MARSS 1 came and went very quickly... Practice day demonstrated how just changing the oil pump and not checking the crankcase bearing can lead to trouble...
Had the car out during the Friday Practice Session and oil pressure dropped after 10 minutes.... shut the car off but crankcase bearing had failed.
This led to yet-another-engine rebuild. MARSS 2,3 and 4 were away so MARSS 5 is the next opportunity to get the car on the track. Took the new rebuilt engine out last Friday for the FATT and engine seemed to run, although I kept the revs under 5000RPM. The front (upper and lower) tie rods were replaced and this seemed to have helped quite a bit and the car just turns in better and there is no longer any variation in the steering wheel.
Bret at RP was very supportive with this last repair and I am cusiously optimistic that the car will be fine for racing on MARSS 5, next week. There is another test day tomorrow (Gasoline Alley Test Day) and I will be going to drive the car a bit more and to clean up the inside a bit.
Aside from this, car looks clean and ready to go! Crossing fingers!
