I'm back! Mostly finished my degree and it was a PITA. Probably one of the harder things I've done due to the time constraints. I'm still grinding out an Internship and a required Biology class to officially graduate, but the core degree has been completed.
A review of the car was needed so I could get my bearings on where I left off and a few things jumped out at me.
1.) The rear Sikky inserts need to come out. This is because I cut a big azz hole in my trunk for the quick change. There's no reason for the spacers now.
2.) I'm embarrassed the rear alignment is so far out of whack. That needs to be somewhat in the ball park before it's dropped off.
3.) Rear shock adjustment needs to come down, a lot.
4.) Accessory drive needs to go on the engine. I had a 400amp alt if you recall... but... My buddies Dave and Nick burned their alt up one day before Drag Week so I gave them my new one. SO... I took this chance to do what I normally do, and paid the difference for an aluminum case fancy faced alt (pictures later this week).
The first grenade I jumped on was getting dimensions for the electric MR2 steering pump. Doing this took a bit longer than anticipated. Like... way too long. Cardboard Aided Design, Tape, and caveman measurements were used to obtain a really nice fitting piece. I'll need to transfer the cardboard over to exact measurements to replicate the bracket. I'm going to use SendCutSend to make a custom mount from all the dimensions I give them. I don't technically need the MA motorsports mount because I'll have mounting tabs made right into the part.
Getting the suspension and shock adjustments in the ball park was exhausting. The settings were just getting it eyeballed correct. The rear of the car had to be jacked up and down no less than 20 times. This was only done on one side of the car because I'll transfer all the settings to the other side after. Unfortunately the rear tires are a bit too much on the meaty side. I'll need to either clearance or get a slightly smaller tire. At this point, I'm thinking a 305/40r18 is needed and I'll take off the 305/45r18. (see link)
In recent updates... I found a buyer for my Shearer Fab A2W plenum so I will move forward with move forward with the Tick Performance A2W. This will allow fewer cuts on my Varis hood (I REALLY like that hood).
https://www.jegs.com/i/Mickey-Thomps.../3482/10002/-1
https://www.tickperformance.com/tick...y-ram-intakes/
