88 MR2 SC

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Had coffee at Camarillo Bagel place... had conversation with MG guy... his name is Richard  Hanson... very cool guy... turned me on to Rally cross at Camarillo airport...

I think it came out pretty cool... when the body graphics go on Monday ... it's going to look tit...

Did some tire paint tests this morning... polycarbonate paint VS plastic dip paint... also using decal adhesive to give sharper edges VS just laying on surface to get some over-spary...  I thought I would like the over-spray but I like the cleaner edges... need to get more aggressive sanding down of the tire embossed lettering... good learning process...

I've got a lot of time off in March and I'm finally getting my car wrap idea going...

went for a drive this morning... got to experience the LSD on the wet roads... what a blast... unfortunately there was so many rock slides on the roads I cut my drive short and went to Starbucks...

Visor base broke the other day and now my visor just hangs there :( Turns out Neil has one and shipped it out... my credit is now done...

Doug recommended this Octane boost.. less then $3 ... good for 3 tank fulls in my 7 gallon tank... My winning noise at idle is completely gone :) 100,600 miles on odometer

I need to pay more attention but that humming/ whining noise at idle seems to have gone away... I'm now thinking that it might have been from that same hose when it had a small crack... the leak eventually turned into a hole causing a rough idle... I hope that was it... definitely need to replace ALL hoses when I get engine rebuild...

Went to meet Brant... A dude I met on the MR2 forums who lives 9 minutes away... 1223 Avenida De Los Arboles rd... Cool dude , he has a red 85 NA he's working on... anyways... on the way home I noticed my idle was rough... when I pulled in the driveway I heard a loud hissing sound go off when I turned the car off.. the intercooler hose had a hole and was causing the problem... I bought a new hose but could tell in was not reinforced enough and was colapsing  on itself... so I ordered a couple new ones pictured bellow... $17 each...

Painted the wiper with a matt black... looks a lot better but hard to tell in this pollen covered pic :)

Yoshida back with rear break light removed...

Picked up car from Body Paint shop. $4,200 .. they had to replace battery since mine went dead... car looks great.... They forgot to remove rear tail light because it was too hard to unscrew... I told them I wanted it off and I'm going to return it and there going to do it... whatever... glad to have her back...

Had test pipe installed and Catalytic converter removed... also removed the rear sway bar... for $50 at R- Rated Motor sports in Onterio... These guys also rebuild motors in fact the owner s first car was a MRK 1 MR2 SC... his name is Jose... You met Juan at Edgars house on a motor bike...

OIL Change Today...

New speedo shows 100,050.... reality is closer to 200,000 :)

Edgar fixed my Speedometer ... two issues... the cable snapped because it was binding at a tight angle... problem caused by preferred auto ... I hate that shop... then speedo worked but not until 15-20 mph like that previous time... turns out the gauge  cluster was sticking and wouldn't engage until it hit a certain pressure... Edgar replaced the gauge cluster and now everything works perfectly... also used the polished gauge cluster screen...

added a quart of oil this morning and also the lubricant in Oil and fuel... After adding additive of any kind I always seem to notice the engine bugging down... I should stop doing it...

Passed smog today :)

Installed a short shifter in the car... it's subtle but noticeable... I'm glad I did it... also replaced the throttle cable... The cable I bought through Rock Auto was 1 inch too short so the shop had to modify a bracket... eliminated 85% of the idle humming noise so thats good...

Drove to Edgars place this morning... He was able to find the speedometer problem... the cable was broken... so he's going to locate one in a junk yard and we'll go from there... $40...

By the way.... Note to self... replace tires once a year... There cheap enough and the performance is amazing... you don't notice the drop off its so gradual... Car doesn't grab , much smoother and no tire squeal around corners in the Canyon... I'm noticing a whining noise when the car is in idle... I want to take the car in and have it checked out as well as engine compression and leak down...

Just ordered a set of EBC Yellow stuff brake pads... I know I'll be needing them soon... better to have them ready.... ordered directly from EBC for $170 front and back...

noticed my right rear tire was flat... filled it with air and one hour later it was back down ... I ordered 4 new Dunlops and having them installed 9 AM at Big Brand Tire & Service store in Newberry...

Just checked the oil... just under 3 months from oil change and car is about 1 quart low... I replaced it today... something to keep an eye on more closely...

It's been a while since I updated... went for a casual ride early this morning around Camarillo and then coffee at my favorite bagel place to chill out and admire Yoshida :)

First Oil change today... Mobil One Synthetic 10W-30... mobil One filter... 3.2 quarts... wasn't so bad... in fact pretty easy... next time will be less messy :)

Took Yoshida out for a canyon run... went through 23 and then Mullholand to the Gelsons Market... Had a coffee... then through Topanga Canyon and PCH with the sun at my back and then back on the 23 ... drove flawlessly... car responded really well... Not many things in life genuinely  makes me happy... But Yoshida is one... Have always though that it's better to want something then to actually have it... with Yoshida it's the best of both worlds... I have it but there are endless things I want to do to the car :)