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December 2, 2004: A cold snap has meant that snow is staying on the roads, thus the Seven is staying in a cold garage.
Strange, last winter I was willing to work there in cold, cold temperatures but I'm less motivated right now. This doesn't mean I'm sitting still. A number of projects are in the planning (ie, thinking) stages. I'm waiting for the last wiper parts to appear. I'm thinking about how I'd like the tach to work and reading specifications on an enormous number of LEDs as I want them matched and visible in the day, harder than it sounds. I've made arrangements for a spare 1.6 oil pan to be hot-tanked so it'll be easier to weld the cast aluminum although a member of the GRM message board mentioned that some other cars use a steel pan that will fit. Hmm. The head will also be coming off the engine before too long for a valve job - despite a basically new engine, it seems to suck back some oil at idle and high-vacuum operation. Turns out the head didn't get new seals and guides when it was apart for the porting. I might also get a set of high-rpm valves and titanium retainers installed. Why? Because I can! I'm also thinking the upcoming FM supercharger prototype for the 1.6 cars should be tested on the Seven. Just to make the car a little more interesting.

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