Jeeze! You said you lost brakes I didn't realize you meant like that
We're planning a brake service for tomorrow also as Matt found the pedal a touch squishy and we have developed a new squeal that is hawk HP+ esque....despite them being stone silent until now.
David S. Wallens wrote:
Hey, I met mazdeuce!
Did you get an autograph? That guy is a celebrity.
mndsm
MegaDork
5/9/17 8:33 p.m.
Ok, so my suggestion was only a medium failure. I shall not commit hari kari.
84FSP
Dork
5/9/17 8:37 p.m.
Following along vicariously!
David S. Wallens wrote:
Hey, I met mazdeuce!
Me too! Super great guy, not surprisingly.
Margie
Ian F
MegaDork
5/9/17 8:44 p.m.
Be safe guys! And I thought you should bleed brakes after each track day?
Ian F wrote:
Be safe guys! And I thought you should bleed brakes after each track day?
Ideally yes. Although if the fluid isn't very old time-wise, hasn't been boiled and is a good high-temp fluid, it doesn't need to be replaced every time. Every few events should be good, or if it's more than 6 - 12 months old.
And about the fluid, this is fresh Motul660. We're going to bleed with some fresh fluid just because, but fluid wasn't our issue, we were getting way out of the heat range for the pads and just melting them.
Cool, glad you guys made it to the ocean. Yeah, it's just kind of there.
Leaving the house for CMP now. Should be there around 7:30 wearing a black GRM t-shirt. If you need anything you can call or text me at 8 zero 3 - 6 zero 8 - zero 2 niner 7.
Steve
any idea what time you show up on the live stream?
Pulling into the track now. Wearing a black Simpson t-shirt a black Mopar hat I'm fat bearded it and driving El Camino
Which Carbotechs are you putting on?
Today was a good day.
We got in just before 2:00 last night and we're up before our alarm at 5:55. We were at the track before 7:00 and rented a garage (more of an overhang) at the track to give us power and a hard surface. The car went up on jackstands, old brakes off and we tested our power sander brake resurfacer.
Once we knew it would work we took off for a track walk. As we were briskly walking back down pit lane after one round we saw Mike Jr. From Carbotech pull in. It was like Christmas.
It took us about an hour to finish resurfacing the front rotors and swap and bleed all four corners. We headed out to the sleepy early morning main road and did a dozen nice hard stops to confirm that we did indeed have brakes again. We were overjoyed.
Track sessions were good. I was still slow with a 57th in the afternoon and co-driver was much faster with a 50th place in the morning. The car behaved. No fade. Took a bit of getting used to the pads acting different between cold/hot, but they were confidence inspiring for the first time since we started this adventure.
The highlight of the day was the people. Secretariata and duster came out to see us. We chatted and laughed and probably lied about our abilities and knowledge on many subjects. We had a father and son come over and talk for well over an hour because they thought the Civic was cool, and co-driver took the son out on parade laps at lunch time. You couldn't have measured his grin with a yardstick.
So yes, a good day. Off to Dominion and an early bed time!
Today was a damn good day. Be safe out there.
patgizz
UltimaDork
5/10/17 2:31 p.m.
If you need anything when you get to Ohio let me know.
grover
Reader
5/10/17 2:49 p.m.
glad you guys got the brakes sorted.
In reply to patgizz:
Will do.
As to the previous question of what Carbotechs we have, XP12's in front and XP8's in the back on Carbotech's recommendation for running CMP. We also have a set of XP10's for the front in case we find that the 12's are a bit aggressive on tracks with less braking.
Hey, it was good fun meeting up with you guys and BSing! Good luck with the rest of the trip!
Waiting for the gates to open at Dominion. 55 and pouring down. Should be fun.