My differential was humming a bit, I think it's limited slip is worn out. So today I swapped it out for a used open diff. The bad news is the quiet humming has been replaced by a loud grinding. I'm pretty sure the input bearing is no good. Tomorrow I get to put the original back in...yay.

Changed the warn out water pump on Zippy. It has been a headache for the past month. The car has a completely new cooling system now.

Break my breaker bar on the bottom bolts on the front shock. Augh, those are so bolts are so damn tight. So... I have lose bolts now and no breaker bar. :(

Soldered a broken mirror adjustment cable back on the pin socket and fixed a sticky backseat latch.

That rubber coating works great until it splits somewhere and gets jammed into the action to muck everything up :frown:

There seems to be an ever-so-slight difference in modulation but when I pulled it all apart, there was probably less than 0.5mm of pad left and the pedal was getting a little funky anyway. I'm thinking that was the difference I felt.

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Chased a vacuum leak causing a rough idle and an outrageously annoying howling noise. Turned out to be both the ICV and PCV. Runs like a dream now!

Excellent to hear that you got it worked out!

Installed new front coilovers... Now the rears; the tunnel needs to be opened up and the brake line needs to be moved around.

So...more stuff to work on.


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Replaced the throttle position sensor, easiest thing ever!

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Unburied my hose from ice and snow and washed it at home for the first time in months!

Rain's coming put it back inside. Washed mine earlier in the week only to have dirt droppings all over it after last nights rain.

Where are you located?

Just west of Springfield Mass. Westfield for now, in about a month moving to Granville Mass which is about 1 town over but QUIET.

Nice rough cut barn, place we are purchasing has a nice post and beam rough cut on the property that will become my workshop.

Yesterday's project: Suspension upgrade for the Cali
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I'll likely raise the front of the Cali 1/2" from a practicality standpoint as it's my DD.
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The TI on the left has the Coilovers, the TI on the right has Billy Sports with HR Super Sports.
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I have the valve dampening adjustment at the midpoint. Firm, but not spine jolting. I'll need to read up on adjusting the camber plates. I'll see how it rides after I get over this stomach flu or whatever it is. I suspect I'd make myself puke driving like I stole it... :_pelvic2:

Next project is a M3 brake booster and Master Cylinder in prep for 330CI front brakes. :cool:

I changed my right rear tire for the first time on the road in darkness last night. For the previous half hour of driving I could tell something was about to happen. Glad it was just the tire that went.

First time I laid eyes on my spare, not good. Looked to be the original and was cracking. Limped it to a gas station, aired it up and made it 40 miles home.

Looks like I'm tire shopping. It had Yokohama YK580's on it, not recommended.