I ran out to the barn today to mess with the 'Bu. Rather than just pull the car in and shut it off, I like to take it for a short spin to get it up to operating temp. While out on todays run, on the last leg heading back to the barn, I decided to step in the throttle in fourth gear so as to bask in the acceleration. Much to my chagrin, I felt the clutch slip a little. I must be making too much torque to use a 10.5" clutch. I didn't slip it much at all, as soon as I noticed it, I backed out of the gas. I was hoping to hit drift practice this week (provived I can dodge being seated on a jury, I have jury duty next week you see....), but if I may be forced to pare back my events this year. I want to focus on Autocrossing this season, so I need to make sure the car will be good to go there. That means hitting MDU drift clinic #3 is probably out of the question. This is a bummer, because it's just before Drift Battle and I could really use the seat time. If I'm having issues now, three hours of track time at the clinic would put the hurts on the clutch. Now that I'm unemployed, replacing the clutch with a bigger, better unit isn't going to happen. I did find one on the 'net that is good for 615 ft. lbs. for $330. I've no idea if it's a 10.5" or 12", but I'm broke, remember?
I was soon bummed with this discovery that I just finished what I needed to and hit the road for home. And then there's the 3-link conversion, I was planning..... Like the title says, Now what do I do?........At that note, My favorite artist did a work of one of my favorite anime characters! Francessca Luchinni by Kamiya Tomoe:
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