So I planned on taking my Speedster out today for its inaugural drive. Sure, it's not inspected, and there are no seatbelts or backup lights, but it was such a beautiful day, I figured I could work out some bugs. I bolted in the passenger seat, threw on dad's dealer plate, and fired her up.
I drove my "brand new" speedster exactly 2.6 miles, when, going up a hill, the engine died. It wouldn't start again. I put it in neutral, and tried to roll back down the hill, which produced a horrible grinding noise.
One thing led to another, I got it towed back to my garage, pulled the motor, and discovered that the flywheel became disconnected from the crankshaft. Lots of broken metal.
While I'm glad the engine is still in good shape, I'm a little upset because I should have checked this when I had the engine out months ago. The engine was supposedly rebuilt by the car's first owner, and he never drove the car.
This post really has no relevance to anything, I just wanted to complain. Anyhow, I think I found the parts (used) from a guy on eBay, which means I could still have this thing done by graduation, and more importantly, Carlisle (the week after).
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