This is awesome news but at the same time frustrating to know it was that simple. . Mostly because I swear I looked at that intake pipe more than once!

Yep. We all did. But thats ok. Im not really sure i would have wanted to drive it all the way there anyway. I forgot how uncomfortable it is right now.

Zach's DIN plate was mine, then I sold it to someone in Ohio(?), then Zach bought it from him. It has come back home!!

Lol

For now i'll probably mount it to the top of the steering column cover. The gauge comes in today.

careful with that area... the plastic is old and brittle and hard to find replacements (bc they break on removal)

Good point. Turns out it wont be able to go there anyway. I dont have a pod. Ill have to find a new place for it.

Got my new trans mounts and cross member installed today. Wiggled my drive shaft around too. Doesn't seem to have much play in it so I guess that means im ok on that front?

Yeah, stay away from the steering column. They're as brittle as a lays potato chip.

Just remembered i found a big, ass spider living in my trans tunnel..... gotta burn the car.

I've made a discovery...

I have the car on stands right now so I could do the trans crossmember and mounts.

I decided i'd start it up while it was off the ground and see if I could feel the vibrations I was talking about while the car wasn't in motion. Turns out I can. So that rules out the drive shaft for sure.

Any ideas what it could be?

tires

They are new and balanced. And its happening without the car moving. I had a short chat with Myles and he's thinking engine mounts.

Seems like it would have to be. Unless you have the wrong counterweight on. That would be bad.

That would be bad...... lets hope thats not it.

Wrong counterweight isn't something you generally would feel. It just silently destroys all your bearings...

I second that! We all knew how I drove my car with my previous motor. . It was all fine till I blew a coolant seal and found this upon disassembly.

I had a S5 front weight in my motor, ran that way for ~5 years
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