^ That is what I get of this thread. I agree everyone is entitled to their opinions and the internet is where most express them and a good source of consumer warning to alert other people.
So here is mine. You do run the shit out of your car, we all do who race them and I have seen you car at the track. Shit breaks, alot. I know this well. You know PA would not of fixed the trans for free since you got it second hand so you had a local shop fix it. It then broke again after several hard passes and street driving. You should know that was hard on a trans being a 2000 dollar trans or a 50 dollar one. You should know as well when letting other people work on stuff it takes time, esp. when you say its no hurry. The washer could of been ate up as other stuff broke or it could of been left out but, you couldn't wait so your probably gonna have to eat this one. This is just my opinion. As I said i have seen your car progress for the past few years at the track. I like your car, not a big fan of louvers, but none the less you have a nice car. Your car is now a race car you drive on the street though and these are the problems that come up.