this is why the interior has no carpet..... that said, the seat fabric is painter tarp and the under foam will be that bedding material and failed yoga mats.
in other news, the FiTech on my Corvette (sorry to bore you folks) but it is having trouble with injectors too. It's out of warranty. FiTech is still standing behind their product and fixing it for free. With that said, I'd still warn people against it being their first fuel system - it's not a beginner system, it does have amazing customer support, but there's a lot that you kind of have to know more than a little bit about engine building and tuning to dial it in. Add to it the 'installation' manual doesn't even have a fault code list - and you start to see the issue. The simple test.... can you read a spark plug? if you can, it shouldn't be a problem for you... the system comes out of the box with a 14.5 air/fuel - for the 800 hp system (happy is 13ish at steady state and 11-12 at WOT). On the '40, it's more than a full point leaner.
our main dog has been sick.... actually, she ran into a tree and got something in her eye... thus work has slowed... but progress has been made
first, we need to see what this girl weighs
svelte - though it looks like I need to twist the adjuster on the left front shock a little (for those who don't know, balance is important in a car - it's what gives you the stable feeling driving down the road)
that is without the new, rear seat so it will gain a good 100#
preparing for a lock
time to knock it apart, finish plugging ends and paint it
planning/measuring for spare carrier
the long is I'll add another hinge at the top, carry the tire from this side and eliminate the other 1/2
like this
it will also be lower
in other news, I'll make the tailgate swing to the passenger side and latch rather then use a bolt
the deciding factors for the redesign:
1) the folding tailgate is too far off the ground to be useful and it's usually in the way
2) the spare was too high and made controlling the weight a big problem
3) folding the spare to the ground has advantages but ultimately, I don't want to be climbing over a dirty tire - the one thing, though, is the carrier will lock open or closed.
time for the spare.... in some of the things I do, we're required to haul a full sized spare.... I don't agree but I like doing that - so time to make one that doesn't rattle
These are cool, but I don't think I'll use them... or maybe...
finally something the warn winch can lift
the only issue is my tow points are higher than the spare... I could use the hitch, but that isn't there for recovery.
it's really not as low as it seems from the back.... still, If I carry a spare, it will be smaller. I have patch kits, tube, welding wire and dowels to fix a flattened tire - if I need to use a spare, I can put it on the front and unlock the hub (or pull a shaft on the rear)
