Driving the sh*t out of it every morning and having a blast....

Currently modding my ol' diesel truck and pondering a killer idea I have for an intercooler to complement the Turbocharger.......

I'm learning that diesels are so much fun..

 

compounded diesels are fun.
I got to ride in one chasing down a kid that stole an atv from work.
06 cummins, hx55 compound setup using a stock turbo, no fuel plate, 5" exhaust, bigger cam, injectors, 60psi. It was quite scary. I think I might have left an imprint in the seat I was sitting in

 

Beautiful day here in Sunny Britsih Columbia 16.5C - about mid 60's F. I washed it good and cleaned up under the hood a bit. It needs a good wax but it was too nice to work on it so I put the top down and took the wife for a ride. So nice to drive when it's clean and the tops down. Think I'll go back out!

 

Took her for a little ride from Florida to Pa. She purred like a kitten (1130 miles).
I also had a passinger my wife's cat. I hope the snow in Pa is over.

 

i was shamelessly whoopin up on a bmw m3 and then shredded my belt!! so my 32 got the AAA ride to the house!! it was such a sunny day too. was hoping to join thirteendog and jane bridges at the super speedway but no belts to be found!

 

Lets see.

Wash
Clay
And buffed about half the car.



Going to finish tomorrow. Have to do a good bit more buffing, even parts I've done need a few more go-overs. Then polishing and waxing.



It is such a nice weekend here. About freaking time too. No rain or freezing weather. I have planned to be outside during all daylight hours.

 

Intake manifold is off.
Filthy inside so I split it and am in the process of cleaning it.

I dont know why people make such a big deal about the non-replaceable "gasket" when its just a bead of grey rtv...

 

Played around on scenic, twisty(as twisty as I could find in Indiana) roads with my new Ansa- so satisfying!

 

To and from work........on the way home, showed a snot-noser in a new Mazdaspeed 3 and some guy in a Porsche Cayman S why they should have purchased an SRT6. (Yes, the HARD way).

 

glad you got the ansa!!!!

 

Yup- thanks for all the help in my pursuit of one!

 

D-ebadged the rear end, and replaced the led strip on the windrestrictor. Tomorrow, I am going to install florescent lighting in my garage. I have 2 surface mount lights in the garage that are like indoor hallway light fixtures. They put out just enough light to **** you off. I picked up a couple of 8' fixtures. Hopefully no more lighting issues when I get the late night urge to work on the car.

 

Haha, my dad has the same setup. That is the perfect way to describe it too, just enough light to **** you off. If it's dark outside, it will sure enough make you mad that there are several lights in there and you can see just well enough to know you can't see what you are doing.

 

I installed new badges on the CSRT4.



I also installed a strut bar, Needswings CAI, AGP Catch Can, and Mopar Blow-off Plate.

Tuesday the Downpipe, Light-weight crank pulley, Solid engine mount, Mopar Swaybars, and a Pillar Pod with AEM wide-band and Aeroforce Scan-Gauge get installed!

Patiently waiting for my Mopar Stage 1 ecu!

 

put in my kw springs and shocks to lower and did my front stoptech big brakes, stillhave to do rears my new Iforged custom wheels, new fuel system,plug wires,code3 pulley and redue the tune, I think that covers it for this year

 

Gave it a nice wash and wax.

 

took the black one out for a spin today.

 

Mine has been collecting dust in the garage the past few weeks (travel, rainy weekends and general work have conspired against me driving it lately) so today I gave her a quick wipedown with Ultimate Quik Detailer and a few microfiber towels, lint rollered the ragtop, and installed my new 15mm spacers on the rear wheels (with requisite longer bolts with ball seats) and that was about it. Love the new wider stance that fills out the rear wheel wells better!

 

After golf, my baby got a rinse and wipe down. Then she got a coat of wax and the new roadster top got a conditioning spray and wipe down. She looks beautiful. Gawd, what sick puppies we all are. lol

 

Slapped this thing on today and went cruising!

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