Plugging away…
Well…throughout the course of the last couple of weeks, it was decided that a July race date was not realistic for all members of the team. So we decided to set our sights on the Otcober race near Houston, TX. Though I can’t imagine the weather in Houston in October will be much more pleasant than July in South Carolina…we’re excited, none-the-less!
I mentioned in the last post that I had a line on a parts car. Funny things happen with cheap cars. The one that I planned to get ended up being sold to someone else who offered more than we did. Oh well…the seller let me know of another similar platform Honda that might be for sale. A couple of weeks and a few phone calls later and we have a deal on the beauty below.
Granted…we haven’t officially purchased or taken possession of the vehicle, we do plan to obtain it for use as a parts vehicle for the hatchback. It looks nice, but under the hood is an engine which has allegedly had it’s crankcase ventilated by one or more connecting rods. The oil stain under the car would seem to support this.
The car will provide us with many vital spares such as shocks, control arms, tie rods, fuel pumps, wheels, bodywork, cv axles, and the list goes on.