Spent a lot of money the last few months, keeping my Every Day running.
Fixed a roasted ABS unit, replaced the brakes
Rebuilt the head
Had a blown KONI, so stuck in new set o' Bilstein Sports, LCAs, bushings, re-align
Re-shot a front quarter in single-stage, after the 5-year-old two-stage started going 'off'
Last little incident involved a sudden episode of some v-high frequency vibration, somewhere in the drive train. Car was buzzing so bad, I couldn’t see anything out of my rear-views. By the time everything got sorted out, I’d replaced the trans (synchros were pretty crunchy, anyway), the diff (4.10 w/LSD --- finally), and re-built the drive-shaft. And as long as we’re in there, anyway --- flush all the fluids, swap in some better pads, chase down some leaks/squeaks/etc. Throw in a coupla weeks of Rental Car, and with all the money I’ve spent, I coulda put a pretty decent down payment on that VW TDi I’ve been dreaming about all these months
But I didn’t. Even with 200k mi . . . I’m still smitten
I also finally fitted a Recaro SPG that I bought specifically for this car, almost three years (and three moves) ago
Wow
Aside from the almost venereal pleasure of seeing all that GRP and alloy, slathered in logos, greeting me when I pop the door, this is just about the best $1300-or-so bucks I’ve ever spent on anything for a car that doesn’t get dirty/worn-out/replaced. Plus? --- I get to touch/feel/use it . . . all the time. And from my shoulders, down my back, up both thighs, to just behind my knees --- every frickin’ part of me that’s in any contact with this seat is totally/utterly/sublimely supported. Make that attached. Really does feel like I’m part of the car now. Was a little worried, at first, about maybe getting sore or stiff sitting in this thing --- zero give in the shell and not a lot of padding anywhere. But it feels wonderful, being in here, secure, comfortable
Can’t believe I didn’t install this thing this sooner. Changes the whole character of the car, too. Hyperactive now
Seat’s bolted into a frame bolted directly into the factory anchor points in the floor. No folding/tilt/fore-aft. No adjustment period . . . unless I’m using hand-tools and re-aligning/removing/re-drilling/etc. And that’s not happening. Not any more. I can see every gauge, reach every control. Don't know about anybody else . . .
Car is SO mine
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