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• Primed/painted the inside of my heater box assembly & made a new 'flapper door' seal (directs air either to defroster, or heat vents). • Worked on speedo- has a revolving drum and altho the drum turned fine, the port where the speedo cable went into it was locked up. Worked at it and kept lubing it until it freed up & now spins freely. Re-assembled the speedo for now, but also made the decision I'm going to have the housing re-chromed. So starting a 're-chome' list. • Measured out for a 'rear bulkhead' panel to block sound from the trunk. Will cut it out of thin plywood this week.

• Put the dang blasted center link on loosely, so the car can be rolled outside with the front tires connected. Aired up the fronts and rolled the car about 6-inches, just to have it break it's 'gravity lock' with the same spot it's been sitting in for over a decade. • Met up with an audiophile friend of mine who gave me sound system advise going forward- I need to cut holes in the package shelf for the rear speakers. Have a set of 4 Polk Audio speakers on order. Also going to fabricate a divider board between the trunk & back seat, which will also get sound deadening. • Stripped & refurbished both rear armrests, including patching over the hacked speaker holes there. Ready for re-upholstery.

Cut the rear package shelf for 6x9 speakers. Took a bit of welding to eliminate the factory ribs, but went well. Also made & sound-dedened the rear bulkhead panels using Masonite- they're peeking thru the speaker hole above

Recent got to ride along on family member's rental. A new Hyundai Elantra impressions from the passenger seat: -clean sensible interior layout, with good room and space for a compact. room for 2 big guys and drink holders in between -styling is a bit bland but grows on you a bit. Not offensive or unattractive -did not feel overwhelmingly noisy or uncomfortable on the ride -seat cloth a bit too spartan. a nicer design would upgrade the whole interior -clean and simple dash layout.. not overstyled. -would be an attractive option to an overstyled Civic. A more open feeling than the Mazda3. Much nicer than a Corolla. -overall, good basic transport, inoffensive and functional.

should sell big in India haha

Hip room in my 79.9-in wide '04 Silverado crew cab is 61.4 / 62.9. Hip room in my 80.7-in wide '59 Invicta coupe is 66.1 / 66.3.

The 6 wheels is another means to achieving higher hauling/towing capacity, without the width issues a dually setup would introduce.

Remember 30 years ago the 2nd gen Jimny was sold in the US as the Samurai....had one as a rental once, drove around Martha's Vinyard in one w/ the top off, was fun.