Not much going on over the weekend

I hung the Christmas lights. Now the cars look pretty at night.

944 Passed smog!

Yay! I'm late in registering it, so it's costing me $70 instead of $54, but I'm very happy that I don't have to fork out a couple hundred for any smog-related issues...

Cadillac Club board meeting

A new member came out to the board meeting today and drove his 1937 Cadillac.

Ugh! Chip in the Windshield

I didn't even see or hear this one happen, it's on the passenger side just on the other side of the rearview mirror, so I can't see it from where I sit. Jim pointed it out to me when we went to get hot dogs...

Cleaned out the garage

I intended to work on the '67 eldo, but the garage was such a mess, I couldn't focus on the car...SO i cleaned the garage instead. I also re-arranged the cars a little, so the '67 eldo is in the garage for now.

Modulator arrived today

I was shocked out of sleep by a door bell ring, and what was there when I answered it? Two packages from Rock Auto! The Modulator, and an oil filter for the 944.

took the cadillac in to work today

Before I left I checked the oil and it was more than a quart low! I think my oil leak is getting worse... or maybe it was the trip to LA that burned so much of it off...

Ordered Modulator!

Maybe it will be here before the end of the week. Every time I look up this part or talk about it, I think of Marvin the Martian, and the way he says "Mod-u-la-tor"

Smog Check

I need to get a smog check done for the 944. I hope it passes! When I bought it, the guy I purchased it from did the smog check, and one of the numbers was very close to the max then. I'm hoping that stays the same, but am also fully expecting to have to get a new O2 sensor or some other smoggy part.

Changed Oil in Porsche!

Finally! I bought a couple of shorter 2-ton jackstands($20 at Kragen), and changed the oil. I was at about 5k miles since the last change (which is actually under the recommended oil change frequency for this car, but I want to keep changing the oil every 3k).

It's still difficult to change the oil even with these shorter jackstands, but at least I can get under the side of the car to reach the drain plug with the lower jacks (I did need to get Jim to help me loosen the plug - why do these guys at the shops always over-tighten everything?). I'm thinking maybe the drive-up ramp lifts might be a better way to go with this car... Also, the oil filter is angled so you lift it from the top of the engine. This makes no sense to me, there's no way to keep all the oil from spilling out over everything.

But, the drain pan I had (that had overflowed when I changed the oil in the Cadillac)worked perfectly for the 944. Just the right size for the oil pan and oil from the filter.

no tires this weekend

didn't pick up the other two wheels this weekend, but mom said she'd drop them off when she drives down this way on Friday.