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Well, it's 2019. A few updates here about Branka, and some of my plans for the moment.
1. I had a road hazard damage my tire on the front passenger side of the car. Thanks to the Tire Rack road hazard protection, I'm getting reimbursed entirely for a replacement tire. The new tire got delivered yesterday and is being installed by my tire guy today.
2. I was able to patch the rear driver's side fender liner in a way that made it not need replacement. I've verified I need to purchase a new OEM transmission undertray, so that's going to be on the list for later this month.
3. I installed the PTuning windshield washer relocation kit, which unfortunately had a pinhole leak in one of the welds. I fixed it with some HondaBond HT and let PTuning know. Since the fix seems okay, I accepted a partial refund to make things right. With me out of the car and in track trim with a full tank of gas, the car weighed out to ~2700 pounds, or around 100 pounds less than factory. I've got a long way to go to cut more weight, but that'll have to be for a later point in time.
4. I've figured out my plans for 2019 for mods. I'm going to limit my budget for parts to spend more on consumables and track time this year. I am going to try to attend at least two HPDEs, and I want to swap to a better brake pad compound, otherwise I'm going to focus on suspension and tires. I'm not going to bother with any power adders yet until I get considerably more seat time unless I get some spare funds later in the year.
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