Adios amigos, buena suerte!

Today it's Monday, March 23rd, 2009, the car is in the trailer and ready to go... more or less. It's been a scramble to get things wrapped up to this point. The engine was started on Saturday and the car was first driven on Sunday, so everything is fresh and untested, to say the least.

The motor is not the version Rick foresaw, the cylinder head that came back was not compatible with the pistons, so a stock head had to be used instead. The upside is that the car ran well when driven on it's three mile break-in. Everything seems working, but there are many things yet to be tweaked, too much to mention, which should make for some interesting stories by the enthusiastic rookie crew. There's not much else to tell at this point, just the hope that all goes well for the car and drivers. Hasta luego amigos.

 

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Pepper White

It's amazing how a little fresh paint will part the clouds of doubt and brighten every ones outlook, particularly with a race car on a time schedule. The car is painted "Pepper White", that's an old BMC Mini color that was brought back with the with the new Mini.

Now the mountain of parts can be bolted, screwed and welded on to produce a finished product. It will be a close call as to having the car ready for Chihuahua, but it won't be for lack of effort. It may be for lack of an engine if those parts don't show up this week, that's been a sore spot, and a lot of work to be done there.

The brakes are finished along with the front suspension. The shocks for the rear need to be resized, but that's an easy fix. The petal box is in along with the brake lines.

There's 15 days until the car needs to be on a trailer for Mexico, everyone involved is on task, it remains to be seen if there is enough time.

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