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Sometime last month, I got a call that I had to move my Mustang, as the house where she's staying is going on the market. I only midly freaked out, since I'm still on crutches and the car isn't running. Well, I talked to my metalworking friend who I worked for during a previous unemployment stint. He offered to pull the car into the shop and help me get her running finally! I should have called him sooner...
Got a couple batches of new parts for the Stang:
- 140A Powermaster alternator
- 110gph Holley fuel pump (actually replaced the exact same thing, mine was just deteriorated)
- Fel-Pro rubber/steel oil pan gasket (pretty awesome piece...odd to say that about a gasket)
- high flow water pump
- SPAL 16" electric fan and temp switch to replace the power-sucking belt fan
- 1" front sway bar w/ PU endlinks
- belts/hoses/t-stat/plugs/wires/blah blah
Ok, I didn't really need the sway bar to get the car running, but the old one had to come off to get the oil pan out and I really didn't want to spend the time to clean the old skinny bar. It's going to be upgraded at some point, might as well do it now!
Saturday I painted some of the parts. The water pump is the last piece and should be here today, so I'll get that painted as well. It's sort of a keystone part for the front of the engine, so I can't install a few things until that is on. Also need to flush the cooling system first, it's really gross in there.
Since he's all about metal, he's going to get the body fixed up. It's not bad, just a couple of areas that need attention and rust repair. It's a native CA car, so rust is really not that bad (oh shit...I didn't just say that). Then he'll help me prep for paint and I can go get a cheap spray job. Should work well, since we will have all the prep done ahead of time. Actually, he's really pushing me to go black plastidip...I have different ideas.
The poor BRZ is just sitting there with a dead battery, making me sad. My gf said she'd come home on lunch today and take me and the battery to AutoZone for a free charge up. I have an appointment with the podiatrist on Friday and if the x-rays look good, I can drop the crutches and walk in the cam-boot. But the really good part about that is I'll be able to take off the boot and DRIVE.
Almost 7 weeks without driving ... might as well just shoot me. It's been awful. I hate begging for rides but also hate being stuck in the house. "Hmm, maybe I'll go for a walk or ride my bike...OH WAIT."
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