Ok, good! I don't mind the feeling either, but just wanted to make
sure it's normal!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Laura Gharazeddine" <Laura.G@141.com>
To: "Stephen Hall" <shall@fastpointcom.com>
Cc: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2000 5:23 PM
Subject: Re: Bumps a plenty
> But, that's what I love about these cars-feeling every little pebble
in the road and feeling how the car re-acts to that. When I drive
something that doesn't feel like that, I don't feel quite at one with
the car, and don't fell quite in control of the whole thing!
>
> (And I have new suspension and konis etc. on this spitty)
>
> Laura G.
> >
> >From: "Stephen Hall" <shall@fastpointcom.com>
> >Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2000 22:45:50 -0400
> >To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> >Subject: Bumps a plenty
> >
> >
> >Hello all!
> >
> > Just got back from an extremely satisfying day working on and
> >driving the Spit. Put a new coil in, re-adjusted the carbs (as I
will
> >be for the rest of my life), and took her for a spin. Something
that's
> >been plaguing me for a while involves the ride. Have these cars
always
> >handled the bumps so badly?? Whenever I go over something even
> >remotely significant, such as raised man hole covers, small
potholes,
> >larger cracks in the road, etc, the car sounds and feels like it's
> >about ready to fall apart! When this happens, the car also has a
> >tendency to almost "jump" over a bit.. Shocks are new and the
springs
> >don't appear very old at all. Leaf spring in back is brand new.
> >Bushings and tires are also new. Any thoughts, or is this just the
way
> >these cars are?
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
> >Steve Hall
> >
> >
>
>
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