bonal Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 As usual always being the odd duck in the room my first ride was an Opel GT that I modified that crap out of raced it in SCCA solo 2 and did quite well drove it all over the western states and was actually pretty reliable. Always have had smaller cars low to the ground is the only way to go. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madjano Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 Flashbacks, i had 73 Opel GT Weber carb, headers, other mods i think from c and r out east. Always wanted to do the SCCA thing, but folks frowned upon it. Lots of bloody knuckles with that car changing out TO bearing and clutch plate.Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob_Belville Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 15 minutes ago, bonal said: As usual always being the odd duck in the room my first ride was an Opel GT that I modified that crap out of raced it in SCCA solo 2 and did quite well drove it all over the western states and was actually pretty reliable. Always have had smaller cars low to the ground is the only way to go. I don't think we were mocking German cars. Now Lucas and the British cars or the '50s and '60s... we did mock. But we loved them in a perverse way/ My current roadster is a Chrysler/Mercedes Crossfire. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcstealth Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 17 minutes ago, bonal said: As usual always being the odd duck in the room my first ride was an Opel GT that I modified that crap out of raced it in SCCA solo 2 and did quite well drove it all over the western states and was actually pretty reliable. Always have had smaller cars low to the ground is the only way to go. I liked the look of the Opals the best, Call me odd also. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonal Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 At the same time my friends and I were all about road handling we had 3 Mini's a Datsun 510 a Fiat 124 spider my brother had a Sprite (not bug eye) with the 1275 that car was actually very reliable. I would like to design a crossover manifold and run a pair of 45 DCOE's on my o360. Great times the other side of the fence were our friends that had hopped up 60's mustangs also set up as road handling cars. One guy dropped a 289 with Algon fuel injection into an AH 3000 he designed an manufactured his own AC Cobra style headers to side pipes that were truly works of art. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinwing Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 Kid down the street had a bug eyed sprite...constantly working on the thing...of course my mgb wire wheels with knock on hubs used to throw wheels!Ralph Nader would be rolling in his grave...he thought the chevy corvairs were unsafe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 Ralph rolling in his grave... http://www.biography.com/people/ralph-nader-9419799#synopsis I'm not sure on that one, -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyril Gibb Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 I know I'm not helping with the topic derailment, but on a very obscure Mooney related note, my mini 850s (one to drive and one for parts) had a very simple suspension. The "spring" was just a cone of rubber with no shock absorber. Not much maintenance required other than replacement every bunch of years. Sound familiar? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertGary1 Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 9 hours ago, Bob_Belville said: In 1967 I traded my Austin Healey Sprite in for a MGB GT. We had our first baby on the way, but I felt like the 2 year old Sprite was just about worn out. It had 20,000 miles on it. The poor little sewing machine motor turned about 4000 RPM to go over 60. At least that's my memory I seem to recall that was the US dot approved massive front bumpers Mgb. -Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlunseth Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 10 hours ago, Bob_Belville said: I don't think we were mocking German cars. Now Lucas and the British cars or the '50s and '60s... we did mock. But we loved them in a perverse way/ My current roadster is a Chrysler/Mercedes Crossfire. Mine is a Chevy Suburban. I have had four of them starting in 1983. They don't quite have the feel of the MGA but they work alot better in the Minnesota winters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonMuncy Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 My current ride is a Mazda MX5. A heavier, but more reliable knockoff of the Lotus Elan. I have one of those too, but haven't driven it in about 30 years. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
air cooled dad Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 Did someone say German cars and auto cross?!!!!? I miss my German mistress... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_elliott Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 On 1/27/2017 at 0:17 PM, Oldguy said: Can I fit in a Mooney? They seem awfully small. - Several owners on the forum are 6'5" and over. Tallest I know of is 6'9", but I am trying to get a 7'4" friend of mine to take a ride just to see if he fits. Shaq? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldguy Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 23 hours ago, mike_elliott said: Shaq? Rolf. CIO at a local company. And former Butler University center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtVandelay Posted February 1, 2017 Report Share Posted February 1, 2017 Before this thread quickly went off topic, I was thinking a FAQ would be nice: Hot starting the Lycoming IO360 Tips for better landings Tank reseal (and bladders) Landing actuator backspring ... in addition to a summary answer, links to past threads.... Current SOP is to tell the user to use search function to try to find a thread.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yetti Posted February 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2017 That was kind of the intent. I guess I could clean it up if people would not be sad about their posts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtVandelay Posted February 1, 2017 Report Share Posted February 1, 2017 That was kind of the intent. I guess I could clean it up if people would not be sad about their posts A thread is probably a bad way to do it, need a mooney-wiki format where the community can edit it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooniac15u Posted February 1, 2017 Report Share Posted February 1, 2017 1 minute ago, teejayevans said: A thread is probably a bad way to do it, need a mooney-wiki format where the community can edit it. A wiki might be a disaster as the tank/bladder, LOP, takeoff flaps, and jacking techniques get changed back and forth repeatedly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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