Our 1994 Lincoln Mark VIII is headed off to who knows where today. After 155,384 of relatively trouble free miles (an alternator, suspension compressor, AC compressor, and lastly, a new fuel pump), the car has been donated to NPR. The fuel pump failed during the last cold snap. We had that replaced, and less than 10 miles later, the front air suspension sprung a leak. Probably a 14 year old o-ring around the solenoid valves that controls the air in the air spring. Fixing this would lead to replacing the shocks and struts, a repair we put off last year as the cost of the repair exceeded the value of the car. It's a little rusty now (I HATE rust), it got biffed on the rear bumper in a Rochester parking garage a few years ago, and it would need tires this summer. It's time.
The only domestic cars we have now are the 1999 Silverado 2500 (the Official Truck of the Lotus Owners Oftha North) and the perpetually under restoration 1971 Mustang Convertible I've had for (gulp) 28 years now. Looks like I need to update that picture album. The car is still at the body shop. Most of the front end metalwork is done, trunk floor replaced, taillamp panel, and core support. The rear fenders have been opened up and now we are waiting for Dynacor to start remanufacturing '71 to '73 body parts like they have been for the '67-'70 model years. But this is a blog about a Lotus...
Not much progress on that front. Some minor parts have come in and I have found some additional parts and service manuals on eBay. I'm still looking for a muffler cradle, so if anybody reading this knows of one I would appreciate the lead.
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