2011 PNW Mini Rally #4

[wsucougarx]

Mike,
I found 2 more coax sets for you.

Yeah, Scott and I did a minor parts run, got a few goodies, hopefully more on Saturday.

Outstanding! Thanks Dan

 

[srodocker]

got a secondary air tank for my deuce

 

[Josh]

AH. My alternator started yelling at me today. ****dest thing too, it only does it when the master switch is on. I need to grab a new one from brads. Looks like I'm driving up there on batteries.

 

[hwcurtice]

Put the hitch on the truck.

The lights are held up in Portland, OR. "Adverse Weather Conditions" by UPS.

Um, what adverse weather conditions are in Portland, OR right now? Too much sunlight?

Oh, and no new ETA on delivery. And I thought USPS was bad...

Backup plan is to get some 12v bulbs Friday night.

So, I have an offer of $60.00 for the NATO Cable... Any others?

 

[srodocker]

hehe 50$ and i'll throw in the first hamburger made hehe

 

[Stalwart]

I can only top my bid with money, I'm on a strange diet.

 

[wsucougarx]

Ah, Stuart you'll live longer to enjoy your MV's....and ours as well We'll die sooner with this good ole American diet err or lack thereof.

 

[Stalwart]

I'm already old, but thanks!

 

[srodocker]

haha stuart if you truly need it go ahead. i dont need it "yet"

 

[Stalwart]

Just kidding, I have one. I took it apart for the ends and use them to charge batteries once in a while. Other times I charge individually to keep the batteries in balance.

 

[wanderingwillys]

So go back, get the interior shots. Oh and a video of it moving, to show Stalwart it drives just fine!

Then bring it home for us to play with on Saturday!

Ha ha it's on an island 700 miles away with no road access... I am reasonably sure he won't be attending...

He mentioned having to find a good mechanic and I bit my tongue... Kinda like BSA - proudly making mechanics out of men since the beginning of time!

I am not sure if he was aware of the hub issue - literally had owned it for ~8 hours by the time I saw it...

Matt

 

[Stalwart]

He'll have to learn the hard way! Wait til he has to do the points in the dist. . . . dual points, no big deal right? WRONG, they alternate breaking and making the circuit, they have to be set exactly 45 degrees apart AND the engine is static timed, NO strobe, to 1-3 degrees ATDC. All advance to come in from the centrifugal advance mechanism and advance starts at 1-200 RPM. This is to prevent breaking arms using a starting handle.

How about the dual hyd. systems that seem to take turns failing plus poor drum brakes. If he uses the 3rd pedal as a clutch, the transmission bands will be toast in a few miles. It's a gear change pedal, either fully in or fully out, nothing in between. If he has enough manuals he SHOULD be OK. Without them, he's toast.

 

[Jinx]

Looks like rain on Saturday. Weather.com is predicting 90% chance in my neck of the woods.

 

[srodocker]

yea the engine swap will be undercover! we will have food indoors aswell.

 

[Jinx]

yea the engine swap will be undercover! we will have food indoors aswell.

Cool. Makes me glad I have a hard top. heh

 

[chris4amd]

I see a few members on the site from the Portland area, anybody want some company? As a perpetual lurker on these forums I don't know anybody's name / face yet. If there's no space or nobody coming up from here, consider this an RSVP for one from Portland.

 

[wsucougarx]

Whew, now I don't feel so bad driving my civy Wipers on the 109 need tending to anyways...whew

 

[srodocker]

Josh on here is driving up from portland with a few others. i would pm him and set up a time and place to convoy up with him. Welcome aboard!

 

[Jinx]

Where is the throttle return spring BTW?

 

[wsucougarx]

Here's what the spring looks like, where you can buy it, and where it goes.

3 M35 2 1/2 TON THROTTLE RETURN SPRING 7539129 NOS - eBay (item 290387062037 end time Feb-25-11 16:13:22 PST)