Rochester's new G
Particularly with some of the agressive conditions you face.
Sean
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Thanks, Sean. However, it's super dirty, and only half of it has been clayed and waxed over the last few weeks.
Looks pretty darn clean to me! One of the perks to having a white car.... seems to show dirt WAY less than my black car.
Car looks great, btw! Congrats on having your Summer shoes back on!
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I've been claybar'ing and waxing sections of the car one at a time over the last few weeks. Doing it all at once would be a full weekend project. This way, I can slip out to the garage and do it piecemeal.
- Hood
- Roof
- Trunk
- Front bumper skin
- Rear bumper skin
- Front fenders
- Rear Fenders
- Four Doors
- Side Sills
At this point, I've got the four doors remaining. Not bad progress, considering the stupidly low temps of late.
Turns out I have two dings, one small depression on each rear fender. You really have to look for it to see them. Probably have a PDR guy fix that this year. And it seems I have one big nick in the paint on the roof, just a few inches from the glass. It's more than a nick, too. If you look at it at the right angle, seems to have very slightly impacted the sheet metal. Not sure what I can do about that except take it to a body shop and spend hundreds of dollars on something so inconsequential. IDK... have to live with it for a while first.
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Motor Mounts?
Found this comment that I wrote a month ago, and transplanting it here for, um... personal motivation. 
https://www.z1motorsports.com/z1-pro...ts-p-5587.html
Pros:
Pros:
- It's a handling mod, because body roll is reduced when the engine is more connected to the frame.
- It's a power mod, because energy previously wasted tossing the engine around is now being transmitted through the drive-train.
- It's a transmission mod, because shifts will be smoother with less movement.
- It's a driving mod, because throttle response will be significantly improved.
- It's an ego mod, because the added NVH turns your sedan into a racecar.
- It's an economical mod, because at $200, plus relatively easy installation for a mechanic, the price is right.
- NVH that you can't turn off. However... you might actually like it.
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Sean
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You get used to it, Sean. There's an optimal speed to coast into the driveway from the road, hitting my driveway at a flat angle, and then turning right away. If I go too slow and one wheel lifts, then traction control goes nuts. If I go too fast then the car kind of bounces, and that's not cool either. It takes some practice, and even though I've been doing it for 4 years now, I still screw it up from time to time. For example, that third part of the video when I was going up the driveway... that wasn't so good.
Honestly, it's easier in the winter. A few inches of plowed snow and ice tend to flatten out the hump a little.
Yep. Every single time.
You get used to it, Sean. There's an optimal speed to coast into the driveway from the road, hitting my driveway at a flat angle, and then turning right away. If I go too slow and one wheel lifts, then traction control goes nuts. If I go too fast then the car kind of bounces, and that's not cool either. It takes some practice, and even though I've been doing it for 4 years now, I still screw it up from time to time. For example, that third part of the video when I was going up the driveway... that wasn't so good.
Honestly, it's easier in the winter. A few inches of plowed snow and ice tend to flatten out the hump a little.
You get used to it, Sean. There's an optimal speed to coast into the driveway from the road, hitting my driveway at a flat angle, and then turning right away. If I go too slow and one wheel lifts, then traction control goes nuts. If I go too fast then the car kind of bounces, and that's not cool either. It takes some practice, and even though I've been doing it for 4 years now, I still screw it up from time to time. For example, that third part of the video when I was going up the driveway... that wasn't so good.
Honestly, it's easier in the winter. A few inches of plowed snow and ice tend to flatten out the hump a little.
Whether you like the lip or not, there's no entertaining the idea, so you just let it go...smart. Because if you did get one, you wouldn't own it for long. No disrespect for your driving at all...watching you navigate your drive, at that speed, was pretty cool.
Sean
Who do you think you are...me? Lmao 
Wow, your driveway sucks! It looks like you have quite a bit more room under your front bumper when you pull in rather than pull out. So maybe you would be ok pulling in and backing out, but good lord don't ever drive face first out the driveway. Wow, was that close!
