It's the little things. I mean ... obviously it's the big things. New motor, new interior, new electronics, all of that makes this car what I love. But as I live with it and make the little changes to make it fit better or work better, it really becomes the car I adore. And I really do adore it. It's getting to be what I've always wanted: a real custom-fit race car.
The little things:
1) I got new sparco grip pedals which do a couple things: they bring the pedals that teeny bit closer to my feet, which makes it more comfortable. Also, they make the car easier to control and heel-toeing much easier.
2) The new bigger steering wheel does 2 great things: 1, its is closer to me so it's easier to control it. 2, it is a much bigger diameter so it makes it MUCH easier to handle the torque steer. Love it. Plus it looks sweet.
3) The gas pedal was at a weird angle where it would start almost perpendicular to the sole of my shoe, so when getting on the gas, the change in angle would make a really jerky transition which made smooth application of throttle really difficult. So Bill got the blow torch out and heated the pedal arm till it was glowing red, and bent it to a way better angle. He is very much like a samurai sword maker in his mastery of metals.
4) The fuel level sender wire kept disconnecting so we fixed that and now I know how much fuel is in the tank. Handy.
5) The oil pressure sender was acting like a crazy fool and giving me all sorts of ridinculous readings, so bill switched the ground and power wires and that seemed to do the trick. Rock and roll.
So none of these things are a really big deal in and of themselves, but in combination they really make the cockpit a nice place to be, and fill me with pride and paint my face with smiles.