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Received what I was waiting for to install my mystery purchase from MATG. SNS Parts had a Project-G bikini top in maroon for sale that he posted in his pre-MATG teaser. I dithered about it but once I saw it on the first day for vendors I said screw it and bought it. As it turned out I was...

Went to Ace last night and picked up some bolts. They are M10 X 1.25, I got 30mm in length. No flanged bolts so I got a couple of large washers in SAE size that fit nicely. I installed the mat brackets this morning, everything looks great. Worked on getting the rust stains out of the mats I...

Got back on the brackets today. The right one ended up being something of a pain due to needing to have it angled. I scrapped the first one I had made. Got the second one to where I thought it would work. When welding the two pieces together I tacked it first and it looked good, then proceeded...

There were multiple supervisors making sure Mark preserved the patina. ;)

Yesterday I cleaned everything up, got a new belt for the ‘charger and installed it. Ran to storage to change back to the NB seats, discovered I still am only building about 50% boost so the belt wasn’t the problem. When I got home I looked at my boost pipe connections and all were tight. I then...

Here’s a group shot of the folks I was there with, this was after our northbound run on the Dragon Saturday: After festivities on Saturday at the resort, I came back to my car to find this little fella: My wife is trying to claim it from me. On the way home we hit a milestone as you can...

Got home from MATG just before lunch. After unloading and taking a nap, I feel almost human. Being in the sun a lot over a couple of days will wipe you out. I made a couple of purchases while there that I will share in the next few days. My new injectors were awaiting me when I got home so I...

Drove her home, 5 hours 40 minutes from leaving the cabin. Hope everyone else makes it home ok. Was a great time with good people in a good setting. We should do it again some time.

Actually yesterday, but drove to Deal's Gap and met up with the motley crew from this forum. Let the carnage commence!

Made it down yesterday, but the trip wasn’t without some drama. On Tuesday I was out running errands. Stopped for gas and after getting back underway I saw the CEL flashing. Looked at the temperature gauge and it was nearly pegged. Pulled over and shut her off, looked under the hood and found...

Resting pre-Dragon:

While this isn’t actually anything to do with a build, it’s my thread so what the hell! Gave her a bath this morning. Threw on some wax once she had dried off. Changed the clutch fluid, it had been a while so what was in there was pretty janky. Cleaned the interior and then treated everything...

I understand that, but that wouldn't explain the rapid dropping of the gas gauge. Gave her a bath this morning, once she cools a little in the garage I'll slap on a coat of wax.

In a good way, or like WTF was I thinking? :p So, it turned out that my problem with gas smell and dropping of the gas gauge was still evident after changing the injector seals. Next possibility was broken injectors. I went ahead and ordered some new ones but chances are they won’t show before...

Replaced the right rear door carrier assembly due to broken holes where the window guide bolted up. Wife had reported the window wasn't going up all the way. Not sure how it was broken but I suspect someone either pulled on the window or tried to shut it on something multiple times. BTW, if you...

Decided to go ahead this morning and take care of a few more items. Put her up into the air, removed the O2 sensor and calibrated it. Adjusted the rear brakes, both with the caliper adjusters and at the e-brake lever (the cable had stretched over time). Pulled both headlights and swished some...

Up very early again so continued on. Measured out 4 ounces of Jon Bond Performance synthetic oil and added that to the ‘charger snout. Proceeded to install the intercooler, supercharger and then lined things up so the charge pipes were happy. Tightened the intercooler onto its bracket with the...

Yanked off the upper intake manifold to find the injectors for #1/4 cylinders showed signs of leakage past the upper O-rings. After attempting to obtain fuel injector seal kits from big box auto parts stores and not having much success, I went to my old standby local place (that was closed on...

No. Yeah, you're saying that now...

Yesterday I went to two Cars & Coffee events. When leaving the first one, I smelled gas strongly. I then noticed that my gas gauge was dropping a lot quicker than it should be. Had a look around at the second stop but nothing appeared. Headed for home after that to the same gas smell and gauge...