How do you make it rain in California?... buy a speedster.

I'm on it. Berg it is. I just need to figure out why the top two studs were replaced with what appear to be bolts. Maybe just get 4 new studs and 4 red washer nuts?

 

Ted

Ted   

 

YES!!   as I learned while my car was In rehab with the Wizard Scott Sebastian..

 

"Replace old with new'  ALWAYS!!  if you cant  then  clean it!! 

 

tebs

 

Okey doke! Parts ordered. 

 

I'm just going to dive in and knock it all out at once. I'm kind of tired of my once leak free car smelling like burnt oil. I'll fix the oil leaks and install the cooler at the same time. 

 

Ted

Just paid for my wheel. Mike said it's in final finishing stages now. Yeah!

 

GeneBerg sent me my oil parts. Yeah!

 

Drove the speedster into the office today. Yeah!

 

Not a single drop of oil on the ground under the car after two 40 mile drives and a 20 mile trip to the office. F' YEAH!

 

I'm not sure how this day could get any better.

Ted

 

 

I don't think it can.  I'm in Gilroy working and the weather is awesome.  Perfect in fact for top down cruising.

Well, you could always get la*d...

 

By a women! 

Bob's right, Ted; doesn't matter how great the day is, that just makes it better!

You're in Gilroy!? You're most likely 8 miles from my place.

Been married for 16 years. I've got a better chance of being eaten by a bear and a tiger, in the same day.

 

oh... that just reduced my chances by at least 50%. 

Sent you a PM

Met Robert last week. Good guy! Had a nice chat.  Looking forward to seeing him in June in SLO.

 

So, These parts showed up. Waiting on some longer wheel studs before I can make use of them.

 

 

 

 

Should make for an interesting transformation. Good news is that I have at least 3 more sets of wheels to go through before I can challenge Marty and Terry for the wheel monger title.

 

Ted

So...how do explain all the deliveries to Alexis?

"Honey! Look what the nice members from SOC sent me! Free! No, really...they had extra parts just laying around."

Nice!

Going to look sweet, Ted! Tire brand and size?

Tires are 185/65 Pirelli. Wheels are 15x5 Tecnomagnesio. They are crazy light. Maybe they will offset the boat anchor rotors. Or... I'll have to call Kevin for lighter rotors.

Not sure if I'm going to keep them yet. I'm still reeling from my "why not?!" moment. Once I mount 'em, they are mine I suppose.

Re: Alexis... Weeeeelllll... Let's just say, I hope she never asks what I paid for all these packages. If she does? Let's hope she never sells them for what I told her that I paid. 

OOOhhhh; I didn't realize you bought the good ones....

WTG Ted, those are the ultimate wheels!

Yeah, I kind of went all in after the over priced Boyds. I mean, they seemed more reasonable. Right?

I had a good year at work and had a "why not" moment. Kind of over the top. Not sure if I'll send 'em back. It was these or a NSX... Or an old half built MG kit.  Or an IM6... Or a twin plug motor...

I was working on a homicide case wherein our suspect was in Gilroy, which isn't too far from where Ted lives in Morgan Hill, so I let him know I was close and was hoping we could meet. Meeting Ted was fun, he is the epitome of this whole Madness thing. It was really cool to see what he had done to his car and interesting to hear what else he's going to do.

 

I thought he had been a car guy his whole life but found out he was learning as he goes while working on his Speedster.  You'd never know it talking to him.  That was pretty dang cool.

 

Looking forward to SLO.