Our $500 Volkswagen Fox now had a Jetta engine, so it was time to test it before entering in its first race, The 24 hours of Lemons at Barber Motorsports Park. We knew the car still needed some sorting before it could participate in an endurance race, but we needed to make sure that the engine swap worked as expected. We know …
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Looks like it sits pretty tall. Any way to raise the wheels a bit?
Just remember that PCV catch tank needs to be a regular check during pit stops.
hobiercr said:
Looks like it sits pretty tall. Any way to raise the wheels a bit?
It rides a little high, but it handles awesome. At this point, so close to a race, I told them not to change a thing, but go back to the track when they had time to do some proper A/B testing with some spring swaps.
So, the steering wheel is that high, huh?
Was there a tilt column that was salvaged from the Jetta parts car?
David S. Wallens said:
So, the steering wheel is that high, huh?
Editorial Director, Grassroots Motorsports & Classic Motorsports
I was actually looking through it for most of the testing laps. Jesse sat on a balled up sweater and had some space over the top. But, yeah, it's very F1.