Craig, glad to see that you have the bug just like the rest of us
Gerardo
----- Original Message -----
From: "Craig Odell" <craigvo@digisys.net>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000 8:15 PM
Subject: New guy has got a roadster ( just a little bit long)
> Hey List!
>
> Remember me? I didn't think so.
> Well anyway, I finally got my roadster!
> I took a one-way flight from Kalispell Montana to Sacramento California in
> May to meet my new heart-throb.
> YEE - FRICKEN - HAW!
>
> When I met her she was suffering from 5th gearitis and carburitis.
> My dad and I pulled the engine and trans, and with a little guidance from
a
> friend, rebuilt the trans with Dick Tillinger's welded 5th gear (fit and
> worked great). Got her on the road in 3 days.
> The roadster (sunshine yellow) and I met my girlfriend at the airport in
> Sacramento and then drove to San Fran to catch a Giants game. We drove
that
> night to Half Moon Bay and on Saturday we zipped in San Jose to meet the
> BADROC'ers for Ken Pletcher's BBQ run. What a great time and what awesome
> people! Thanks Ken.
> That afternoon we drove the always-under-construction Highway 17 into
Santa
> Cruz to stay with my sister (her husband drooled over the roadster). The
> next day it was back to Sacramento and that night we climbed all the way
up
> to Lake Tahoe via highway 50 and then down into Carson City, AZ. The
> following day we found ourselves smack in the middle of Nevada. Were we
> worried? Yes. But 'Ol Yeller just pulled us right through from Winnemucka
to
> Boise and from Boise to McCall Idaho where my mom lives. We spent the next
> two days with my stepdad who was like a little dust devil around the
> roadster. We fixed the carburitis and adjusted the valves. 'Ol yeller was
> purring better than ever. We left McCall and headed north all the way back
> to Kalispell Montana.
> Not bad, huh!?
> The roadster never overheated, never stalled - hell she never even burped
or
> farted.
>
> Since returning she has become my daily driver and daily distraction. She
is
> my on going project and source of entertainment.
> This is why I have not written until now. Last week we drove 6 hours
across
> Montana to Red Lodge for a family reunion.
>
> I want to thank everyone that helped me achieve this dream.
> Thank you list....I couldn't have done it without you!
>
> Craig Odell
>
> 68 2000 ('Ol Yeller)
> Kalispell, Montana
>
>
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