Relay should be to the house later today. FedEx tried to deliver package one of two yesterday but didn't leave it without a signature (really, FedEx?, it's just auto parts). So, I should be getting both boxes from Rock Auto today. Spoiler alert: I guess I can't go to the junkyard with Toasty for that reason. Can't risk missing them.

Got the '95 re-tinted yesterday, and man, what a difference. Previously, I had the driver's and passenger's front doors re-done, as they weren't legal when I got the truck from Monte3, and that's a primary offense now in AZ, meaning they will pull you over for that without any other thing to do with anything. So that left nine panels of glass for my friend (Stick To It Window Tinting) to re-do. Well, eight, since the back window wasn't tinted, since it got replaced after it got broken. Anyway, the old tint was so bad that it appeared a couple of the cargo area windows were broken because the tint had some really weird lines in it from top to bottom and it had all turned purple and looked like crap. The whole truck looks ten years newer now and I can't wait to get to work on the plastic cladding to get it repainted and looking really good.

While Keith was tinting (it took almost 7 hours, he's a perfectionist), I took off the wiper arms and spare tire carrier and spray painted them gloss black again (I only messed up two of the wiper arms - dumb move - redo...). I also rubbed more Lexol into the leather parts of the seats.

I made a command decision and debadged the front and rear of the truck. I unscrewed the three diamond logo and the V6 emblems from the front grill, then used a heat gun to remove the Mitsubishi label from the rear hatch handle. Sorry Monte3, but I also removed the "3" from your old sticker on the back, but I left the three diamonds with the checkered flag part, as I think it's pretty cool looking. I'm still thinking about whether or not to remove the side badging. I probably will, but just not sure yet.

Today I will tear into the passenger side front suspension and get ready for the replacement parts so I can get it all fixed up for an alignment. Hopefully I can get slacker Kevin to do some masking to get ready for painting the body cladding, too. I need to pick up front bearing seals, as I forgot to order some, plus I need some brass punches to remove my old bearing races.

John B.