Another 2 day track event in the books. But first…a lead up to that weekend.
After I installed the aluminum toploader an old problem strangely reappeared. The trans would slowly drift out of 3rd gear in a high RPM coast. I had fixed the problem before with the iron case but the aluminum case brought it back. Tried a longer bolt in the 3/4 shifter rail detent. That locked up the shift rail. Threw in a new set of shift rails and detents from David Kee. No joy. Seemed like the aluminum case had won that battle.
After a long list of discrepancies with that housing I decided it was time to remove it and swap back to the iron case…5 days before the track weekend I had already paid for!
To ensure it would not come out of 3rd gear I ordered a new 3rd gear and synchro slider. Allstate Gear came through with super fast shipping. Custom fit the slider to the original inner hub and put it all together the day before the track. Seemed to work on the street. Track time confirmed the problem was fixed once and for all, and the trans shifts better than ever.
The car ran great and the new gearing changed its track behavior drastically. Had to relearn every corner to keep the engine in its ideal rev zone of 5500-6500 RPM. Top end felt faster and I was keeping up with the fast cars without hitting the 6700 RPM rev limit as much. I forgot to change the speedo driven gear with the new rear gears so I wasn’t sure how fast I was going but my buddy with the yellow Falcon usually hits 135MPH on the front straight and I was pulling on him
By Sunday I had roasted my front race Hoosiers again and the fun ended a little early. I threw on the street tires and did some practice laps focusing on the turns and braking.
Here’s some pics and short video:
Passenger session wearing shorts on a hot day haha!
New sticker. Thanks Johnnie!
Camber destroys front tires again!