[Max777]

totally forgot about this thread... it's now June 2010, and the FC is still kickin! I've been daily driving it since I got my fuel tank cleaned up and my clutch changed.

I was hoping to fix any and all small problems before DGRR-X, but it looks like for the second year in a row, fate bit my ass.

I called off the trip 18hrs before hand, with a slight vibration in my driveline still un diagnosed, and a feeling that "something is just not right".

Well, I went on a date that friday, and on the way home, noticed coolant on the ground... it wasnt too much, but enough to be a problem.

Got the car home, and guess what I found? The coolant line from the TB to the rear iron somehow got cut and was pissing coolant all over everything. Needless to say, I'm glad I didn't go to Deals Gap with this... my intuition was right.

anyway, this whole thing led me to rip the thermowax the fuck out and chuck it as far away as possible. I tried telling myself that I shouldn't take it out, but said screw it after this happened.

anyway, I signed up for a 6 week auto-body class for this summer, so I'll be repainting my car in pearl white, and fixing all the dents and shit wrong with it till now. I got a Volvo 740 wagon as a daily... badass car, rwd 4 speed manual with 90hp, hahaha!

Another notable, I am finally an Official Tech at a Mercedes/Volvo dealership, so I got access to a lift, alignment rack, and tire mounting machines, which will all save me a shitload of money and make my life a bit easier.

Pics of the Volvo and FC teardown to follow.