Stephane St-Amant wrote:
> Thursday, August 17, 2000
>
> It shakes and rattles like crazy,
> It make a lots of noise from all the loose parts and fasteners,
> It smells gas, oil, and burn from too hot rear brakes!!,
> It wobbles a lot because of the 15+ years old tires
> (145 on 4.5" rims on one side, 135 on 3.5" rims on the other side
> and 4 different brand of tires!!!)
> It doesn't brake very well (kindda stuck rear brakes and rust)
>
> But....... it did go around the block about ten times without a problem!!!
> (if you count what I wrote previously ;-) )
>
> All I can say is: WooooooHooooooo
>
> MAN!!! I'm smiling so much that my teeth are dry!!!
>
> Thanks to all that answered my, sometime trivial, questions. The clutch
> hydraulics worked perfectly although the clutch itself was stuck. I
> remembered previous threads on how to solve the problem. Put the car in
> fourth gear, depress the clutch pedal, hold the brakes and turn the key....
> Worked like a charm. (That's when I started smiling and it's still going!
> ;-) )
>
> The first few meters where done on the lawn in the backyard with no seats!!!
> But for me it's no problem since I'm 6'6". It was perfect except for the
> lack of back support. Went back to the garage, put the seats in and my wife
> and I went for a ride around the block. We looked like to kids in a candy
> store! :-)))
>
> Unfortunately, we couldn't go too far, no plates, no insurance. :-(
> But, nonetheless, it's one more Spit on the road!!!
>
> DMV is next...
>
> Now, for the listers in Ontario and Quebec, for the safety, what are they
> looking for? I'm guessing all running lights, horn, brakes. What else?
>
> Once again, thanks for all the help, past and future.
>
> Steph
> Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
> '69 Spit - Hers (Drove down the road by herself for the first time in 10
> years!!!)
> '71 TR6 - Mine (Not going anywhere for a while!)
Steph
The safety involves all the usual things but the two that surprised me
were backup lights and the windshield defroster must work.
Most of the rest is just common sense
Good Luck and glad to hear another one is on the road
Chris Taylor
75 Spitfire
Burlington, Ontario
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