Wow. Just wow. 4 days of thrashing on my Goblin at the DF factory. Lonny and everyone there have treated me like I belonged there, like I am family. I arrived with a very perplexing problem and left with a solution. I didn't know if I had brought a damaged vehicle, a worn out vehicle, or an improperly assembled vehicle. I did know that wheels aren't suppose to hop up in the air when braking. That has ceased on my mad Max goblin. Every day Lonny would have a new plan to attempt to beat this hopping issue. Yesterday he offered me a full frame replacement. Amazing customer support! But I figured if it was the frame, we could weld repair it without going to the extent of a full replacement. After all, I did paint it so I can make changes to it.
Today's plan was to make the rear end of the goblin more stable. My big balloon tires have a lot of sidewall flex, and the shocks appear to be worn out. 200K miles will do that. The rear was just springs. BC shocks fixed that.
The AT version of the goblin has 2 front bars to strengthen the front end. Suede welded in an AT bar on the passenger side, and made a custom one on the drivers side because my clutch pedal was in the way of the standard AT one. These 2 bars stiffened up my front end, and the BC coils controlled the rear. That changed the whole car. I also had my frame converted to a full cage, but can't really say I noticed much difference to the braking issue.
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I have been wanting to add a hood. The trip home was concerning me, as rain is in the forecast. I really would like to play on the autocross course on Saturday, and rain in the BCM might prevent. I was looking for a damaged, or crusty, affordable hood. Look what we found! An old blue and white one, a perfect fit for my color scheme! You barely even can recognize it is my mad Max car.
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