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Re: I'm scared of my daemon GT6

To: "Dave Terrick" <dterrick@home.com>, <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: I'm scared of my daemon GT6
From: "Jeff McNeal" <jmcneal@ohms.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 23:25:48 -0700
Dave,

I think you should put that GT6 on the next transport and ship it to me in
San Diego immediately.  Otherwise, you could be in real danger.  I have a
friend who does car exorcisms all the time, but in the off-chance that we
cannit excise the demon from within your GT6, it would be best if you simply
forwarded the title to me and let me dispose of that wretched, cursed beast
far from your home.  We've got some great cliffs we could push it off of
here in San Diego if it fails to reach 50 in first gear -- maybe!

Best wishes,

Jeff in San Diego

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----- Original Message -----
From: Dave Terrick <dterrick@home.com>
To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Cc: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, July 17, 2000 10:24 PM
Subject: I'm scared of my daemon GT6


>
> Hi all  GT and spit 6'ers:
>
> Has anyone else recently been scared of their cars?  I am.  Here's why...
>
> Notwithstanding the racing crash of '98 during vintage competition racing,
I
> have not really driven the car "hard" as it now has a parts car motor,
diff
> from Joe C, and trans from Ken M in Edmonton.  However, lately I have been
> driving the car daily, and it is developing a personality that I am scared
> of.
>
> This damn car will REALLY do 50 mph in 1st gear and it likes it!!!!  When
I
> raced this particular motor (parts car origin) it was not happy and began
> dropping oil pressure -something it does not  now do.  It is almost if it
> WANTS to be driven hard.  Can anybody concur?  The harder I drive the car,
> the better it gets.... and this scares me considering what I have put it
> through and that I can but another for cheap.  I am wondering my car has
> resurrected the should of its'  former racing self in the 70's or if my
> imagination is getting the best of me.  As it is,    it seems more and
more
> willing to accept and respond to full throttle   than ever before.
>
> Have I inherited (created?)  MONSTER?
>
> Dave T
> Winnipeg
>


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