200lbs? flyweight!
chuck.
living, large! lol! :)
----- Original Message -----
From Mike Maclean <macleans at earthlink.net>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2000 3:23 AM
Subject: First Run!!!!!
> Took out the Bugeye for it's first run under it's own power since it
> went off the road in 1976 today! Sure it leaks oil from the filter
> canister, sure it still needs the carbs tuned and synched, sure it still
> leaks from the differential seal and sure it still leaks from the
> steering rack, but hey what the heck. I was tired of looking at it in
> the garage. I thought it was becoming a non-functional art work because
> it had not moved for so long.
> What I found out was the shift lever binds during shifting. Goes
> into gear O.K., but moving the gear lever is difficult. Boy does first
> make noise, I forgot what they sounded like. Another problem is the
> clutch makes a rubbing noise in neutral that goes away when you step on
> the clutch. Any ideas?
> Also noticed the car leans on the driver's side quite noticeably,
> especially when I'm in it. Granted, I'm about 200 pounds, but I think
> it leans too much. Rear 1/4 ellipticals? Peters rebuilt shocks work
> perfectly. Nice ride otherwise. Still have not wiped the sh-t eating
> grin off my face yet. The sound of that exhaust was what I was missing
> in my life.
> Starting off the New Year with a running Bugeye. Wow!
> Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
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