I tried sniffing coke but the ice cubes got caught in my nose.

Lots of tasks today but Ilsa was the most significant.
Pam helped me bleed the brakes and then went inside while I got things ready for the maiden voyage.
I was very nervous! I had asked some questions about the procedure on Samba and some of them thought I was a FOOL for trying this. But both Steve and Pat said it was the appropriate thing to do and would be fine with reasonable safety precautions.

Here's a link to the video which I posted on You Tube:
Thrill Ride!

The trickiest part of driving was turning around. The steering wheel wasn't fixed; it was only attached at the bottom. Felt very insecure. And it was weird sitting out in the open. Windy! But everything went well. I need to adjust the clutch cable so the clutch engages sooner in the pedal's travel. The brakes aren't at all spongy but I should have resistance sooner in that pedal's travel. I think that's just a matter of adjusting the shoes outward.

The important thing is that the tranny worked flawlessly. No popping out of gear and the synchro for each gear worked perfectly. Not only does not having to pull the transmission save a huge amount of labor but also a major chunk of change. So, those two adjustments and I'm ready for the body!


I'll drive out after church to see it. Pat assured me he'd have it primed so look for pics tomorrow night. I'm going to gently ask if I can get it by the end of next week. That would work well for having Steve & Josh help with loading and unloading it off the trailer I'll borrow from Lyle.

Josh & Aubri and the kids are coming over so Pam can measure for some alterations they need done and then we'll head out to dinner someplace. When we get home I'll put everything together for church tomorrow. I don't think I'll have any trouble sleeping tonight.