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Good info, thanks. Spent the morning at home getting parts and such plus tapped Dave’s extensive stockpile. Should get back to the red car now.

Funny comments about others impressions. My grandson asked me why I started with a Reatta in the first place, and I mentioned because there wasn't one at every intersection, it feels good driving it, and there isn't one at every intersection ? This is back when they were just a few years out of production, but admittedly, it's hard to explain, or to put it in simple terms; if you don't get it, you never will. I wrote up about the PS cooler episode earlier and am going home in the morning to look at what I already have, but I did look at my donor car and was surprised the cooler looks to be in pretty good shape, so that will be my backup plan or I will give it to #1 son for the black. Worked alone today. While it was a sort of slack day I looked over other items to put on the list to be addressed. The last thing under the rear was to bolt the rear sway bar back in place which was done. The front plug wires were out of the snap on loom and noted the rear plug wires are missing the additional loom covering. The wires themselves are pretty clean and appear in good shape. I simply pulled all the wires, added loom to the rear ones and correctly routed the front ones and snapped the organizer to tidy things up. While I was looking around I thought it would be a good idea to inspect the coil pack and ICM. The six assembly screws were extremely tight but one was mismatch with phillips head and one snapped the head off. Internally everything looks okay with no sign of overheating but having a tough time getting the screw out with the broken off head. It must be a high grade screw as even a real Vise Grip just slides on the exposed screw and won't bite. Has an oil leak somewhere, guessing it is the pan gasket as the bolts are very tight like someone has chased that before, but just cleaned it up and wiped off all the accessible areas so leak path should be more apparent. May have a leaky rear valve cover gasket but overall pretty clean up top. I noticed what appeared to be an engine heater in on of the rear frost plug holes but no cord, just bare electrical pins. When I can start it again, I can get it off of the full length ramps and just lift the front higher to explore underneath better. Supposed to have four of the six subframe bushings already replaced but need a better look. The rear sits very high making it more nose down than usual.

I've had several people pull up beside me and give me a thumbs up while I was driving my Reatta. I remember one guy was driving a huge 4 wheel drive pickup and another guy was driving a '69 396 SS Chevelle. Always makes me feel like my Reatta is something special.

As most everyone here knows, is that I drive one Reatta or another every day of the year. I was driving the Red heading home and stopped for gas at a "Kwik Trip about 30 miles from home. I was filling the car when a guy driving an older Porsche called over and asked what year I had and how he really liked my wheels. He told me that he had a second Porsche that he parted out so he had back stock on anything that would go wrong. Then as we were just about done a guy in a delivery van pulled up and said that there was a Reatta for sale on face book for cheap. I told him that I have 3 and really didn't need another. So with a wave and a good by we all went on our way. I then stopped at a Medanrds [big box retailer similar to Home Depot] and as I was walking back yto my car a guy drove by and gave me a "thumbs up". Made for a nice end to the day...