Pulling the motor out of the car was definitely a good feeling. Also getting the wiring harness, front suspension, and exhaust off was bonus and tough to beat. So we didn’t.

Hurrah for us – we got the motor pulled! We also got the front suspension out, exhaust off, wiring out, and at least one cage bar built. Plus the seats and belts arrived. Pictures below! Better pictures soon! Excitement!

This may throw our regular readers – if there are any – but nothing seriously weird happened this week. Yet, anyhow. But keep reading!

Gosh there are a lot of wires and stuff you have to take off before the engine comes out. But we have a hammer!

Goals achieved! Triumphs over adversity! Blurry photos taken with a phone! And more, all this week on the Rally Sputnik show!

If you’re like most of the people we get email from, you’re wondering when we are finally going to stop ranting about the government and get down to some car building. (That or you’re offering us a degree, or a date with a hot Russian woman, or some discount Calais to help with that date, now that you have a degree). So to make at least some of you happy, here we go. 

If you’ve been following the Rally Sputnik saga closely you’ll realize that there are three ways of doing things. The easy way, the hard way, and the Rally Sputnik way.

True to form, then, we have decided to switch things up on you.

Here’s how the front suspension moves. http://youtu.be/PEWMU7fk1xU Those crazy kids! Count the ball joints for extra fun. »

So after we got insurance (see previous rant) and spent 40 minutes in a line at the MTO, the car had plates. Temporary, but still, plates! So, like all young (?) people with a new sporty car purchased for cheap we immediately drove it to Canadian Tire. There we got some ‘guaranteed to pass’ in a bottle plus some fluid for the clutch and, ignoring the Check Engine Light, hit the highway. What could go wrong?

Yes, we got somewhere. We got the exhaust catted (thanks Andrew) and we installed it (thanks TCS for having bolts). After that we just had to get insurance and a temporary sticker so we could drive it enough to get a clean air. How hard could that be?

(Cue ominous music…)