'83 3.8L, 50 MPG, big brakes

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Re: '83 3.8L, 50 MPG, big brakes

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looking good, I like the colour .......... or color as you say in the US.
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Just shattered the passenger window. Driver's side for those in the UK.
How's a right-handed bloke supposed to rip clean powershifts when he's sitting on the wrong side of the car?
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economiser wrote:Just shattered the passenger window. Driver's side for those in the UK.
How's a right-handed bloke supposed to rip clean powershifts when he's sitting on the wrong side of the car?
we're ambidextrous, another of our many talents ;)
bad news about the window :( .... a trip to the junk yard beckons then?

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Yep, plus there are other bits and pieces.
I'm despairing of having it ready in time. Bleeding the clutch hasn't made the racing slave cylinder begin moving yet, I haven't gotten the engine cranked yet, and this morning my father died in his sleep.
OTOH, I may be spending 3 months 160 KM SW of Oslo very soon, where my fiancee's family lives.
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Sorry to hear about your father, but I'm sure you will win through with the car.

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What to say.......My Sympathies.
I remember vividly the day my Dad died. It was a long time ago now but it stays with you.

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very sorry to hear about your father, my sympathies to you and your family. Your car seems very close to being finished now, looking good.

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Very sad news indeed, a difficult time for all, you have my sympathies.
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