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Well, I have literally worked myself sick, so here's my final update for a while:
I got the car together, exterior, suspension, everything. I fixed what I thought were all the coolant leaks and got at least one set of lights working, so I went for a 4 mile spin around the block.
Here's what happened:
- Terrible mileage
- Overheating (But not too bad)
- Hood release broken
Ergo, I give up for now.
Here's what actually happened. I noticed the car was overheating, so I coasted hard to my driveway to keep temps down, killed it, and popped the hood so I could throw some coolant at it. However, instead of popping the hood I just popped the hood release out of the actual mechanism. I know I can still open the hood, but I couldn't figure out how to, so I just said screw it. The temps were dropped pretty fast so I figured I was fine and just pushed the damn thing in the garage.
I might be able to fix it, but given all the other things I would need to do to drive up in today's snowstorm (lights and wipers), it wasn't going to happen. Also, I just have no idea what would cause the insight to overheat so quickly while moving with a huge radiator in the middle of a freezing winter night. I just don't know. Something is obviously wrong. Any ideas?
Anyway, in a few hours I will leave for school (of course I haven't packed or showered or slept or anything, so this'll be fun) and the car will sit. Probably outside. Waiting for me to return and fix it. Dunno when this will happen, but it will. I'm very excited to be driving this thing at some point, given how much work I've put into it.
Anyway, I was trying really hard to finish it up so I could get to school so I wouldn't let you guys down, but these are the breaks. If it hadn't overheated mysteriously I'd probably be driving it up in a few hours, but as it is I'm not going to risk it.
PS: Ty, at 50 mph in a neutral coast I couldn't feel anything wobbly from the axles.
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