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In the midst of replacing the engine in my son's Integra, a friend and co-worker suffering from pancreatic cancer passed away. The funeral was a heart breaker. He fought it to the end, and never complained once. Although three years younger than me, he's one of my heroes. You could see how hard the chemo had been on him. It was a sad group of pipefitters at the funeral home but we all felt the same way about Mike. Fortunately, he was financially responsible, and his wife will get his retirement from DuPont.
The Integra has been a pain. Once the engine was out, I pulled the trans off and saw that the clutch was shot. All of the motor mounts, and the trans mount were broken. I've been lucky though, a friend used to be a mechanic at a local Acura dealer, and helped me immeasurably, and another friend runs Hanover Hondasports, (Bill Hunter, a G/Production road racer), helped me run down the "dealer-only" parts I needed. I told my son I'm closing the "garage" after this one. I caught my head mechanic drinking on the job one too many times. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/drink.gif) The engine should go back in tommorrow.
Tonight I'm going to the IRL race and am I ever looking forward to it. Hoping for a good clean race. Even if Danica wins it. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

rpoz-29 View Member Profile	Jun 25 2005, 12:51 PM Post #1
Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 620 Joined: 24-December 03 From: Chester, VA Member No.: 22	In the midst of replacing the engine in my son's Integra, a friend and co-worker suffering from pancreatic cancer passed away. The funeral was a heart breaker. He fought it to the end, and never complained once. Although three years younger than me, he's one of my heroes. You could see how hard the chemo had been on him. It was a sad group of pipefitters at the funeral home but we all felt the same way about Mike. Fortunately, he was financially responsible, and his wife will get his retirement from DuPont. The Integra has been a pain. Once the engine was out, I pulled the trans off and saw that the clutch was shot. All of the motor mounts, and the trans mount were broken. I've been lucky though, a friend used to be a mechanic at a local Acura dealer, and helped me immeasurably, and another friend runs Hanover Hondasports, (Bill Hunter, a G/Production road racer), helped me run down the "dealer-only" parts I needed. I told my son I'm closing the "garage" after this one. I caught my head mechanic drinking on the job one too many times. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/drink.gif) The engine should go back in tommorrow. Tonight I'm going to the IRL race and am I ever looking forward to it. Hoping for a good clean race. Even if Danica wins it. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

rpoz-29 View Member Profile	Jun 26 2005, 04:51 AM Post #2
Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 620 Joined: 24-December 03 From: Chester, VA Member No.: 22	I'm sorry to hear about your loss. It's never easy when someone passes away. As they say, time is a great healer. As for the IRL race last night, Danica drove a smarter race than several veterans, and finished 10th. One of the 2 Chevies finished 4th.