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It’s all good I am headed over to Bama this weekend to visit HS buddies

 

Thanks Brother

 

Ta. Da.
Ran outta steam and if I drink anymore caffeine i’m going to have a damned aneurism so i’m punching out..

 

Been busy all day. Just checkin' in. Happy birthday Rick-o.


BTW....was telling a buddy of mine today about my little retro decal and where I got the idea from. Showed him a pic of your rig (with new decals). He loved it.

 

Nice.

Looks heavy.

 

Thank you sir I did the whole interior today, windows, and a 2nd coat of paint sealant. I put my bottle of glass cleaner on the hood for a second and it glided right off the hood and into the ground. That's how slick the truck is after paint sealing

 

That's awesome, Crystal.

You're like freakin' Wonder Woman.

 

Very nice...

 

Buttoned up a few loose ends. Also got the intercooler fan installed and wired up.



Took it out on it's maiden voyage and gassed her up. I rode along monitoring everything on the laptop. Coolant temp never climbed past 188°. All looked good and no fuel, oil, coolant, brake/clutch and power steering leaks. Next up is the gear box and diff fluid change.



The motor is so fresh he didn’t want to dip into the boost much. Think he hit 5 psi once. 400 HP and 300+ lbs ft of torque are what he can expect from this setup.

Needs a more precise tune. Haltech (his management system) is based here in Lexington. But they don't do rotary tunes. So we'll trailer her to Louisville soon for a proper tune with an affiliated shop.

 

I was cuttin and poundin myself today.
Building a mega wall cabinet in the garage to get rid of 3 floor cabinets.
Need floor space..

 

Only 70lbs. Just a metal cabinet and not a safe (which are just as easy to break into).

 

Looks like a Craftsman screwdriver.

 

Very Cool!!

 

Yeup.

My home set is craftsman. Bought it like 22 years ago. Over 1000 pieces.
So between that set and my 4 other tool boxes and the one at the shop
I have like 3 of everything. When I retire I’ll be able to cull the heard.
Back then Craftsman was the go to.

 

I may have the same screwdriver set.

 

My neighbor in college worked on cars from his garage. He he also had about 4 of everything and would always grab a couple of whatever tool he needed.

I asked why and he said "I get paid to fix cars and not fetch tools...if I drop one I have another ready to go".

Great guy and I always remember that when using tools.

 

Well I still have mine so you didn’t get it from me.

 

I have wrenches I custom made for one job.
Can’t remember what some of them were used for now.

 

Thanks.

He bought the car 25 years ago from the original owner...it was 2 years old then.

But after years as his DD, the ol' girl was tired like a lot of rotary engines get with age. It's been down for about 3 years now. So he decided a new engine was in order. He dumped the twin turbo factory setup for a single...much larger one...with several go-fast goodies.

She still needs some love....including tires, new dampers, some other assorted things...and that tune. But 400 horse in a 2700 lbs car = fun.

Once she's all back together I'll snap some more pix. These old RX-7 FD models are getting quite rare. Glad to see it back on the road.