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Most of my tools are Craftsman. I've received some Snap On tool as gifts. A friend who when I first met him, had the Snap On truck in his driveway for its monthly visit. This had been going on for years and that was nearly 20 years ago. When the truck showed up he gave the driver a check for $500 and a list of what he wanted. The driver kept the records and let him know if he was over at the time. He has 3 of the long tool chests and his wife has a narrower but taller set she uses for her threads. She is into to all kinds of needle point and such. The drawers in his cabinets are all meticulously organized. When I need a tool I don't have he usually has it and lets me borrow it. Once in a while I have a tool he needs and borrows it from me if he needs it before the next Snap On truck visit.

What is the torque spec for that wheel?

And a left handed monkey wrench, a muffler bearing press, a can of Lucas smoke and although not a tool, one of these: Enter part 121g https://www.oreillyauto.com/

Or you can step out of the box and find a wrecked '94 - '05 Miata and use the engine and transmission in your car. It takes some fabrication and electrical skills but it can be done. For far less than some of the engines listed above I ended up with a 1,340 lb turbo charged Miata powered Caterham SV which dyno'd at 301 HP at the rear wheels.

I have a list of the torque specs I used on my former Caterham. I ran this torque check before every track day and several times a year when I didn't do any track days. Its an Excel spread sheet and I can't attach it here. If you want a copy PM me your email address and I will send it along. I agree on buying whatever tools you need, you can never have too many tools. I have a few that I thought I needed but are still unused. I have two large roll around cabinets full of tools from a lifetime of working on cars, you can see them under the Caterham. I generally use 3/8" drive sockets rather than 1/2" drives which are sometimes too large or bulky to get into the small spaces.

Although some passengers disagreed I found much less buffeting with the Brooklands. Eye protection is a must. These work glasses saved my eye, the bug came in between the Brookland screens at about 40 mph. I got some on my cheek but none in my eye and I always wore goggles after that.

For my SV I ordered the standard width mount from Caterham and had a 4" extension welded into the middle. After polishing you had to look close to see it was modified.

Have you ever been guilty of looking at others your own age and thinking, "Surely I cant look that old." ? If so, you'll love this one: My name is Mary and I was sitting in the waiting room for my first appointment with my new dentist. I noticed his DDS diploma on the wall, which bore his full name. Suddenly I remembered a tall, handsome, dark-haired boy of the same name that had been in my high school class, some 55 years ago. Could he be the same guy that I had a secret crush on, way back then? Upon seeing him, however, I quickly discarded any such thought, as this balding, gray-haired, man with a deeply lined face was way too old to have been my classmate. After he examined my teeth, I asked him if he had attended Morgan Park High School "Yes, I did. I'm a Mustang," he gleamed with pride. "When did you graduate?" I asked. He answered, "In 1962. Why do you ask?" "You were in my class!, I exclaimed. He looked at me closely and then that ugly, old, balding, wrinkle-faced, gray-haired, decrepit geezer asked, "What did you teach?" ----------------------------------- The sad part is, I also graduated from high school in 1962. Surely I cant look that old. Skip

Four old retired men are walking down street in Yuma, Arizona's. They turn a corner and see a sign that says, "Old Timers Bar - ALL drinks 10 cents. "They look at each other and then go in, thinking this is too good to be true. The old bartender says in a voice that carries across the room, "Come on in and let me pour one for you! What'll it be, gentlemen?" There's a fully stocked bar, so each of the men orders a martini. In no time the bartender serves up four iced martinis shaken, not stirred and says, "That'll be 10 cents each, please." The four guys stare at the bartender for a moment, then at each other. They can't believe their good luck. They pay the 40 cents, finish their martinis, and order another round. Again, four excellent martinis are produced, with the bartender again saying, "That's 40 cents, please." They pay the 40 cents, but their curiosity gets the better of them. They've each had two martinis and haven't even spent a dollar yet. Finally one of them says, "How can you afford to serve martinis as good as these for a dime apiece?" "I'm a retired tailor from Phoenix ," the bartender says, "and I always wanted to own a bar. Last year I hit the Lottery Jackpot for $125 million and decided to open this place. Every drink costs a dime. Wine, liquor, beer it's all the same." "Wow! That's some story!" one of the men says. As the four of them sip at their martinis, they can't help noticing a dozen other people at the end of the bar who don't have any drinks in front of them and haven't ordered anything the whole time they've been there. Nodding at the folks at the end of the bar, one of the men ask the Bartender, "What's with them?" The bartender says, "They're retired people from Florida . They're waiting for Happy Hour when drinks are half-price..."

A man and a woman were having a quiet, romantic dinner in a fine restaurant. They were gazing lovingly at each other and holding hands. The waitress, taking another order at a table a few steps away, suddenly noticed the woman slowly sliding down her chair, under the table and under the table cloth but the man stared straight ahead. The waitress watched as the woman slid all the way down her chair and totally out of sight under the tablecloth.. Still, the man stared straight ahead. The waitress, thinking this behavior a bit risqué, or worse, and worried that it might offend other diners, went over to the table and, tactfully, began by saying to the man: "Pardon me sir, but I think your wife just slid under the table." The man calmly looked up at her and said: "No, unfortunately she just walked in." The Gunfighter. This short video has a few F bombs and C bombs but its really funny. http://www.loopinsight.com/2018/02/17/the-gunfighter-2/

Is it possible that turning the bracket/mount 180* and remounting the Brooklands would clear the wiper shafts?

I had a pair mounted on a bar from Caterham that could be removed with four bolts and the regular windscreen put back on. I really liked driving with the Brooklands screens. To me it seemed to have less buffeting than the windscreen and wind wings. Others who rode in it disagreed.

I recall seeing or hearing a figure in excess of 800 cars about 15 years ago.

A friend scratch built a 7 using a Miata donor and measurements from my Caterham SV which used a Miata engine and transmission instead of the Zetec engine and T5 trans. He is a machinist and his work is of the highest quality. http://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=13510&sid=a855ce69feef7c0940d40a05b53f6d94&start=15

No snow involved. https://kottke.org/18/01/candide-thovex-skis-the-world

Sorry about that. It still shows up in post #1 when I open this thread and in a bigger format.

I'm guessing the picture didn't come through. It is currently showing in post #1 as I type. Here it is again.

Bruce, could it be bought without the engine and transmission? How much would that save?

I'll bite, what's missing????

Daniel Sexton Gurney 1931-2018 With one last smile on his handsome face, Dan drove off into the unknown just before noon today, January 14, 2018. In deepest sorrow, with gratitude in our hearts for the love and joy you have given us during your time on this earth, we say ‘Godspeed.’ Evi Gurney, the Gurney family, and AAR teammates

I dropped a picture, a brochure and a poster on a coffee table the other day. Looking at it today I thought it would make a pretty good picture. The quality of the image isn't that great but the happenstance of the composition worked for me.

You can drive it.

The Shelby is doing great. It is past the break in protocol and becoming very fun to drive, especially with the exhaust in the sport mode. I don't miss the M2 at all.

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/01/how-to-take-a-picture-of-the-stealth-bomber-over-the-rose-bowl/549545/