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  1. panamericano
    Congratulations. It's always good to get what you want for Christmas. Or the Ides of March, or whatever.
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    Welcome aboard. I'm envious of your location, compared to Dallas. Nice roads down there.
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    Looks like Bruce's Lola leads the pack. OK, Foyt's Lola. Poster on auction at https://ontime.mecum.com/auction/232/item/scca-1944-1969-race-poster-36976/
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    Googled. Can't see 4 stroke or 2? Weight? Should be very light. Like Fastg said, trans adaptation could be a buggar. Very interesting.
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    "... If you ever drive my Lola, the things I will be saying about you while you are out on the track . . ." If he's on track in the Lola, I doubt he will care what you say about him.
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    Article about SCODA (not Seven): https://www.racingarchives.org/blogpost/scoda-a-concise-history/
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    Can't laugh at that. I did it once, though not looking quite so fetching. L89 (427/435 hp) Corvette that had been sitting. I did a careful routine for sleepers, then was ready to add coolant. Poured a cup or two before I realized that jug had old motor oil. Duh. A few flushes later and all was well. Since then (40 yr.?) I only punch 2 small holes in the foil while a jug has coolant. No foil may mean motor oil, other waste. What a moron.
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    So, if they still made a station wagon, with fold down seats, you really could carry the Birkin in it.
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    Pretty sure you mean cm where you show mm. A Millimeter is a tiny little devil, hard to catch. A cm is more like 3/8 of an inch for the Gringos, and so 30 some would be about 1/3 of a meter (think yard + 3 inches) for your seat measurements. USA, give it up, just go metric! Sorry, hot spot.
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    Looks like it's running a bit rich. Maybe "rolling coal"?
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    My thoughts exactly. Home Depot knows a thing or two. No deceptive advertising. Though, we once coasted down a mountain, with a dead engine, about 3 km. to a known safe spot. After putting the car on it's head. Jumper cables would not have helped.
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    " In period, Can Am cars produced about the same power as my Lola. " Good comment. Vintage racing has that silly aspect. Unless a club really enforces something, people just pour on the power. The great pro drivers of the 1960s-70s might have been happy with 450 HP from a 302 TranAm motor. Now you see those cars with 600 HP, for gentleman and lady drivers that run a few times a year. Boggles the mind.
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    Bruce, Like the new photo for your avatar. Sounds like the advantage of being able to drive on street and much less fragile are a perfect trade off.
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    Glad to see you are keeping the AXR and autocrossing. Much safer than bikes and easier to share with friends than a telescope? It should keep you young.
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    You might want to check one of the scoops available for Miatas. Low profile. but might work? It would be good to handle one to see if it would clamp to the skinny 7 windshield frame.
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    Classic scam language. Why would anyone in the country want a "shipping co."? I'd say I'm going to pick it up myself; live in Ohio; have a trailer. Anyway, the shipping co, escrow is classic scam talk. IFF it was true, there are many more convenient ways. Besides it's a scam? (When you get old enough for the AARP newsletter, you'll see this language every other month.)
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    M Wirth, don't let the Hilux go. My Toyota pickup was only 38 when I let it go. They won't sell it back to me, darn. I don't like my 2018 Tacoma nearly as much, too big.
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    Bruce, the coolest part was a hammerhead. After a fast dive, he headed up till the wings stalled and it fell over backwards. Plenty of altitude to regain control. The next crazy trip to that air strip was to go up in a glider. With a genuine WW2 German glider pilot. The real surprise was when we found an updraft, it didn't "glide" up at an angle, but just felt like it was pushed straight up like a strong, fast elevator.
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    Now that is real flying, not sitting in a jet liner. I got a wonderful ride in a Steerman, aerobatics and all. Just super. I think I paid like $30-$40 for the ride. Worth ten times that.
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    Croc, Definitely agree on the conservative color for the 400. I briefly had a grey one and it was invisible cop-wise compared to a red. No-one noticed it or saw a Ferrari coming. Makes it much easier to drive around. One of the best ways to enjoy a V12, Though I loved a BMW 750 V12.
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    Congratulations on a job well done. Looks like you did Lars proud and I'm sure the family appreciated it.
  24. panamericano
    Finally, my car on a T shirt. BRG, RHD, cycle fenders and all. https://www.blipshift.com/products/the-lightweight
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    None of the mods would be a struggle for the Unsers. If not theirs, it could be a mod that ended as "also ran". Very cool no matter what.
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