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Updates: Misc: - A/C is evacuated, charged and functioning. Was able to recycle most of the refrigerant I captured from the other car. B3358EC3-9E9D-4370-AA4C-7718E34F6D96.jpeg - Finished cleaning up inside of headlight lenses and reassembled. Used small pieces of wire mesh and newly acquired plasti...

tonight's race at Suzuka

https://www.youtube.com/live/F1cvL4X6I38?feature=share

If we are racing it should be the first video in the list at this link: https://www.youtube.com/@SlowMotionBroadcasting/streams This week we are racing at Monza on the combined circuit which uses the road course and speedway sections. The MX5 is a great car for drafting and we'll be wide open for ab...

The red walls look good. I would not run those skinny tires on a car that heavy. If the manufacturer used current rubber technology it should at least have more grip than the original bias ply tires from the 60's. The Saturn came stock with 195 tires (7.67") and weighed like 2500-2600 new. On t...

There was considerable grinding from the car on the way back from the dragstrip. Since the wheel bearings were in stock here and Fred32V was coming over, the Vette got some attention last Friday and all four bearings were replaced. The rears look like they were leaking grease - maybe a really long t...

Latest progress: * Interior Obtained center console tray, remove factory 12v plug and replace with USB charging ports, and connected the courtesy light to come on when the doors are open Did the final assembly of the console Removed the police spotlight. Obtained replacement A-pillar trim - will ins...

I don't know how they got in but would they have had access to passwords? I changed mine just for good measure

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Air intake there on top left? Lol

I haven't painted a whole car in over two decades. Paint technology has changed and the internet is showing me some different ideas about painting. I have some big questions like 1) does it make sense to paint the panels separately and assemble the car when I'm done? In this case I'm not taking the ...

This week's progress * Center console is done (almost) Discovered there is a tray with a 12v outlet that I did not get with the console. on eBay this part is like $90! The whole rest of the console was $140 Wired in two USB charging ports - one in the back and one for the little console tray. Each h...

Tomorrow is race 1 of season 12 at Road Atlanta

https://youtu.be/V-m40of0sK0

Focus of recent activity has been on the interior/center console * Found a wire connector in the console area that did not look OEM, so I followed it up behind the glove box, only to find this harness had tapped into the passenger airbag wiring. This is probably why the airbag light did not go out. ...

More triage: * Kurt helped bleed the brakes so the car can now stop itself. * Removed both rear lower control arms for straightening and reinstalled. * Basic interior cleaning - including removing airbags and reattaching rear view mirror * Found rain to be leaking in and traveling under the carpet. ...

Some time in November we put some paint on the LR quarter panel. Kurt got the gift of car work for Christmas so I've been busy with that: - The heater is now working. The vacuum lines were not connected, the electronic air conditioning controller and the blower motor controller were not working. Luc...

* The airbag module is out for service, expecting it back within a week * Sold the light bar for $350 * Replaced upper radiator hose it had a small cut * Replaced the dust cover for idler pulley - it was dented in the accident IMG_8914.JPG * Assembled the front core support - attaching horns, hood l...