ChrisTropea
ChrisTropea Associate Editor
1/31/20 9:28 a.m.
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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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hobiercr
hobiercr GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
1/31/20 10:10 a.m.

Looks like it sits pretty tall. Any way to raise the wheels a bit? wink

 

alfadriver
alfadriver MegaDork
1/31/20 10:15 a.m.

Just remember that PCV catch tank needs to be a regular check during pit stops.

JG Pasterjak
JG Pasterjak Production/Art Director
1/31/20 11:04 a.m.
hobiercr said:

Looks like it sits pretty tall. Any way to raise the wheels a bit? wink

 

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.

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
1/31/20 11:11 a.m.

So, the steering wheel is that high, huh?

DjGreggieP
DjGreggieP Reader
1/31/20 11:48 a.m.

Was there a tilt column that was salvaged from the Jetta parts car?

JG Pasterjak
JG Pasterjak Production/Art Director
1/31/20 11:58 a.m.
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.

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
1/31/20 12:13 p.m.

Safety third. 

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