Cafe' Machiatto "Full Throttle"

Thanks, Ron

 

I like the mirrors and horns also.  I'll see what Henry can do.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTBy5nNhS24

 

That's all I've got to say about that!!

You know, I was so smitten with the exhaust that I hadn't noted the awesomeness of the horns and mirrors.

 

That ride has it all!

I think those mirrors would look goo on Bob's car too.

I hope I'm not boring you guys with my updates.  Throttle pedal now became a dead pedal.  Electronic Throttle installed, waiting on new Rennline pedal to replace the rubber pedal.

Lookng good, the rheostat control is fitted with a lot of subie engines. 

Yes, Marty, it is so boring reading your updates.

 

 

Electronic throttle?  Interesting - not that you will use it much...vroom, vroom.  I didn't know that was a necessity with a Subaru installation. 

 

Is that what they mean by 'drive by wire' or something like that?

 

The car is coming along nicely there.

Bob, Yes ,I believe this engine has the drive by wire throttle. My old one did not.  Mostly I'm excited about the variable valve cam timing.

Bob, FYI, the newer engines have it as a stock issue. your controlling the ECU. I like the way it runs. Ray

Marty, I found the perfect shifter ball for your café macchiato, bridges your colours well. Ray 

 

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Porsch...e56e2089&vxp=mtr

Pretty darn nice but I still like my heavy metal powder coated knob. I'll save for the future.

Henry sent me a two word email today.  It read "Civilized Beast"  More to come.

Sounds like it's up and running!

 

       
       

Oh no! Now you're going to need new shoes to go with that new pedal...

Yes, very Italian shoes

Check.

These are mine; they're Oxblood Vans and they match the interior:

 

I like my Shimanos.  Carbon Fiber, too!

 

I'll take my fancy Converse 

All nice but none have enough grip to hold in to my pedals with the expection of maybe Gordo's.

Gordo's will only work if he has the mated clip attached to the gas pedal. Because if they're just like mine, which they are, they are slick as ice on the bottom.  He'll have to learn to brake with his left foot and not his right since unclipping from the gas pedal will be difficult.

"He'll have to learn to brake with his left foot, not his right since unclipping from the gas pedal will be difficult."

 

Nah, that won't work.  The best thing would be to clip in to the gas and clutch and move the brakes to a couple of hand controls on the steering wheel.  An added advantage is that you can easily control fore/aft brake balance.  If you really got slick you could integrate shifting in with the brakes controls.

At least if I couldn't unclip in time I wouldn't fall over, car and all.......

 

 

Look guys, I will not sit by and watch you make a mockery of this.

 

Marty is faced with the very real problem of finding shoes that will work well with his reworked interior. It's all about tasteful and understated accessorizing.

 

He needs shoes that will pick up the warm, earth tones of his carpeting and upholstery and harmonize well without overpowering.

 

He needs something like this:

 

 

 

 

 

I needz to get me somz of that foto shop.   The engine runs!!!

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/...473@N08/19760322301/

 

Tough crowd here.  No mercy for anyone.

 

Nice engine sound, Marty.

 

All good Bob.  I already own the Italain GEOX driving shoes.  Just could not fing them in an earthtone, LOL. 

Not to be outdone by Marty, Bob now posts picture of his bigger engine...

 

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/...s/72157649830760802/

 

But shoe time has not as yet arrived for Bob.

 

The saga continues...some new shots from today.

 

Then once you get the shoes to match you get the accessories in the same colour

Bob!

 

My hat is off to you, sir......for another great use for Painter's tape.  Using it on your steering wheel makes a fashion statement that Marty will find hard to equal, let alone top (Plus, he's a couple of cylinders short, but who's counting?)

 

Congratulations!  (Even if the shoe, fashion train hasn't stopped at your station yet.....)

 

 

And who am I to talk?  I'm a New Englander, from the home of L.L. Bean.  You'll never get me out of my "Top Siders"!

 

 

Marty & Bob,

 

Kudos and congrats to both of you!  Each of you has a magnificent example of what's possible with our great cars.  Keep up the good work!

So I clicked on the link to see the photos of Marty's car and yes, it was impressive.  But every couple photos is an ad of some type.  The first ad was for a tall leggy blonde (Checkmates) and the next ad was for Viagra.  Is this a new car/motor or a new cure for male impotence?? LOL

You know, in a recent Fiat commercial, a relatively young (but still old) guy drops his Viagra pill out his window and it ends up in the gas tank of a Fiat 500. 

 

That there Viagra goes to work and, first thing you know, "Whoomph!"  That little Fiat grows and grows into a four-door Fiat Sedan.  Prob'ly even has a Turbo in it.

 

Well, sir........you start throwing that Viagra around your Speedster and first thing you know, you just might have you one of them Porsche "Panameras" or sumthin.

 

Just be careful, that's all....

Hey Marty, nice sound, did Henry do anything special to the tail pipe to have that more throaty sound on ths one.

       
       

I'm not sure Ray.  He said the phone video does not do it justice.  Said it sounds better in person.

Video was kinda' choppy for me. Any way you could upload to u-tube so slow-speed DSL guys like me can hear it uninterrupted? 

 

^ I'll try if Henry emails me directly from his phone. 

Stan

 

I had the same problems on my connection - slow and sputtering.

 

See if this link works better for you.  It's from a Facebook link. Click 'open' when the message appears at the bottom of the page.

 

https://ci-19760322301-a6afba4...0c905c0cc2f811cc6e67

 

Marty, that sounds nice.  Hopefully, it's not too loud in the cabin with the roof up.