15th of April 2004

FIRST TEST DRIVE!!!

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1. Peeking out of the garage. Pushed by force. The 2x5 planks I had to use because otherwise the oil sump would ground on the small threshold of the garage doors. Imagine how I found that out? (I had actually expected it...

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2. Driving down the small incline after letting things properly warm up.

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3. Back up. More difficult than it looks because I had no rear view mirrors and the seat kinda makes it hard to twist and turn.

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4. Back into the garage after getting up to full operating temperature. Noticed one small oil leak on the oil cooler fitting and managed to almost boil the coolant because I forgot to tighten the expansion tank cap before the thermostat opened. I won't make that mistake again...


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