[Roadsters] My first 2 hour roadster drive (Midwest)

[Daryl Smith]

The cars are a blast to drive! Especially after a long layoff........
I just replaced my fan belt, which was squealing badly on the trip at 
startups (hey, it's only 14 years old!), and am now waiting for a hydraulic 
brake light switch (25 yrs old). nobody in town here has one, and it's a 
week away........I can't drive without brakelights.......

Daryl


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Cooke" <cookefam314 at gmail.com>
To: "datsun-roadsters" <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 03, 2009 5:40 PM
Subject: [Roadsters] My first 2 hour roadster drive (Midwest)


> Well, we don't get many sunny days like to this in Chicago, so I took the
> roadster out for the first extended trip. Up until now, I've just been
> testing her out on local roads around town. Granted it was only 2 hours 
> long
> and about 80 miles in all, but it was a blast dodging pot holes and trying
> her out at various speeds. The speedo seems to be at least 5mph slower 
> than
> my GPS speed reading. I soon realized I'm gonna need new shocks & since my
> last long roadster trip was Interstate-5 in California 25 years ago, my
> lower back reminded me of my age. But, I still had a big grin on my face 
> the
> whole time. The roadster did great at all speeds and handles surprisingly
> well for a 42 year old car.
>
> definitely enjoying the ride after a 19 year break...
>
> Dave Cooke
> Lake in the Hills, IL
> 68 & 69 1600's
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