Hi All,
I have been avoiding this thread obviously for quite a while. Decided to just drive what it currently is for the summer and figure out what to do. It's been a typically hot humid Georgia summer so it was easy to slack off for the season. The X has been wonderfully dependable the entire time, even the starter that wasn't working when Tavalin sold it to me is working great. He did a pretty darn good job of getting things up to snuff and I'm grateful for his concientous conservancy. Well, the headlights did decide to not work just recently but that should be an easy fix. They do pop up and the high beam switch works but that's it. No biggie.
Steve C; Yes, 1,900 lbs. with what you mentioned above except the front impact dampers and a light battery need to be done. Goal with ac (if I keep it) is around 1,7xx.
Ghostdancing; aftermarket ECU is in the plans.
The storage unit shop just doesn't get used and the X has been in a smaller 10x15 unit closer to the house. Will bitch and moan about it but will use it until the garage gets built. Life could be worse.
So...next project
Finally accrued all the suspension parts needed for a complete rebuild. Suspension stuff is the only wrenching that I really enjoy to be quite frank. There are some obvious redundancies in the pic...
Reason being is I'm trying to acquire a second X in order to have two different types of Xes; one a rip snorting street legal X and the other a mildly improved somewhat stockish street legal X. The seller is seriously busy and we have only pmed 4 times in a month so I have to just hold my breath and be patient. If it happens it happens. If it doesn't, well crap.
Next up is to rebuild the current X's suspension and put in the rear KYBs (fronts are relatively new) and the Eurosport springs, which are a 30mm drop. I really don't think they'll drop much compared to the old springs, lower weight, and 3mm strut doubler plates. I just want to feel the difference between the old worn out system with a new system. That will tell me what to do next, which is most likely..
The MWB Coilovers (thanks Matt) came a couple of months earlier than expected so they will sit for a while. The MWB site lists the springs at 200/250 but I recieved 250/300, which I am fine with as the Federal 595-SS tires will be initially replaced with Toyo R888Rs. If they are too much I'll try the next step down and so on.
I'll likely avoid changing the bearings as was suggested by some of you recently and the brake system was redone by Tavalin and has MWB semi- metallic pads.