16valves of bliss

[Larry" <rocco16v@netzero.com (Larry)]

Them kind o' headaches is the bestest kind....
It's nice to read a real positive post, now and then...

Larry  sandiego16V



Well, here's a rundown of my long weekend. If you can't stand the boredom,
just hit delete now.
Saturday: Steal the car from the dealer's and clean the crud my son left in
the garage so I don't slip and kill myself; finding tools is good too.
Washed
the beast.
Sunday: Replace wires, big, fat wires. Coil-head/alt-starter/negative
term-frame/positive terminal-starter. Lots of insulation gashes/electrical
tape/ corrosion, and on one, massive scorching. Not a good thing. Oh, and
add
the missing negative-tranny wire that started the project. And permanently
mount the relay mess for the headlights. And a general solder and fix
anything
questionable looking and clean up the engine bay, looks much better.
Then (finally) install the right bolts at the bottom of the front struts and
mount the new wheels and Dunlop SP8000's. Alignment is getting done ASAP.
(it
was a good car, so it got some jewelery)
And some "test drives" thrown in there, LOL. =:O
Monday: some more "test driving", and new Mobil 1, "test drive", add some
water wetter, "test drive",  rewire the stereo, "test drive" and figure out
the problem with the headlight switch (an easy fix) And install the new
(used)
H1 for fun.
Overall impressions? Well, faster and happier than before the wiring, it
starts really easy, and I wished Jim was here to play a game of "German
engineers I'd like to slap" , that under the airbox ground is a joy, I think
I
had half the engine apart. And what's with two bolts to hold it down, like,
where is it going? (I did manage to wash the "other" car too)

So for those who are frustrated, stick it out, the joy of blowing down the
road like the wind itself is worth it. Sorry I was so down last week, hey,
it
happens. And I'd LIKE to say I didn't speed. Well, maybe once...
Cathy, now with a genuine headache, mainly from grinning too much ;P