It's hard to describe why this car is fun. It's not fast and it's tough to drive compared to my modern car. It does sound and look fantastic, but you can experience that without the car moving. I just feel good driving it. And describing what good feels like is not something I think that I can do in the same way that I can't explain why green is my favorite color. It is impossible not to smile while driving the car.
I finished redoing the ignition system this fall. I don't know exactly what was giving me trouble and why it took me so long but it doesn't matter anymore. I've made it work. It runs, and it runs really well. Even starts on the first crank, too. Pretty amazing.
That first drive after everything was correct was smooth and enjoyable...it reaffirmed a lot of things for me and not just about this car. This is something that I really enjoy doing.
I've had a lot help from brother Steve and cousin Zane, both of whom provided help as well as motivation to get the car right. It makes it a lot easier having a couple extra sets of hands and extra minds to bounce ideas off of.
Unfortunately, my brother discovered a fuel leak the next morning. Zane and I decided to remove the fuel tank to do a full inspection, which was horribly messy since we had to drain the gas. The tank is in great shape but the gasket for the fuel gauge sending unit needs replacing. Good news in the end since that's a simple fix, but we could have saved some trouble and replaced that with the tank still on the car. I'll take the opportunity to give the tank a fresh coat of paint.
The to-do list is still a bit long and I've got a lot of parts ready to go on. At some point soon I'll need to take the car to a shop for the roll bar install. But after I put the fuel tank back in, I can hop in and drive anywhere. That a pretty good feeling.
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