Black Beauty

The Black beauty is registered and insured......Boy was that a lot easier that I thought...... one hour at the DMV..... Felt great to be legal on the way home..... had to use air conditing on the way back...... too hot with the top up and the window's open. What a special day I will never forget it...Women love this car......

So Mike, you drove home on dry pavement? How about some driving impressions. We you able to open it up a bit? How about cornering, braking , etc..?

Michael - that's great news about the DMV gig!

Was that you I saw cruising your Roadster down by the pier on Cabrillo Blvd (checking your traps?)!

Dan.....Fast, very fast.... you can't open it up around here. Will try cornering this weekend. Brakes seem OK but I'm used to power brakes. The turbo noise (music) is load so it's not going to be a sleeper like I wanted.....Will not be able to fool anyone for long all you hear is spinning turbo......

hey Mike, with those 8.5" on the rear and the flattened drain pipe poking out the rear it could never be a sleeper.

Good point Greg!

Maybe you could tie on one of those cheap plastic propellers to the rear view mirror. That'll fool em.

Wow. Fricking WOW. Michael, do me a favor, and never, ever drive that car east of Old Man River.
I'd be so ashamed, I'd drive mine right into the Atlantic and not even try to get out. Blub-blub-blub. ... blub.
Wow!

Cory...... I wish I could access my motor as you can. Can't even feel some things let alone see them.....Hope the Subaru is as maintenance free as they advertise will see......

I've got plenty of miles on mine and, besides keeping the oil fresh and the fluids topped off, not much to do. I did put in a new set of plugs, replacing the non-standard items that were installed but it probably was not necessary. It didn't seem to make much difference in the running.

The one problem that I have noticed is that the windshield washer fluid tank is almost impossible to get to. What may have seemed like a good location with the body off became a nightmare with the body on. So far, since I haven't used the washers much, I have not needed a fillup.

One tip: If you are the least bit clumsy, put a drop cloth down when you are refilling the crankcase. You do NOT want to spill oil on the carpet. So far, I have been lucky.
Hoss

Hoss.... my washer tank is in front with easy access..Yours must be in a different location. My battery is not easy to access and I'm thinking of moving in up front with the washer tank. One other question...... my foot rubs on the carpet along the vertical side when using the clutch I see this as a wear point for the carpet have you had the same problem?

be sure to numb up that foot before you trim it to fit the car!

Mike, I do not have the problem you describe when using the clutch. It may be because I have rather small feet (size 7 shoes) or perhaps the fact that you have a different pedal cluster than I do. The original cars had Wilwood units and yours is a CNC, I think. I have driven cars with both applications and have not noticed this problem with either.

Well the Black beauty received a new exhaust system... The car came with two cats in series and no muffler. Had my exhaust guy replace the system with one cat and a muffler.... piping is 3 inch and exhaust tip is 4 inch....Sounds so much better.......

And how is day to day driving/life with her since delvery?

-Jeff

Jeff 1500 miles and still going....I have driven a few mid engine cars (all over 100k) and this handles better. I will have the chassis tuned this month and will get some dyno time.....

Michael, should you do a 4 corner balance please, also post the front/rear weights or percentage. John

Michael - like I've said many times before, that car is FRIGGING AWESOME!! Looking forward to seeing it in person at Morrow Bay!

Nice ride Michael, 300 ponies is probably very scary in that car. Let us know how it handles after the suspension tune. Awesome!

bc

Michael, Each time i see a new photo of the Black Beauty, I take in a breath like a teeny bopper at a rock concert. I just can't help it! Awesome car, awesome!