Day 3695

 I woke up at 5:30 and couldn't get back to sleep.  I hate it when that happens.  I played games and finally got up for pet stuff and breakfast.

After a little surfing I went back to RC's.  The first task was programming the Opel's electronics.  True to form I had problems.  I messed up the throttle programming.  I couldn't seem to get it to reprogram.  The instructions were very unclear.  I think they were written for another model.  Eventually I got it programmed.  

When I tried to set the trim I discovered that both the throttle and steering worked backward.  Reversing them in the transmitter was easy, but it meant that I had to reprogram the throttle in the ESC again.  The process showed that the car is really overpowered.  I had to replace the higher geared pinion with the original one.

Finally I got out the Slash and set the steering limits.  I'd forgotten to do that earlier.  At least that went quickly.  To wrap it up I did a couple of small final assembly items on the Opel. 

It was much wrmer today, low 60's.  I went out to the garage and painted the Opel fenders.  Then I took the do to Circle C alone.  Ellen's asshole was giving her problems.  The bright spot of the day was picking up a Chinese package at the post office. 

When I got home I had lunch and opened the Chinese package.  That's when I realized that I'd ordered $8 of the wrong size magnets.  My mistake.  I decided to try the on the Opel anyway.  Of course there was an immediate problem.  The magnet mounts wouldn't fit on the body posts.  I needed screws I didn't have and I wanted larger magnets.  I gave up on the Opel and hit Aliexpress.

Even Aliexpress was a pain in the ass.  It took a long time to find what I wanted.  I couldn't find the solid magnets I wanted at all.  I don't think that they make them.  Finally I was supposed to get a $2 coupon, but the checkout wouldn't recognize the code.

By then it was dinner time.  Ellen fixed hot turkey sandwiches.  They used Traegerized turkey from Thanksgiving and were really good. 

After dinner I sat down to watch videos.  I didn't want anything to do with the Opel.  Tomorrow I'll put the inner fenders on it and put it away.  I cant' do anything else until I get the screws and magnets except possibly making a little progress on the body lights.  I bet if I do it'll turn out to be a pain in the ass.