Here we are again. Been thinking a lot about
@kirk and his updates. So I'll try and do a more prose-like thing. See if I can compete.
Car hasn't been started in 18 months. Thankfully in that time it's been safe inside a garage again. Something needs to happen with it. Get a wild hair up my ass. Had to buy a new battery. Changed the oil. Guess what. She fired right up. Like she didn't miss a beat. Cold starts are still hard. I have a vacuum leak somewhere.
I rolled both of the rear fenders. The 275s out back still rub. Though at least I'm not taking chucks out of the tires anymore. I think I just need to go to 245s on all 4 corners. Either that or change the wheels, which I don't want to do.
Moving to CO has presented a problem for this car. Emissions testing. This thing has an off road H-Pipe (no cats), no smog pump (OE setup required for OBD I cars here), and currently no catback since I didn't ever get it done when I put the IRS in. So it's not street legal here. shiat, it sill has the VA antique tags on it.
I've thought about selling it a few times. Because its still sitting. But at the same time, I need a daily. Driving the X to work every day is putting lots of miles/wear on it that I don't need. I feel like out here the X needs to be more of a toy and less of a daily.
I think about just dumping it sometimes. The title says "water damage" on it. So I won't be able to get worthwhile money for it.
It's going to cost me $2k just to get the exhaust/smog situation sorted so I can register it. And I have to pull the dash because the mix door on the HVAC is seized and I accidentally stripped the plastic gear in the HVAC controls trying to break it loose. The cooling system needs a good refresh. And it currently has no air conditioning, which we desperately need in the summer here. It still doesn't have any interior in it, but I have everything I need to put it back together.
But I keep thinking. This car has been through hell and back. But a fresh battery and she's ready to go again. I need a reliable daily? Why not this? Sure, it doesn't work when it snows. Which it does here. A lot. But I have the X for that. Is there any reason I can't drive this wonderful car 20 mintues to work every day I can? Get 30MPG highway (because at 60MPH, a fox can do that). Everything but the body has been replaced. Engine, Transmission, rear end, front end, everything.
This shiat keeps me up at night.
As I sit on the workbench in my garage, staring at this thing. I still don't know what do to.