Greg -
I drove my '67 (pretty close to stock) Sprite to the MG Car Club's swap
meet in La Palma yesterday. First long trip since I got it back on the
road after a one-year chase-the-problem that started with a clutch slave
cylinder rebuild and ended up with an engine-out, replace transmission and
clutch, rebuild universals job. Got the steel flywheel cut to 14# and had
it balanced in-unit with the new clutch. Super smooth!
Temp was 62 when I left Sunland at 7:00, 68 in La Palma and 73 when I got
home. Refilled the tank: 40.7 mpg for 145 miles (mostly freeway).
I LOVE LBCing in the winter!!!!!
Clay L.
'67 Sprite
At 09:59 AM 11/25/2002 +0100, Greg Gowins wrote:
>Ciao a tutti,
>
>Even while I'm in exile here in Italy, the unmistakable signs of winter
>have set in. Just like the trees losing their leaves, and the first
>snowfall, we're getting the first mass exodus of the "fringe" element.
>
>NLBCDCF stands for "No LBC Driving, Cabin Fever" syndrome. While the
>Kalifornians (I was one for a while, but I got better) are able to still
>drive their LBCs, most of the rest of the country has put their cars
>down for the winter, to spare them the indignity of salted roads and
>such. New listers who were regaled and amazed during the spring and
>summer with the collective knowledge of this list about Spridgets are
>caught unawares about the diverse, non-LBC interests we possess, and our
>sometimes heated discussions in regards to these interests. BTW, Brad's
>not a vegetarian because he likes animals, it's because he hates
>vegetables!<grin>
>
>Look back through the archives, and this is a yearly occurrence. Maybe
>the next Spridgeteer to write a doctoral thesis should investigate this
>phenomenon!
>
>That's my take on the situation. It ain't nuthin we ain't seen before!
>
>
>Greg Gowins
>'69 Sprite (in storage in California)
>'72 me (in Italy)
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