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It was really nice out, and nice to be in the garage without the heater running. I was on the alignment rack at Byers Saturday morning at 8 and we finally threw in the towel @ 10 which is when the "other" cars and coffee event was going on up there. So I pulled it around front and parked and walked around to look at the toys. First time I've seen a 918 in the flesh which was pretty cool. There were actually quite a few people I knew there which was a nice distraction but after a short time I was consumed in my head with what was going on with the car and had to leave to go investigate. http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q192/ZainoDetail/A1D7DB94-226A-47BD-A62A-BCFE85DEC5C3_zpsoulvhp8t.jpg

Figured it out. Couple of factors in play here that caused my issue. First gut response was tear everything apart again. I measured everything, compared left to right and everything seemed to be close. None the less I blew everything apart and took the hub back off the car. Good news is I'm quite proficient in this now. I inspected everything, found nothing out of sorts and put it back together. Still in the exact same measurements. Checking toe with yard stick and measurements to the fender to see if it changed...kinds the string method but without going that far. So then I start to really dive into things. When I had the shocks rebuilt I asked the guy not to move the spring collars. He told me he had to move a couple of them but that he measured and put them all back where they originated. Shame on me for not checking once back on the car. I set it on the ground, thought it looked OK and went with it. Well, the combination of slightly stiffer springs and a couple of moved spring collars meant that the heights on the car were off, by a decent margin on a couple of the corners. Then I realized my other goof. I had spun the ball joint on the toe arm 1 rotation during the re-assembly process causing the arm to be slightly shorter. Doesn't take much on a toe arm to make all the world of difference. To compound that, I didn't originally install the toe arms and they were put together in such a way that the adjusters weren't centered where the pieces of the arms come together. Meaning when I tried to adjust length to compensate for the rotation of the outer ball joint there wasn't enough adjustment left to make the arm longer and offset the difference. Funny thing is at it's maxed out position the passenger toe arm was still 3mm shorter in total length than the drivers side arm. So I took apart the toe arm, centered everything up, set the length like the drivers side and put it all back together. Now it's got too much toe-in but when i put it back on the rack it shouldn't be an issue to get it into spec this time. Finally spent about an hour setting all 4 corners of the car back to baseline heights, now I need to corner balance the car this week and hit the alignment rack one more time. Frustrating means of finding dumb mistakes, but thankfully it wasn't anything big. Wife was nice enough to rub in that she was out driving her toy all day while I was working on mine and left it parked right there so I could wash it for her http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q192/ZainoDetail/9196BCE3-72B0-469A-B9ED-1A7DE1E06A72_zpsgm8aqkfl.jpg

Generally in those situations the passenger is the instructor.

I know of a 15ft aluminum trailer in KY for $5500. I can get more details if it is of interest to you?

Ugggg. Put some miles on it and everything drives and feels great Put it on the alignment rack yesterday and can't get the toe into spec on the passenger rear corner. I have aftermarket toe arms which give more adjustment but we still can't get it to spec. Pulling that corner back apart today to see what the deal is.

Really? http://www.ecstuning.com/Audi-D3_A8-Quattro-4.2/Engine/Ignition/ES2834884/

The interview is pretty telling. Not sure why this guy thinks that having a single wire in the car is a huge benefit? Seems like a single point of failure with no redundancy that will deem the whole car inoperable if there's an issue vs. a specified component no longer working. 2 injectors per cylinder...they can shut off 75% of them at a time, 21 cooling intakes on the car, 19 of them cannot be seen.

In the interview the President / CEO / whatever he is basically spits back all of those same features (although doesn't claim the HP) and states very seriously that it's 9 months away from being in full production.

I respectfully disagree. I used to have this picture on the IT path that I was on but if you examine it a little more closely the path you have laid out is one of someone that does pretty well for themselves and then gets comfortable or complacent and stops reaching for that next step. I started off as an app developer out of school with an MIS degree. I did my best to always have a plan for the next step, a plan to stand out from the crowd and be recognized. I was at that PM / Manager level you speak about by age 33 and I'm pursuing my next paths to success to be at the Director / Program Manager level before the age of 40. I'm also to the point where I'm looking at business opportunities outside of the IT world that will grow my income into my retirement years. Put yourself out there and work outside of your comfort zone. Step up for every opportunity to do projects or work that show you can do that next level job. Network, sell yourself and take chances like moving to another company for advancement opportunities. There's a lot of opportunity in the IT space to just time into a role that will get you $120-150k a year while you wait out retirement. There are many people that are very comfortable with that and there's absolutely nothing wrong with that either, but you CAN forge a path beyond that if you put in the effort and dedication and put yourself out there.

Samuel H. Shamansky

Sprayed the coil packs with a rubberized sealant for now. No pictures it's kinda ghetto and I'm not exactly proud of that. How about a picture of it all bolted back together and hiden by the heat sheild. http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q192/ZainoDetail/C101B49E-894D-406F-84F6-650C6C90EEAD_zps4f7yrc1f.jpg Exhaust, bumper bar and hear shields back on the car. http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q192/ZainoDetail/78F6CE66-8C33-4283-95C4-8F795CCF5114_zpsw28iiugp.jpg Final rear corner bolted and torqued http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q192/ZainoDetail/AA914C14-C1ED-4222-A2A9-BE51F8CF0786_zpsuixaoe3c.jpg Brakes bled. Endless fluid is clear which is a little odd to me this fluid is supposed to be the business though. Have to see about that. video link: http://vid136.photobucket.com/albums/q192/ZainoDetail/78DDBFF4-B595-4708-B692-427FA7D9D40D_zpseeiwximw.mp4 Set final nitrogen pressure on the shocks http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q192/ZainoDetail/7A999329-AD86-434D-9FC7-1CB903D0612B_zps8ijhwm1w.jpg Routed rear canisters into their home http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q192/ZainoDetail/99D9A9E5-D95E-461C-A318-2936BBFEFA07_zpsh8almg6o.jpg Car back on the ground, bumper installed, wheels torqued, axles torqued, battery charged and installed. http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q192/ZainoDetail/BBBD66B9-987D-42EF-8B8C-0251B96C8164_zpsb32pwvmp.jpg Put about 20 miles on it today. Wheel bearing noise gone, clunk from passenger front gone, alignment is off so I didn't want to drive it a ton yet. Ride heights are off a little from new springs. Need to re-bleed brakes, put stock wheels/tires on and re-set heights and maybe corner balance depending on how much heights changed. Then final alignment (got moved to next sat) and she's track ready. New wing showed up Friday. Paint guy is in china for 3 weeks http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q192/ZainoDetail/B0E92171-4381-451D-969B-C752973B143F_zps1kw6lfam.jpg

Light ones are worn out and replacement rings from AP racing for my 2 piece rotors are $400 each including hardware. Cayenne rotors are $100 each but more importantly I had an almost new pair sitting there. Ultimately, like the $300 I didn't expect for the coil packs, there's been a few things along the way in this refresh that I wasn't planning for so I'm trying to keep my wife from killing me from going way over budget. I'll switch to the light rotors later this year I'm sure. The weight difference is staggering at over 6 lbs per rotor.

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looking outstanding all cleaned up and ready to rock. A Clean car is a fast car!

Yup. I don't have side mufflers an longer but it's a pretty common 996 thing. Not what I wanted to see at 30k miles but not surprising considering the track time it sees. The coils were redesigned for the 997 cars slightly to supposedly protect from this cracking. New set of coil packs is $300 so it's not the end of the world but one more expense I wasn't expecting. Stuff happens. They aren't bad enough yet to be causing misfires, and I don't really drive the car in the rain but the craacking isn't going to be getting any better. I've read this morning about a short term solution of cleaning them and coating with underbody sealant. Might give that a go in the very short term. The coil packs never seem to fail in that they don't fire, they will crack to the point of causing misfires and then need to be replaced.

Made good progress tonight. Started off like this: http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q192/ZainoDetail/D13CB439-EE93-4014-8903-FAB16204790F_zps1lgn0vqk.jpg Exhaust is back on the car, bumper bar back on, last corner of the suspension bolted back up and torqued. No after pictures it got too dark!!! Also replaced the plugs this evening. Found every coil pack has developed cracks. Not gonna have replacements here before the car hits the alignment rack on Saturday but they are going to need to be replaced soon http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q192/ZainoDetail/B749F82B-D182-42B9-8ADD-9F308CB71BB1_zpspxt73zjn.jpg

Starting to look like a fully assembled car again If I'd get more then about an hour an evening in the garage I'd be making a little more progress!!! Everything on the front hooked back up, torqued, and in place. brake ducts will stay off until after the alignment on Saturday. Still need to clean it's a little filthy. Back to heavy Cayenne rotors for now http://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlist.com-vbulletin/800x1067/80-6703ee2b_bdbe_4e3f_b343_fd9419b9c39a_zpsnbx9sqwd_b3d6e2d964c48f080653be70f2c6ad2cc7a3c9bb.jpg

+1. Well put sir.

hahah...I see you caught my humor there

I listen to Podcast primarily for the music not the talk content. Follow my favorite DJ's and their current sets every week. Currently that consists of: Hardwell, Dannic, Nickey Romero, Tritonia, Above and Beyond, Dyro, Gareth Emery, Tiesto, Paul Oakenfold. When I do listen for talk content it's only when I know for sure there's an automotive theme that I"ll follow. I found Rogan to be surprisingly good, but the only one that really kept my attention was the Chris Harris interview I posted here. Even his interview with big Porsche guys Magnus Walker and Alex from Sharkwerks bored me after about 20 min and I turned it off. I've tried several times to be interested in Adam C.'s podcast knowing he's a hard core car guy and it's his voice or something that turns me off and makes me not want to come back for more. A few friends and I thought about trying our own and none of us ever had the time to get it off the ground.

Completed the caliper rebuild yesterday. Took longer than expected but all done now and better than ever. http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q192/ZainoDetail/2856758F-0BDE-4B35-9AFD-B7484F6BF402_zps7pahptx2.jpg

This. One teen car control clinic (which are readily available, esp here in central ohio) and half of those accidents don't happen. Yes the cause is still the same they aren't paying attention but over correction caused more trouble than it helped there.

I'm signed up for NNJR PCA @ Mid Ohio 5/15-17 if anyone wants to sign up and get expert instruction http://www.motorsportreg.com/index.cfm/event/event.dashboard/uidEvent/B3D93F68-EA49-CE42-4B0045F11FD468F9/uidMember/C3713191-F94D-2DF9-09FE940343C06B64#.VRRjHvnF-ao

No I used the floor jack to run the suspension through it's range of motion. See the picture of the suspension all assembled and ready to go back on the car. The hose that leads from the shock to the remote reservoir for the shock is attached at the bottom via a banjo fitting. That fitting, obviously has to leave the shock at a right angle but depending on how the shock is situated in the upright can change the angle at which the hose protrudes. Right now it goes directly towards the drop link, where the other side is angled towards the front allowing it more room and a better angle. I just need to situate the hose as such on this side (by turning the damper) in order to eliminate that interference. Once I hooked up the steering rack I realized the interaction was minimal but enough to warrant a bit of a change. Because the remote reservoir shocks aren't OEM equipment I had to engineer the routing of that line myself. Just an oversight when I did it the first time that i'm going to correct while I've got it all apart again.

Haven't really done much with NASA. I'm a driving instructor for PCA so most of my events I do with them.