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September 19, 2005: More driving!
The car's pretty happy. The throttle response is fantastic and the car pulls hard. I spent some time tuning the computer and even managed to get rid of most of the flames on overrun. There are still some little problems though. The throttles don't always close fully unless I snap them closed but that's only obvious driving in traffic - I'll find I have an 1100 rpm idle at a light. I'll have a close look at the linkage. It seems to be related to heat. The car also seems much more eager to turn left than right. It could be my weight or it could be a toe problem in the rear. Eyeballing things, it appears the right rear is toed out but I don't trust the rear fenders to be straight. I'll check it today with tools instead of eyeballs.

Polishing the spare wheels yesterday revealed that the perfect tool for the job is seveal grades of Scotchbrite (or a reasonable facsimilie thereof) because it's fast and easy to use. The new wheels look good and are being painted now. I also cut up plywood for the new, lower windshield and discovered that the aluminum channel I use for the frame is no longer available in 8' lengths. All I can get is 4' but that's not enough to go around the windshield. Argh. I'll have to find a solution to that.

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