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Ok,

I took everyone's advice today and put a little more
faith in the reliability of my rebuilt Six.

Grabbed the Mrs at 6:30 PM and jumped into Amos. Pitch
black night with no moon or stars; street lamps off because
our government is broke. We headed for the beach highway.
Jeans, socks and sweaters because it's winter and only
76 degrees outside.

Hit a pothole at 5 miles from home and Amos lost his front
headlights. I flipped my red rocker switch for my emergency
front xenon driving lights and the road lit up once again.
Stopped for a "ron con china" for the Mrs at a biker bar
and then headed back home.

40 minutes drive time added plus another 20 miles without
a major breakdown. Head lights failure obviously installer
error. Xenons an excellent safety measure.

Poco a poco- working toward 500 miles w/out breakdown.

Who else drove their TR today ??????????

tinster
 
Tinster said:
Who else drove their TR today ??????????
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Not me. Snow today. And the local salt trucks were out. That pretty much spells "goodnight" for my toys for the winter.
 
I live in KC and the temp is supposed to drop tonight. Today it got to about 70. My buddy John came up in his SC BE and we drove about 30 mile in the city area runnig errands, it was beautiful. John's total drive milage was apprx 80 miles getting home and back.
 
You know. We struggle with him for a year to get that "thing" running and now he rubs our noses in the fact he lives in PARADISE
 
I did about 20 miles this afternoon. 77 and sunny in South Carolina.
 
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:] You know. We struggle with him for a year to get that "thing" running and now he rubs our noses in the fact he lives in PARADISE[/QUOTE]

Don,

While he was working on his all summer, we were all driving, so let him have a little fun for a change. We'll get him come spring!
 
jdubois said:
Not me. Snow today. And the local salt trucks were out. That pretty much spells "goodnight" for my toys for the winter.
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Same here in the Albany, NY, area. Unless we get some good rains to wash down the roads, I think the Herald is about to head for the barn for the winter. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/frown.gif
 
No hibernation required down here in Dixie either. Mid 70's today with an expected cold front Thrusday dropping down to mid 50's during the day. Burrr.

Made a 23 mile round trip to Louisiana for fuel for the weekend.
 
Been driving mine all week! It's a little cold in the mornings.. but with tonneau on and the heater on its just fine.

It's supposed to be sunny and 72 tomorrow. Lets do this again.
 
It will be in the 50's here in NE, but I'll be at the shop working or taking pictures of the suspension. So no driving for me for another week or two, provided that there is no salt around.
 
Drove yesterday morning to a job, grocery for the turkey, home to barn, yesterday evening to 2 auto parts stores looking for a 1&13/16ths socket. Drove it this morning to next town over to auto parts store and got a socket, drove to a seminar at the extension office, ran errand for wife, Lowe's, home, put the two half pitbull, half huskie pups in the back of the Spitfire and the wife drove the wife to Mainstreet then for a choclate malt, (not for the dogs, just us) then back down Mainstreet to see the Christmas lights and home again. The dogs like the Spitfire rides as much as we do. We're going to get them the doggie googles. Temp hit 71 here today.

Patrick Langford
Wayensville, NC
79' Spit driver
79' next driver
78' project
77' project
80 parts car
 
I sat in the car with the apron off (the cars) and the new ally rad sitting there waiting impatiently for the reconditioned header to show up.
Still in the 80's in Wickenburg, Az but supposed to cool down to the high 70's shortly......where's that d?mn part.
 
I drive mine every day.........Mid 20C here and warming to mid 30C by the weekend. Hot enough to venture down to the beach.
Regards
Craig
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What this forum needs is a "head smack omatic" button. Because Craig,you just earned one!
Your killing me with that shot. At least thanks for not having any babes in bathing suits in it.
 
It's cold and raining here. But that's OK because the fenders, trunk lid and doors are in the attic. The windshield, top and interior are in the basement. I'm just getting started on the restoration and I'm having a great time.

Bryan
 
Thanks for the kind words Don. I made sure there were no 'babes' in the shot as Tinster would spend too much time staring at it, wishing he was at a proper beach......
Regards
Craig
 
Once the fog cleared this is what I had to suffer through...

Some times the Newport Beach police even let me drive through without stopping me for driving while poor. AKA, not being a brand new car.

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