Been a bit since my last update....and just about nothing has happened. I ordered the coils and got them in. 3 ohm coils from a dohc 750. Should work better with the Dyna system.
Most of my time has been spent on my car. She's been parked for a bit since we were using my wifes Crown Vic. But as some cars tend to do (Ford) it broke down. Starter died. Got a "new" one. Need some black magic to install it.
So I got my VW Golf MK2 out of field storage. Started her up and drove her home after about 8 months of sitting.
Replaced the vacuum lines and cut the belt to the power searing pump. (It was out of fluid and the belt was worn down. More cost effective than buying fluid and a belt. I don't like power steering anyway. Call me odd if you will.) I've got a few more things to do, but she runs great. Going to change the oil, flush the radiator, and replace the air filter. (K&N?) As far as the air filter I was thinking about getting a cold air cone kit to up the horse power. She doesn't have much. Top speed is about 73 in 5th opened up. Also needs a muffler. She has none, she is loud. Over all a wonderful for a $500 first car. Rough around the edges, rougher since I've been with her. But she has held up to all of it. I've been through a metal horse corral and in a ditch with a wheel in the air and a log pushed up the bank. Two separate occasions. Still tanking along, easy to fix, and full of personality. It's that personality that makes me fall so deeply in love with a machine. I would go so far as to say that machines has a sort of soul. Like a "ghost in the machine". Not exactly conciseness, but not exactly not. There is an order and a life that exists when metal pushes past metal and drives gears. Patterns arise that are unique to each machine. Trauma causes stresses and makes parts loose in areas, metal forms slightly differently between casting that give an engine completely unique quality that no other engine made like it will have. Life formed of fire and steel.
Anyway, tldr hippy bs aside I will be working on my bike when I get the chance to drive to the shop pending work and family.
