 Babydoll went home today, mission accomplished |
|
|
|
Porsche, and the Porsche crest are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG.
This site is not affiliated with Porsche in any way. Its only purpose is to provide an online forum for car enthusiasts. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
|
|
| zymurgist |
 Nov 15 2009, 12:04 AM
Post
#1
|
|
"Ace" Mechanic  Group: Members Posts: 7,411 Joined: 9-June 05 From: Hagerstown, MD Member No.: 4,238 Region Association: None  |
I drove down to NoVa today to take Babydoll home. She sports a new TPS circuit board, sway bar link bushings, fresh round Mahle wheel, taco plate sealed, and a bad vacuum leak found and rectified. She takes a while to warm up, but once warm will run fine. Starts and idles really nice. When I got there, Caroline took Babydoll out for a test drive at a rather higher speed than I drove on the way there. Babydoll took the winding road with aplomb, although I advised caution due to lots of leaves on the road.
Drove my taildragger home... smoked out the garage after having been sitting since August, but ran great all the way. No drama. |
   |
 
|
  |
Replies
| VaccaRabite |
Nov 15 2009, 05:48 PM
Post
#2
|
|
En Garde! Group: Admin Posts: 13,456 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Thats no fun! Is the car that powerful, or is it just bthe snap oversteer thing?
|
|
|
|
| zymurgist |
Nov 16 2009, 07:17 AM
Post
#3
|
|
"Ace" Mechanic Group: Members Posts: 7,411 Joined: 9-June 05 From: Hagerstown, MD Member No.: 4,238 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(Vacca Rabite @ Nov 15 2009, 06:48 PM)  Thats no fun! Is the car that powerful, or is it just bthe snap oversteer thing? Probably a little of both. Also, the clutch doesn't release fully so you have to drop into 2nd to go into 1st if you're sitting at a traffic light in neutral (otherwise it crunches and we don't like that). Probably a clutch cable issue but I haven't had time to troubleshoot it lately. Actually, I don't even drive it hard myself these days. The back tires are a little bit too wide... may want to see about putting 50 series tires on the wheels instead of the 60s that are there now. The wheels came with good rubber (bought the pair at Carlisle) and the main goal was to put them on the back while I refinish the front wheels 2 at a time... a project which has yet to begin. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
|
|
|
Posts in this topic
zymurgist Babydoll went home today Nov 15 2009, 12:04 AM
MikeSpraggi
I drove down to NoVa today to take Babydoll home.... Nov 15 2009, 01:58 AM zymurgist Hopefully she will get out today for a longer driv... Nov 15 2009, 09:13 AM type47 So, how did Caroline like driving the 911 :shades2... Nov 15 2009, 10:35 AM
zymurgist
So, how did Caroline like driving the 911 :shades... Nov 15 2009, 05:15 PM type47
She didn't drive it. Doug (the previous owne... Nov 16 2009, 07:00 AM zymurgist
She didn't drive it. Doug (the previous own... Nov 16 2009, 07:18 AM flipb Ken,
Was Babydoll paying a visit to Taylor Chapma... Nov 16 2009, 07:45 AM zymurgist
And quit giving away my secret roads! <_... Nov 16 2009, 09:46 AM flipb
And quit giving away my secret roads! ... Nov 16 2009, 09:55 AM zymurgist
Was Babydoll paying a visit to Taylor Chapman? He... Nov 16 2009, 10:08 AM ws91420 Nope, Ken is Babydoll's wrench. Plus Babydoll ... Nov 16 2009, 08:10 AM |
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:
|
Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 1st June 2024 - 09:20 PM |
Invision Power Board
v9.1.4 © 2024 IPS, Inc.