While a small victory in and of itself, what this means is that all of the cars are now paid off. Gotta admit, it's a pretty good feeling...Christy and I have been very blessed!
Now that The Tick's paid off, it's time to think about what modifications I'd like to get done to "finish" the project:
Wheels, Tires, & Suspension:
*Upgrade front swaybar to Mazdaspeed Miata unit.
*Re-do alignment.
*Flip tires.
Interior/Chassis:
*Add the OEM Shock Tower Bar to tighten up the front end.
*Upgrade driver's seat to Elise seat. It'll let me sit lower in the car (important if I want to look into a rollbar), support my back better, and give me a real headrest for once. My friend Adam has some ideas.
*Once the head height problem is solved, get a rollbar for safety. I'm thinking a Hard Dog M2 Sport (no diagonals).
*Buy an iPod adapter kind of like this one.
Aesthetic Clean-ups:
*Fix the slight rust issues in The Tick's trunk.
*Clean up The Tick's cloudy headlamp lenses.
*Get the wheels refinished.
*Paint The Tick's valve cover in red crinkle-coat. Looks something like this (Mazda did quite a job from the factory!). Come to think of it, Harvey's valve cover could use a similar treatment this summer.
*Replace the antenna base with something a little less swept.
What do you think?
4 comments:
we need to figure out when would be a good time to do the swaybar swap.
I know...the weekends have been a killer lately!
Huge congrats!!! Nothing like paying off a beloved car.
I remember the day I paid off Sharka-the-97. I sat in the car and just reveled in the fact that I now owned the doors, the fenders, everything that was still stock at the time (2003 I think). Such a feeling.
I wish that moment hadn't come in the middle of winter for me. I'd probably have gone for a drive to celebrate.
At least it's done!
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