Tango Charlie; Congrats on the job! I look forward to seeing more updates on your Vibe. Anyway, yeah, St. Louis is starting to see sub-40F temps, so I guess I'll be OK. Fan has only turned on once so far, after a lot of stop/go traffic. The key is to try to drive through the city at off-peak hours...
Once tools/funds become available, I'll try to fabricate an improved block. Duct tape just doesn't cut it in the long run...Red Green would be proud, though.