build diary

September 1, 2005: I wandered back into the garage with the intention on jumping on a bike and heading out to the movie store.
Instead, an hour later, I was finishing the installation of the throttle bodies on the Seven. How does this happen? No matter, it was more fun than any movie would have been. The car fired up and there were no leaks. It's running rich - that's what happens when you put in 240cc injectors to replace 210cc ones and don't change your tuning - but it idles properly and sounds great when I blip the throttle. I'll drive it around a bit without a hood to see how it's behaving before I commit to having a hole in the hood.

I also spent some time looking at my fender stays. I can see about four ways to attach the new ones. All I need to do is decide what the best one is! I'll probably mock something up with welding rod, but one I start bending parts it should go quickly. I should also be able to move the fenders outboard a bit, giving me a better fit over the tires and cutting down on the headlight/fender interference.

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