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The good stuff.

As you can see in the picture below, things are starting to happen with the car. Since I promised to post an update on the status of the project, here is a list of things that have been done to or replaced on the car since the original pictures were posted. With the exception of mounting and balancing the wheels, all work has been done by Jason and me at the Auto Craft shop here on post. So, without further ado.... Oil change with filter(twice) New power steering fluid (twice) New air filter New hood release cable New thermostat New radiator New auxiliary cooling fan resistor New fan temperature switch Removed the A/C compressor and most associated plumbing New lower oil pan gasket (including R&R of the upper oil pan bolts with Loctite) Installed Bilstein sport shocks Installed billet aluminum/polyurethane rear shock mounts Team Dynamics Pro Race 1 15" wheels (13.7 lbs!!) with Kumho Ecsta SPT tires I think that's it. During the shock installation, we damaged the tie rod en...
Here we go. Some of you may have thought I was dead, but clearly that's not the case. My ambition just took a little vacation. I intend to give a more in depth accounting of what's been going on with the car in a few days. I've been waiting to get pictures with the new suspension installed, but the springs are on back order. I will have more info on what's been done to the car since we got and how it performed in the last autocross soon. Also check out my new favorite outdoor party game . It's fun!! I'll try to get some more movie and book reviews in soon too. Just to tide you over for now, I'll tell you about something that is stupid. Curled-up straw cowboy hats on drunk college girls. Who thought that was a good idea. It's even worse when sober women wear them in public. What's up??

Holy Crap!!! An update!

Here we go. Some of you may have thought I was dead, but clearly that's not the case. My ambition just took a little vacation. I intend to give a more in depth accounting of what's been going on with the car in a few days. I've been waiting to get pictures with the new suspension installed, but the springs are on back order. I will have more info on what's been done to the car since we got and how it performed in the last autocross soon. Also check out my new favorite outdoor party game . It's fun!! I'll try to get some more movie and book reviews in soon too. Just to tide you over for now, I'll tell you about something that is stupid. Curled-up straw cowboy hats on drunk college girls. Who thought that was a good idea? It's even worse when sober women wear them in public. What's up??