I bought my first house and take possession this week.
The garage is just an oversized single so maintenance on my daily/winter beater will have to happen outside... but that's what summer is for anyways, right? Until I build a double, at least!Got a call from Hank at work the other week about my build. It was nice to hear from him as I know he's a busy guy who is torn in a million directions at once. Biggest issue was regarding my timing belt tensioner, and we concluded it would be best if he fab'd up something appropriate; and the cam gear, for which I opted to go with a billet adjustable. #BecauseRacecar.
Hank said he'd be ready to ship by the end of the following week and true to form, he got busy with other things and there were more delays. Sixteen months down the yellow brick road, I'm used to it; also, I work in construction and understand what the supply chain and unexpected issues can be like at times. When I phoned out of the blue last Thursday I was pleasantly surprised to hear him answer.
We had a good chat about getting this prioritized since we're so close to the finish line. And show season/summer is upon us. He mentioned that he was at that very moment cutting some custom head gaskets for myself and others such as Darin. Another thing he told me was that he'd previously had little interest in the EFR line of turbos, but when one showed up at his shop (big thanks to Mike Hood @ Ringer Racing for the solid support) he couldn't help but test the waters. We agreed on compensation and he started testing my 7163 on Sean's Urq. The rest is history. Hank said in the interim, he's sold over 20 EFRs to people and loves their capabilities.
If all goes well, my crate should be ready to ship within a week or so. Emphasis on the or_so.
Let's get this done Hank! I want to drive this beast!!!
