I like 3rd gear!!

[Tinster]

I took an 85 mile test drive in the Crypt Car today.
I made it home under my own power NOT on a flat bed.

80 mph on the expressway to clip past 800 miles driven
without a breakdown and .................


<span style="color: #000099">([color:#CC0000]<span style="font-size: 17pt">Hear me!! 800 miles w/out a breakdown!!)[/</span>

color]</span>


Then off the expressway onto 2nd and 3rd gear roads-
switchbacks , punched to the floor board the entire time.
Dammmmn it felt F....ing good after three years of restortation at $$ mega bucks..

Wind out the gears and the car keeps climbing!
Unreal to me!!

I feel,today, like like a teenage in in 1967
driving my buddie's GTO. !!

AWESOME DUDE!!!!
80 mph in a 1969 TR6!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[glemon]

Sounds like great fun, glad things are going well, can't wait to get my TR250 on the road, posts lke yours give me inspiration.

 

[GBRandy]

Time for a beer!



Pictures of the new TR6 laying around so we can all drool at it?

 

[tomshobby]

80 mph in a 1969 TR6!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Like I told the trouper that was looking my GT6 over when he remarked, "I bet this little baby really goes!" And I responded as calmly and as dead seriously as I could that it could keep up with traffic pretty good. He wasn't amused.

 

[martx-5]

Nice going Dale. Now repeat after me...

<span style="font-size: 17pt"><span style="color: #FF0000"><span style="font-weight: bold">DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING!!!</span></span></span>

 

[DNK]

I think that rear carb is a little off. Sounds a little lean!

 

[DART]

Better pull the plugs Dale, just to make sure the carbs are OK. And I bet that backroad driving loosened crud from the fuel lines; better change all 8 filters. How about the exhaust??? Still seem full of potatoes?

Now, if you had taken Amos out for a fun run, not a "test" drive, you could park him in the garage and except the same perfect performance tomorrow. As Tony would say, DRIVE IT!!!!!!!

 

[Tinster]

I think that rear carb is a little off. Sounds a little lean!

Thanks Don!! I'm glad you spotted the problem.

I'll pull the carbs off tomorrow and send them to jeff Palya
for a second go of rebuild!!

Ah Dale! Ya caught me with me pants down!! I'm only running one fuel
filter that I installed with the new fuel tank. I'll install the other
six fuel filters when needed. For now, they are spares!!

I'll go purchase a few sets of spare spark plugs--- until I get the
mixture correct.


d

 

[DNK]

You go guy!

 

[JKB1957]

Nice. Very nice.

 

[Tinster]

Nice. Very nice.

<span style="font-size: 20pt"><span style="color: #660000">VROOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM</span></span>

 

[DART]

 

[tdskip]

Great to hear Dale!

It's all been worth it, right?

 

[Silverghost]

I know it's the wrong make, but I just have to say it.....
zooom, Zoooom, ZOOOOOM!!! :laugh:

 

[tom628]

Nice going, Dale! That enduro run should be a piece of cake now. You'll be able to relax and enjoy the adventure, with complete confidence in Amos.

Tom

 

[toysrrus]

Hi Tinster,

Just think; A few wks ago you were ready to bring your car to the crusher!

Its all worth it in the end even if it did cost you $50K+!!!

Have Fun,

Russ

 

[Tinster]

Hi Tinster,
Its all worth it in the end even if it did cost you $50K+!!!
Have Fun,
Russ

<span style="color: #000099">I wish!!
Actually Russ, you only know one half of the story.
The Mrs is a financial analyst by trade. She didn't quite
accept my statements that the Crypt Car rebuilding cost a
"coupla $ thousand."

Everytime she figured I'd burned thru another $5K, she'd book
a penthouse suite on a cruise ship for a week. Next month
we take our 12th cruise since the Crypt Car came into our lives.

d</span> :thumbsup:

 

[tomshobby]

Do I remember correctly? Didn't Wendy give you the TR6? Maybe she was looking for a way to get you to take her on cruises!!

 

[2wrench]

A well laid plan....

 

[DART]

One smart lady.