Wow, I feel like I haven't updated this page in a long time.....
First, I went home for Labor Day weekend and went to a bunch of concerts that were.....out in a cornfield. No, it's not as bad as it sounds, but it was a living hell for Ozzie with how rough those are. I've never driven over such a rough area before, and this was basically like rumble strips on the highway times 10. So my car was rocking and shaking like crazy, and I think it messed up my suspension even more. Any struts that weren't blown are surely blown now, and one of my strut mounts seems to be binding really bad. Not only that, I found out on the way home that I might have a wheel out of balance, probably the one that had a flat a month ago. Additionally, by the end of the two days I was at the concerts, Ozzie was filthy from the dirt roads and that was made worse by the dew on the second night. I also managed to run almost out of gas, which really had me freaked out when I was leaving the second night, since it's a 20 mile drive back to town. So before I left, I washed my car like crazy and vacuumed out the inside and used some ArmorAll.
Before:
And the typical after pics:
While I was home I also gave one of my front rims some curb rash, which I am not proud of. I was turning around on a tight street at night and overestimated the distance to the curb when I was parking. Oops...... But it wasn't too bad, cosmetic obviously, and I'm planning on getting rid of the rims soon anyways. Or at least plastidipping them.
And now for the really good stuff! I ordered KYB struts and strut mounts and got those on Saturday. I'm planning on ordering Eibach Pro-Kit springs this weekend, and I just ordered some headers from a forum member, which I should have next week too. Once I get the springs, I'll get those put together with the struts and mounts as one assembly, so that way I'll cut my time in the campus shop in half, and hopefully by the time that's done my exhaust will be cool enough so I can at least get started on my headers. Target date for completion of all this: Homecoming weekend. Sure, it's at the end of September, but it gives me time to get it done in case I get busy, and that way my car will be mostly presentable when I work my three 12-hour delivery shifts that Thursday, Friday, and Saturday (if my manager lets me, which shouldn't be a problem). That is when I'll make bank and be able to afford the rest of my parts! Whoop whoop! I am beyond excited for that weekend!