Hi All,
reading this makes me sad. Isn't it the rewards of LBC ownership, hundreds
of hours of restoration work, etc, to be able to drive your beloved car in
events, like Scott has mentioned?
In my opinion, there is no better time to be had than driving with other
Triumph owners, attending rallies, and other fun events. This beats car
shows any time.
Wilf and I are just about to leave on a 200 km autumn drive through the
Ottawa valley into the Gatineau hills of Quebec. This is an event the Ottawa
Triumph Club holds every year and it's well attended by many. We'll be
driving to some pictures cliff side look out, visit a romantic town where
we'll stop for a coffee/pub sightseeing adventure, then carry on along the
Ottawa river to a members home for a back yard BBQ, were we'll be checking
out the progress on his TR3, which is an amazing restoration by someone
never having done this kind of work before. This fellow is fabricating his
own panels, all of them, making his own templates etc.
So, I'll fire up the Spit now, hope that all runs well and have some fun,
top down action, in near freezing temperatures. It's suppose to be a nice,
but cool day.
Hope you all can and will enjoy this Sunday in the same spitting spirits.
Cheers
Liv
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott A. Roberts" <herald1200@comcast.net>
To: "Scott A. Roberts" <herald1200@comcast.net>;
<triumph_herald@yahoogroups.com>; <triumphs@autox.team.net>;
<spitfires@autox.team.net>; "Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou"
<doug@dougbraun.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 11:28 PM
Subject: Re: [triumph_herald] First Impromptu Round Mid New Jersey
Reliability Run
> Well, it is 11:20 PM local time, and I have not received as much as a
single reply to my idea. Not a sausage. I guess that means it ain't
happening this year.
>
> In other news, the Herald did a 125 mile run today. Still has the
unidentified fluif rolling up the bonnet. I am pretty sure it is oil sucking
out of the dipstick hole, and going with the air path. Also, I still have a
fuel odor at speed- I have just changed the fluid in my SU's to 30wt from
ATF, to see if increased dampening helps. I think my front carb is letting
too much fuel out- same as when I ran it once(only once) without the dampers
in place... If I can fix those two, then I might just have a shot at
complete happiness. That, and find a girl with nice legs to accompany me on
jaunts about the countryside. (Tonight is a beautiful night for a romantic
ride. Too bad I only have a PICTURE of a girl to take along!)
>
> Oh, an aside to the Jeep commentators- I had a 44 MB from my 16th birthday
until I was 34. Sold it to my best friend, who is keeping it as she
was(restored to British configuration and paint) and received the Herald as
partial payment. Tonight I noticed that driving with only the parking lights
on gives the same effect as driving the jeep with the blackout drive light
on!
>
> Scott
>
> Subject: [triumph_herald] First Impromptu Round Mid New Jersey
Reliability Run
>
>
> Ok Everyone in NJ, eastern PA, I've been hearing about the "Round
Britain Reliability Run" for some weeks now, as well as almost hourly
updates, and I think that we colonials, in support of our brothers in cars
across the sea, should do something in support of their efforts.
>
> Therefore, I propose the following; The First "Impromptu Round Mid New
Jersey Reliability Run" to be held tomorrow, as the weather is supposed to
cooperate. Due to short notice, and even shorter route, the run will be
substantially shorter in duration than theirs, but fun none the less.
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