Midnight_Rider's progress log

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Sat Jan 18, 2014 10:51 pm

gtxtreme19 wrote:Why not have it replaced before you left? Is that not a warranty item?

occasional demons wrote:IIRC, the warranty ran out last summer.

The 7/70 ran out last May but the battery is still under warranty. I had discharged the one that came with the car so the one I currently have is a newer Mopar replacement from March of 2012. I used my new tool kit to remove the current battery (after first removing the new strut brace that was installed in October

), put it in the Subaru, and drove to the dealership. The service manager wanted to know the odometer reading for warranty purposes and, since the car had been without power since October, I couldn't give that to him without first having some juice.

If it doesn't hold a charge until I get the insurance covereage again come spring, he said that I could just carry the old battery in and he would do the warranty paperwork for the exchange then (the parts manager already has a new one on order for me). I already have plans for service when the weather clears up so this should probably work out.

BTW, the service manager agreed with everyone on the forum; considering my track record with batteries, I will have to buy a tender before next winter.

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Sun Jan 26, 2014 9:30 pm

r/tguy02 wrote:hey gramps, could you get a shot of the rear strut bar where it attaches to the strut tower? i'm curious to see how they trimmed the carpet to install it.

Here 'ya go, sorry it took me so long.

Post by **occasional demons** » Mon Jan 27, 2014 12:14 am

Midnight_Rider wrote:I will have to buy a tender before next winter.

It's an inexpensive mod, but probably gonna be tough to not support China on this one. :/

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Mon Jan 27, 2014 12:40 am

^^Yeah, I know.

When everyone first started to suggest that I buy one (several seasons back- why didn't I listen then?

), the Amazon listings for Deltran ones had "Made in USA" on their logo stickers but the newer ones are (of course) all foreign-made.

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Mon Jan 27, 2014 2:15 pm

Thanks gramps. That's a nice clean install, good job

theColonel · Post by **theColonel** » Mon Jan 27, 2014 2:56 pm

r/tguy02 wrote:Thanks gramps. That's a nice clean install, good job

... Now I know how it's supposed to be done

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Mon Jan 27, 2014 10:48 pm

Thanks guys. It isn't as clean as I had hoped- I really wanted to make the smallest cuts in the material as possible. I ended up cutting one of my fingers with chipdogg's box cutters in the process- I am such a butterfingers.

gtxtreme19 · Post by **gtxtreme19** » Mon Jan 27, 2014 11:02 pm

Better your finger than something like... let's say the seat back.

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 2:12 am

gtxtreme19 wrote:Better your finger than something like... let's say the seat back.

Amen to that!

Hudson_Neon · Post by **Hudson_Neon** » Thu Feb 06, 2014 2:05 pm

eh, i'd have a spare for you

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Wed Feb 12, 2014 1:32 am

I hope to have an update soon.

gtxtreme19 · Post by **gtxtreme19** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 9:00 am

http://www.batterystuff.com/made-in-usa/

Stumbled across this accidentally just now, it may help with your battery tender search

Post by **occasional demons** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 11:58 am

Midnight_Rider wrote:

Pretty sure I know what that may be...

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 1:54 pm

The antenna, right?

Post by **occasional demons** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 11:29 pm

Um, yeah. Right.

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Fri Feb 14, 2014 12:35 am

Part one (of several) arrived today. The rest of the parts will be picked up Saturday morning. Installation will hopefully be before Carlisle. This is all I'm saying right now.

ckrock946 · Post by **ckrock946** » Fri Feb 14, 2014 12:51 am

STAGE 3!?!?!?!?

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Fri Feb 14, 2014 1:01 am

ckrock946 wrote:STAGE 3!?!?!?!?

I wish.

Post by **occasional demons** » Fri Feb 14, 2014 8:49 am

Midnight_Rider wrote:Part one (of several) arrived today. The rest of the parts will be picked up Saturday morning. Installation will hopefully be before Carlisle. This is all I'm saying right now.

Chi' IL

SOLD

'Nuff said.

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Fri Feb 14, 2014 12:58 pm

I say more bux parts

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Fri Feb 14, 2014 11:37 pm

r/tguy02 wrote:I say more bux parts

Nope.

BlackRoseRacing · Post by **BlackRoseRacing** » Sat Feb 15, 2014 12:27 am

Where have I been!!!
Gramps doing mods!
Hell did freeze over....lol

Hudson_Neon · Post by **Hudson_Neon** » Tue Feb 25, 2014 10:09 am

so what parts did you buy in order to sell that s2 pcm?

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Tue Feb 25, 2014 12:25 pm

BlackRoseRacing wrote:Where have I been!!!
Gramps doing mods!
Hell did freeze over....lol

You've been busy creating a RWD, Hemi-powered SRT-4. My Progress Log is pretty humble compared to that!

Hudson_Neon wrote:so what parts did you buy in order to sell that s2 pcm?

Full disclosure in late April.

Post by **occasional demons** » Tue Feb 25, 2014 12:46 pm

Midnight_Rider wrote:
Full exposure in late April.

Teh neon is getting a boob job.

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Tue Feb 25, 2014 1:04 pm

occasional demons wrote:
Midnight_Rider wrote:
Full exposure in late April.
Teh neon is getting a boob job.

that or gramps is exposing himself

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Tue Feb 25, 2014 1:46 pm

But wrong.

Hudson_Neon · Post by **Hudson_Neon** » Wed Feb 26, 2014 1:00 am

mmm, exposed gramps... :supergay:

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 3:21 am

^^No.

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Finally finished replacing the front two weather strips today, still have to order ones for the rear doors. I've had the driver's front belt moulding new in the box for several years but still need to buy the remaining three and then have all four installed.

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Tue Apr 22, 2014 10:22 am

Plans for the 26th have been postponed. Now hope to have things complete before Carlisle.