Starting to think

With this wet summer I should have built something with AWD and rain tires! Just gotta look forward to the fall mountain trips. Also, I'm thinking more and more that a hard top is a good idea.

Hrrm...weather

So I finally finished these mods I've been waiting impatiently for and my god, look at the weather. Rain forecast for the next 10 days. Thumbs down for that!

Leno talks about the benefits of a manual transmission

Some people really don't like Leno, and I don't like him as a comedian talk show host, but I think he's great in his online series 'Jay Leno's Garage'. He really 'gets' cars and appreciates all the same things that most of us car guys do. Watch this episode of 'garage' and listen to how he talks about why he prefers manual transmissions to paddle shifters or automatic transmissions.
http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/audi-r8-v8-vs-audi-r8-v10/1191694/

Tires Mounted

I got the tires mounted on the wheels today, but on the way home it started raining raining so I couldn't go for a drive after mounting the wheels. Here are a few pictures.













You can see the fake carbon fiber rock guard I have put on the fender wells.

Update: tires & gears

First up: congratulation to Brandon and Allison who got married this past weekend at Raffaldini. Quite nice =)

Update on the tires: I ordered the Nitto NT01s and they are due in Saturday.

Update on the gears: FastLane finally got them in off backorder and I'm scheduled to have them installed Tuesday. At the same time they will replace the bearings, rebuild the traction-loc and do all the other wearable maintenance back there.

Updates soon on the major performance boosts!

Oh yeah and I almost forgot, another cobra builder that I have been following for about 2 years now has 'finished' his car and graduated from ffcars.com. Congrats to Scotty!