TomoHawk

PeeWee Herman can watch any movie he likes.

There are 3 significant cycling films, IMO. Breaking Away, American Flyers, and Quicksilver.

I've seen things from both sides of this issue. I raced bikes for 10 years (and almost made it to USCF Cat II.) In the sub-urban streets, some people yell at you to get off the streets and onto the sidewalk, so I looked at the speedo, and it says 30 MPH! I was younger and more fit back then... 30 MPH on the sidewalk? A police friend at the time definitely recommended that if you can go 30 MPH, you belong in the streets. Once, a kid in an old pinto yelled something profane while I was cruising the parkway (speed limit 25) suggesting I ride the bikepath. Again my speedo had a number of about 25 on it. In college, where there are tons of cyclists, the locals like to bump into you while you are stopped at a light, and you're not recommended to do anything because these hill-country people have 4x4s with (gun racks?) OTOH, when you hook up with a packline, or a friendly minivan driver, I could cruise at 30 MPH for MILES, and it's a real treat. The packline once went 250 miles for the cancer bike-A-thon, and the minivan guy helped me do my 18 mile parkway route in minutes. Cyclists come in both types too. You have the respectful kind that use hand signals and ride single file in the street, and ride in a way that make themselves more visible to motorists. then you have the kind that ride all over the place, never bother to check for traffic before jumping into the street, and generally give a bad name for yclists. For Grants OP, I think I'd have to say that "you had to be there" to make any kind of judgement about the cyclist he encountered. Maybe in NYC, or places like that, it's 'normal' for cyclists to lean on a car when topped, but not in my area. It sounds like the cyclist was the kind that wore the soft gloves...

I've been thinking about this too. Mine knocks when you start it, telling me the main bearings are worn, and it drips coolant out of the water pump weep hole a little. Otherwise, the compression and everything but the water pump seems good. If I had the money, I'd just take it out, clean the outside thoroughly, buff/polish certain things, paint it and put on a header, and put it back in. I think I would paint the engine bay and wrap the wires too.

Imagine how many of those "runs rich" or "runs rough" questions could theoretically be eliminated? You just gotta get people to read the sticky messages before searching or posting.

Somebody should make the OP into a BIG sticky message in the Help Me!, fuel injection, carburetters, and probably some other sections! After elaborating on it a little, of course. In fact, I saw on other automotive websites, a feature where you must read a document first after you register and check off the (I agree) type of thing so that you are ware of the search system, and that it's the first place you should go to for information. THEN you are allowed to post a question or statement.

Kids (or people in general) seem to think they're so "smart" lately because they use smartphones, High Definition TVs, the Internet, and so forth, but can you iron a shirt with a smartphone? (OK, maybe you could, just the once.) Practical knowledge gets lost in the tsunami of trendy tech-toys. I know a few kids who leave the phone at home, unless they know they will be needing one, say for a ride home after band practice, and it seems to be catching on with their friends (Maybe it's just a local thing.)Maybe the only good thing about the latest tech toys is the ability to scan the car's stored computer codes, if you have the appropriate interface. Unfortunately, your smartphone won't help you set the timing, or read the air-fuel ratio or CO output on your L6 engine, but you can use it to call the auto parts store to check on the tuneup parts you need, or to schedule service at the import car "expert."

That would be great.

I agree the stuff is pretty good, but eventually things all break down and the supply is getting thin. In any case, I'll be giving it a really thorough tune up in the spring.

Let's keep things civil, guys. This looks like a problem that several hundred thousand engines may have, and if we can come up with a good solution, bring some new life into all these older engines. I keep wondering... Could we come up with a (new) system to do what the old ECU did, including attach to the factory EFI harness? Even with all those aging wires and connectors? The stock ECU costs almost as much as a rebuilt engine longblock! There ought to be a way to take in the factory sensor signals, and run the injectors just like the factory ECU, but with certain adjustments

That could be good! If people just get rid of the cars because they don't feel like repairing them, it would mean dirt-cheap spares in infinite quantities?

I dropped mine off at a local shop where the guy (a Z car mechanic from 80s California) asked to do my front suspension, while I try to repair the splash liners.

" I used to drive a Lexus, so what's a tune up?" Seriously... Too many people are browsing the Internet with their iphones, so how do you expect them to use the search feature when it gives you a list of 40 topics that match the search criteria? You just can't clip a laptop PC to your belt and go jogging or on the freeway. The kiddies just don't realize how fortunate they are to have access to (nearly limitless) information about things through the Internet compared to what there was before 1990, which was when we still had things like books, and people actually read them when working on cars. The books started out bleached-white and were black with dirt, grease, and fingerprints (around the edges) when you finally got the car done. If you had a question, you went to the auto parts store and hung out with the knowledgeable guy behind the counter, or the guy at the service shop. That was back when the service shops had computers only to print invoices, do the accounting, and schedule appointments.

Well, I made up a document that I could use for the average vehicle, but I left out all the fancy stuff like the brake settings. You could write those in or modify the document yourself. I still don't see how one could possibly write in all the tyre pressure stuff, sway bar stuff, and the rest. Even the run time(s) will be interesting, as you usually don't know what it is until the end of the day.

The CarFax service comes to mind, but they didn't have "VINs" in 1970...

Easier said than done! That's why I'm asking if there already is a document, and I appreciate your input. Most of those things you mentioned are in the book I previously posted. I'll make a big list of items to record and head to the whiteboard sometime to mock up something that can be developed into a printable document. So far, it looks like you need several pages for each event, with a large blank space to draw the course, and all the data PER RUN. It might even be printed on oversize paper, like legal-size or ISO- A3, then bound together. I'll add in: FTD PAX Index PAX Ranking Class Rank

Actually, there is such a thing, but not from the SCCA: http://www.amazon.com/Autocross-Logbook-Kimberly-Eddleman/dp/0976807629

I' m not sure what a log book for autocross would look like, but I think autocross and road racing have little in common to use the same sheet to record stuff. From what I've read so far, it includes spaces for tire pressures, shock settings, sway bar setting (?), run times, and other stuff, all grouped together for each individual run. Plus some room to sketch the course. It's odd that you have places to put things like tire pressures, as I've never really had time to get out of the car for a quick drink between runs, let alone measure and record the air pressure of each tire.

Does anyone have an autocross "logbook" or access to one? I have read about them a little, but the descriptions are somewhat vague. Can I ask for a sample of an actual document (a spreadsheet or whatever) or a picture of a page? I could probably design my own, but until I know what all goes on the page(s), I can only guess, and I would probably leave out a lot of important stuff. thxZ

I'll take your work for that, as the video was originally created about 30 years ago...

The stuff doesn't look like any special design to me. It's just your basic windbreaker, but not as baggy or loose-fitting (70's style, or "fashionably tight?") I suppose you could contact Adrian Zmed if you need any samples.

No good-looking young McQueen look-alikes or college-age ladies to model the jackets?

Do your guests gas have gas-evacuation problems, that they need a header to manage it?

Was there matching pants for any of those jackets? That would be an impressive sight, at a show or a competition event.

That sounds like a good idea for a group buy- American made, of course. :classic: