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Oh, not that it's all that relevant to this thread, but we did finally get to do some rallycross last weekend. I made sure to get extra-muddy for the occasion

Not all that much going on, but I may actually take it wheeling this weekend. Some guys from rallycross are headed up to a local trail (Andy describes it as a "beginner trail" so probably perfect for a shakedown), which is only about 60 miles from here out at GW National Forest, and said to be a...

In other news, some new pedal covers I ordered came in. Because bare metal clutch pedal is somewhat annoying... I also made stuff for the rally car, because I was bored and wanted to do something functional but silly...

So I got new speakers for my tow rig (Sequioa). I went with some Rockford Fosgates that my audiophile friends recommended as the best-sounding in the price range I had in mind - and they were totally right. Unfortunately, got the wrong size for the Sequoia's rear doors and didn't feel like...

So not much interesting to report in the last few days, but will update in the interest of documenting "everything" as much as possible. So, I got in a new A/C idler pulley from Korea (totally forgot I even ordered it) to replace the one on the truck, which may have been ok but was a little...

So I think the occasional no-start I traced back to the ground bolt right next to the fusible link box, which was not tightened (likely I forgot after I added a couple new grounds for accessories last month). It was hand tight so probably getting occasional-but-not-always contact. Tightened it...

yep, that's definitely on the to-do list for tomorrow. After the intermittent stalling issue with the spark igniter plug being the culprit, I need to more methodically check out all the connectors in this vehicle, which I kind of bypassed so far.

RockAuto delivered a new A/C compressor today. This truck already had a r134a conversion and working A/C before it blew the engine, so the rest of the system "presumably" was already set up for r134a. I ordered a new drier as well, but it was the wrong size diameter and didn't want to mess with...

Headed over to Md. this morning since a local pick and pull had a $75 wheelbarrow sale (whatever one person can wheel out in a wheelbarrow, basically). I only had a short list but figured I'd just fill a box with good German hose clamps and various other things and see if I could make it worth...

lol for sure. Which is a big departure from the Porsche 924, which when built had one of the lowest drag coefficients of any car ever. You coast in that car and the only thing that slows it down is road rolling resistance, not the wind :)

I checked, and the Raider mirrors don't come apart like that. Then I got distracted rebuilding the Porsche's PS pump and forgot to look at the mirrors further. I did however put some LSD friction modifier into the rear diff, which seems to have almost eliminated the "chunky" feeling when...

Decided to slide under the truck in the driveway a few minutes ago (because I happened to be outside, and I'm compulsive like that) and dont' see anything suggesting the U-joints are out of position. That said, what I did notice was the grease remnant on the zerk fitting of the front U-joint of...

Finally got to take the truck on a shakedown/distance/engine break-in drive today, hauling about 300 miles round trip to my parents' place out on the bay. Most of the trip is rural highways with speeds around 55-60 but I did take about a 30-mile leg down I-95 on the way down, where typical...

So after more frustration and much use of my patience, I more or less got the hang of the tint, and finished the whole truck. The little wing windows were a bit sketchy to do, but they turned out fine. all in all, I used about twice as much film as I should have needed, since I re-did at least 4...

Well, successfully tinted about half the windows on the truck (only had to re-do one of them). A few small imperfections, but overall they look pretty decent and luckily are pretty much hidden by the spare tire anyhow.

This morning I got my hands on some fuel tank sealant epoxy stuff and got it all kneaded and mixed and applied it to the little pinhole leaks (well realy, the whole freaking area). Anyhow, seems to have stopped the leaks since I didn't smell any gas during/after subsequent drives, including some...

If it was $100 here, I'd definitely have someone else do it. My GTi was closer to $300 last year and even a guy I race with who owns a tint place was talking $250 or so. For those prices, I can ruin a couple rolls while learning to do it myself and still save $200 lol.

So, a few little things: Went for another test drive to specifically track down a few things and get an idea of what I want to do, and three things post-drive: First - when driving at higher speeds in particular, the front end felt surprisingly "bouncy" - though that's not exactly the right...

Today I attempted to tint the rear windows. I mean, they're big square, mostly flat windows, shoud be pretty easy. Guess how many windows currently have tint on them? None. Guess how much of my tint roll is gone? About half of it. This is not my first attempt at tinting windows. The...

Yeah a Gen 2 rear axle and brakes is in the eventual plans, but it is nearly impossible to find a Montero that old in the Pick-n-Pull yards around here these days. So basically I'm just going to have to wait till one pops up luckily lol. as to the springs and stuff I actually don't want to lift...