Nigel,

<g>

Probably not a bad idea. *bg*

BTW, I learned how to drive on an MGB-GT. Sweet little British thing. My first love. <g> That and the mini-box of yore. *bbg*

Best,

DD

>Yikes! Bad timing. I'm having a brand new engine, clutch, and turbo fitted to my car at the moment. They'd better bolt it down :)
>
>>Erik,
>>
>>I can imagine the foul mood.
>>
>>Perhaps this little story will make things better... <g>
>>
>>A family friend owned a VW shop. One of his employees had tricked out an engine in anticipation for an off road machine. I think it was somewhere around a 1700cc job when he had put the new barrels and such on.
>>
>>Anyway, Tom and I were standing in his shop looking at this mangled motor when he told me the story. His employee had spent a ton of time and effort and was ready for the first time ignition of the new engine.
>>
>>Fired it up.
>>
>>Thump thump thump
>>
>>Decided to goose it.
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>>Forgot that the motor wasn't bolted down (just resting on the workbench...
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>>Bad move.
>>
>>Too much torque.
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>>Engine flips and lands on concrete.
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>>Engine stops.
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>>Employee speaks French for five minutes.
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>>*bg*
>>
>>DD (who was raised on CanAMs)
>>
>>>>I ran a 12.380 at the track on Sunday in the '71 'maro. My first time running a quarter mile on blacktop (instead of water) and I cut .510 light.
>>>
>>>Sweeeet.
>>>
>>>I fired up the new roller motor (finally) this weekend, and something broke. I couldn't hear it because of open headers, so I don't know what it was, but the new motor is coming right back out. I have been in an extremely bad mood since Saturday morning. And probably will be in an even worse mood when I find out what broke.