fingers crossed. And thanks, again.

Wow. You are doing it right.

Hey Ed!  Please, send me a PM with your address.  Very excited about Liftmas!

One week until Liftmas. Please to remember the reason for the season. Anyone else on the guest list?

Awesome!  Thank you so much!

Very cool.

There should be a tiny C-clip on the cable end that sticks out through the grease cap on the wheel. A little pick or eyeglass screwdriver will get it off. Then just pull it out from behind. The other end has a screw collar on the back of the speedometer. Order a bus cable to replace it, and squirt some liquid graphite in the sheave before installing it.

I love that story.

MINI Takes the States hits Pittsburg July 12th. They have scheduled an evening at the Highmark Stadium, but I believe there is a giant car show down the road from the Station Square Sheraton we’ll be crashing at. Wednesday morning we gather at the Meadows before leaving for Detroit. If I see anyone, cool. If not, have a great time.

I lowered the pressure on my tires to 18 psi front and 24 psi rear and the handling and steering improved dramatically without the need for ballast.  In a couple of weeks, when I go to Ed’s Liftapalloza, I hope to remove the short torsion bars and see how that feels.

Hey Happy Jack!  Charlene and I are staying at the Ligonier Country Inn on Wednesday and Thursday night for the Countryside Tour.  We are coming back on Friday.  Hope we can see you there.  I still owe you an adult beverage, btw.

So cool, Bryce, that you have all that paperwork. I have all mine too???or most of it???we should compare notes. My car’s builder still lives at the address I found in the build package, so I won’t be putting that up here…

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BCWs did not have front end ballast. 

The ’80’s were a terrible time for engines. They typically had 3 miles of vacuum hoses with dozens of time delay vacuum check valves, solenoids, and relays all in an attempt to meet federal emission regulations. If your engine is missing all this stuff, I can only think that is a good thing.

Looks great but can’t figure out why he drilled the big holes in the license plate.

Looks great.

Is there a link you meant to post with this?  

285 is OK for a cylinder head temp. Oil should stay below 230F. But, right: our gauges are suspect.

Hey, Phillip! Welcome to the forum.

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Great deal for the right kit. Anyone heard of Ro-Mar?