4/23/10

Well, I'm afeared I have to admit it, I'm too fat. I have started to limit myself to one Dr. Pepper a day, granted it is 32oz but still, and am trying to cut back on other junk. I'm even watching how I snack when vegging out in front of the TV at night. I haven’t weighed myself but I can tell a difference in how I feel. I don't make nearly as many “Old Man Noises” when I stand up either. Now here’s the real shocker: I'm beginning to develop a taste for, dare I say it, Diet ‘Tard Fuel! Yep, of all the diet drinks I've tried, Mountain Dew’s version is the least offensive to my palate. In fact, I just washed down a piece of birthday cake with a Diet ‘Tard Fuel. Yeah, I know, birthday cake is bad. I said I'm trying, not that I'm being 100% successful. I'll go back to un-sweet tea at restaurants, because I still cannot stomach plain water. Maybe, if I can keep this up, I'll be able to hop in and out of The Seven easier too. Speaking of which, nice segue way eh, I had lunch with John just now and we discussed the plans for going to the shop. Samantha has a thing in the morning so John will either be free to “shop” Saturday afternoon or perhaps Sunday. He’ll know better tonight and is supposed to let me know. I'll probably take The Seven down there when I get up anyway so I can either adjust the valves and re-torque the head bolts before he arrives or have a look at Nadine while I wait. Of course adjusting the valves sure is easier with two people. I don't know, we’ll see. Another thing we discussed over lunch, a big assed bowl of Pho from Pho King Way, was what are “we” going to do with Nadine. I said my plan was to yank the nose and radiator then try to get a socket on the crank. This sounds familiar, have we discussed this yet? Anyhoo, if the engine turns over, I'll try to use it as is with a little refreshing of accessible bits. If it won't turn, then we’ll fall back and make a decision. Alternate engine options were bandied about but nothing really excites me. John suggested I drive one to see just how dedicated to “keeping it stock” I really want to be. If the thing is a total turd with the two liter “tractor motor” I'd like to know that before dropping a whole ton of cash on it, especially if a Datsun L-20b would wake the thing up and make it really fun. I wonder if there is enough room for an L-series six under that bonnet. THAT would be tits! Very few things sound better than a Datsun straight six with a rorty zorst. Oh crap, I'm beginning to think this is a good idea. I need to pull back on the reigns a bit here. OK, I just sent an e-mail to a Triumph guy asking if he knows of a TR3 owner willing to let a Newbie behind the wheel for a test drive. I'll contact Jeff Sloan as well, probably, and see what he has to say. I just heard back and as expected, he’s a “purist.” I can understand that attitude. I've got nothing against it. I even agree with it to a certain extent. In fact, I am loathe to molest this particular car due to (tee hee, I said doo doo) its history. He went on to say that Jeff has just acquired a TR3B and is sure we can find me some seat time in an old Triumph. Hmm, I really need to get cracking on that car and see what’s what with it. So, I guess with all of that said, I'm going to call it a rant. Have a day. In fact, take two.