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About 75% of the APEX kit showed up today ... thanks Black Friday!

So we marked the swaged end of the parking brake cable @ 3"s Cut it off. Then we marked this end of the parking brake cable 3"s from the mounting flange Cut it off To get the end clean Cody heated it up some and pulled out the remnant Then we bead blasted the end I will try to plate it this weekend

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EDIT - not a bad idea to leave it on the pallet, I could just cut it down & put the rubber pad under as you said. I was going to bolt it to the floor with isolator pads, but that does create issues with drainage. I painted my Fiat in my driveway (in a canopy) 5 years ago using the Husky & a even smaller pump in tandem - I want to be able to paint without worrying about pressure drops mid-spray , which happened several times. I'm retiring from my day job this summer, so I'll have more (uninterrupted) time for projects. I'll probably want to repaint the Z at some point in the future, along with the pickup truck I made.

So, Home Depot is going to replace the compressor - what that actually means I have to buy another & return this one to get the refund. Kind of a PITA. The rep I spoke with was very apologetic & helpful though. I said that I felt an additional discount was in order for all the aggravation, wasted day off for the delivery (was supposed to come Tuesday, not Wednesday), etc. She discounted the compressor, and added their 'white glove' service (normally a $200 fee) which apparently is intended to make sure that an item is clear of damage prior to shipment, and again at point of delivery. So, all in all, once I get a good unit, it will be over $400 off the retail price. All I got done after work was setting up the press & anchoring it to the platform I made behind the garage. I'm thinking I'll make an awning/ overhang the width of the garage (about 18') to make the platform more user friendly. I should have room to keep a number of larger items out here, albeit under tarps or covers.

Got a text from our cousin who is at a local Nissan dealer said "It's here". Since the weather is clear I took mine down. Yes, I drove it! Had no trouble doing a little fishtail accelerating on the freeway on ramp.

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Body filler must be very expensive where he lives! 🤣

That's a nice sized compressor! BTW I am so glad you're here posting. Otherwise I would run out of stuff to read and that would be bad!

DOH! As I was torquing it down, I noticed there is a vent on the top of the shifter cover. Now the fun part, getting trans back in. Seems like it was a lot easier when I was younger.