Yesterday morning was gloomy. Not only was it raining on the day of the big meet and greet, but after the joy of getting my new little starter installed, yesterday I knackered the threads in a hole in my intake manifold and this was not yet fixed.
As the morning faded, the clouds broke and the sun began to peek through. I repaired the intake manifold, reinstalled the carbs, buttoned up and filled the cooling system, and hooked up the fuel line.
Wayne, Doug and I had made a plan to meet and have dinner with our wives to get to know each other better before traveling to California together. And to get our cars together for the first time. It occurred to me that I should have volunteered to host the gathering to ensure that my car was actually there.
But then, early in the afternoon, the sun shone brightly, choirs of angels broke into song and Annabelle fired up for the first time. Twenty months, triple Webers, auto to 5 speed, replaced the entire cooling system, front suspension and rear springs, most of the electrical system, tii brake booster, 123 dizzy, etc., etc., and now she finally runs with the setup I intend to keep.
After taking a minute to thank the Car Gods for their beneficence, I informed my wife we would need to take coats with us because my windows mysteriously do not work and off we went. Dinner was outstanding. Good food, great company and a beautiful evening:
As the morning faded, the clouds broke and the sun began to peek through. I repaired the intake manifold, reinstalled the carbs, buttoned up and filled the cooling system, and hooked up the fuel line.
Wayne, Doug and I had made a plan to meet and have dinner with our wives to get to know each other better before traveling to California together. And to get our cars together for the first time. It occurred to me that I should have volunteered to host the gathering to ensure that my car was actually there.
But then, early in the afternoon, the sun shone brightly, choirs of angels broke into song and Annabelle fired up for the first time. Twenty months, triple Webers, auto to 5 speed, replaced the entire cooling system, front suspension and rear springs, most of the electrical system, tii brake booster, 123 dizzy, etc., etc., and now she finally runs with the setup I intend to keep.
After taking a minute to thank the Car Gods for their beneficence, I informed my wife we would need to take coats with us because my windows mysteriously do not work and off we went. Dinner was outstanding. Good food, great company and a beautiful evening:
