Sudden unexpected day off and good weather. Doesn't take a rocket
science to know what comes next
Took one of the grandchild who is keen on cars and working towards
being a mechanic out for a run over Xmas. He loved it But as usual
with a passenger we grounded the exhaust pipe mount at regular
intervals. You will recall that I had raised the front suspension
about 1" to stop grounding the sump, and much later raised the back
end about 1" to compensate and to try and stop the grounding. It
was partially successful and reduced the grounding but not
completely.
So decided it was time to raise the back end another 1" and see
what happens. So did that, and also took the precaution of adding
a lock nut to the lower suspension bolt. Probably unnecessary but
better to be safe than sorry.
Then took her around my standard 25 mile test circuit (Grantham and
back on a circular route, nice mix of country roads, villages, turns
and the A1). First impressions are good, she didn't ground once and
I even managed to stay on the left hand side of the road leaving the
village when I normally have to go on the right
hand side to avoid a vicious bump in the road. Handling is fine,
although I got the impression she was a bit more lively on the bumpy
roads and jumped about a bit more than before. Don't mind that,
adds to the fun, as long as she carries on going in the direction I
point here
And she was rock-solid at 70mph on the A1, which wasn't unexpected
as raising the back end should increase the aerodynamic downforce.
Fun day
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