TARP Blog

Sorry that updates are coming slower, but it’s not because I’m not working on the car. Precisely the opposite, actually. I finally got the oil cooler work all completed, including the wiring back to the relay and the switch in the dash. Yesterday was spent mostly getting all the electrical work in the dash area finished up (and hopefully done right), including wiring up the new electronic gauges — volts, oil temp, water temp, and oil pressure. Each of the gauges (except volts) has a warning light feature that goes off if the gauge senses that things are amiss (temps too high or pressure too low). Apparently they have a warning buzzer sound too, although who knows if you could even hear it during the race. But the light is bright and should be helpful to help us not grenade the engine. Also moved the tach to the middle of the steering column and the bright blue “SHIFT NOW!” light right within easy eyesight of the driver

The engine is almost ready to fire. I’m going to reposition the distributor tonight and finish up tying up some of the wiring that is laying around loose. I need to fill the car with water and then hopefully we start it for the first time tomorrow! Keep your fingers crossed for us. More info soon.

MR2