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The weather forecast for the weekend was sunny & warm, so I really wanted to take the Caddy out.

Played hooky from work Friday afternoon in order to get the exhaust manifold back on. Long story short - baling wire.

While I was in there, I went ahead and put in new spark plugs and new ignition cables. I was hoping to get Kyra to help me with gapping the plugs, but she has been sick all week and wasn't in the mood to goof around with the Eldorado - or "El Diablo" as my brother calls it.

Anyway, cranked it up Saturday afternoon. Happily, the engine is quieter now with the new gaskets. Even Marcia said so, in a non-sarcastic manner, so it is not my imagination. So, the 6 or 8 weeks of pain was worth it. Somewhat.

Still not as quiet as I would like, though, but I am going to put off any more exhaust work for a while.

Okay, Kyra and I went cruising on Saturday afternoon. First to the car races at Turner Field, that's where the photo above is from. They have these events about once a month: http://www.southeastdrift.com/

Here is the obligatory photo of the Caddy:



Then to the auto parts place to get some power steering fluid. Then off to get some dinner and sweets for Kyra. Back home to pick up the dog, and off to the playground.

Today, I just went for a spin by myself. I always tell myself to take it easy and not go over 70 on the highway. But then something happens to my right foot and ZOOM. Car rides nice. There was a Porsche 911 zipping along too and we gave each other the car-guy nod of respect.