First autocross! Fail!

[GoDadGo]

Hey Caddy Dad,

I went to a couple of events in Gelcoat and got the same types of reactions.
The 1st even was last year at the High School where my oldest daughter Megan taught & coached.
The 2nd was on the way home from that event where the Coastal Cruisers were holding an open rod run near my home.

LINK: https://thefactoryfiveforum.com/album.php?albumid=1523

Youngsters and teenagers loved it at both events because I let them all sit in the Red Roadster which was a ton of fun to see their reactions.
Like you the car got a lot of attention, even though it was still sporting a Gelcoat finish with no carpet installed.
Glad You Had A Great Time At Cars & Coffee!

Go-Dad

[Jeff Kleiner]

...How much does it cost?...

I've had that one several times and usually answer with "About a buck and a half or 2 dollars a pound." You can sometimes see them trying to do the math as they walk away Feel free to adjust the per pound price accordingly to suit your build.

Jeff

[GoDadGo]

I've had that one several times and usually answer with "About a buck and a half or 2 dollars a pound." You can sometimes see them trying to do the math as they walk away Feel free to adjust the per pound price accordingly to suit your build.

Jeff

Accurate As Hell Sir Jeffski!
2,350 lbs. X $2.00 = $47,000.00
-$45,000.00 is what I've spent.

[Papa]

Accurate As Hell Sir Jeffski!
2,350 lbs. X $2.00 = $47,000.00
-$45,000.00 is what I've spent.

You're an order of magnitude off there Steve. At $2.00/pound, you'd come in under $5,000 for the build. At that price, I'd be on build number two already!

[GoDadGo]

2,350 lbs. X $20.00 = $47,000.00
..$45,000.00 is what I've spent.

Correction Thanks To Papa Dave!

[Caddy Dad]

Looks what showed up today after 6 months of hard work. The base coat color is BMW Sakhir orange with Lexus Pewter stripes. Finished off with a hand painted thin black pinstripe on outside edges of the pewter stripes. The base coat has the effect of appearing to be different colors depending on the angle of the light. Sometimes it red, sometimes its copper, sometimes its a bit orange, sometimes a bit of gold shows through. Pictures don't do it justice.

Now the hard part is to put it all back together without scratching it up!

[Papa]

Wow, great color combo! She looks stunning.

Dave

[RJD]

Looks great!

[JV1953]

WOW!! Looks awesome!

[David Hodgkins]

OUTSTANDING! LOVE the color combo!

[ggunter]

Wow Caddy she is spectacular, did you get it done here in Md.

[JB in NOVA]

Sweet! I can't wait to see everything assembled.

[Caddy Dad]

Wow Caddy she is spectacular, did you get it done here in Md.

Yes, Signature Finishes on Belle Grove Road in Baltimore. This was there first Factory Five car. The body fit and finish was a lot more work than they initially thought. But it came out looking fantastic

[hineas]

Downright beautiful

[cgundermann]

Very, very nice looking!

Chris

[GoDadGo]

...................N-N-N-Nice!

Orange you glad you went with that striking color?

[460.465USMC]

Congrats, Caddy! All I can say is WOWZA!

[KDubU]

She’s a beauty! Must look awesome in person.

[ggunter]

Belle Grove Rd!!! I work 1/4 mile form there at the MACK dealer. I'm going to talk to them today. Thanks.

[WIS89]

Caddy-

Great choice on colors; she really looks fantastic!! You must be over the moon with how that turned out. I really love your color choices, and they really complement each other nicely!

Congratulations on hitting a huge milestone, and I look forward to seeing her all buttoned up!

Regards,

Steve

[Caddy Dad]

Went to my introduction to auto cross class today sponsored by the Chesapeake region Porsche car club. Awesome people and great class. My instructor Dave was super excited to be riding with me. He was also really impressed with the cars handling and offered some suggestions on tweaking the suspension a bit and dialing in the brake bias a bit more to the rear. I was really having fun learning the limits of under/over steer of the mk iv. I even managed to do a 360 transitioning from one skid pad to the other. Everyone clapped! There’s a fine line between not enough and too much throttle on these cars. It’s a lot of fun just finding out where that line is though! Halfway through the slalom session my mk iv started over heating and dumping AF in the pits. Arg! Game over! Turns out the cooling fan was not coming on. Come to think of it I haven't heard it coming on for a while now. I got home and studied the wiring schematic and realized that the horn relay and fan relay are identical and right next to each other on the fuse panel. Horn works so I swapped it with the fan relay and now the fan works just fine. Bad relay. So I’m looking for recommendations on a robust replacement relay and a few spares to carry with me. Any suggestions?

Thanks!

Here's a picture before the class.


Some more pictures from the class at the Bowie Baysox minor league stadium

[Papa]

Any Bosch type relay will work. Pick one up at Napa or any auto parts store. If you are concerned about quality, just pick up an actual Bosch, Delco, or other name brand.