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June 9, 2004: My new gauge faces are in place.
They're from Viper S. Custom. Up close, the printing is not as sharp as some of the other gauge faces on the market but the combination of the cost, the availability and the different designs makes this irrelevant. Once installed, they look great. They even came with new bulbs for white nighttime lighting. I only ordered a partial set because, well, I'm only using a few of the gauges!

Back to driveshafts. I can either send the shaft off to CMC's shop to have it shortened for $100 plus shipping. Or I can have a full custom shaft made locally for $260. I'm leaning towards the latter, as it'll come with new u-joints, leave me with a good 1.8 driveshaft that I can sell and I'll be able to go visit the shop if there's a problem. Besides, this thing will be spinning at 7000 rpm right beside my hip. Is that really where I want to save $100 or less?

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