Hi Glen,
Glad to hear it runs. Will look forward to you joining us on our next SWAG
trip.
I'm also glad to hear that the frame pieces worked, had me a little concerned
about
how long they were. I should have ground them off instead of cutting. Oh well
good
luck on the restoration job.
BTW The next trip we are talking about is down the coast toward
Monterey/Salinas.
That should be some time after the holidays. Should give you time to fix up the
rest of the car. I want to hear that Turbo, It got to sound great.
Rick
Glen Byrns 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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