'at's whot we loike to 'ear, innit mates?
Congrats!
--- Glen Byrns <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu> wrote:
> Every single night since August 29th I've been in
> the garage. Sometimes for
> hours, sometimes for only five minutes, but I worked
> on my bugeye every single
> night without fail. I stripped it sown to the bare
> tub, and put it back
> together bolt by bolt. A rear shock from a lister
> in New Hampshire, front frame
> pieces from a lister in Modesto, new parts from
> three different sources. And
> perhaps most valuable, good advice from this list.
>
> Today UPS brought me the starter Bendix that stood
> between me and starting
> the engine. I met the UPS guy halfway up the
> sidewalk, as I had been
> tracking it by computer since the part left
> Motorhead.
>
> Thirty seconds of cranking, a wee bit of choking and
> it lit up!
> Some quick twisting of the mixture nut, a small
> twist on the distributor,
> and it was warming up nicely. Now it was time to
> here the siren song
> of the turbo. More pedal, more pedal, 6500rpm and
> still climbing when
> I decided to spare the neighbors. I can't wait for
> midday tomorrow when
> I can wind it up again. The turbo sounds great.
> The engine sounds great.
>
> Now its time for a cold beer and a hearty thanks to
> the list for the help
> in making it happen. I know I'll face hassles
> getting it re-licensed,
> fixing up the interior etc. but it all pales next to
> the sound of the
> engine still ringing in my ears. I'll soon get to
> drive the bugeye I
> helped to fix-up thirty years ago, and friends, IT
> FEELS GOOD!
>
> Regards to all,
> Glen Byrns
>
>
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Ron Soave
"A Fool and His Money Can Throw One Hell of a Party"
1960 Bugeye
1972 BGT
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