I took the Goblin out around the neighborhood for one quick lap. I really, really wanted to test my alignment as well as shifting into gears beyond 1st and Reverse. No pics though, I didn't want to stop anywhere for a photo op and I was all strapped in with my pain-in-the-ass harness so if I did draw any attention, I would be buckled in. I don't like the harnesses, the clasp is like playing Tetris but it's safe and sturdy as hell, so whatever. I'm going to keep them and keep my wife happy.
I got it up to about 30 MPH (the speed limit, no need to tweak the natives) and was able to run through all the gears. The turbo sound is addicting. Shifting was smooth. The only thing I think I am going to do is get rid of the reverse lock on my shifter; I find it annoying and the tab on my shifter base is worn anyway, so it barely serves a purpose. The alignment is still a little off on the front, but it's close. The clutch grabs well, no need to replace at this point.
This car seriously wants to GO. I'm going to have fun with this thing for a long, long time.
Other weekend tasks included taking the passenger seat out to flip the one half of the lap belt around and to untrap the crotch belt. I still have to do the same for the driver-side crotch belt, but I had a hell of a headache by the late afternoon so that'll be next weekend. I also permanently mounted and wired my whole camera system. It suffers a little bit from vibration at speed, but not much can be done about that. Lastly, I drilled the holes for attaching the side panels, in anticipation of receiving the wrap for them this week.
I've decided not to modify my wing's lighting because it's just not that big of a deal, and I don't want to add more points of failure. I haven't worked on the push-button ignition yet since the car has been drivable. I'll probably wait until the cold off-season to perfect that, since the car isn't going to be on the road this year. I also don't want that installed until after I get one of Bradr's TDM/key-cloning devices.
Lastly for today, I can't wrap up the car yet because I am waiting for the button panel. No ETA on that, unfortunately.
