Project: Cheerio..Yum Yum by joezeeuw

5 minute(s) of a 35 minute read

Well my initial plans of running in the track day ended up being shot down both by the lack of time and money as well as a wedding I had forgotten about. Oh well, next year.

I did go out to check on the car where I had it stored under a tarp. The moisture trapped under there was not kind to the car at all. Body looks good but under the hood and on the suspension it seems everything that wasn't 100% protected developed surface corrosion. This includes all the polished alluminum stuff. Basically all the acessories are going to have to come off the engine for re-polishing and touching up areas with rust. Age is a bitch. It sucks to see something that was once so fresh and clean slowly deteriorate. Anyway, with Stevo's car taking up so much time and me being somewhat busy with the pickup I really can't give this thing the attention it requires. So I'm moving it to some indoor storage indefinatly. Which could be a week, could be months. We'll see.

Brand new H&R coils rusty??

On a more positive note I did try out a new tire setup. In the world of 15" wheels the lowest profile tire available in the US was a 195/45. Recently people have been importing a smaller size 165/45. It's all the rage at the moment with the stretch crowd so I ordered one up too see if it would work.

Obviously, a 165 tread is wayy too small for a 7.5" wheel but it's a asthetic trend.

After mounting this one I was thinking nahh it's just too ridiculous. Then I saw this picture and hope was restored:

However, after putting it on the car I think I'll pass for now. For it to look right the car would have to be much lower and the wheels spaced out a bunch. I think I'll keep the tire but not on this car this year. 

7/1

A little update on what's new. The dyno run went really well. Car put down 140whp and 122 wtq. I was psyched.

Matt's bro took some video:

The second one is my fav. and just happened to be the best pull.

One area the car was definatly lacking was braking. The stock solid rotors and spongy brake lines were long overdue to be replaced. 

I went with some vented cross drilled Zimmermans and PBR ultra ceramic pads mainly because I got a killer deal through work. Added some stainless brake lines and some fresh fluid and we were all set.

I noticed a major improvement in braking and pedal feel. I can drive much more confidently now. Which of course lends itself to higher speeds

On the cosmetic front my long awaited clear turns finally arrived from Germany. These are hard to get ahold of even in europe. Thankfully a nice guy I met on the Vortex who lives in Germany helped buy them and get them to me. You don't even want to know what I ended up paying but I think they look very good. The headlamp and turn now have a much more one piece appearance. Perhaps some silver bulbs are what I need to complete the package.

After:

Almost ready for H2O! Cant wait. 

8/14

Anyway, here is the whoring as requested. 

Matt, we will be taking the truck so we can bring our bikes.

Mac-whoa

10/28

The car officially left yesterday. It was tons of fun and I will miss it.