That just absolutely SUCKS. Wifey had similar happen handful of years ago. Pretty typical and common here in Cali. So many illegal and undocumented taking advantage, thinking they can get away with it AND so what if this shit happens? What is a law abiding citizen going to do about it? No identification. No phone number. No address. No wonder so many Insurance Companies no longer insure in CA. FRICKIN’ blows.
Ja, genau.
Great work! How was the carpet swap? Basically just remove seats and center console??
Cruise? Or did you open it up? (mph)
Yeah, quit ducking around, would ya?! Whatever she is (exactly), it’s a damn shame settin’ up there on a rack or parked in your garage/driveway. Car like that needs to runnnnnn
FWIW, I went to a DD, which looks great BUT… I actually dislike having to take my eyes off the road and look over to the buttons, which are a little bit small and practically flush to the face of the unit. Yes, it came with a remote, but what’s the point in using that when you then have to take your eyes off the road to see/use that? I guess you could learn to go by feel with the remote, but if I had it to do over, I would get a DD with knobs so I could reach over by muscle memory and tinker with it that way. But I don’t know if knobs are available on DD’s. I’ve only known the one I have now and haven’t researched it.
Oh I know. I lived in the SF Bay Area for the first 33 years of my life. Well aware of how shitty that place is. Here the issue is they made any speeding ticket north of 20mph over the limit a felony. So drivers immediately lose their license and insurance if this happens. But this doesn't stop then from driving which is why Virginia is considered the most dangerous state to drive in the country. It's estimated that 33% of all drivers are unlicensed and uninsured here. The only good news is that because of this insurance companies have to waive your deductible and are not allowed to raise your rates if you get hit by and unlicensed and uninsured driver.
Yeah I just got the chance to at least wipe it down to see what needs to be buffed out. Most of it will come out. There are a few deep scratches that I can probably get decently hidden without having to paint. The diffuser has some nicks and chunks so that might need to be replaced.
I goosed it a few times now that there's no more break-in oil inside, but it was mostly still babying it. I think I'll put another 500 miles on it before I take it to full-retard. Other little side issues to sort out first, though. I might have to measure pinion angle or re-balance the tires or both because past 85mph the car shakes. Also, the hard-mounted IRS subframe has really revealed the weakness of the roof-less SN95 chassis to me. It won't be long now before I approach some specialty shop about a 4pt or 6pt cage of some sort.
Vibrations and irs are the bane of my existence. I have yet to get a smooth ride from mine.
Do you have full length subframe connectors yet ? Something like the Kenny brown matrix or stifflers fit system would be nice
Fairlane? I remember them from the dealership I worked.
