Chloe is enjoying one of her favorite snacks.. and I don’t have to worry about her being too greedy!

Needless to say, there won’t be much work done on the project cars right now- Highway was closed in both directions today, with reports of a 12 car pileup. I went out of my way to avoid the area, so I can not confirm the number of cars involved- however I see that the northbound lanes WERE blocked with plenty of lights at roughly 7:00.

I spent quite a bit of time yesterday rotating my tires on the SAAB, and getting the new seats setup in one of the Impalas. I didn’t think that was worth an update, even though I had earlier decided to try to have at least one noteworthy thing to post about..

Today, I was busy with fighting off the weather and actually enjoying some time with friends and family interspersed with bits of work. The Impala seats should be fully setup this weekend- if it doesn’t snow, first. Sideways winds at 50mph+rain don’t make me want to do much in this distasteful weather.

I went to Sparks Auto Wrecking earlier today, and managed to get a nice deal on the rear seat (both sections), belts, and mounting hardware.

It’s getting a bit of sunlight here after being sprayed so I can clean it. The color doesn’t quite match- light grey vs tan, but it’s better to have a comfortable seat- than no seat at all!

I’m going to need the lock assemblies for the rear doors, and then one will be ready to go get smogged!

In case you missed it, there was just a 50% off weekend at Pick-n-Pull. I managed to get a few spare SAAB parts and a spare tire for an Impala. Sadly, no seats for those, but it was a nice outing.

I managed to get my fuel pump replaced, and the car put back together within about two hours. The biggest issue (other than getting the retaining ring off) was to get the hard plastic hose gently heated to remove it from the pump, then to reassemble the whole thing carefully- I used a sharp to cut the hose from the pump, then just trimmed it back, placed it upon the new pump outlet, then applied pressure while heating the assembly. Still, fairly E-Z P-Z.

Pictured is my SAAB fuel pump ring removal tool, and the entire assembly before I replaced the pump. Always take pictures before you start to remove parts!

I’ve been working on a few new tools/ports. Most recently, I’ve been able to obtain Atheros MIPS based routers for a decent price. What’s this mean? It means I’ve got OpenWRT/LEDE working properly and I can get some development done for both Void, and LEDE!

gcc version 5.4.0 (OpenWrt GCC 5.4.0)

Also, in case you missed this 25 years ago, Trixter (Jim Leonard) has encoded the original “Cyberpunk” documentary about the whole phenomenon, and it’s inventor, William Gibson.

Much of the content is cringeworthy (especially the CGI) in 2017, but there are some great insights into things which have actually taken place, and how everyone has become essentially a billboard for what they personally endorse. Don’t miss Timothy Leary about 15 minutes in.