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Re: 79B nervous at highway speeds

To: mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: 79B nervous at highway speeds
From: dwilkins@wcta.net (Don Wilkins)
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 1999 14:28:23 GMT
On Fri, 12 Nov 1999 00:04:22 -0500, you wrote:

>Hi All,
>
>I've got a 79 B that is kind of nervous at highway speeds.  I have a stretch 
>of 70 
>MPH interstate I travel to work, and the car seems to hunt around a bit at 
>those 
>speeds.  I was wondering if this is a common problem.  
>
>My first guess is the culprit is too much front end lift, what with the 
>relatively high 
>big rubber bumper and no air dam underneath.
>
I don't think so. My 78B will hold a straight enough line so I can
take my hand off the wheel at that speed. A touch now and then
corrects for my lack of ability to aim it straight and/or tilt in the
road.

My guess is you have something loose up front.

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