[chrisbalich]

Fast and dirty update because I need to redo my list. (actual paper held to my garage door with magnets)

4/30
Fitted the dash.

5/1
- Welded up a bracket to stabilize the exhaust. Now it doesn't rattle against the bumper when the engine is cold and idling the least smoothly.
- Bolted down the steering wheel. Now it shouldn't come off in my hands on test drives...anymore...
- Painted and installed the smuggler's box lid. Just some satin black engine paint I had laying around.

5/2
- Re-synced the ITBs. Found the bind in my linkage. It was my GD pivot in between the two banks. Sorted that out and things improved.
- Changed the throttle return spring on the bellcrank. I tried 5 different springs before I found a setup I like that does the job I need it to do.
- I trimmed (and adjusted the tweed covering on) my door panels. They were interfering with the door seals and I wasn't able to close the doors with the seals and the panels in place. Now, everything works as it should.
- I installed the front kick-panel carpets. Not the best, not the worst. Feet go there. Not a show car. Not a priority except I was tired of tripping over the carpet pieces.
- Installed the factory (haggard) parcel shelf panel monstrosity. It's ugly and heavy, but it's in and I'll replace it with a lightweight, appropriately trimmed panel later. I need to get the interior sorted enough to not trigger my anxiety so I can shove windows in this thing and focus on tuning.

I put ~5 gallons in it using a gas can this morning. I was reluctant to drive it to the gas station with the throttles hanging a bit, so I went and got gas and throttle return springs first thing.

After the sync and un-forking of the pivot bit, I drove it to a different gas station ~5 miles away. I drove my car 50mph on county roads with no front or rear windscreens with only my (glass-lens) aviators to protect my eyes/face, on tires from the 90s (unknown pressures) mounted to wheels held to the car by lug nuts that were torqued to whatever my impact driver (fancy cordless drill) puts out. #yolo #fullsend

The tune is still pretty rough, second gear syncro is probably absent completely, and I money-shifted into first instead of third leaving the only stoplight on my route.

Pizza's done.
Gotta go.