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Re: It lives! (Again)

To: "Roadster" <roadster@texoma.net>, "Pam bauman"
Subject: Re: It lives! (Again)
From: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 19:11:11 -0500
Aren't kids great and always thinking of the future :)

Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: "Roadster" <roadster@texoma.net>
To: "Pam bauman" <ntrlclr@eathlink.net>
Cc: "Autox (E-mail)" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 12:05 PM
Subject: Re: It lives! (Again)


> Hi Pam,
>
> At least yours isn't "plotting" his Dad's demise to get the car!
>
> Best regards,
>
> Fred Schroeder
> '70 2000
> SRL311-13359
> TDROC
> Home page http://home.texoma.net/~sitsinwest/
> Regular e-mail  Sitsinwest@texoma.net
>
> Pam bauman wrote:
>
> > My 18 year old has asked the Beast be willed to him. By the time his Dad
> > passes
> > "I will be old enough to appreciate the car and have the income to
support
> > the car."
> > How did I ever get a kid like this?
> >
> > Pamela Bauman
> > Future Roadster Owner
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Roadster
> > Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 9:45 PM
> > To: Datsun Roadster List
> > Subject: It lives! (Again)
> >
> > Finally got the new (re-cored) radiator installed.  $160 and they did a
> > beautiful job!  Took it out on several runs and pounded the snot out of
> > it.  Temp gauge is now right on the hash mark with 70 degree OAT.  As
> > this is where it has run for the last 28 years I feel confident in
> > saying that the over heating problem is now corrected.
> >
> > It started running crappie on the last couple of runs.  It appears that
> > I failed to get the screws tight enough on the points. (IDIOT!!!) Having
> > reset the timing it now runs like it is on fire.  Soooo nice to have my
> > little toy back among the living.
> >
> > I let our 12 year old son drive it around a deserted parking lot a few
> > days ago.  (Picture me in the passenger seat with my left hand, white
> > knuckled, on the hand brake!) He thought that he had died and gone to
> > heaven.  Another Roadster junkie in the making!  All he could talk about
> > was when I was going to give it to him.  I informed him that the only
> > way he gets the car is after I'm dead.  His only comment was "When will
> > that be?"  I do believe that I need to adjust that kids priorities!
> >
> > --
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Fred Schroeder
> > '70 2000
> > SRL311-13359
> > TDROC
> > Home page http://home.texoma.net/~sitsinwest/
> > Regular e-mail  Sitsinwest@texoma.net
> >
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