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December 16, 2004: Well, the painting comment was premature.
I have to finish polishing the wheels first. Or would the more appropriate term be "start"? Anyhow, I'm going to put the Seven on a lift and use it as a 130 hp lathe to spin the wheels for me. That should help to get a nice even finish on the kerbed sections. I've tried hitting a test spot with a Scotch Brite doodad (looks like some sort of sphere made out of blocks, used for porting heads) on a die grinder and while that works a treat, it also has the effect of slightly flattening the area. Not a problem when it's painted but it will make the polished section look dented. Okay, they're not the best wheels to start with but there's no reason to exaggerate that. So I'll try a couple of other tacks. I just need 1) the enthusiasm and 2) access to the lift. This weekend.

While it's up in the air, I'm going to raise the ride height a bit. I forget that all of my "eyeballing" of ride height has been done with the car empty. With me in it, the rear is sinking by 1/2" or so. With two on board, it's worse. So I'll compensate for that. I'm also going to cornerweight the car and see if I can get it nicely balanced. The only question is - set it up for one or for two?

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