Gentlemen, #1420, Mark "FogDarter" Kaufman's old car is back on the road!
I think Mark would have liked it. It is back to stock for now, but the rear end is done, The 26mm sway bar that he and I designed, but he never got to enjoy, is installed (I got the original prototype back from Whiteline that we built and sent to them).
However, it is temporarily back OFF the road due to a timing belt pulley problem..something is making a huge racket under the belt cover, and I just parked it out at the base to be safe.. Been a LONG time coming sourcing all the parts to rebuild the AWS and the rear end. I've driven her approximately 2k miles since I got her from the estate two years ago. She has been in my new shop ($44k, two story shop is nearly done, except for wiring and plumbing) since she got here. Now, however, she gets to endure a bit of weather while I work on #1244, which got bent, REALLY hard during a missed corner at my local road course..overcooked it a bit and even that sway bar couldn't save it..bent the drivers side upwards about 3 inches. Just glad it wasn't Mark's old car that I bounced.
Anyway, I'm still married to the witch and now she's having yet another one of her myriad of boyfriend's kids..this makes the second one not from me.. I really need to win the lottery so I can just give half of it to her, Hell, I'd give ALL of it to her just to get her out of my house, and life.
But I honestly think Mark is looking down on that car of his with some affection, and shaking his head at me for still being married to a woman that even HE hated..and Mark really didn't have a hateful bone in his body. The car is still in his name as well. If I ever have to sell her, it will go directly from Mark's hands to the new owners.
Glad to be back, and I wish you all a great holiday season.
Dave
I think Mark would have liked it. It is back to stock for now, but the rear end is done, The 26mm sway bar that he and I designed, but he never got to enjoy, is installed (I got the original prototype back from Whiteline that we built and sent to them).
However, it is temporarily back OFF the road due to a timing belt pulley problem..something is making a huge racket under the belt cover, and I just parked it out at the base to be safe.. Been a LONG time coming sourcing all the parts to rebuild the AWS and the rear end. I've driven her approximately 2k miles since I got her from the estate two years ago. She has been in my new shop ($44k, two story shop is nearly done, except for wiring and plumbing) since she got here. Now, however, she gets to endure a bit of weather while I work on #1244, which got bent, REALLY hard during a missed corner at my local road course..overcooked it a bit and even that sway bar couldn't save it..bent the drivers side upwards about 3 inches. Just glad it wasn't Mark's old car that I bounced.
Anyway, I'm still married to the witch and now she's having yet another one of her myriad of boyfriend's kids..this makes the second one not from me.. I really need to win the lottery so I can just give half of it to her, Hell, I'd give ALL of it to her just to get her out of my house, and life.
But I honestly think Mark is looking down on that car of his with some affection, and shaking his head at me for still being married to a woman that even HE hated..and Mark really didn't have a hateful bone in his body. The car is still in his name as well. If I ever have to sell her, it will go directly from Mark's hands to the new owners.
Glad to be back, and I wish you all a great holiday season.
Dave
