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snowblindburd	Dec 1 2007, 10:39 PM
Beretta Junkie Posts: 4,977 Group: Admin Member #21 Joined: October 12, 2005	I wasn't going to ever make a project progression thread, but since I'll be doing a lot of work before automotion I figured why not? I just need to find a decent heater for my garage. [size=7]5/12/08 - Sunscreen![/size] - PICS - - Synopsis: Tint is done. She is washed. She is waiting. [size=7]5/5/08 - Torque Wrenches 'R' Great![/size] - - - Synopsis: Torque converter was loose. No more nasty engine bay noises :). [size=7]3/19/08 - Rocking Chairs Suck![/size] - PICS - - Synopsis: Old motor mounts had to go, engine rocked more than all of the elderly folks at the nursing home I work at. Now installed is an aftermarket dogbone and a poly filled upper mount. [size=7]2/27/08 - Still Garaged, Yet Sneaky![/size] - PICS - - Synopsis: Half window love. Teaser. See Pictures. [size=7]12/1/07 - Garaged![/size] - PICS - - Synopsis: I brought Betty home last night, with Sadie as my wingma-- wingwoman. It brought back memories of when I was keeping an eye on Eric when we got the Indy from Missouri. Warmed her up, grabbed some gas, and got stuck waiting for a green light that was our only exit from the BP station. We finally get out of there and on to the I39, when the guy we were following carelessly throws his damn cigarette out the window. This happens just about every time I drive Betty. Apparently the cigarette whooshes past my car and ends up scattering ashes/embers all over Xena's (Sadie's car) windshield. I honked my horn at the guy, but didn't bother fighting back (I want to keep a pack of smokes on hand to light and whip at the bastards that do it to me, yet I don't want to start a fire, so I don't). End that ordeal. Anyhow, the plastic on the windows wasn't held on too well, so I got off I39 at the first exit I after entering it, so I could rip that junk off. The rear plastic was still on well, so I kept it. Thirty freezing minutes later, I met the Astro van. This guy creeps by me and then, for some reason, decides to pull in front of me as close as he possibly can. This threw off the air flow around my car, and the rear "window" blew in and started flapping in the wind. So I promptly ripped that out. That made for an even colder drive, but we made it. No snow and Betty got backed up nice and snug into the garage ^_^. And according to Sadie, Betty's exhaust sounds great upon acceleration. Wait 'til I put the CAI back on, mmmmmm.
	1990 Pontiac Sunbird /// 1995 Beretta Base /// betty progress /// NITROFEST Sept. 2010:MidWest Meet

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