Jiminy, haven't updated here in a while. Only been working on website a little when I've been bored and had time...haven't had much of either, much less both. Car update: Yanked rear from 73, posi rear from 80 going in. 73 rear will go in 80, along with ANY kind of cheap running engine I can find, so I can drive it straight to the local votech. My plan is to enroll for classes over the summer and do the work myself. Lets hope I can actually do that. Leaf springs in 73 wanna be a bitch. bolts are spinning in mounts in the front perches, which I expected, but REALLY didn't wanna see. I got my trusty 14 dolla angle grinder (harbor freight rocks, when you can FIND chit there) and ground out the rear bolts to the springs...coulda maybe wd40'd them and busted the nuts loose thatway, but couldn't be bothered. ;) Will have to either depend on the buddy system to get a compressor and cutoff wheel to the garage to cut bolts loose, or rent one (for almost half the price of buying one, + getting cutoff tool) or buy one, which won't be able to do till next month. Also need new e-brake cable lines. Will use poly bushings from 80. Then I can go to front and worry about engine, etc.
Life in general: 1/4 of water in basement, still raining, good thing I'm paranoid, nothing of importance ruined except for FAVORITE posters. Need to look into renters insurance. esp for cars, god help me if tree in backyard fell on garage. Classes and work kikn my ass. Work has me runnin all over the state for very little pay, but it is almost the only computer job I've found in the last two years. I swear by all that is good, if I am EVER in the situation where I hire others, I will keep my promise to actually call people back when I say that I will. I was despairing of ever actually graduating (professional student, that's me) Now I despair of ever actually having gainful employment. I was actually doing better when I was in business for myself....no actual profit, but at least I was paying bills on time. Having a car hobby is NOT helping me in that department. Water and ramen for months at a time in order to save enuf doh to get parts is getting old. Thank goodness I don't have a girlfriend...anymore *sniff* ;) Speaking of which, have come across a 200 4r to put in 73 for GOOD price. Stock of course, unless I can swing the race prepped one. Yah, I think I got it bad. Oh, got t-roof and disk brake rear end too. rear I mighta got butt hurt on, (pun intended) but t-roof unless it is warped and I can't see it, was the right price. So, more parts for the 80, parts for the 73 remain much more difficult to find. quick note to clarify: I haven't yet sold the 80, although I've tried to a coupla times, still haven't quite gone thru. For what it's worth, I will keep hold of both of them for as long as I can. Workin hard to make enuf to keep both of them, but things continue to look grim. Going to school in the meantime to try to update my computer skills, as I had stopped trying to keep current for quite a while. History ain't even payin, at least I see computer jobs ONCE in a while...