It was an eventful weekend, here's the recap -
Friday I sold the turbo system I made for the LS build for $400. With that, I took the car in Saturday morning at 10 a.m. to what I thought was a decent tint shop. I anticipated it to take a couple hours and then I'd have it back to redo all of the exterior trim. Here are the before pics:
Well, at 3 p.m. I got a little concerned. Went back to find the back window still unfinished..... okaaaayyy... What the deal guys? Well end up getting it back at 4;30 with the rear window partially falling down in the top corners, dirt under the tint in the pass lower, wrinkles, bubbles, and scratches everywhere. looks like utter sh1t. I plan on getting my money back, especially after I found the back window scratched on the outside.
I swung through O'reilly on the the way back and got some primer, trim paint, and a new steering rack. Mine's been locking up and almost caused a wreck this week, so it was past due for a swap. Started on the rack and finished it this morning. WOW is it night and day difference.
Lately, the smell inside the car has been getting worse. Like dirty socks, or something dead... I dont know. But it is really off putting. So again, instead of doing the trim, I pulled all the seats out and took the upholstery cleaner to the seats and carpet. I emptied the half gallon catch bin on the cleaner 3 times - each time full of chocolate milk looking doo-doo butter. What a filthy automobile. Anyway, here's some before and after as well.
Smells SO much better in there. Maybe this week I'll get to the trim. Shouldn't be a huge deal. Soon, I'll start collecting parts for a mild 351 build. got some money left over this week and I get a bonus soon. Shooting for 400ish fwhp - just a mild build with great manners.
***Edit - Here's what the tint looks like -