@ayilar, how was the drive with the refreshed 318? Big difference?
As the always funny
@Trace 300 Hurst pointed out, the difference was hard to miss
I drove the car for a couple of hours around the speed limit, varying speed and load so as not to stress the engine too much -- I will give more gas when the car goes north to stay with
@71Polara383 in a few weeks.
@david hill also fixed the heater controls (which worked, but were very hard to move -- they now feel buttery), the convertible top mechanism (it was moving well, but now is great and it remains properly aligned on the way down, something that had started being an issue last year), realigned the windows and serviced the rolling mechanisms, etc.
There are a few things left to do:
1. rebuild the P/S pump (the original started leaking a bit last fall, and it's gotten worse);
2. fix an exhaust leak: David told me that he noticed the tell-tale tick right away when he got the car, though it had never struck me -- but now of course I notice it; again, this is something that was not an issue when I bought the car and got it back on the road back in 2018, but it needs fixed -- possibly by changing the front of the exhaust (Waldron's will be the supplier);
3. replace the plug wires -- they were replaced in 2018, but David tells me it is time and, looking at them, I agree -- I have a set from Electric Limited that I plan to use;
4. find cat whiskers (the driver's door one especially is dried up, leading to a rattle that was not there before);
5. replace the original top: this is not absolutely necessary, but the original (which looked great when I bought the car, as it had not been used for 32 years) now looks ragged and I'll have to bite the bullwet. Snow White, Poppy's N-code sister, will get a new top first -- and if I am happy with the results then so will Poppy.
The plan is to bring Poppy to the 7th C-body show organized by
@sixpkrt and get the above items taken care: 1 and 3 before Volo, 2-4-5 in late summer and fall.
