[Gee]

Well I wasn't very far into this cleaning project (no more then 10 minutes) when I started kicking myself for starting it with no snow on the ground. It made it to my long list of projects I started that I wished I hadn't. I let it become a rush job since I really wasn't into doing it after all and I had just got my first Mamba Monster in the mail and it was sitting there waiting to be tried out. Yes, I waited all this time before before I slept with the monster. In some cultures that is still respectable. Anyways the visions of blinding light off of the aluminum and pure mind numbing shine fell a bit short. It was due for a good cleaning and it is a lot faster now. That could be the 6s monstor though.

I got it cleaned and back together before it got dark out that day so I got to test out the monstor. Need stronger diffs now. Speaking of, the diff was how this got started but somehow I got the wrong pinion install. The one I put in was a little longer. It was really hard to tell. It made the rear drive line bind up. I had to take it apart three additional times until I noticed the pinion was sticking farther into the rear cup then another I had. It would bind up so bad my first thought was I installed the diffs backwards. The second time I thought maybe I shimmed the pinon too tight, and third time I was wonder just what the f was going on. Time wasn't on my side and nightime was approaching fast. Don't know how the bathroom counter become the spot to clean this up, but I was getting tired of being in there and not sitting down for such great lengths. When I tell people I spent most of my Satuarday in the bathroom, everyone assumed I was sick. Hmmm, calling in sick to work might be in the near future. Use it or loose it........





I had to take a lot off of the front skid plate to get most of the scratches out. Some are too deep. Would end up with a 1mm skid plate if I kept going.


















I was impressed before with the work Shaun did on cleaning his. I have much more respect and appreciation for what an the excellent job he did now. I might have let mine go too long before cleaning or just didn't avoid the rocks well enough. There no taking away the time and dedication he put towards his spit and polish job. So in my book Shaun (where ever you are) you are still the man. I thought it before, I know it now. Thanks for the tips you gave me. Here's a toast to you bud. I miss the late night west coast toasts we use to share. Hope all is well with you and yours.

Using the cameras flash gave it a bit more of the glaring reflection I was hoping for.