I did not want a cold air intake, Part Two.

It's easy to get used to ordering stuff from Rock Auto.

I think my K&N filter killed my MAF sensor, or at least shortened it's life. The oiled filter allows some oil to mix with the intake air. Over time this will foul the hot wire in the MAF. I started having problems that lit the little wrench icon on the dash. The car also went into restricted mode which noticeably reduced the power. The first couple of times I just turned off and restarted the motor. That reset the sensor and it ran fine for a while. 

 So how did that front bumper turn out?

Was it worth the money? Absolutely.

I was enticed by the coupon for bumper paint at Almost Everything Automotive in Fremont. 

 Adventures in Bargain paint. Part One.

This is the worst area.

Another car painting adventure! 

Getting my Navigators front bumper resprayed.

 Today was the first time in a while that I spent most of the day playing with my cars.

My new Dream Team?

I took the '06  Mustang out of the garage and used the waterless car wash to clean it up. It's running great and I plan on putting some miles on it. I put over twenty miles on it running a couple of errands. 

 Year end wrap up.

Hard to believe, but the old year is finally over.

There was quite a lot of activity in my car hobby career this year. A real change of direction, a break from the inertia, and a slightly different focus. 

There was some serious revising going on.

 Replicas, Tributes, Clones, and Fakes.

Does it all come down to the intention to deceive? 

 More of a candy apple, than a penny from Heaven!

That's just a reflection on the front bumper.

To think that I thought that I've had enough red cars! These photos are from the CL posting. The car looked just as clean and shiny in person.