and applying the parking brake, but that was not enough holding force. With a second person holding the hydraulic brakes, it might work. I suppose the limit on the trans holding the engine still would be the torque capacity of the clutch...

Any special trick to holding the crank in place for removing and torquing the crank pulley / harmonic balancer? Before I jam a screwdriver in the flywheel teeth where they are visible on the back side of the engine and hope that doesn't damage the teeth.

Took the Goblin out again and the tap/rattle noise toward the right rear that I have heard before was much more pronounced. I'm not an expert on engine noises, but the location of the noise seems to be the timing chain area. I've been meaning to do a timing kit at some point, but I guess no time...

New to-do list: - Finalize dual gauge pod design tweaks (adjust insert pieces for AEM gauge stud spacing and OEM boost gauge depth) - Check cylinder compression - Tuning: MAF - Repaint the muffler (starting to flake off, I don't think I followed the instructions for curing the paint) - Add...

I tempo-perma-rarily wired in the AFR sensor, gauge, and HP Tuners data logger. Just to satisfy my curiosity, I took a short log of crank and idle. And to my untrained eye, the behavior of the spark timing and Short Term Fuel Trim looks.... interesting... I could definitely hear the...

Up in the top left, is that an idler pulley to replace the AC compressor?

Similar goals for me: - 62# injectors and 2.8" pulley, then tune - Power distribution box for 12V power for add-in circuits like USB power, data logger, etc - New clutch and flywheel - Vinyl wrap the hood maybe?

I think I do need to add more caster to my alignment. Driving it a couple more times, it didn't self-center as much as I'd like. The never-ending alignment continues... I got an AEM wideband AFR sensor+gauge kit and HPTuners link cable so that I can log the AFR analog output alongside HPTuners...

Going out for another run tonight, I noticed that my dipstick had popped out from a previous drive. My valve cover port is plumbed into the intake barb as intended (didn't block it off), so I'm guessing the PCV valve needs to be cleaned.

I did follow the DF guidelines, but I don't have turn plates to measure that angle correctly. Doesn't seem like a huge priority to tackle at the moment since the driving dynamics feel good enough. Eventually I'll probably take it to a racing shop nearby that does alignments for custom builds. My...

Proper alignment makes a huge difference. I finished the DIY alignment to approximately these specs for both front and rear: Ride height: Lower control arms level Camber: -0.5 Toe: 1/8" in Caster: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Took it out for a quick spin and I'm very impressed. It tracks straight now without the...

I had to do the same, and second the legit (not cloth) mask recommendation, or set up a good fan to blow the dust away from you. Fiberglass can shred your lungs.

I see how that is a bit vague. What I meant was that on a 2->3 shift when dumping the clutch and immediately re-applying throttle, the RPMs didn't sharply drop as I would expect from a clutch dump in an upshift. Although it's possible that I was lighting up the rear tires, but it didn't feel...

On second thought, if there is air in the clutch line, wouldn't that result in different symptoms? Bear with me and my novice understanding of clutch mechanics, but with air in the lines, the pressure plate wouldn't fully release from the flywheel, right? That would result in some level of...

No, I don't recall doing anything like that specifically. Found this thread https://www.dfkitcar.com/forum/index.php?threads/bleeding-the-throwout-bearing.2104/ which seems promising.

Specifically regarding the clutch, I assume I need a new one based on: - engagement point seemed to be about halfway through the travel - dumping the clutch on a couple 2-3 shifts didn't result in the jerk I was expecting - RPMs did not change quickly, it was much more of a smooth RPM decline...