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My Montreal GP adventure!

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  1. Birdman

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    nice thread, do you have any sources for 348 wheels? My metrics are really a pita
     
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    Its a nice writeup. Def worth the read.
     
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    I saw you at the FoQ GP party, but i didnt realize it was your CS until you were driving off and i read the plate.. DAN360 :p
     
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    Bit of a giveaway isn't it! It was a nice party, good food, the dealership certainly puts FoNE to shame already and that's before they build a brand new facility across the road.

    FoNE still hasn't broken ground on the new dealership.

    My car was SO dirty from the ride up and I hadn't had a chance to clean it, so I wasn't allowed to park right out front :) Most of the guys that know me, know that its highly likely the CS will be the dirtiest car at any given event!
     
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    Do you have any more pics? Very nice
     
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    Let's say, none that would be appropriate to share with my friends here at F-chat!!! If anyone is a fan of F1 and good times, make Montreal a must see in your lifetime for the race weekend. You won't be disappointed.
     
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    Birdman - holy cow, what a great write-up. Everyone, if you haven't read his travelogue, go and read it right now! I'm amazed you were able to fix it. Had it happened to me, it would have been a VERY EXPENSIVE tow truck ride home....

    Envious of your F1 experience,

    --Dennis
     
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    Thanks Dennis! And sorry I vanished from the pack after we hooked up. As the temperature climbed, I had to bail out to a rest area to let it cool and do more troubleshooting. I forgot my damn walkie talkie! I can't believe you were hanging with David and the gang in your friggin minivan. Those guys were doing 90-110 MPH on that road full of potholes! (Rte 89). That 355 Challenge is LOUD. Man, I was behind that thing for a few minutes and I was so happy when one of the Pcars got in front of me to block the noise!

    I got the long hoses that run front to back out of the car last night and they are so full of rubber chunks peeling off and falling out that it's a miracle I made it home. The whole cooling system will have to be gone through. New hoses, flush it all out, and a recored radiator. The radiator is probably too clogged to repair. Oh well, another couple hundred bucks into the bottomless pit!

    Birdman
     
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    david,
    Can you e-mail me a couple of the pics you can't post!? Now I'm curious!!!

    Jonathan
     
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    They come up cheap on eBay all the time. I got my whole set for $1,000 with lugbolts and tires. The fronts have plenty of tread, the rears had enough for one season. I need to replace them immediately or it probably won't pass inspection after the run to Montreal. but hey, the tires are cheap because they are 17" not TRX!

    The $425 TRX tire price is simply ridiculous. Much cheaper to change wheels.

    Birdman
     
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