Moxie Drain

The past couple of weeks have been eventful. In addition to being ill for going on two and a half weeks (a variety of illnesses including stomach flu, head cold, fever, etc) I had a small (or not so small) incident involving my Jeep on Saturday. All of these events are a major blow to productivity on this project, as well as my enthusiasm. Below are photos of the aftermath:





Scratches everywhere...


These events in addition with the late arrival of parts for the car have put assembly of the engine on a short hiatus. I was hoping to have some good progress made by Christmas, however that has not come to light. I now have all parts needed to start with the dirty work so updates should be arriving soon. With darkness encroaching as soon as I depart work, and it lingering until well after I arrive at work, it's a struggle to work up the moxie for long cold hours in the shop. Alas, eventually I shall recover from this apathy and the progress will be chronicled here.

In order to attempt to add some element of optimism to this post, there is some good news. A friend of mine recently got a new car, which I like quite well. It's an '05 Infinity G35, and very quick and responsive. I did get the chance to drive it on some nice curvaceous roads and was in automotive heaven for a few hours. Pictures follow:







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