The Wanderers build

superbuickguy

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A few on here know me personally, and likely remember me as the guy with that huge dog at the NWOverland Rally.

I was crushed the weekend I went to my first Optima challenge (2021) because I lost my English Mastiff 'Buick' he was only 6 and got leukemia.
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there will never be a replacement, but my Lab Luigi needed a brother - so we got him another English Mastiff

Meet Samson.
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by way of comparison (size). Buick weighed 18 lbs at 10 weeks and maxed at 200 lbs at 4 years. Samson weighs 17.4 lbs - Samson's dad is a svelte 200 lbs and a good 4" taller at the shoulder. We will have to work on keeping him svelte but likely he'll weigh between 220 and 250 at 4 years old.

right now, Luigi isn't sure about the new guy - but the new guy brought a ball to him and the look on Luigi's face was "okay, he'll do"

and I may yet go to the rally this year. it'd be nice to socialize him among such nice people.
(Buick at the 2018 Rally)
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Andrew_S

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Such an awesome mix of projects and skills. Love this build thread.
What's up with the C3 - road course set up? - I must have missed the details.
 

superbuickguy

Explorer
Such an awesome mix of projects and skills. Love this build thread.
What's up with the C3 - road course set up? - I must have missed the details.
It started as a 1976 C3 Corvette. Under it is a 5th gen Corvette front suspension and 5th gen IRS from a Camaro. Has 295/30zr19 fronts, 345/zr20 rears. Powered by a BBC 427 and has a Tremec TKX trans behind it. Dakota digital dash, more space was created inside by moving the rear firewall back.... I race it in AutoX, HPDE events and Optima Challenge....
 

superbuickguy

Explorer
for unknown reason(s), the turbo doesn't have the output it should have. Current test, is the wastegate stuck or held open
thus the first step is clear a space to work - I need that step.
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pull the exhaust off the back and look
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which I did and nothing is hanging it open... think next up is tie it closed
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