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October 21, 2004: I spent a bit of time last night prepping the car for the track.
The race tires are very, very close to the rear fenders. Close enough that I thought it prudent to shave a bit off the passenger's side. My modified fender stay is pretty close in the front as well but those parts don't move relative to each other. A quick blast around the block told me two things - the car's a bit unhappy when cold and there's still a bad crimp in the wiring. These may be related but I don't think so as the car did smooth out as it warmed. It turns out that a number of the crimp connectors I used have a problem. Oh yay. I have some spares with me and I'll fix this one before I go. Otherwise, the car's looking good. The track is about 5-6 hours from here so I'll have a lot of spare parts with me just in case! I don't think I'll be taking any video but I will get some good photos of the car in action. Then it's time to continue with hunting down wipers and making a windshield.

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