Day 3693

 I woke up at 7:30, played games, and then got up for pet stuff and breakfast.  It was in the 30's outside so I decided to work on the Opel.

I started with something simple - putting on the shocks.  They went on easily.  Then I put in the electronics.  The servo went in without drama.  There was even a good way to route the cable.  I hooked up the ESC and receiver to a battery so I could bind the receiver to a transmitter.  Then I installed the receiver.  The ESC goes on a platform above the receiver.  I had to use some scrap parts to raise the platform.  I even had longer screws in my stash to do it.  

By the it was up to the balmy middle 40's.  I had lunch (leftovers) and then we took Abby to Circle C.  Because of the cool temperature she had another long running day.  We stopped at Walgreens for Ellen's drugs and then went to the post office to pick up the Chinese package that should have been there yesterday.

 When we got home I went back to the Opel.  I put on the wheels.  That;s when I discovered a large Tamiya fuck up.  They had supplied me with tie rod ends that were too long.  To fix the problem I had to remove two tie rods.  Then it was out to the garage to cut them down.  As long as I was there I also cut down the ends from the sway bar kit.  It really pissed me off.  Tamiya should at least get the parts right.  Putting the rods back on was a pain in the ass.  When I got them back on I installed the body mounts and called it a day.

I rewarded myself for the hassle by going through the Chinese package.  It had all of the rest of the accessories I want for the Corvair.  I fed the animals, surfed a little, and then had dinner.

After dinner I tried to look on Aliexpress for lights for the Corvair.  My heart wasn't in it so I gave up and watched RC videos while Ellen watched chick flicks.