Just brought Bullwinkle home from D'Elegance after a couple of parts glitches got sorted out. The difference is night & day.
Previously, the blown shocks would compress with little effort and you could go make a sandwich while waiting for the rebound to complete. Now, the car's suspension is actually suspending the car instead of just taking up air space in the wheel wells. I was able to hit a few rough spots in the road & 2 known nasty RR Crossings
at speed without any spine-jarring effects. I also cruised over the evil neighborhood speed hump at around 8-10mph instead of my previous "complete stop followed by a slow crawl" maneuver. Not only did I not bottom out or drag frame, nothing even scraped. I might try 15mph next time, just for grins.
Also, with the new tie rods, the steering is finally feeling precise & accurate. Sure, it's still that 70's-90s style of full-on power steering that provides almost no road feedback, but the car now goes exactly where I point it, with no delays or detours.
Made an apppointment @ Cars & Concepts in Tampa for a 4-wheel alignment on Friday @ 1pm. Today was a cruddy day for pics, so I'll take care of that on Friday, weather permitting.
Oh, and the 5Zigen wheels off the Mazda look awesome on the Supra. So glad I saved those. WINNING!!!
Next tasks, in order: A/C, Speedo fix (inaccurate by 15%), and exhaust overhaul. After that, the laundry list gets into relatively minor issues.
MINIless.