Well.....Bye.

[Cooter]

And I went all cray-cray and bought the Italian Girlfriend a nice new upholstered seat. Couldn't stand the rock hard vinyl that was very out of character for such a hoity toity ride:angel:

Now it matches my Louis Vuitton underwear

 

[wickedchop]

That is one DAMN GOOD LOOKIN seat.

 

[Cooter]

Thats what she said:black_eyed:

Thanks WC Even though it's a nicely sewn pre-made cover, the crazy dip in the front at the tank and the 3-d bulge under the sewn logo were a nightmare to re-cover and look right. 3M glue, heat gun, sanded closed cell foam, 1000 Monel staples, many cuss words, and 3 beers....

 

[rb70383]

That's your problem. You listed beer last

I love the triple exh tips
That is a nice ride.

 

[Cooter]

My intention of doing (and documenting) the EBR valve adjustment is set back again.

I did make room in the shop by finishing this for my buddy. He's so happy and its legitimately FAST with a worked over fuel injected 327 and a TKO-600 5-speed:eagerness: I like them, but I have too much hair on my head to drive a convertible 'Vette.

and the epic burn-out machine (all definitions intended) Hell Camino "Joshephine Dirté" just got uglier.

Damn fool in an Accord decided to turn into a hotel driveway at 35mph from the #2 lane. No look, no signal, and didn't stop until he had me entirely on the sidewalk. Managed to hit EVERY new part I just put on last month. Dick. Glad I wasn't riding though!

So now, the one car that wasn't supposed to be a "project", is now a project He'll pay to fix it, but now I'll need to paint it.
Whatdoy'allthink 'bout this?

 

[Cooter]

So while the 'never-gonna-be-a-project' project, is in paint jail, I rescued a little yellow toy from languishing in a friends garage. He had it built about 5 years ago, put 80 miles on it and it's so fast it scared him enough to want to sell it:hororr:

Which is kinda my jam:excitement: I have built and owned a few Meyers Manx buggies before in off-road trim with everything from a 1600, 1941, and even a 2110 flat 4 VW. This this one is ludicrous.
Its a "Manxter" on a full length SuperBeetle pan with a Subaru 3.0l boxer puts out about 260hp stock and he had a little work done. It has a 5-speed Mendeola trans, a nice A-arm front suspension conversion, custom IRS, and Fox coil-overs all the way around. They quote 1.04G on the skid pad set up like that, and I plan on getting to at least 1.03G

I'll get it freshened up, fix a few niggly things, and planning on selling it for him, but that should take about exactly as long as it takes a 1970 El Camino to get painted:angel:

 

[wickedchop]

I really like that gold and I really really like those wheels in that color, but......that gold and the wheel color gold is not going to work. Have the wheels powder coated a satin metallic graphite and you'll be tits!

 

[Cooter]

LF :
1) It's a '63 but not a Fuelie. It's built as a driver and meant to be, I would put a real '63 Fuelie in a museum Has a FITech throttle body on a '67 327 with AFR heads, flat-top 10:1 pistons, and a Lunati cam, 5 speed transmission, and a '67 rear suspension/brakes. I added power steering, converted to a alternator, and I'm putting in a Vintage A/C kit for him in a few weeks. It's a fun and pretty driver, but will never be the $3.5 million dollar L-88 they're trying to sell at Harrisburg this month!
2) Some Ca drivers!? If you mean 90% are oblivious, distracted, uneducated, unskilled, and trying to aggressively put a 4 ton 'off-road' truck up your butt when your riding? Ya you're almost right. I'd say more like 95%:upset:
3) It won't be original Gold for exactly that reason, but it's not nice enough to get a dark color and seems like everything else is really common. I'm gonna go for it!
4) Every car guy should build a Dune Buggy! Impracticality means FUN! No one can frown in a Dune Buggy!


Thanks WC! Those wheels were meant for another project (thats colored White) but I burned off all the tread on the 15" rallys that were on it and needed some to drive around on:angel: I have some 17" rallys I'll put on.

 

[Cooter]

Even with the upgraded distributer it still has the cable drive tach, I like it I converted from 32 amp external VR to 90 amp internal VR alternator (not from a generator, that was the C-1), and put it on the left side rams horn manifold where it belongs to accommodated the A/C compressor and bracket on the right side.

I also had to take off the stupid high rise intake someone put on, that the tiny air cleaner smashed into the hood and would pop open when driven hard. Some people need their wrenches taken away.

I'll look for a under hood pic, it's pretty in there! Finally

The coupes are way better looking IMO:angel:

 

[Cooter]

Been busy with Work:

Play:

and even added to the family! Now officially a Blastard, the day we got it...

And a few days later Bubbles has a running, clean, and FUN Blast!

 

[njloco]

Happy bubbles !

 

[lancruza]

Been busy with Work:

Play:

and even added to the family! Now officially a Blastard, the day we got it...

And a few days later Bubbles has a running, clean, and FUN Blast!

I like the truck.

 

[Cooter]

I like the truck.

Thats because you have impeccable taste, my friend:angel:

It's not technically mine, but I do have grandfathered-in rights to it, :eagerness:

https://www.c10trucks.com/forums/showthread.php?p=17444

 

[Silverrider]

I like the truck.

I like that gp pro rider ! Who is it ?????

 

[Cooter]

The STIG! (lite) :applause:

 

[optomist]

All right everyone, it is time for truth and candidness. I bought my EBR brand new in 2014. I really need for it to have a new home, not in my garage.
Big Mistake but I purchased the bike with credit--5 years worth. Great bike and I fell completely for it--clouded my judgement. Tight times for Optomist right now and would really like for someone to take over payments or buy out the contract. I never ride it and it hasn't been licensed for many moons. Still paying 500+/yr insurance on it though.

Misc minor defects but the bike is strong--15,000 miles and down to just under $7K on the note. I can deliver to someone on the west coast for my fuel(in the truck). I guess I could always lease it out to someone who wanted a fast tourer for the summer?

Any takers? Just PM me if so--she needs to go

 

[Cooter]

Any luck with that Opto? I know C-list sucks big hairy scammer huevos, try cycle trader or e-bay? Sad to see it go, but hopefully it works out for you.

I finished the shakedown trackday at Buttonwillow without incident, but had to re-tighten the clip-ons:hororr: That could have been bad... and a note about the Hot-bodies kit that has no provision for a kick-stand? Not having a kick-stand may be what the cool guys are doing but it's a major Pain In The Ass

Bubbles liked the R-3 that day. I rented it from Eagle rider (hee hee).

I didn't get a chance to ride it, but It looked like a riot!

 

[Cooter]

I got the Blast well sorted past what a normal street bike should be, so we took it to the next track day

This was the Festival of Speed at Streets of Willow! What a super fun time. Bubbles and I got there the night before and even got to suit up and go drag racing on our bikes down the front straight of Big Willow. I was just behind a full race RSV-4 and maybe had a chance, but he was a better drag racer than I am. Ran about 6 times and couldn't stop grinning. The Blast got up to 78MPH(!) and got the most attention from all the sweet rides out there:applause:
The smaller Streets Of Willow track is short (1.7 miles) so the Blast in "C" group wasn't so bad. She sure knows how to corner

I got to dice it up with a good friend in "B" class. This is SO ADDICTIVE!

Maybe Chuckwalla is next:eagerness: The EBR is running like a champ as always, and doesn't seem to mind getting whipped on this hard.

I originally got it as an SX with the thought that I could use it for everything. 10 hours in the seat isn't really that bad on this bike and thats a huge compliment for something this capable on the track. That said, I am LOVING the RX conversion. The clip-ons and fairing make is vastly more comfortable to corner angrily.

It was slightly more involved to change it all up, I'm so used to everything being easy with Buell's... But in the end it was cheap and simple

 

[Silverrider]

^^^^ Looking Good Stig. My son was over at Button Willow this wk end on his BMW RR .

 

[Cooter]

I really like that track. It was CW when we went and the flow was fast!