Pat ,
I know how you feel it can be very frustrating. Don't take this the wrong way but in a way it sorta relieves me to see that you guys are having some trouble - it makes me feel like I'm not the only one out there screwing things up and getting frustrated.
Also remember two things;
A lot of us look up to you and the few other guys who have really gotten into doing these mods and upgrades. You guys sort of give us the courage to take on more of our own maintenance and upgrade tasks and do things we would otherwise be paying the dealer big $$$ to do.
Second, you are blazing the trail for everyone else. You have no one to tell you "watch out for this or be careful of that". You're finding all the mistakes in the service manual because you're one of the first guys to use it to this extent.
So when you get frustrated just remember there are a lot of us out here pulling for you guys to make this stuff work and find most of the potholes and pit-falls along the way so we of lesser talents won't fall in them when it's our turn.
Thanks,
Keith
