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Well It was HOT. In the 30s C. Even though I kept out of the direct sun for the most part I went pink in the areas that do not nomally see much sun. But no sunburn.

Bening only five degrees above the equator you have to watch that sun.

Everyone should go there at least once in their lives. Complete paradise. Worth every penny.

Welcome back Dave, I will go there someday, sounds like paradise.

Well its Jan. 16- 07 and its 13 degrees F outside and "spitting snow" the driver called me and said he was 1 hr. out and needed some map instructons to my home/shop. Here is where its going.

The truck/trailer with the R/T inside.

After carefully winching it off the ramp, I attempted to start it. No deal. I pumped it a few times and no start, the battery,(o.e.m.), was not cutting it. We pushed it inside and I put it on a batt. charger 2amps for a couple days and I will attempt again as it will be in the 40s again. I also dont have "choke capability" with the Eddies Heads as they dont have a heat crossover, the equipment is all there with the Butterfly open all the time, but no heat gets to the choke well. D**N IT I wanted to hear it run!

Here it is in the shop/garage. Its gonna get warmer real soon but the road lizards salted and sanded the roads for the blizzard that will never come. The driver lives 4hrs. from the Canadian Border and they have only recieved 4" this winter, they usually recieve 10 ft. by now!

A better shot from summertime.

After a couple days on the Schumacher Batt. charger 2amps manual setting, I got in and pumped it three times then hit the key. Va Va VOOM! It runs and the throttle response is staggering. Its as if it's fuel injected, the Pro-Max secondary plates are that good at metering the fuel. I let it run for 15 minutes and after achieving a warm/hot engine I shut it down and pulled a plug,(NGK-5), it was lightly tan and looked perfect, the tuning is right on for my combo. Can't wait for Spring, this is gonna be fun with a six-pack tuned to perfection. Also this summer I will invest in an LM-1 meter to effect my own tuning, the last one was a "freebie".

Nice day outside 76 degrees F and I started the car and sprayed a light misting of distilled water to remove the dust, then I spray a light mist of Caranuaba Wax and wipe off to glassy glossy beautiful finish with no rubbing necessary, it's a good product and was developed for show quality cars, boats , bikes and even wood! I took the car down our road next to the chemical/biological facility where I live. It was a great ride! I went about 15 miles around the country side and "tested" the new tune on the sixpack and it does everything I expect from it and there is absolutely NO hesitation or "bog" you have to be careful don't want the ass end to swing around, it pulls very hard and with the McCleod clutch it's "euro friendly"! Those PRO-MAX parts are the "trick", Dave, you would think theres a single plane in there!! I also used new Brewers Performance CNC made chrome moly linkage rods with H.D. ends, this surely helps the shifting as well,(no slop).

Heres the wax products I use. Dang this camera!

It's called Beats Em All Wax made by J.D. Chemical 1-800-535-3682 they make a detailer and soft liquid wax. They use no abrasives, polymers, solvents just pure Caranauba Wax thats emulsified and leaves no silicone powder or streaks, swirl marks. It comes off very very easy and you dont have to press hard on your fragile clear coat or enamel finishes to remove it. BTW, my digi camera has a video feature for 60 seconds can I post it on this site with little difficulty? If so I could post a a ride whilst looking over the Shaker and blasting through the countryside.

Your best bet it to post the file on your own webspace and then post a link here to it.

If you do not have enough webspace you will have to ask JR very very nicely.

you mean like youtube? Bob, is coming over soon, maybe he can show me/us. You think anyone would be interested in seeing something like that?

airfuelEddie wrote:you mean like youtube?

No no no. When you signed up to your internet service provider (ISP) to get online they will have also given you some web space for you to make a web page or whatever.

All you do is move the file to there using some FTP softwear or in some cases you can just open your webspace in Internet Explorer just like any folder on your computer and just drag the file across.

Then you post the URL of your file here so we can click on it to watch it.

Oh. i forgot to say. YES! We want to see it!

Cool, I'll see what I can do to accomodate. Thanks Dave.

Eddie, if it doesn't work with the video, email it to me. I will put it on my website, so we can all see it.

I will do just that Jens(JJ), thanks Dave but I am very ignorant on a computer, I think I'll stay with the nob and let Jens handle the "film"

Well, I went for a ride yesterday. It was a sunny beautiful day and around 75 degrees F. I was alone until I reached my Mothers home some 15 miles in the "city". I live in a rural farming area with mant tempting roads, although this time of year they are in need of repair. I didn't conduct the video yet. Just a few pics over the Shaker bubble. I will ride again in a few days.

#2 See those buildings? Some of the most exotic cars from around the world, including two Superbirds one Daytona and numerous INDY winners are in there. The man is D. Smith. Heard of Orville Redenbacher popcorn? Smith's father,(who owned Princeton Coal, now Princeton Farms. fired him). Nice man and one day I want to take a tour in there.

#3 I was going along a pretty good clip here, the road is narrow, windy, and dangerous as there is no shoulder on this road. You slide off, it wont be pretty. 95-100 then back home safe and sound, paid 2.89 a gallon for 94 octane Sunoco,(dirt cheap!) and grateful to get it. Many around the U.S. pay a dollar more for 89! Sunny California is one! Had to keep a few kids and a couple of tweakers from touching the R/T! The tweakers were outgassing or maybe it was my car? Above 3000RPM the x-pipe exhaust doesn't sound anything like a "traditional" exhaust's note. It's much quieter and smoother, I couldn't ask anymore from the car itself, it's just incredible and the "handling" is great. With 40,863 miles it's getting harder to just let it sit. I could drive it quite often then I would have a high mileage R/T What to do? I need another SportBike, maybe a Ducati 999 R

That is like a British road!

We may pay a lot of money for our petrol over here but at least it is much higher octane than the crap at your pumps. I use 98 octane in my Challenger. I think the norm is 94?

dave-r wrote:That is like a British road!

It is because the camera gives the false impression that the road is more narrow than it actually is.

Dave, those roads are actually quite good, some are dirt, some are like California, where the alleyways are better than our interstates in the midwest U.S., it depends on your tax structure of your county, I "travel" where the wealthy live! 94 Octane is pretty high for pump premium in the midwest, some areas only offer 91 and it's oxygenated. The V.P. Race fuels facility is located in my area, and offers 100 Octane leaded or unleaded for around $6.00 Gal. or a little cheaper in the 55 Gal. Drum. The man that owned the 5000 acres and those barns is probably the wealthiest or one of the wealthiest families in the U.S.,(Ever hear of the INDY 500?) His family owns, among other things, the whole shebang! He is a true gearhead as well. I felt funny taking pics as I went thru the gearbox but was really cool, man I have to get you guys a video, JJ you too! Bob is supposed to come over in a few weeks maybe then!

Bob,(70 Challenger convertible,plum crazy), was supposed to come over today and we were gonna go for a drive. It is raining hard outside and 40 degrees F. No R/T pics today! Typical Indiana weather. Tommorow is supposed to be sunny and 55. I am going mushroom hunting. Last year I snagged 25+lbs. Bob will return May 12 for his soccer matches then we will cruise and post pics and possibly a video.

Ha ha! It has been sunny all week here and is about 66-70 today!

I just wish I had a working Challenger.

dave-r wrote:Ha ha! It has been sunny all week here and is about 66-70 today!

I just wish I had a working Challenger.

Nice weather for a cruise , man how long is it going to be down Dave?

Probably a year from now the way things are going. But with luck and more money (from where I don't know) I might have it on the road by the winter. Just in time to take it off the road for the winter.

I am still finding it hard to do any work on it. I do a couple of hours and then have to suffer headaches for the next three days.

Had our first local cruise of the year last wednesday. Don't know if this link works for non members of my club or not but worth a try.

http://www.moparuk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12925

You will see the quality and quantity is not high up in my area. But the enthusiasm is there is not the money.

Nice show Dave. That red 440 six barrel Cuda is unbelievable! Did you ever get a chance to talk to that "guy" who owned it? The white 318 Cuda was nice as well, many nice Chevys, Fords even gas guzzling pick em up trucks,(that super hemi Ram was cool as was the blue fastback stang).Looked like a great time! Thanks for the pics.