I admit to having my top up today, temp about 20 deg.F, wind-
10-20mph, cardboard in front of the radiator, small blanket over the
legs,
but at least I haven't put it up yet. Still a few more cruising days
left in central Maine...
daveS
----- Original Message -----
From: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
To: Ofarrell, Fergus <Ofarrell.Fergus@hitco.com>
Cc: 'roadster.netlist' <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 8:39 AM
Subject: Re: spirited drive req't
> You go, Fergus! Back when my '70 2000 did more than take up space in
my garage I used to
> revel in my topdown morning commutes in just-above-freezing weather
in January and
> February (OK, I know that the folks from NWROC, TDROC, WYCROC and
all the other ROCs will
> be going "Big deal!", but that's about as cold as it ever gets here
in the Bay Area).
> Bundled-up commuters in their hardtops would clutch their steaming
commuter mugs and
> goggle in amazement at the crazy guy in the funny little foreign car
wearing gloves and a
> knit hat, cruising the expressway with the top down!
>
> Gary McCormick
> San Jose, CA
>
> "Ofarrell, Fergus" wrote:
>
> > After installing new points/condenser/plugs/wires last weekend, I
printed up
> > all the archive info on timing and re-set it (real simple, thanks
again Tom
> > Walter) and in reading various accounts of setting the timing, all
finished
> > with "take it for a spirited drive".
> > No additional detail needed for this step.
> > So, south on the 405 to Laguna Canyon Road, one of those snaking
two laners
> > that leads out towards the beach, with the temp changing about
10-20 degrees
> > as you go along with the humidity from wet fields and hills.
Exhaust tone
> > providing plenty of music to my ears. Then a cruise thru the
holiday light
> > decorations, with all the bundled up SUV'ers aghast that someone
would drive
> > in December with the top down. (all of 50 degrees at night) Saw
a parked
> > Audi TT convertible, but at least it had the top down (there is
hope yet).
> > Off to work this morning with all the coffee-clutching commuters
similarly
> > surprised that the top was down at 0-dark-thirty. (heck, I think
most are
> > horrified that anyone still drives a manual transmission) My
off-ramp had a
> > broken-sprinkler water-plume that landed a healthy drop right on
my nose,
> > but it felt warm so I had to laugh.
> >
> > Fergus O'Farrell
> > 69 2000 HB,CA
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