Hello all,
Last weekend I got my '75 rally car out for a 2-day autotest style event at a farm here in the states - think I'm still learning how to get the best out of the car vs my r53 but I've only done a handful of events in it so trying to be patient. Realistically I suppose I won't be able to compete for top times in it, whether me personally or the car, but my times were respectable, imo. I managed a 6th out of 22 in the 2wd run group - harder to compare to the awd crowd since the courses can change some, but that put me around 12th out of 39 cars overall.
Prior to the event I noticed my outer tie bar bushes were split, so replaced with the road/rally ones from MiniSpares. They are now gone again after just 13 minutes of runs - is this just what I need to expect when really thrashing the car in the dirt? Currently I do have poly on the backside - I know people say to use rubber there - does that just help for braking or would it help make the fronts last longer as well?
The other issue was the heat - it was 90f and by the end of the first day the car was *almost* overheating - I was thankful we only got 7 runs. I had an '89 with an electric fan in the wheel well but can't imagine that would last long in gravel conditions - other options? Maybe something like water wetter? What about removing the headlight/bucket?
Thanks gents!
Pat
