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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...

After 24.5 hours of travel time yesterday, I got home around midnight. Only slept for about three hours (time zone changes are a b**** when you get older). Had to wait for the stores to open and get a new chamois as someone thought it a good idea to dirty up my old one. Once that was in hand...

Any fastener I remove from underneath a car gets a coating of anti-seize of some sort before putting them back. I have several different types, but mostly I use Bel-Ray Assembly Lube (with molybdenum!) available at fine motorcycle shops or from Amazon. Never had a problem with removing them...

Don't you suppose it will be more likely that Bruce and I will gang up on the rest of you? Then we'll be the ones with the popcorn!

Maybe, you're just getting old and slow? (insert emoji of guy hiding behind brick wall here)

I doubt they will ever be considered cult cars, they were sold as basic transportation. Doesn't mean there won't be those folks who hold onto theirs. I hope yours is repairable. We had one in the family that I bought new in '03. I modded it and had it for a few years, sold it to my oldest son...

He might not think so, but yes. Didn’t have time to post this before leaving home, but I wasn’t really happy with the color gold I used on my diecast wheels. I bought another car (an Audi this time) with the same wheels and then ended up trying two different Tamiya gold colors to get what was...

Thanks guys. I'll keep everyone updated about how my schedule will be once I get to work and see what the other guy wants to do. He's screwed me up once so we'll see how that progresses.

Headed back to work soon, had some training last week so I wasn’t able to proceed with the installation. Have my usual last-minute things to accomplish which keeps me from completion but today I did connect the wiring harness up to the driver’s seat pads to test them out. I used an older battery...

Ended up not doing what I had planned today so pulled the driver’s seat to get those heater pads installed. This one took a bit longer because I have a pneumatic lumbar support installed and I didn’t want to lose it. Followed the same procedure to separate the seat back and bottom, pulled back...

I have had a couple of people tell me that the delay in my shipment was due to Customs in Chicago. Apparently they regularly have backlogs. So if you are ordering from overseas be prepared for delays. Didn’t have much going on today so decided to dive into installing the heater pads. Pulled the...

That's what water bottles are for...

It has arrived (finally!). Let’s see what we have here. Package was basically intact (one small tear): Open ‘er up: Did you figure it out yet? If not here is one last picture, if you don’t get it from this one I can’t help you. That’s right, a seat heater kit complete for two seats. I...