A 50 year old Japanesse lady: SRL311 01228

[mike.bmw]

Yea its just more money... ... and time ....

You'll forget about the money and time when you're carving some canyon roads. :)

[2mAn]

Yea its just more money... ... and time ....

[Sh3rpak!ng]

Its in Rancho Cucamonga at House Kyusha Taka. He discovered some issues including the accelerator pump circuit not working properly, along with a few other things. As much as I am confident of the rebuild that Will did, there are enough issues that the best course is to rebuild them again, so thats what he is doing now. Hopefully I will get it back before the end of the year, so I can say I went "almost a year" since I drove it rather than "over a year" ...

I'd say that's moderately good news! Unfortunate that it needs to be done at all, but I'm glad it's in progress. I'm dying to hear it in person.

[2mAn]

any update? I'm still waiting to go for a rip in the canyons!

Its in Rancho Cucamonga at House Kyusha Taka. He discovered some issues including the accelerator pump circuit not working properly, along with a few other things. As much as I am confident of the rebuild that Will did, there are enough issues that the best course is to rebuild them again, so thats what he is doing now. Hopefully I will get it back before the end of the year, so I can say I went "almost a year" since I drove it rather than "over a year" ...

[Sh3rpak!ng]

any update? I'm still waiting to go for a rip in the canyons!

[SkiFree]

Dang, I'm sorry. I know he's BMW, but try to give Scott Parsons at Long Beach Autohaus a call. He's dialed in a LOT of sidedraft setups.

[2mAn]

simon, i you are running dual solexes have you checked what type of jets you have? there are several different sizes. i had a 2000 roadster with that set up. running the b cam too? fun car when dialed in.

Yup, dual Solex/ Mikuni 45s, headwork with a custom cam, basically a b-cam with more exhaust duration, header and a 2” exhaust. Will be wonderful once it’s dialed in... one of these days

[MrBurgundy]

That's frustrating. Logistics can take anyone's sanity.

and finding a solid guy to tune carbs.

[Lenwood]

simon, i you are running dual solexes have you checked what type of jets you have? there are several different sizes. i had a 2000 roadster with that set up. running the b cam too? fun car when dialed in.

[jeenyus]

That's frustrating. Logistics can take anyone's sanity.

[2mAn]

Car is looking good, Simon!

I thought you would be whipping this around by now.. Bummer.

I haven't read back too far, because I'm lazy, but you're just dealing with a misfire and soft brakes?

Thanks, I spent a few minutes cleaning the dust off and cleaning her while waiting for the tow truck, speaking to her nicely, but it wasnt meant to be...

I took care of the brakes, but the car is running super rich. The guy Im taking it to is an expert on Mikuni carbs so he will be correcting the tune. Car was supposed to be there by ~10am, but when it was nearly 2pm and they still hadnt picked up the car before its trek from Inglewood to Rancho Cucamonga the guy made me reschedule to Monday.

[MrBurgundy]

Car is looking good, Simon!

I thought you would be whipping this around by now.. Bummer.

I haven't read back too far, because I'm lazy, but you're just dealing with a misfire and soft brakes?

[2mAn]

I cant catch a break... car was supposed to go to Kyusha House Taka today after waiting a few weeks for an opening but then AAA screwed the pooch...

maybe I will get to drive it comfortably in December... for now she can move under her own power, but very unhappily. She got out of the garage waiting for her "uber" but the uber would never come... so she went back into the garage... ugh

[2mAn]

Kyusha House Taka?

Yup Edit: just spent the last hour checking out the dude and shop more. Whoa, finally seems like I’m getting the car in the right hands.

[rturbo 930]

Sadly, that means more money and more time parked as I am going to wait for the recommended man for the job, a gent by the name of Taka Soto whos about 60 miles away in Rancho Cucamonga.

Kyusha House Taka?