Withdrawal symptoms.

[Hasbeen]

Yes I'm suffering wedge withdrawal symptoms.

I'm getting too old to drive a non air conditioned car in our summers.

I'm also getting too old to spend too much time, upside down in a foot well. So when I got hold of an air conditioning system of a US 7 import, I decided to get it fitted, rather than do it myself.

The local auto electrician/air con shop were happy to fit the thing, & offered to do it as a fill in job, at half price. Sounded good, that is until they got a bit busy.

They have now had my 7 for almost 2 months, the 8 is 1200 Km away with my son, & I am feeling deprived.

I've got the local Ford 2+2 Capri, but it is front drive, & no substitute for a 7.

I've got the Honda S2000, which is a great car, much quicker than the 7, almost rivaling the 8, & quicker around fast corners too, but IT IS NOT MY 7.

I would not have believed how much I miss that car. I suppose it's to be expected to some extent, it has been my main car for 10 years, & I do love it.

I guess I'm going to have to tell them to make it a full price job, or I may not survive the wait.

Hasbeen

[FI Spyder]

Time for son to get his own wedge.[:p]



- - - - TR7 Spider - - - - - - - - 1978 Spitfire - - - - - - 1976 Spitfire - - 1988 Tercel 4X4 - Kali on Integra - 1991 Integra - - Yellow TCT

[PeterTR7V8]

Maybe you could schedule a grand tour of all your mates who have wedges. We'd all let you show us how our cars should be driven.



The map: http://tinyurl.com/wedgemap . The blog: http://www.forum.triumphtr7.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=8548

[Hasbeen]

That sounds like a great idea Peter, but I can't get anyone to give me overseas travel insurance. Small minded companies, just because I've had 3 heart attacks.

I actually had ideas of spending a year or so in the states, & buying an 8 to look around, but that was stopped by lack of insurance.

Hasbeen

[nick]

Phil,
Your welcome anytime in Bend, Oregon, US. We have space and if you can stand some ticking in the engine (which I will sort out soon) come over and drive mine all you like. It's running great. The engine is strong. The suspension is correct and The transmission shifts as it should.



nick
'79 TR7

[Hasbeen]

I'd love to come to the US again nick, but those heart attacks make me a prisoner in Oz. Not a real bad place to be a prisoner actually.

I had a couple of trips to Michigan to work with the latest plastics conversion techniques, when Marbon Chemical co were still owned by Borg Warner. Always learnt heaps, & had a ball doing it.

I was their plastics technical bloke in Oz. It was the work we were doing in the US & Oz with ABS use in automotive components that led to our plastic dash.

Perhaps I should hang my head in shame about that.

Hasbeen

[nick]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Hasbeen</i>

I'd love to come to the US again nick, but those heart attacks make me a prisoner in Oz. Not a real bad place to be a prisoner actually.

I had a couple of trips to Michigan to work with the latest plastics conversion techniques, when Marbon Chemical co were still owned by Borg Warner. Always learnt heaps, & had a ball doing it.

I was their plastics technical bloke in Oz. It was the work we were doing in the US & Oz with ABS use in automotive components that led to our plastic dash.

Perhaps I should hang my head in shame about that.

Hasbeen
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Phil
Admittedly the dash is not the most handsome part of the TR7. But it does seem to stand up pretty well. Of all the cars that I have seen the dashes seem to be pretty well preserved. Even those that have been exposed to sunlight. So I wouldn't feel too bad.


nick
'79 TR7

[Underdog]

As some know I have an autobody shop. If you say there is no hurry, you may as well say don't bother to do it. I learned the same applies to machine shops so it evidently isn't just me.[:D]

Jim Underwood
72 MGB BRG
80 TR8 Persian Aqua
If women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.

[Hasbeen]

Yes Nick, I don't mind them really, appart from the squeaking if you don't do a lot of work on them, & the centre grill that warps. They must have used huge injection & tool clamping pressures, high than was available in my day. We could not have molded the big bit back then.

Jim I am kind of aware of that, & the fact that friends tend to put you to the bottom of the list, as they expect you will understand their problems.

Still, as I'd only had the S2000 less than a couple of months, & was enjoying it thoroughly, I did not expect to miss the 7 so quickly, or so much.

Hasbeen

[nick]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Underdog</i>

As some know I have an autobody shop. If you say there is no hurry, you may as well say don't bother to do it. I learned the same applies to machine shops so it evidently isn't just me.[:D]

Jim Underwood
72 MGB BRG
80 TR8 Persian Aqua
If women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.
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Recently, I made the mistake of saying "no hurry" to a machine shop as well. He took me at my word and didn't hurry. In fact he didn't do anything for a month. So I have learned my lesson.


nick
'79 TR7