"Bulletproofing" 360 for rally

I thought about doing this with my 355 a few weeks ago but also went with a different car mainly because I didn't have enough time myself to prep the car.

If I was to have taken it for the rally I would have done the following:
Send Fuel Injectors for cleaning (5 years)
Replaced Fuel Filter (5 years)
Replaced F1 accumulator (if > 5 years old)
Checked F1 fluid level
Checked F1 relay or replaced with Scud Ing Swiss Relay
Inspected drive belt, last replacement < 5 years ago
Checked battery health (if not a lithium) and conditioned w/ tender
Checked spark plugs for gap and color
Checked tires for nails
Installed windshield protection film (car didn't have it but now does)
Checked headlights / brake lights
Make sure all other fluids are < 1 year old
Purchased extra coolant, oil, brake / clutch fluid for the trip
Brought along a tire inflator, OBDII reader, and battery tender / charger

Reality is, not much you can do by the side of the road so prevention is the best solution on this one. Also helps if you have a support car along for the trip.

 

It sounds like you take care of the car ..fluids , maintenance,tires , brakes etc ..so no reason to not feel confident .
One thing I will say ..do a thorough check of charging system, F1 system, brake system and check for any unusual smells /noises before rally
Try not to do any work on the car at least a month or so before ..I find that some new problems show up right after doing some other thing on car that inadvertently disturbed something else

Do all your checks and fix anything that may need fixing but give yourself a few weeks of normal driving to flush out anything that may been "broken" while you were fixing something else
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I added checking the F1 relay or replacing to the list as well.

windshield film has been great, does its job and so far hasn’t streaked from the wipers. Important to install new wiper blades if you do this so the rubber is soft and undamaged.

 

amen to this point of not finishing the work today and leaving for the rally tmrw. One of the reasons I didn’t take my car.

 

I like to carry a small jack and a tire plug kit. Never the fix a flat stuff they give you with the car. Zip ties for quick fixes and a roll of paper towels.

 

My son just did a 300+ mile each-way trip in his Lotus Elise. I made sure he had a kit of miscellaneous Allen keys, metric wrenches, basic screw drivers, Torx wrench multi-tool, and a compressor with Fix-A-Flat green slime (not the foam in a can that is usually included with a newer Porsche). Most of which came from Harbor Freight, including the "roll" where the tools are stored. While I agree a tire plug kit is nice, if the Fix-A-Flat green slime can get you to a professional repair, then I'd rather do that, where they put the patch on the inside of the wheel and not just a plug through the tread. Since this was also his 1st big trip in the Elise, I also threw my Launch X431 and a small battery jump pack just in case, since his car usually sits on the Ctek at home.