Now dubbed the �2nd MOD� (1988-1990), Electric Blue hit the street sporting Recaro seats, a new Kenwood sound system and the scooped hood. She still had the gold wheels and the body-side moldings, which would later be changed and removed, respectively.
With the new paint job and upgrades I began going to shows again with my friend, but the same reason I stopped going before finally surfaced again, road wear. After another 180,000 miles (I used to drive her A LOT! Most times just to drive), she began losing her pristine look again. I had gone through 4 engines (one was not ported correctly and began leaking oil a week after it was put in the car, so it was immediately replaced, so actually 3 engines), and nearly 300,000 miles. Then, as before, another accident occurred that got her back into the shop and ended up changing more things than I had originally planned.
Cruising along the freeway, between several big SUV�s (no where to go), suddenly a large, 10 gallon, metal paint can loomed from under the SUV in front of me (damn there�s a lot of SUV�s on the road), so I slammed it head on and it punched a gnarly hole in my airdam.
Upon taking it up north, my friend told me it would be better to simply replace the whole dam than to try to patch it up. If I hit a bump too hard, he said the patch could pop right out, as the hole went all the way through the fiberglass.
So, Electric Blue went in for another minor surgery, and came out with a few more changes. The3rd MOD (1990-2000) consisted of removing the body-side moldings and changing the wheels to match the color of the car.
Each new engine that was put in (there have been 7 total throughout her lifetime), was always a street ported 12A. It wasn�t until the Final MOD that I allowed things to get a little more �punchy.�
With the 3rd MOD, longer trips began to happen. I took her up north even further, to Monterey and I�ve included some photos from a trip to Yosemite; nature and a nice car, what a post card.
After nearly 500,000 miles and 6 engines, I finally started doing little tweeks that would bring her into line with the times.
