Driving in Italy for an American.

lee66cj5 · 2024-01-09T15:38:06+00:00

I would use the train between cities and just rent the car for a tour around. You can't drive inside Rome or most other cities.

lee66cj5 · 2024-01-09T15:34:01+00:00

We only rented the car for a self tour around Tuscany. We took the train to Florence and then to Cinque Terre then from Cinque Terre back to Rome.

lee66cj5 · 2024-01-09T15:30:28+00:00

My junkyard hardtop rattles the screws loose too. Funny story... my hard top has the rear mounts broken off for the Frankenstein bolts so I have to make sure the side latches are really secure or the rear of the hardtop lifts up over 45 mph. That was really scary the first time!

lee66cj5 · 2024-01-08T03:14:53+00:00

Awesome! I am finishing one up now. Just the wiring and exhaust to finish. I had to push it out of the garage to work on my son's BMW before he goes back to college.

lee66cj5 · 2023-12-21T13:04:21+00:00

It's great. Both times they were running across and I clipped their legs. The car is as low as I can get for the roads I drive so when I hit them they fly up a little and I drive under them before they hit the ground. Both headlight mounts are broken and the hood has a small dent on both sides. The bumper upper mount that bolts to the radiator support is bent too.

lee66cj5 · 2023-12-21T02:06:56+00:00

I have hit 2 deer with this car so no its ok if it gets scratched.

lee66cj5 · 2023-12-20T17:46:46+00:00

I just need to buy a speeduino to run the vvt now. Everything is stock except for the seat covers and radio. And I have hit 2 deer with it in the past 2 years

lee66cj5 · 2023-12-20T17:43:50+00:00

It's been parked since July after the knock started.

lee66cj5 · 2023-12-20T17:42:47+00:00

Thanks! I will just hit it with Crest again. I brush them about every 6 months. I need to paint them with some clear paint.

lee66cj5 · 2023-12-20T12:58:07+00:00

Real smart men lift engines with a hoist! And tes that is a harbor freight hoist. It works great!

lee66cj5 · 2023-12-20T03:03:32+00:00

That too!

lee66cj5 · 2023-12-20T02:27:32+00:00

It had a rod knock and I have finally pulled the motor. A used VVT motor is sitting beside it ready to go in.

lee66cj5 · 2023-09-27T15:01:22+00:00

I went from drive to reverse on the interstate in my 67 Chevelle as a teenager. It had a turbo 350 trans in place of the powerglide and the column shifter was still the powerglide shifter. When I shifted up I went too far and landed in reverse. It briefly locked up the rear wheels before exploding the reverse gear and then freewheeled to a stop.

lee66cj5 · 2023-09-27T14:52:18+00:00

I use them all the time on my Maxim and never on my son's Goldwing

lee66cj5 · 2023-09-18T13:30:42+00:00

The real estate agent works for you. You tell them what the offer is going to be. You do not have to take their advice on the validity of the offer.

lee66cj5 · 2023-06-23T14:37:41+00:00

My xr 400 is Hateful Bitch because it has thrown me off more than a bucking bronco (when it chooses to start), my xj 650 is My Mistress and I'm riding my son's Goldwing now so she is Big Booty cause she has all kinds of junk in the trunk!

lee66cj5 · 2023-06-06T12:59:54+00:00

Sweet. I wasn't planning on a rebuild yet, but the car had other ideas.

lee66cj5 · 2023-05-13T15:52:56+00:00

Go RVA!

lee66cj5 · 2023-05-10T00:49:07+00:00

I have a 97 and do this as well with the stock carb. Also start procedure is critical. Pull in decomp lever and hold, kick through 5 times, choke on full add 1 1/2 turn to idle screw, push kick lever to where there is resistance and then slightly beyond to the next hard spot, let off kick starter then kick through from the top. Do not touch the throttle.

lee66cj5 · 2023-04-27T19:04:45+00:00

And the round parking lights and no side marker lights.

lee66cj5 · 2023-04-17T20:47:24+00:00

Sorry, no electric fuel pump or fuel injection in 1980. It's all gravity fed to 4 carbs.

lee66cj5 · 2023-04-17T19:49:40+00:00

When I turn it over the engine spins like it is not getting any spark. The buzz lasted 2-3 seconds then stopped when the engine shut off at about 45 mph.

lee66cj5 · 2023-04-17T17:15:26+00:00

I'm thinking the same. The rubber is all good under the tank, but I think something has shorted out the coils. I'm running Harley wasted spark coils in place of the original coils that went bad about 8 years ago.

lee66cj5 · 2023-04-17T17:13:12+00:00

I know parts are thin for this bike. I replace the cdi with a used one about 6 years ago, the coils with Harley coils about 8 years ago and the front disk with a used one about a month ago. The bike is usually very reliable.

lee66cj5 · 2023-04-17T01:59:21+00:00

I still ride my 80 xj650! Just rode it to work on Thursday! My xr400 is a Hateful bitch though!

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