Arrvaxx's BCZRCCR Build Journal

Arrvaxx

Was really hoping the Varis arrival would be 2 months but it looks like they are backed up. The new kit is very popular around the world so I am 3-4 months out. Oh well.

I decided the best thing to do was do stuff on the car! So I finally got my blend mount installed. You really have to jam the leads in to the mirror connectors. I also pried the connector open a bit which seemed to help. If anyone finds the installation less than 'easy' as so many suggest let me know. I'll give you my bits of wisdom.

I also installed a red LED in the hatch. Last year I replaced the map lights with the same red LEDs but left the hatch white thinking that if I was in the hatch I needed the light. Screw that...hate white. It is red now.

My LED parking lights came today. I think I'll wash the car tomorrow and install those. Also thinking about changing the diff oil.

Next few weeks are going to be busy: Friend's church car show is Sat, the following Sat is Madfurther (another car/lifestyle show), 27th is drag strip night, following Wednesday is drag strip night, the 5-7th is track weekend.

Yeah, changing the diff oil. I'm sure it has never been done and I was reading an article from AMSOIL where they were talking about most wear in the diff comes in the first 3000 miles so if you don't change it you're doing a lot of damage since there is no filter. After that it can go to normal intervals.

I'll hold off bleeding the brakes until the day before the track weekend at Brainerd. Don't need good brakes on the strip!

I uh....also looked at my tires today. Yeah...uh...I think what had been left after getting home is now on 20' strips around town. >.> That sucks because I am getting new track (18") and show (20") wheels. But I had wanted to get through the strip nights and track weekend on what I had so I could buy wheels and tires in late September before Z Nationals. So now I need to either get tires for the OEMs and then get new wheels and tires on schedule basically wasting money on my OEMs or I have to bite the bullet and get new 18" tires and wheels now. That's all I can really do I think...really didn't want to spend that money.

*sigh* Lance!!!! Answer your phone. I need ****!

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