Hey, Ronnie, congrats on making it back to roadster-land. Looking forward to
seeing you at Shasta.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Ronnie Day
> Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 4:20 PM
> To: Roadster List; Sebastian A. Hill; Tom Battel; Les Canady; Bill
> Davis; Bill Kenyon; Ron Mistak; Gary Savage; Terry Skinner; Thomas
> Walter
> Cc: Fred Fogarty; Joe Giaritelli; Ted Hedman; JS; Joey Phelps; John
> Roper; Ted Schwartz; Julian Serles; Marty Smith; Mark Tarletz; Randy
> York
> Subject: New Toy
>
>
> I'm am pleased to announce that SRL311-13606 arrived at its new home in
> Temple, TX, around noon today. I want to thank Mike McCabe for
> his patience
> and for hanging on to the car for way longer than most folks
> would have for
> me.
>
> The car came with an extra 5-spd and a JDM SR20de and 5-spd plus
> a bunch of
> extra bits and an incredible amount of documentation and literature. Terry
> Cost (the Elder) has already visited the new Temple resident and
> pronounced
> it a great deal. I should be able to check a couple of small know issues
> out, get the registration and inspection up to date and get it on the road
> over the next couple of weeks.
>
> For the next year or so we just plan to sort it out and enjoy roadstering
> again after a 32 year hiatus and plan on bringing it out to Shasta next
> July. After that we'll look at a frame off which will possibly include the
> SR 20 swap. I'm also thinking about a custom flat dash which would utilize
> some flavor of vintage looking Auto Meter gauges. Plan on discussing that
> this weekend with my critter creating buddy, Marc Tyler, as we're
> headed for
> the Hill Country (not in the roadster) in the morning.
>
> Guess I'm gonna have to figure out which photo site I want to post to or
> just put a site together myself, maybe on .mac.
>
> Needless to say I'm pumped, and when I mentioned I was going to show Terry
> my car, I was politely but firmly reminded that it's "our" car. ;>)
>
> Pics to follow,
> Ron
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