{"id":5841,"date":"2012-05-19T20:46:57","date_gmt":"2012-05-20T06:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.studionewmedia.com\/blog\/?p=5841"},"modified":"2012-05-19T20:46:57","modified_gmt":"2012-05-20T06:46:57","slug":"getting-the-shaft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/index.php\/2012\/05\/19\/getting-the-shaft\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting the Shaft"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Unexpected late day at work on friday threw a monkey wrench into my plans. By the time I got fome & dinner was done, it was well into the evening.\u00c2\u00a0I wanted to finish the battery relocation by Saturday’s race. No heavy fabrication to do, but I ran into a snag that I didn’t have a 6mm bolt long enough for the battery hold down. Luckily I made it to Home Depot just in time & they just barely had a bolt long enough. So this is up front where the battery used to be. Mounted a power post I picked up from West Marine.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I routed the\u00c2\u00a0extension\u00c2\u00a02 gauge wire through the fender well to the power post. Things finally came together pretty well.\"\"<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0The\u00c2\u00a0rubber terminal covers is a bit\u00c2\u00a0ugly, but oh well. Hidden under that second cover is actually a honking 150A fuse. Wow, the spare actually does still fit, as will the OEM jack!<\/p>\n

Didn’t run into any major roadblocks at this point, but it was 2:00AM by the time I finished & cleaned up. Yikes, I need to wake up at 5:00 to get to the rally cross early enough!<\/p>\n

The event was pretty good. We had a nice turnout, weather a bit hot, but enough of a breeze to keepthings manageable. Course was fast & short. The FX was performing well, I was consistently turning in some decent times. It feels\u00c2\u00a0like its easier to get the rear to swing out now. Could be my imagination, but that battery is honking heavy, I can see it having an effect. I even started getting adventurous & shifting to second\u00c2\u00a0gear instead of living at the rev limiter. Things were going well, until pop, sudden loss of power to wheels but engine still good. I broke the brand new Empi CV shaft. I guess the spec just can’t handle the LSD combined with rally tires. \u00c2\u00a0I’ve got a feeler out to a company that makes heavy duty CV for offroad applications, and can do custom work.<\/p>\n

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