In the past two months that I've owned her I have..

Replaced timing belt, tensioner, water pump, etc
Replaced (most of) the vacuum system with silicone hose
Replaced spark plugs, spark plug wires
Removed the worst sound system ever - no speakers currently in her
Fixed an exhaust leak - old straight pipe blew off, sounded like a lawnmower
Full oil change
Replaced front left tie rod end - steering feels strange now, need to revisit

and am soon to...
Replace front left and right lower, upper control arms, sway bar links, and revisit tie rod ends - i'll be doing this tomorrow, the suspension is so shot. as I mentioned I changed out one of them today and after driving it a bit it feels almost too tight. probably will get an alignment after all this.

Replace front left CV joint and boot - boot seems to have been torn for a while, no grease, clicking + vibration on tighter turns.

Replace automatic transmission fluid - first step in attempting to fix 200-300rpm slippage and knock/kick when heading into 3rd gear.

Replace front left brake hoses - cracked, leaking for who knows how long.

Somehow fix high + rough idle - the lowest it'll go is 1k and will hover strangely between 1k-1,3k. Replaced what vacuum lines I could manage, might be missing a leak. She idles the same with or without the MAF plugged in.

Coolant flush - previous owner put some green non G12, doesn't overheat but I don't want trouble.

Fix rim rash + paint rims - previous owner loved curbs.

Fix hazard relay


Today I removed, cleaned, sanded (250, 600, 1500 grit), cleaned, primed and painted my wheel caps prior to painting the rims:



The chrome pops right out on the big rings, but can be troublesome with the rings emblems which came out with some physical coaxing.

She and I have a long day tomorrow, just wanted to share


Lorn

 

but she's so damn fun, isn't she?

Which reminds me, today is oil change day for my mistress...

 

My lady is high maintenance too