At the end of the interview, the lady asked if I would be willing to help promote this year's "Antelope by Moonlight Bike Ride" that is a 24 mile bike ride starting at 10 PM during a full moon in the summer time at Antelope Island State Park. This year's theme is "Back to the Future," which is why they wanted my help.
I agreed to help and two weeks later, we met near Antelope Island and my car was used as a backdrop to create several segments for TV:
I'll also show up for the event on July 3rd and let participants take pictures of the car. I thought this would all be fun as I am only getting a free t-shirt out of the whole deal. Luckily this bike ride event is no more than a 10 minute drive from my house.
Some things that I need to address on the car:
- Air conditioning stopped working since I converted to R134a and charged the system two years ago.
- Driver side door doesn't always open. Need to do a "lock & latch" procedure to adjust
- Driver side front suspension making squeaking noise. Suspect sway bar bushings on lower control arm. May buy and install poly bushing kit.
- Interior lights do not come on when doors are opened. Not a big deal, but would be nice for when there's less daylight.
- Want to refinish the rear louvre as it appears faded
- Still need to get an alignment as the steering wheel has been cockeyed to the left since I bought it over four years ago. When I went to get it aligned a couple of years ago, they discovered I needed a new ball joint before they could do the alignment. I replaced the ball joint over two years ago and haven't gotten back to get the alignment yet.
- Replace the carpet pad-looking insulation on the rear parcel shelf as it's likely the source of the old DeLorean smell.
- Replace old coolant with fresh coolant. It's overdue.
- Figure out why the engine compartment light has never worked. Very low priority
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