Archive for September, 2009

Back up in this

I played physician’s assistant this weekend while Dustin replaced the radiator in my car with a new one I’d had delivered to his house. We also swapped out the old battery for a new one, since I basically killed it by letting the car sit without starting for four months.

Fortunately, it turns out that the radiator swap was way easier than I had originally anticipated. It took only a couple hours to complete, and we didn’t even really need to consult the service manual. I still don’t really get why folks online claim this is a five-plus hour job. Hopefully we didn’t skip over anything crucial. At any rate, the Z rides again, so I’m going to enjoy it while it lasts.

While we were at it, Dan replaced the brake pads in his car, aided by a modicum of encouragement and much heckling from the two of us. Photos here.

Car repair at Dustin's (September 2009)

Work in progress

KRS-One’s “Sound of Da Police” over the DJ Unk “Walk It Out” instrumental.

iTunes had two versions of the instrumental, one’s got a few extra synthesized effects. Unfortunately I can’t seem to find the KRS accapella anywhere. Also, I need to speed up the Unk beat to +12% which means I have to use internal mode on the SL-1.