Andy69

Just got word from Kirk Racing.  My header is on the way.

Going to reinstall the HF rear axle, replace the shifter bushings, build a new cold air intake, address the stripped trans bolt hole, and go around the car fixing little things and cleaning it up.

Then I'll reevaluate the model and set the suspension up.  Might try to take it to an out of town event as a test and tune since I'm in 4th place points wise in the Fiesta

took it for a short test around the yard.  No shaking.   Seems to have been fixed at the moment.  I think the rear mm was the cause.

Need to take it for a longer test.

On a sucky note, when I was retorquing the rear mount bolts on the tranmission, the lower one stripped, so now I have that to deal with

OK, replaced all three mounts.  Turns out they were all broken.  The rubber was just so old it was basically crumbling.  I also discovered that three transmission bolts were loose and one had fallen out.  There was a lot of movement in the transmission, obviously.  I think these are all a result of the shaking rather than the cause.  The LH axle seal is leaking, so I'll bet the RH seal is as well.  There is an opening just big enough for slung oil from the RH seal to go into the belhousing so right now I'm going with that as the cause of the shaking.

Trying to track down the shaking issue.   Found a loose and a broken motor mount, going to replace all of them.  I think that is a symptom rather than the cause so stand by

Cool.  I'm about to pull the transmission and figure out what's up with the drivetrain.  I suspect bad clutch or flywheel or something inside the transmission.

Just ordered a header from Kirk Racing.