Welcome to minutiae of my build.
The truly exciting stuff...
Almost done rebuilding my throttle body. For those just tuning in, I had torn one of the two throttle shaft seals when I took it apart.
So I purchased another throttle body online in order to obtain exactly ONE throttle shaft seal. They are not available(to my knowledge) anywhere new, so this was my solution. The good thing is, that it was a super cheap, and included the TPS, so I can resell that on Ebay, and pretty much get the throttle body for free.
Here it is, in all its re-zinc'ed glory:
I say i'm almost done rebuilding this thing, because I need to replace the two screws that hold the throttle plate in the shaft. It's hard to tell from the above pic due to the angle, but the two m3.5x.6x6mm screws have very large heads to them, a good bit larger than the originals. It was a serious PITA trying to locate some m3.5 button heads, but now they're on their way from China. Also, I need to pick up a couple of m4 washers for the new screws that will hold the TPS on.
Yes, I know. NONE of this crap will make it go faster. In fact, MOST of this crap won't even be visible once it's all installed.
I'm telling you this because I know I have a sickness...
And to prove it, here is something new I just picked up-
Fuji-loc flange nuts. I never knew this type of fastener existed; It has a small spring plate pressed into the top of the nut, that puts tension on the threads of the bolt/stud once it engages them, acting as a lockwasher, without requiring a base split washer or a serrated flange, both of which cause gouging in the aluminum.
I know I'm going to regret focusing on such trivial crap, but some of you out there will get it.
:aigo: