Well, at least I made the day productive.
I got Momsy's car cleaned up, paid my insurance for two months, and picked up Aidan's prescription at CVS.
Also, I managed (with help from Duke) to finally get the rear end parts for the hatch out of my CR-X. He brought over his floor jack so I can isolate the problem with the hellacious noise that the CR-X has been making lately... however, the car is too low to use it.
Bleh.
So, now.... I need to find a secondary jack, likely I still have a small stock Honda scissor jack to use, to put the car up enough to get the floor jack under it. Either that or I can use a ramp under one tire and lift it a few inches.
Annnnnd... the battery on the hatch has gone dead. If it's not one thing, it's a fucking 'nother, ya know? This is the first car that I've ever built from scrap. I started with a unibody and built it up to a stripped down version of what it should be. And now the fucking battery is dead. I know that it's only a small problem and I do have a charger, but it's just the little annoyances that the car has caused me that are building up. Grrrrrrrrrrrr.
But the rest of the day is panning out to be dull and eventless, which is nice enough. I do hope Duke comes back over later for some offtime. I guess I am high-maintenance... I like spending a lot of time with my baby.
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Car bitching ahead... skip the rest of this entry if you don't want to read about it.
Duke thinks I should scrap the hatchback. But I can't. I have my reasons... aside from the fact that I took on this challenge and I'm fucking determined to build this car, no matter what.
What the hell am I bitching for...? It will get done, eventually.
It was wrecked and the roof was peeled back eight inches, but it's been welded back on and everything matches up. The frame was twisted, but it's been put on a frame machine and straightened. With a good battery, the car starts and runs beautifully...
This is all saying alot, since I've spent time and more or less put the fucking thing together and all. I'll get it there. I swear to fucking Christ, I'll get it there. I can't let one little crappy instance set me back. And yes, I'm going to sit here and boost my morale.
Like I said, I've built that car from a shell. Everyone told me that it'd never run again, but it did. I was the first to start it. I was the first to drive it once the clutch and fuel issues were addressed. I still have to work on the wiring and lighting connections, but all in all, I've gotten a lot of work done by myself. I have had help at times, yes, but mostly it's just been me and the car.
It will be the fully custom import that I have sketched and planned and researched for almost a year. It will be a hellaciously fast drag car that I can take to the strip and also drive around town. It will have the hand-sewn and crafted custom interior that I have collected ideas and viewed fabric samples for. And it will eventually get that beautiful custom paint job that I hand-selected colors for while sitting on the sidewalk outside of MotorParts, pouring over every paintbook that they have.
I just need to win the lottery... or either off a rich relative first. Heh heh... Nah, I'll just take my time and save my pennies. It will get done.
And now I'm motivated again. I think I'll go to the library and get more technical diagrams and wiring schematics tomorrow.
I got Momsy's car cleaned up, paid my insurance for two months, and picked up Aidan's prescription at CVS.
Also, I managed (with help from Duke) to finally get the rear end parts for the hatch out of my CR-X. He brought over his floor jack so I can isolate the problem with the hellacious noise that the CR-X has been making lately... however, the car is too low to use it.
Bleh.
So, now.... I need to find a secondary jack, likely I still have a small stock Honda scissor jack to use, to put the car up enough to get the floor jack under it. Either that or I can use a ramp under one tire and lift it a few inches.
Annnnnd... the battery on the hatch has gone dead. If it's not one thing, it's a fucking 'nother, ya know? This is the first car that I've ever built from scrap. I started with a unibody and built it up to a stripped down version of what it should be. And now the fucking battery is dead. I know that it's only a small problem and I do have a charger, but it's just the little annoyances that the car has caused me that are building up. Grrrrrrrrrrrr.
But the rest of the day is panning out to be dull and eventless, which is nice enough. I do hope Duke comes back over later for some offtime. I guess I am high-maintenance... I like spending a lot of time with my baby.
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Car bitching ahead... skip the rest of this entry if you don't want to read about it.
Duke thinks I should scrap the hatchback. But I can't. I have my reasons... aside from the fact that I took on this challenge and I'm fucking determined to build this car, no matter what.
What the hell am I bitching for...? It will get done, eventually.
It was wrecked and the roof was peeled back eight inches, but it's been welded back on and everything matches up. The frame was twisted, but it's been put on a frame machine and straightened. With a good battery, the car starts and runs beautifully...
This is all saying alot, since I've spent time and more or less put the fucking thing together and all. I'll get it there. I swear to fucking Christ, I'll get it there. I can't let one little crappy instance set me back. And yes, I'm going to sit here and boost my morale.
Like I said, I've built that car from a shell. Everyone told me that it'd never run again, but it did. I was the first to start it. I was the first to drive it once the clutch and fuel issues were addressed. I still have to work on the wiring and lighting connections, but all in all, I've gotten a lot of work done by myself. I have had help at times, yes, but mostly it's just been me and the car.
It will be the fully custom import that I have sketched and planned and researched for almost a year. It will be a hellaciously fast drag car that I can take to the strip and also drive around town. It will have the hand-sewn and crafted custom interior that I have collected ideas and viewed fabric samples for. And it will eventually get that beautiful custom paint job that I hand-selected colors for while sitting on the sidewalk outside of MotorParts, pouring over every paintbook that they have.
I just need to win the lottery... or either off a rich relative first. Heh heh... Nah, I'll just take my time and save my pennies. It will get done.
And now I'm motivated again. I think I'll go to the library and get more technical diagrams and wiring schematics tomorrow.