A 50 year old Japanesse lady: SRL311 01228

[2mAn]

Another weekend, another canyon run! Got up early again, its damn cold driving with an open top but Im getting used to it, plus its not going to get much worse.



Anyways, this time I brought a few more friends. We actually were planning to go on the drive with the Lotus Club but after our sole Lotus owner got tired of talking about Lotus' we decided to ditch them and go on our own drive. The cool thing was that all 4 cars were small 4 cylinders. The NOT cool thing was that we got to Angeles Crest a little late (~10am) so the cyclists and tourists were already out and about ..

The cars:
-2005 Lotus Elise. Typical Lotus guy bolt-ons. Ohlins coilovers. Exhaust. Lighter wheels with sticky tires. Fastest car, yet he's the slowest in the group
-1977 Alfa Spider. Full resto. Has a hot 2liter in it with Webers and all the Alfaholics parts you can throw at it. He's owned a few Alfas prior that were featured on Petrolicious, but those werent his own builds. Those were sold and he kept the one he built. Quick driver and fast car for something that looks like a show car.
-(not pictured) 2000-something Mini with the NA 1.6. 100% Stock. 150k miles. Fastest driver in the group. Same friend who owns the Mustang. Cant wait until the Mustang and his E30 are sold because hopefully he will get something old and cool.
-Last is me. Im quick in the group, not the fastest but I also dont go 100%, especially in the Roadster. Not yet. Gotta get more seat time.



Ready to climb the mountain



We didnt end up stopping, just made a U-turn and came back down, so I had to just snap a selfie. I was trying to get some nice background, but the Alfa was blury and the mountain came out ok. Can you tell I was still a little cold!.. crazy how much the temp changes in the shade. I didnt bother trying to take any more pics because the phone is usually just tucked away...



I have some other fun stuff Im working on, hopefully I will have that update in the middle of the week or something...

Until next weekend!

[MrBurgundy]

We usually do a new years day drive. Will you be hungover? lol

Actually I've been fighting the flu for a week now...

Shoot me a text next time!

I've seen some success with the dry ice method getting that crap off

[2mAn]

Interior shot looks good. Scrape up the residue on the floorboard and throw down some battleship grey and call it good?

Thanks.

The center tunnel and the firewall are the only remaining areas that have residue left, Once its all scraped up they will all get some khaki paint on them. Trying to keep the color similar to the tan panels without being glossy

[amcp]

Interior shot looks good. Scrape up the residue on the floorboard and throw down some battleship grey and call it good?

[2mAn]

Nobody was able to join but I went anyways... A cruise down PCH up to Topanga Canyon to Old Topanga Canyon, then to Stunt Road and back to PCH. Awesome drive.







I didnt bring the GoPro this time, maybe I will remember it next time. I still have a longer video I need to figure out if I want to post or not.

[2mAn]

Thanks guys! Hopefully soon I will have two seats, then I can take people along with me...

In this weeks progress, I had a few minor interior/ cosmetic items that had been bothering my for quite a while.

First was the windshield surround area. The trim was cracked and falling off so I had taken it off and I was left with a bit of a mess. The plan was to clean the residue off and paint it with some SEM Trim paint. Not a gloss finish because I want it to fall into the background and not attract attention.

I was a little paranoid about overspray which means lots of masking.



Being something that is meant to "disappear" makes it hard to photograph. Came out nearly perfect, still must've been something because a few spots didnt accept the paint too well. I will deal with that later. Good enough for now.



Next was the center console area that had the heater/ vent lines and the flasher module just hanging out in no mans land and after much contorting of my body, I got it out. So happy to have this out!



After that I got back under there and used a couple zipties to clean up the flasher and wires. I still have a better final solution but that will require the dash to come out and dealing with some wiring. It will also allow me to get the last bit of the sound deadening thats up against the firewall.



Overall Im quite happy with the overall outcome and will be taking another canyon run tomorrow into Malibu.

[glnr13]

looking good simon

[Mike36]

I have a new appreciation for roadsters after watching Ford vs Ferrari, so glad to see this back on the road.

[dasmanschaft012]

bring it by i want a ride

[2mAn]

What a better way to kick off 2020 than with an early morning drive in the Roadster. Finally an opportunity to take it on some fun roads and push it. I joined my friend is his Mustang GT and we hit Little Tujunga Canyon... at pace. I busted out the Go-Pro again, and that video will come soon

[jeenyus]

isn't it amazing how once you pull one thing apart, it seems like a better idea to pull more things apart and fix those things as well, because you're in there? I keep thinking, what can I do before I put my carpet back in? the answer is, everything.

[2mAn]

Lets get a drive going!

We usually do a new years day drive. Will you be hungover? lol

...

In other news, on my drive I noticed a bit of a dragging noise so I thought I should adjust the drums. Passenger side wasnt bad, still felt a bit too tight. Adjustment went fine, I think its in a good place now, but the driverside is a whole 'nother story. Completely frozen. The adjustment AND the wheel. I couldnt turn it at all by hand. YES THE E-BRAKE WAS OFF... I sprayed some WD40 and tried again but it didnt budge. It required a more involved effort, so I waited until today to have time to work on it.

I can only imagine how much that one wheel is holding me back...

after being lazy this morning, I finally got to work.



The adjuster was still frozen and even after heat and more WD40 it still wasnt budging. Harlan suggested pulling the adjuster out and tackling it out of the car. Oddly enough, once it was removed the adjuster moved freely by hand. I figured since i had already removed it, it was a good idea to clean and lubricate everything. Once cleaned and reinstalled I adjusted it and took it for a drive. No more dragging noise!

Next up is the lights and other minor items to get the miles added up quickly in 2020. The miles will move much faster than the car actually is because I have the 3.7 speedo gear in the trans, so I need to change that out with the one I got from mikeb. The speedos moving fast and the tach has lost its mind too, though the speedo is understandable but the tack isnt. Just add it to the list!

[MrBurgundy]

Lets get a drive going!

[2mAn]

That sounds great and looks like a riot. Did you just forget to shut the trunk or did it pop open from all the shenanigans? Liked and Subscribed.

Thanks, its quite a blast. The trunk seems to work itself free from time to time. haha Its closed now

[efficient]

sounds healthy and nice kill on that challenger lol