Time for a little update. Over the winter completed a few projects. Keyless entry and security system installed. Ignition harness cleaned up Got electronic bugs cleared up.
On a side note. The progress wasn't done as fast as I wanted due to my wife getting a diagnosis of cancer. That is something that will stop you in your tracks. I am here to tell you that if you don't have an emergency fund put aside for these kinds of emergencys, you can wind up in a major debt crisis. We had over 50% of my anual salary put aside for just such a thing. It put a helthy dent in it. There is a team of no less than 6 doctors that examine, order test, and do the treatments. They all have to agree on the treatment plan and alternatives to the treatment. They include the GP, an Oncologist, a Radiation Oncologist, a Gastrologist, Cardiologist, and a Colorectal surgeon. Much is not covered by insurance even with good coverage which I have. She had only one complication that required surgerry for a hysterrectomy due to a benign cyst on an ovary close to the treatment site. The treatment lasted for 5-7 weeks and you write a lot of checks during that time. So be warned. She is doing well and free of the cancer for the last 6-8 weeks. Next is a PET scan that if clear is good for a year.
Back to more pleasant things. During the Spring I took the car on a road trip. Went up to Alpharetta to the largest cruse in in the state. Took up 3 office park parking lots.
Then on to Marietta to visit an old buddy, and then on to Woodstock to give my son a ride(He was very impressed), and then home. All totaled it was about 80-90 miles. The next day I could barely move my shoulder(old sports injury) and had it injected. Decided at that point I had to go for power steering and move the steering wheel closer to me. Decided the easiest way to install it was to remove the front screen. Yep, broke it. So another was ordered. Actually ordered 2. Second at half price and shipping was the same. Just waiting for the electronics controller from Keith Stafford and it is done. Got the screen in last week and decided to take it to a small show up the street from the house. They had a good showing with about 60 cars.
And of course mine
I wound up winning a door prize that was an 8x10 professional pic of my car. The photographer agreed to give me some time to get the car more "presentable". At the end of the show I garnered a top 15 award even with the terrible paint job on the car, no door panels, and no leather on the console or inside tank covers and the zebra skin primer paint on the spyder(rattle can).
While driving home I noticed the battery voltage was sitting at about 10 volts and in the garage as I pulled in spotted a small puddle of oil. So Sunday I put it up on jacks to investigate both. The puddle was from a leaking AN fitting which I am hoping a repair will work. Otherwise the hose will have to be re placed or at least the fitting. It is the return line to the motor from the intersection of the accusump and filter which is mounted on the transaxel. The battery problem was spotted rather easily due to a broken belt hanging down. Seems there is a slight misalignment with the alternator. Took about 100 miles to break it. It had a bad wear pattern on one side, so a spacer will have to be added.
I plan to change the colors of the car(soon). Trouble is I can't make up my mind, so I plan to do a little experimenting with colors. As with most colors the end result will look a little different on the car. So I will get some opinions from the gang. I think you guys will appreciate the process I plan to use to do the experimenting. More on that later. That's it for now.
Bill