Bud Krueger wrote:
>
> Hi folks,
>
> Well, today was the day -- The (still without a name) '77B covered the
> Plymouth MA to Cambridge MA, 83 miles r/t, for the first time. I am very
> pleased to say that it was a very uneventful trip. One of the greatest
>problems
> occurred last night when I was faced with the problem of what tools, etc., to
> take along -- just in case! I'm lucky that the rear springs are decent or the
> tailpipe would have been dragging. Happy to say that I didn't need a one.
>
> Main problem was with the #$%^& SUV folks who like to tailgate with their
> danged high-mounted headlights right in the mirror. (The commute starts at
>5:15
> am). Anyone know where I can find a flipdown filter to use on the rearview
> mirror? Back in the 50's (yah, I'm an OF) they sold small prisms on suction
> cups that could be attached to the windshield so that you could see overhead
> traffic lights. Has anybody seem them lately?
> In a couple of weeks time I'll remove the Parrish hardtop and reinstall the
> 'hood'. I can hardly wait for that day. I'm not about to do it now, it's
> supposed to rain for the rest of the week. I'll get to see first hand all
>those
> leaky areas that you folks have been cusssin' about.
>
> It'll be interesting to see what the gas mileage will be. I have a 1 mile
> warm-up run from the house to the expressway, then about 30 miles at 65 mph
> followed by about 6 miles at 50 mph and finishing with about 3 miles of city
> traffic (light at 6 am). As long as I can get two full days per tank plus a
> healthy reserve, I'll be happy.
>
> BTW, I unloaded most of the tools, etc., tonight.
>
> Bud Krueger
> 52TD (he was out Saturday)
> 77MGB
Welcome to the club Bud - the club being those of us who use their
B's and Midgets for the daily commute - Although I dont travel as
far as you do - only about 15 miles each way (then a bus for 50 miles).
My B has only broken down once in the last two years - 5 am the heater
hose broke and i lost all my anti- freeze.
Good Luck but dont take out all those tools - you never know!
Rick
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