'Do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life'.
Well, it certainly does feel like work sometimes but I do love the free-time activities!

Here's my home-away-from-home these days. I've been doing 12+ for a few weeks in prep for Ford Nationals / Focus Rising 2016. I used to work here for a few a bunch of years ago and that long weekend was possible because they leave me keys before they go now... I love this place!



I don't have a home space where I could do any of this easily/safely and the work has been non-stop, not only that but there's this pesky punchlist I need out of my brain. The only way out is through it all.





In the process of finishing the coolant housing leak & thermostat replacement one of my coworkers came over and pointed out how bad the serpentine (accessory) belt was... that led to the awful and fortuitous discovery that not only had the bolts that attach the alternator mounting bracket to the block walked out down the road. And a while ago at that. The corrosion and stains definitely had some time on 'em. Not the bad news: two bolts had snapped off just below the block!



Ford up the hill at the dealer I work at tells me the part had been discontinued. Off to the pick-n-pull yard I went for lunch.





Here went the chaos that was last weekend's 26hr work bender until the biggest bunches of upgrades were installed (finally!!!!)




















The front SVT (ST170) swap, the valve cover, the rear deck carpet, the iffy rear speakers and sub, and the new lower control arms with polyurethane bushings to match the rear that came with the cradle.