Woods Racing

So as you know, we’re racing in the Cornwall Fireball Enduro this year. It’s a lot of work, but well worth the fun. 200 laps of racing mayhem in this last man standing oval circuit, let’s hope we can stay in one piece for a good part of it.

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You saw some pics earlier of the 1993 Legend, and we’ve continued on the quest of race prep.

We’ve pretty much got the interior stripped out of it…
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All the lights and sunroof removed, prepping for a roll cage (thanks to Garrant Industries!)
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We had some things to address though, the car when it got here…was…slow…and I mean slow. Ran some tests on the system and wasn’t getting spark in a couple of cylinders. A quick plug change fixed that and also a fuel filter helped out some also.
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Cooling seemed to be an issue as you can see here:
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But we flushed all that out and replaced it with proper coolant. I imagine there is a head gasket issue so I will throw some block seal in it to keep it alive during the race.
So this upcoming week, stay tuned for more build pics, roll cage, window area, and tying up the loose ends!
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Aug 27th by Bannon

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So as I said in an earlier post…had some oil changes in this week, and both blog-worthy.
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Fabien brought in his Kia Coupe…and let me tell you, as much as an American/Domestic gearhead I am, this car speaks to me. It’s compact, has a decent 2.4, looks awesome with its red ext/black leather int and connected to the pavement with the black mags…it’s quite the head turner.
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It’s actually a small import, that looks mean, looks menacing and has quite the attitude.
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On the mechanic side of things, the car was put together properly for basic maintenance unlike the sunfire’s and such. The filter is in a good spot, you can view all the bushings/brakes/end links…etc easily and it gave me no trouble at all.

We chose Amsoil’s 5w20xl and a wix filter for this application and should easily see over 7000km’s on this change.
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I really like this car and couldn’t stop staring at it…what would my friends say if one of these stayed parked in my garage with my name on the registration????
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Aug 21st by Bannon

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