Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Day 3696

 I woke up about 8.  It was nice to get a full night's sleep.  I played games and then got up for pet stuff and breakfast.  After that I went to work on the Opel body wiring.

For once a portion of the work on the Opel went right.  All of the wires were long enough.  They all stripped and connected easily.  Best of all it all worked when I was done.  I was feeling good whenn it was done.

We ate lunch and then took Abby to Circle C.  It was in the mid-60's, but she still ran really hard.  She got an extra run in at the end of the walk when Ellen went to the can.  I let Abby chase tweety birds all over squirrel town. 

We stopped at CVS on the way home to pick up my Mounjaro.  The cost was $11.  Huh?  I asked and the Xidra was still $500.  I've got no clue how the pricing works.

When I got home I didn't feel like working on the Opel any more, so I started the cleanup operation instead.  I got all of the leftover parts cataloged and put away.  The new labeler came in handy.  When that was done I surfed while Ellen watched a chick flick.  Of coourse Aliexpress sucked me in for a while, but I didn't buy anything.

When Ellen's movie was over I started watching videos.  That lasted through dinner (Ellen fixed chicken and rice).  Eventually I got bored and decided to finish up the Opel. 

That was a mistake.  The old "everything goes wrong" was back in full force.  I misread the instructions, undid something I'd done before, and then had to redo it.  One of the parts I needed to install needed extensive modification as part of installing it.  Punching mounting holes in the rear fenders was a pain because they were so flimsy.  I did get it done though.  The final step is installing the front sway bars.  I have to wait for parts to do that.

I did discover that I could switch the body mounts on the Subaru with the ones on the Opel.  If I do I'll be able to finish mounting the body.  Given what happened this evening I'm not sure I want to. 

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