Blasting around the Oregon Coast today with Homebrew's Locost and my old 7.

[DB6]

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[slngsht]

very cool. No sweat and blood stories on this trip? things must be looking up

[DB6]

Lol,lol.Nah, my problem was keeping up with the bugger;

plus Home brew is Mr Courteous when stopping and allowing others to exit / enter the road, which is great cuz he has a hand brake where it should be and not buried under the f**k*n* passenger foot well as it is on my car which makes stopping and starting on a hill somewhat of a challenge as I only have 2 arms .

I did however discover that the prior owner cross wired the head lights which means I have one high beam and one low beam and it flips the opp way when I hit high beam, well at least I have lights so thats a plus for me at night.The muffler got fixed too, which means I can now actually drive over a penny without the thing being ripped off.

It still amazes me that while the cars in front of you are braking for bends I am wondering why ? while till I realise just how superior these cars handle to just about anything else on the road.They really are scary fast on a bendy road, my next plan is to get on a track not to race , but too find the break loose limits and what happens when it goes all wobbly and wrong and would rather plough grass than rocks and trees.

Regards

David

[slngsht]

Lol,lol.Nah, my problem was keeping up with the bugger;

plus Home brew is Mr Courteous when stopping and allowing others to exit / enter the road, which is great cuz he has a hand brake where it should be and not buried under the f**k*n* passenger foot well as it is on my car which makes stopping and starting on a hill somewhat of a challenge as I only have 2 arms .

I did however discover that the prior owner cross wired the head lights which means I have one high beam and one low beam and it flips the opp way when I hit high beam, well at least I have lights so thats a plus for me at night.The muffler got fixed too, which means I can now actually drive over a penny without the thing being ripped off.

It still amazes me that while the cars in front of you are braking for bends I am wondering why ? while till I realise just how superior these cars handle to just about anything else on the road.

Regards

David

 

I love the headlight wiring job. sort of like raising one eyebrow. My car came to me with a line lock as parking brake. The first time I found her at the bottom of the driveway in the morning, I stopped using it. At the moment I have no parking brake (among other things).

 

Yeah, at normal speeds the brake pedal doesn't get used much.

[solder_guy]

I did however discover that the prior owner cross wired the head lights which means I have one high beam and one low beam and it flips the opp way when I hit high beam, ...

 

:lol: Kinda like Popeye!

 

Our cars have an additional brake function too .. aero-braking!

 

Many years ago I was there checking out Fort Clatslop .. and then spent a nice evening overnight at Seaside. The Oregon coast is a very memorable drive.

 

Rob

 

[MHKflyer52]

It still amazes me that while the cars in front of you are braking for bends I am wondering why ? while till I realise just how superior these cars handle to just about anything else on the road.They really are scary fast on a bendy road, my next plan is to get on a track not to race , but too find the break loose limits and what happens when it goes all wobbly and wrong and would rather plough grass than rocks and trees.

Regards

David

 

Hello David,

 

When your out find yourself a large parking lot to explore the limits of your car. I often take people out for a ride in my 7 and on the way back stop in the back parking lot of the local mall to show them just how well our cars due handle. I have even had the local PD sitting their watching me and have had them come over and look at the car. I also really never get the car up to any great speed, usually about 20 to 25 mph is more than enough to show someone just how quick our cars can turn and move. One thing that I usually due is to start a turn and keep getting the circle smaller and smaller till I have the car turning a complete circle in about its own length and then switch directions of the circle. Usually in about three circles and then three to the opposite direction. Give it a try and you will be supprized I think with your car.

 

[homebrew]

So, here's my version of this story. After finding David through this forum and a couple of phone conversations we meet Sat in Seaside (my hometown, Dad still lives there) blast down the coast to Nehalem then onto Hy 53. This is a roller coaster of a ride with the road dipping in the middle of corners followed up by climbing hairpins then followed by decending hairpins finally to a mile or two of straight that eventually intersects with Hy 26 the main route between Portland and Seaside. Once back in Seaside we head to David's favorite watering hole for a pint. I kinda had to chuckle to myself as we were enjoying our brews as people walked by there heads bobbing back and forth as if they were at a tennis match first looking at David's car then mine and back.

 

Later that evening David calls and tells me about his winking headlights. Stop by on way out the next afternoon to have a look. Turns out 2 wires hooked up backwards. Problem solved, on my back to Portland. Leave Seaside it's sunny & warm, approching the coast summit the roads are starting to get wet, then into a rain shower - GREAT! no top, no rain gear. Here's my first test in the rain since getting the car on the road. I expected this was going to happen one day, after all this is the Northwest. What a relief to find the rain being blown over the top of the windshield and the side wind deflectors doing a wonderful job of keeping the rain out of the cockpit. I survive that shower only to encounter another about 10 mi from Portland. Luckily that one stopped at about the city limits. Got home and into the garage just before the skys opened up and it just poured. It was a great trip and fun meeting David.

 

Jim