Lemmon Squeezy? Bill, I do believe I dated that same girl in college!
> On March 30, 2019 at 9:07 PM "Wbeech@flash.net" <wbeech@flash.net> wrote:
>
>
> Yes, same here Terry. Just brought the 3A home today after wintering over
> in a luxurious auto museum, traded my Jeepster for them to display. Runs
> horrible, but kind of expected that, still the most fun car to drive that I
> own. Will get busy going through the carbs and getting everything lined out
> for summer and hopefully a drive to VTR in the fall. Then get that front
> sway bar installed.
>
> Easy peezy, lemmon squeezy,
> Bill B
> TS30800L
>
> Sent from my DynaTAC 8000X
>
> On Mar 30, 2019, at 10:15 AM, TERRY SMITH <terryrs@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> In the dead of winter, even the garage furnace leaves it a bit nippy, so am
> doing spring maintenance now to get ready for snowmelt. Curious what others
> are doing now?
>
> Yesterday I replaced the rear e-brake cables and the aging rubber flex lines
> for the brakes. Put new rotors on, replacing those that were original to the
> car, which must have had over two hundred thousand miles on them by now. New
> brake pads and shoes too. They still had wear because who uses brakes
> anyway. They only slow you down. Thanks Randall et al for reminding me how
> to replace the hoses.
>
> Also replaced the front wheel bearings, complete with new tap-in housings.
> The tap-in housings didn't look too bad but were after all original to the
> car, though bearings were not. Had the machine shop replace the wheel studs
> that I had originally sawn off with a hacksaw to fit the wire wheel adapters.
> Replaced rear axle everything (mostly machine shop stuff): bearing, inner
> and outer seals. Couldn't quite finish the passenger axle since there was a
> bit of a glitch ordering one of the shims. Couldn't be happier with how the
> Roadster Factory responded. Changed oil. Greased everything.
>
> Next up: tune the horns so they actually do more than squeak like an anemic
> mouse. But...I'm going to let my inspection mechanic change the oil in the
> Overdrive. I have the half-inch socket for the drain plug, but am getting to
> danged old to crawl on my back under the car trying to get enough leverage
> with the ratchet to force the plug off and on. They'll have it on a rack,
> easy peasy. Or is it peazy?
>
> Last up, sand blast the wire wheels when it stops raining, then use a better
> primer and paint than last time. Should be ready to drive next week.
>
> Is it that time of year for anyone else?
>
> Terry Smith, '59 TR3A
> New Hamsphire
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