Scotty
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Thanks to all of you and Al Mason, you can add another running Alpine on the streets; This morning I drove my SIV for the first time.
It has been a project since forever and this morning I got in, fired it up and put it in gear with the intention of driving her to DMV to get the inspection for her tags.
As you might have suspected, I did not make it to DMV lol. Here's what happend:
So I fire the car up and the Weber I picked up from SS runs abit lean, almost too lean. Once I rev her, put her in gear and drive and beyond a rough idle that kind of rattled, the SIV runs wonderfully. I'm a pretty new manual driver, so I chalk up most issues to user error and acquiring experience on a brand new clutch disc.
First gear SUCKS. I'm assuming it's for driving in parking lots and such. Second gear gets things done and third gear is where it's at. This sounds like a dingaling question, so forgive me, but at what mph does most of you shift into second? I was doing it around... 12 mph.
So I drove, stopped for gas (no leaks, a little smell but greatly improved after I tightened the clamps.). I have some issues with stopping at a stop light while driving a stick because I kept stalling it out. I'll learn, I'll learn lol. The Speedo came to life when I hit 20MPH, which surprised me. Ordered a Speedo Cable and will replace.
All this time my GF is driving right behind me to make sure my lights work and that I'm safe. Definite keeper.
I get about twelve blocks, stop at a stop light and the SIV suddenly loses power. Did I get mad? Nope, I laughed, got out and pushed it in neutral to the side. Like a moron, I assumed the battery wasn't getting charged and my gf took it to Autozone to check it. Turns out one of my distributor wires came off, something I knew about and totally forgot. I plugged it back in, wrapped it with tape and the car came back to life. Drove it home. I'll try DMV later on.
Even though his morning's drive turned out to be more of a shakedown cruise, all it did was excite and inspire me.
The one thing my GF was saying was my brake lights, which have new bulbs, were dim and one side worked but was kind of hard to see. The turn signals, which use the same Sylvania bulbs the brakes got, were really bright on both sides with no worries. I'm running a flasher on its own line that works with LEDS, so does anyone know of a brand or kind that would directly plug in to our sockets out of the box?
It has been a project since forever and this morning I got in, fired it up and put it in gear with the intention of driving her to DMV to get the inspection for her tags.
As you might have suspected, I did not make it to DMV lol. Here's what happend:
So I fire the car up and the Weber I picked up from SS runs abit lean, almost too lean. Once I rev her, put her in gear and drive and beyond a rough idle that kind of rattled, the SIV runs wonderfully. I'm a pretty new manual driver, so I chalk up most issues to user error and acquiring experience on a brand new clutch disc.
First gear SUCKS. I'm assuming it's for driving in parking lots and such. Second gear gets things done and third gear is where it's at. This sounds like a dingaling question, so forgive me, but at what mph does most of you shift into second? I was doing it around... 12 mph.
So I drove, stopped for gas (no leaks, a little smell but greatly improved after I tightened the clamps.). I have some issues with stopping at a stop light while driving a stick because I kept stalling it out. I'll learn, I'll learn lol. The Speedo came to life when I hit 20MPH, which surprised me. Ordered a Speedo Cable and will replace.
All this time my GF is driving right behind me to make sure my lights work and that I'm safe. Definite keeper.
I get about twelve blocks, stop at a stop light and the SIV suddenly loses power. Did I get mad? Nope, I laughed, got out and pushed it in neutral to the side. Like a moron, I assumed the battery wasn't getting charged and my gf took it to Autozone to check it. Turns out one of my distributor wires came off, something I knew about and totally forgot. I plugged it back in, wrapped it with tape and the car came back to life. Drove it home. I'll try DMV later on.
Even though his morning's drive turned out to be more of a shakedown cruise, all it did was excite and inspire me.
The one thing my GF was saying was my brake lights, which have new bulbs, were dim and one side worked but was kind of hard to see. The turn signals, which use the same Sylvania bulbs the brakes got, were really bright on both sides with no worries. I'm running a flasher on its own line that works with LEDS, so does anyone know of a brand or kind that would directly plug in to our sockets out of the box?
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