Monday, August 27, 2007

So now that I have been driving around in a X1/9 for a little over a week, I thought I would share some pics, and let them speak for themselves. Recall that the drives that are occuring have had a 10 year history of near misses and complete BS. I have a major engineering shop that owes me huge for shody work (if you want it done right, go to John Edwards at Costa Mesa R&D - check out the video of pistons that will run to 12k RPM!)




I also owe a huge thanks to benefactor Fiat Charlie! I should send a truckload of Omaha steaks your way my friend. So, I guess it is a wash. I reap, and forgive. If you haven't read the blog it won't make much sense, but to this day, as the red X, Zanardi is being stripped, I'm still finding work that I was billed for, but never done. Doesn't matter. The X is all heart.

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This is the business end of the drivers view. I'm still running at 210+, but I have a manual fan switch, so I can get around traffic/idle temps.

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The interior is still preserved, but my back hurts after 30 minutes in the car, whereas I can drive for 4+ hours in cars with seat adjustments. I am constantly stretching and pinching in this car, but who cares.

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I am slowly bringing the paint color back with 3M rubbing compound and lots of wax on and off. Thank you Daniel-son.

As I type at 1:30 in the morning on a Sunday night, I wonder what my neighbors would think of a 7,500 RPM launch? Who cares? The car feels great!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Looking good! Great vid on the hard parts. Bounce the tach off 10,000 a few times for the sake of testing, would you please?!

Cheshire grin you're wearing in that down-the-road pic. Nice work on your part to get her back on the highway.

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Ron Carney said...

I can't wait to get a ride in the X. Had a great time at the wedding, hope we see you soon. I'll be sending a high-res version of the Chrome Lady your way soon.