Since putting Modoba together last year, I have really enjoyed it. Driven about 5000 miles since then with only a few issues stemming from "lifetime" warranty parts. Don't you love that term? It just means you'll be changing that same part often for the rest of your life. I'll try to give the short version. "new" autozone waterpump, battery, and alternator when I put the car together. Fast forward to 4/2013 driving down the highway, noticed the volt meter on the high side, couple mins. later...Boom! Battery blows up, sprays acid, damages paint under hood! Turns out, alternator went bad, overcharged battery and boom. Oh well, It's fixable.
I had a few tears growing on the upholstery so I took the interior to a local shop for repairs, and hope to have it back in before the nats. They were able to find an almost perfect match.