First drive of the spring

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scarlson
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Joined: Mon May 25, 2009 10:55 pm
Your car is a: 1976 Spider - sold
Location: Goldendale, WA

First drive of the spring

Post by scarlson »

The weather here has been really nice. A little cold in the morning, but just right by noon. I finally finished up putting the rear end back together after messing up the pinion seal replacement. It took at least two hours to get the gears set up right, but it was worth it. The howl that I thought was from the transmission must have been from the rear end. The spider is so much quieter now:D I still have a noisy input shaft bearing though but it is not as annoying of a sound.

Anyway, my son decided he wanted to come with on the drive. We headed up the old highway near town. The road winds back and forth up the side of the gorge. I'm not sure he enjoyed it as much as I did. He says I was going too fast and it scared him. He is eight years old. I think the openness and lower ride height makes it seem faster than our other cars. Most corners had no sign of tires loosing traction. I have to admit I took one corner too fast. The front end was plowing so I down shifted to third and gave her a little gas to swing the rear out. Maybe a rear sway bar is needed to stop the plowing? Maybe I just need a front end alignment since the car has camber issues.

My next hurdle is fixing this noisy exhaust. Then on to the transmission, then the interior, then... Listing the work needed is depressing. Will it ever end? Maybe that is the fun of owning a spider. There is always something that needs attention 8)
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76 FIAT Spider - Sold
Zulu

Re: First drive of the spring

Post by Zulu »

scarlson wrote:Will it ever end?
Nope :D
dmwhiteoak
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Joined: Mon Aug 15, 2011 1:12 pm
Your car is a: 1972 Fiat 124 spider
Location: White Oak Tx

Re: First drive of the spring

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Enjoy it. Both my kids say I drive to fast and they are in their early 20's. Go figure. :mrgreen:
Dennis Modisette

1972 124 Spider
2003 Chevrolet Z71
2007 GMC Yucon
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