Whew, what a day.. What I thought would be a quick hour's admin finished here just after 4:00..
Between Traffic Dept and Police Depot in Stikland, I came home to change, Temp at 28, and I was sweating without the roof, ahem..
Get HALF WAY there, Somewhere near Monte Vista, and the car is going worse and worse, Motor's struggling to maintain speed in 4th, it smells like I'm burning.. Brake pedal has god solid ALL THE WAY UP!!! So, it's started to bind, was obviously way to high, and the heat and rubbing just overheated the fluid.. Decide to crawl home, as I have no tools on-board.. All the way back to Parklands, along N7, off after Killarney and up the new link road. I don't even need to touch the brake pedal when I come to robots, thats how tight it was.. Motor's pinging away as well with the strain, and the fact it's still on Highbveld tuning..
Make it home, and it smells hectic, like the Racing cars at Killarney after a race, they tick and click and eminate heat and fumes.. I touch the wheel caps, rear ar enormal, but fronts are KAK hot.. so screw driver wedge them off, and the smoke is wafting up from the drums. Jack up car, find the wheel adjuster through the hole in the drum and crank.. turned them at least 1 1/2 to 2 full turns, top and bottom. Wheel spins freely.. Opposite side, same story.. Loosen, wheel spins.. Get in and press Brake, goes to about half down, much better.. Also get 10 socket, loosen disti, and nudge it forward a tad.. Rev's sound ok, tighten, and close up.
Pouring with sweat, dash inside, grab a baseball cap, my manbag, all paperwork, and go. Car runs much better, so the timing's obviously out, but the free spinning wheels are perfect, fly to Stikland.. Drive into yard, just after 1:00, must be lunch, queue of around 15 cars.. so jump in queue and sit.. Just past 2:00, I get to pull up the ramp into the workshop.. I've been roasted like a Duck! The No roof thing I'm not used to..f arkit..
Get to the front, guys all make a scene over the car.. We get the number sorted, paperwork goes in, and I go sit, almost 2:30.. They call my name.. Get to the WIndow, ready to get sorted and go, lady asks for ID Book, confidently in my manbag, and panic sets in.. no ID Book... what the F$%K!.. Why is it not here.. She's staring at me, won't accept drivers licence card, I'm thinking I left it at the Traffic department.. She says go fetch, we close at 3.. It's quarter to, and I've got to go from Stikland to Milnerton!!!
On my way, I realise I changed from "office" clothes to shorts and a tee, the ID book's in my Shirt.. Nail it home, Car's now getting more fun to drive, except it floods at robots and I struggle to start it.. My chance timing's not so good.. Get home, give up on the car, too hot. now just after 3:00. Call them, confirm they're still there till 4, but no new cars in after 3, I should be ok.. Grab book, Helmet, and haul ass on my Burgman.. Get back to Stikland 20 past 3, nip through closing gate, up ramp, stop, and run to windows.. Woman says sit, they'll call my name...
Eventually all goes through, papers signed, I leave, just after 4:00.. Cruise home.. What a schlep of a day.. I'm knackered.. But, except for focussing headlights, and fitting new tires, I should get COR Saturday morning, and possibly also get Registration done at Milnerton Traffic.. Then it's done and in my name, roadworthy, legal..
Just need to tune timing properly, but no timing light.. so going to ask Jesse Huggett to help with the dual carbs.. See what he says.
Where would you find beetle side trim? Lemme try Shelleys again..
Cheers
you. But on the other hand if you can get the rwc done it's one less thing to worry about.
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sorry man, flatfourracing, you know what I mean.. (NOW I remember why I use my name on Forums.. absolute confusion...)