Another Mopar Off My Bucket List - Barracuda Fastback
As soon as I got finished posting the update on this thread last night I went out to move Teresa's Sebring from the street to the backyard. It was after 1:00 am and local law enforcement must have been excited to have found an excuse to write me a citation. The paperwork was on the windshield. I'm glad that they've got better things to concentrate on than trying to catch the thieves that have been plaguing our farm. When I wanted them to keep an eye on my property this is not what I had in mind.
Tuesday morning we were grinning ear to ear during the test drive. Everything seemed to be running so much better. There's still a slight lag during initial acceleration but the system is having to 'learn' again after it was reset. The interface does allow us to adjust for an increase in fuel when the throttle is hit but for now we'll wait and see how much improvement we'll get as the system modifies itself during the next few weeks.
As soon as we arrived back home we moved the Charger into the garage. No sense in dragging our feet. I had thought we'd be welding the subframe connectors on with the car in the driveway but the shop space is clear enough that we had plenty of room to work in.
We used the cherry picker to lift the front end as we slid that ATV lift that I'd bought to use for transmission service underneath the K-frame. We found that when you over-centered it, - it cannot collapse and will stay locked in at full height. We used a pair of floor jacks to lift the back end and placed jack stands beneath the rear subframe. The setup may have been a far cry from as nice as using a lift but it provided adequate room for welding.
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As soon as I got finished posting the update on this thread last night I went out to move Teresa's Sebring from the street to the backyard. It was after 1:00 am and local law enforcement must have been excited to have found an excuse to write me a citation. The paperwork was on the windshield. I'm glad that they've got better things to concentrate on than trying to catch the thieves that have been plaguing our farm. When I wanted them to keep an eye on my property this is not what I had in mind.
Tuesday morning we were grinning ear to ear during the test drive. Everything seemed to be running so much better. There's still a slight lag during initial acceleration but the system is having to 'learn' again after it was reset. The interface does allow us to adjust for an increase in fuel when the throttle is hit but for now we'll wait and see how much improvement we'll get as the system modifies itself during the next few weeks.
As soon as we arrived back home we moved the Charger into the garage. No sense in dragging our feet. I had thought we'd be welding the subframe connectors on with the car in the driveway but the shop space is clear enough that we had plenty of room to work in.
We used the cherry picker to lift the front end as we slid that ATV lift that I'd bought to use for transmission service underneath the K-frame. We found that when you over-centered it, - it cannot collapse and will stay locked in at full height. We used a pair of floor jacks to lift the back end and placed jack stands beneath the rear subframe. The setup may have been a far cry from as nice as using a lift but it provided adequate room for welding.
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