Hey Glen,
Have ya ever figured out and published all the associated costs of your
final turbo config?
WST
----- Original Message -----
From "Glen Byrns" <grbyrns at ucdavis.edu>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 2:02 PM
Subject: bugeye on vacation
> The turbo bugeye had a great week up in the Sierra north of Tahoe again
this
> year. I was a little concerned about a small seep of coolant at the front
> corner of the head beneath the thermostat housing, but it sealed itself up
> and gave no trouble for the week.
>
> I tore off the right mounting clete for the sway bar while whuppin a Honda
> on the way up Hwy.49 near Downieville, but a shop in Quincy welded it up
> nicely on one of our day trips away from the cabin. While my wife emptied
> the Quincy yarn store, I stopped by the home of Sierra Speciality
Automotive
> to see where my master cylinder was re-sleeved. The gentleman who runs
the
> business out of his home was happy to see one of the cars that is
beholding
> to him. Still not a drop of leakage! (plug for a good guy doing a good
> job).
>
> The mountain roads were great as always, and the turbo gave plenty of pull
> in 4th up the mountain grades. NO overheating problems even when pulling
> hard up a multi-mile grade at 70mph on a 80deg day at 4000-6000 feet
> altitude.
>
> The kids at the lake had a field day around the car and had their pictures
> taken sitlling in bugsy. A 10 year old girl told her daddy she wanted a
car
> "just like this one" when she got old enough to drive.
>
> Now I'm contemplating taking it down for a while to pretty up the engine
> compartment, put on the forward hinge bonnet kit, sew up some new
upholstery
> for the seats and whatever else I can think of to fill up a month of
> evenings.
>
> Regards,
> Glen Byrns
> '59 bugeye
> '59 Morris Traveller (Winifred)
>
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