A well-known engine tuner for kit cars lives about 200 miles away, and Saturday he held an annual "Dyno Day", inviting people to his shop to test their car's performance on a dynamometer. We decided to go, hoping we could get some pictures of the little details of these kits that aren't mentioned in the assembly manual.
What we got was SO MUCH MORE! While the only kit cars on the premises belonged to our host, one of those cars was a real monster. With a V-8 engine fed by two turbochargers AND a supercharger, this car has over 700 horsepower measured at the rear wheels. He painted it the very same colors we plan to use for our Coupe, and my assistant builder got a real treat when he went for a ride in it!
Our host was very generous, providing lunch for all attendees and even a t-shirt. As we talked at lunch, it became obvious why there were no kit cars driven by any of us to the event. It turns out we ALL have cars at home that are partially-built. Hopefully, next year at least some of us will have something finished that we can bring with us.
We did manage to get some work accomplished this week on our Coupe. We added the passenger footbox, found a way to mount the rear brakelines on the axle, and started sorting the dozens of little pieces of aluminum that will round out this car later.
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