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Re: Crx track (race really) car

Post by vtectom » Mon Sep 26, 2016 9:24 am

Ever wondered what happens when you're going flat out
& your outer CV joint gives up? :shock:


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Post by Merlin » Mon Sep 26, 2016 9:38 am

Offt! At least you were on a straight. I had the same experience when one of my ones went, just about threw me off the track.
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Re: Crx track (race really) car

Post by vtectom » Mon Sep 26, 2016 9:46 am

Luckily none of the supercars that were on track were overtaking
me at the time. Side-swiping one of the McLarens would have
proved expensive :lol:

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Post by wurlycorner » Mon Sep 26, 2016 8:02 pm

Ouch, that's a nightmare!
Had you replaced the joint after the liquid grease moment, or just cleaned and regressed the existing?

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Re: Crx track (race really) car

Post by vtectom » Mon Sep 26, 2016 9:02 pm

wurlycorner wrote:Ouch, that's a nightmare!
Had you replaced the joint after the liquid grease moment, or just cleaned and regressed the existing?
I just cleaned it & regreased it as it was working without any issues

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Post by Thebusofwoe » Mon Sep 26, 2016 11:07 pm

Nice vids bud. I love how this thing sounds 8-) 8-) This is something I'm always worried about is CV's giving up on track. Thrashing the hell out of 23 year old CV joints worries me slightly :lol: :lol:
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Re: Crx track (race really) car

Post by vtectom » Tue Sep 27, 2016 8:43 am

Thebusofwoe wrote:Nice vids bud. I love how this thing sounds 8-) 8-) This is something I'm always worried about is CV's giving up on track. Thrashing the hell out of 23 year old CV joints worries me slightly :lol: :lol:
Thanks! It sounds even better from the outside - I'll try & get
a drive-by video. Also, it's amazing how many people have a
soft spot for Crx's & come over for a chat.

I've found a Blueprint cv joint kit for £25. I may do the o/s
one as well for peace of mind :)

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Re: Crx track (race really) car

Post by vtectom » Fri Apr 14, 2017 10:23 am

Finally got the crx back out on track after
what seemed like a really long winter.

Only good thing in between was getting really
lucky with the snow on a short ski trip to
visit a friend. He's a short video he took:



Anyway, I changed the worn cv joint & the
car handled really well on track. However, I
noticed that it's still pulling left.

Rich at PAW reckons that it's a geo issue or tyres. I've tried swapping tyres around but
it still pulls left. So I've booked it in at
Hangar 111 who are local & have a good
reputation: http://www.hangar111.com

Not very exciting video but the Rover is
owned by a guy I know:



There were 6 or 7 tuned Gtr's on track
including this with 1000bhp!

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My r888's are now passed their best but
still gripped amazingly well :lol:

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Final bit of car news is that an old codger
decided to use the rear of my integra to
stop his car. He said that he had been
distracted :evil:

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Re: Crx track (race really) car

Post by vtectom » Sun Sep 24, 2017 6:38 pm

Teg all mended & now looking better than before :lol:

A couple of videos from my season finale yesterday - was a fun day
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Post by tom023 » Mon Sep 25, 2017 4:53 pm

Sad to hear the Teg had suffered a knock, good thing that it is all repaired now!

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