the last ride of 2013

[majicwrench]

A nice day last week, took her for one last ride. Been quite the summer, put 3k or so on her. Hardly opened the hood. This is first year I never had to clean idle jet. I never washed her. jeesh. Not that washing the ratty paint job does much good. Never had the top up I did clean windshield once or twice. Maybe next year i'll fix some things, front shock are soggy soft, rear axle seals leak. Puffs a bit more smoke when starting, and leaks plenty too. Been a smear of oil on the radiator cap the last few years, I have a head gasket around here somewhere. Exhaust system rotten from one end to other, still a nice throaty sound tho. Next year.
Into a shed she goes, when she comes out, nobody know.
Keith

[rlux4]

Those of us out here in sunny So Cal will be thinking of you and all the others in parts of the country where you actually have winter as we drive our cars year round.
Ron

[bonsaiwino]

If either of your parts cars have the open ended wrench (double-ended) from the tool kit, let me know. Thanks!

[SpecialTool]

Those of us out here in sunny So Cal will be thinking of you and all the others in parts of the country where you actually have winter as we drive our cars year round.
Ron

Not only CAN I drive my spider year 'round here in Vegas. I use it as a daily driver to putt around town and "commute" to work too.

[rlux4]

You're right, that should be ammended to the southwest.
Ron

[Daniel]

That's pretty cool Keith it sounds like the Spider did its Job! and she is still ready for more next season...


Hey Ron

I was looking for you at the Best of France and Italy? didn't see you this year to bad it was a nice turn out.

[rlux4]

Yeah, first year I haven't made it. And I just got the rear end back in the car too. That four letter word "w o r k" got in the way.
Sorry I missed it, but I'll be there again next year.
Hope you all had a good day.
Ron

[RoyBatty]

Needed to get away from all the honey do's so in spite of a dodgy starter I took my 75 for a spin to visit friends at the RC flying field and make a stop to pick up a new floor jack.
Dropped the top before leaving the driveway and it stayed that way till I got home three hours later.
All ran well with nothing to do but smile with every mile turned and each run thru the gears.
I must say that the new exhaust from Auto Ricambi sounded great echoing off the center divider of hwy 50 as I headed home.
And the note sounded a little lower yet still plenty inspiring probably due to the 3.90 gears I installed from Ramzi and Csaba.
The cruising RPM is a bit lower at freeway speeds but not so low as to take away from the sweet sound made by the exhaust.