Breakfast With The Captain

[rossiz]

no... not the crunchy peanut butter cereal... the Obvious one :classic:

had to fly out to Philly for my nephew's graduation and pm'd the Cap'n on the odd chance he lived near enough for a cup of coffee. we met up at my uncle's house for breakfast and had a great morning talking cars, bikes, etc. and checking out his very sweet z - fun!!

always great to drive another example to set reference points and get an idea of what i might expect from my ride. the big "ah-ha" was how his z handles - the thing is a scalpel in the curves and sooo planted on the roadway. all the resto work done on the steering and suspension really paid off. i've been collecting bits for a suspension refresh (eibach progressives, staag struts, ball/socket tc sets, thicker sway bars) and can't wait to get the car up in the air this weekend to see if i can approach his car's level of handling performance. i think i'm gonna have to bust into the rack/tie rods at some point as well, but this should be a good start.

really cool to meet such good people on this forum and sharing similar experiences, regardless of the information provided, it's the people that really make the forum special.

[240260280z]

Is that a finger?

Knew you guys would hit it off.... cut from the same mould. How many other guys slice carbs to see the "innerds".

Did you talk about 6 Mikuni manifold concept?

[Mikes Z car]

I would have loved to have been there. Too bad the net doesn't have some way of doing video meetups, they might be fun.

[EhlersRS]

Thanks for sharing the story and photo! Along this "Z" journey I've also met some great people and it's one reason I enjoy this forum so much. What a coincidence the Captain looks the same in person as he does in the Hotels.com commercials.

Robert S.

[madkaw]

If I ever get out to Jersey to see my parents I will have to have some coffee with the Captain. My parents live in Moorestown so I'm right across the river.

[siteunseen]

I would have loved to have been there. Too bad the net doesn't have some way of doing video meetups, they might be fun.

We could Skype with each other or do what I'm doing, throwing rocks at all the communications towers I see, in hopes that St. Blue soon would be here.

[siteunseen]

What a coincidence the Captain looks the same in person as he does in the Hotels.com commercials.

I thought his avatar was that guy on the Dos Equis commercials. I need to watch more TV. :stupid:

[Captain Obvious]

rossiz, The pleasure was all mine! I had a great time and I think it's wonderful to be able to put faces with the names. A "non-relative" diversion from the typical. It was great fun!

I'm glad you thought my car handled so well. I did put a lot of effort into it, but remember... All I did was make it work "right", or "as designed". It's all freshly installed and done with great care, but it's nothing fancy. Rubber bushings, KYB struts, stock springs. I just fixed what was wrong and made it perform like it SHOULD.

What I'm trying to say is... You got an example of (what I hope is) a well done stock setup. I have to imagine lowered with performance struts, springs, and sway bars would be that much better.

So thanks again for letting me distract you for a couple hours!

PS - You haven't sliced carbs open, have you? That would be too scary. :paranoid:

[Captain Obvious]

Haha!! Seems everyone is telling me that now that I look like that guy. I first heard that a couple months ago and didn't even know what they were talking about. Then I saw one of the commercials. Now I gotta grow the full beard back and buy one of those red Captain's uniforms.

siteunseen, So you're thinking that you can lure Blue to your place by taking down the cell infrastructure in your area? Have you tried putting out a plate of yogurt and Labatts? That's what worked for me.

PS - Blue, Notice I'm rockin' my Atlantic Z hat!!!

Edited May 23, 2014 by Captain Obvious
Atlantic Z Hat!!!

[Captain Obvious]

madkaw Absolutely! I'd love it! Moorestown is probably 45 minutes from me.

You know you really should see your parents more often... :classic:

[240260280z]

I miss your machine shop and your genius! Ever going to post a pic of that SU "round top" on steroids?

[Captain Obvious]

Blue, I guess I haven't seen the appropriate thread? Haha! Is there such a thing as an appropriate thread for that?

Maybe I should make a second? Those kind of things usually run in pairs, right?

You're welcome anytime. I can't promise any genius, but the shop is still there!