John's Roadster / Specialty Auto Works

Am I the only one waiting anxiously to hear from John about about Scooby powered tub? Did he make it to Carlisle?

-Jeff

He did not make it to Carlisle, but I think the car is very close. Last minute details were not able to be completed. But I think everyone is excited for John and are looking forward to his reports. He really was the perfect person to buy one of the first ones.

I just swapped messages with John last night, he realizes many people are interested in his new ride, and he has promised to give a full detailed accounting soon as its ready for the road, which was possible today.

Roger Wilco. Still waiting. I spoke to Steve yesterday and he said the engine glitch was resolved and he and right hand man Tom were going to take it out for more testing today. Will it be ready before I leave for Ohio to help darlin' daughter move.....who knows. Believe me, there isn't anyone more anxious than me, but my build contact does say 4 - 6 months, and I just went over 4 last Thursday.
John H.
the virtuous and patient troll-man

If it's anything like a subby spyder, your going to have a blast. I drove and rode in a new Vintage Spyder with the 2.0 turbo. Wow, frighteningly fast.
-=theron

I think it will be fun, although not to the degree that the monster Spyder you referred to was Theron. With more weight and less power, it won't be frighteningly fast but pretty interesting just the same. When I ordered the car, I took my own advice and that given by others to newbies, think about how you will use the car and order what makes sense to fill that need. That's what I did.
John H.

John I know what your saying...I would love to have a 2.5 turbo with 270hp, but on a daily basis 2.2 normally aspirated would be plenty. It would be tempting to do the big dog, but not if it meant extra maintenance concerns down the road.

Im guessing that 6 month waits will not be uncommon as orders start to build....I think a lot of people are just hanging back and letting them get things sorted and running before ordering. I'm sure that is a little scary for Steve, but in the long run is probably for the best for everyone. I have been in businesses that exploded and became quickly unmanageable and quality suffers, I'm sure Steve won't let this happen to him.

After test driving a WRX (what is it...227 hp?) this would be an AWESOME motor in a speedster.
Ron

RonO, yes a high performance Speedster or Cabriolet would be interesting, but that is more than this cowboy was looking for. I had a blast with my 1776cc, and the 2.2L Suby will be a big jump in performance, enough for me I'm certain. Having almost reached
"geezerdom" I am not looking for more than I can comfortably handle on a day to day basis.

After I return from Ohio next week, I think that I will receive something with the proverbial bow on it (no wise cracks please, unless they're clever ones.....oh boy did I just give RonO a green light). I'll be practicing up farting the U.T. fight song and I think maybe give RonL some competition with his rendition of "Oh Canada."
John H.
My daughter, a recent U.T. grad (masters), will have to teach me the tune, but will probably request I hold my practice sessions elsewhere. Funny thing about that.

I hope you're not a smoker, could be an expolsive situation.
ed

John, you won't believe it but the UT fight song is one long sustained bass note! So its quite easy to master, I've been playing it for years.

OK Greg, I'll be sure to have a brat and a couple of beers before each practice session.
jph
ps. Ed, non-smoker. Wouldn't even go near a bug zapper while in practice mode.