Trueno Coupe I Build Up- Posted - 08/16/2004 : 23:33:58
TruenoCoupe's Car is a pile of Crap and And this is What T3 is gonna do about it.
Some of you may know, Al Lagura (fictional character "Trueno-Coupe" here on the boards) is our sponsored Drifter. He is actually a very skilled drifter and has the experience, drive, charisma and borderline insanity to do well in competition.
I had the opportunity to drive his orange 20Valve Coupe on Friday and was completely appalled at the hunk of crap it is.
Al drives this car like a Madman and nearly every pic you see of the car on the track is with the tires smoking and it is near completely sideways. I do NOT understand how he can drive this piece of junk this well and am really excited to see what he can do with a car that is not falling apart around him.
Right now the car is little more than a "sad shopping cart on mild steroids".We plan to work this car into more of a "Go Kart on Crack".
Some basic issues that were immediately apparent with the car:
1. The shift unit works nearly not at all (hello, where is ANY GEAR?)
2. The brakes are non-existent (why won't this car stop)
3. Starters dead (ok, come push me back onto the track and push start the car please?)
4. Steering rack is shot, tie rods are shot. It's like steering a hovercraft.
5. TC rods are shot, wheels move back and forth 3/4" or so
6. Rear axle is bent "wobble wobble wobble"
7. Rear suspension is tore up. Car was so low it was binding up all the suspension and running on the bump stops. Please, can we have some travel here?
8. Starter wire was hanging down, making contact with the exhaust manifold and cutting out the motor
9. Sideskirts are duct taped on (most of the front bumper is now made of duct tape also :)
10. Front fenders are beat to crap, rear bumper is falling off.
11. Missing front drivers window as well as nearly all window trim
12. Wiring looks like a rats nest
13. More stuff I'm sure we'll find once we dig into the car.After the D1 drivers search, we decided to take the car away from Al and up to our shop for the next 2 weeks to prep and repair it for the upcoming Formula D event at Irwindale on the 29th.
I'm sure TruenoCoupe will be totally fucked that we are exposing his cars "personal life" on the boards, but he really does deserve it for all the crap he give you guys :) It's time to have some fun at HIS Expense!!!
But, really, it is a tribute to his driving skill that he can even drive this thing.
Our main goals for the car are to get it back in tight working condition again; a proper drift car that behaves and drives like it should. The cosmetics are only secondary.
We will post daily photo updates on the car as we dig into it and get it back up to speed. All work will be done in the evenings, so updates will come late or the next day.
