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Well, finally got the thing running. Of course I've gone through the whole braking system, the trans, the linkage for same and the throttle linkage. Not a small job. Many hours of labor intensive detail.
I can't really take it on the road at this point, mainly because I still have no windshield, but I tried to get it up to speed in the back alley. Preliminarily the results are not bad. Actually the first run I had some wobble from the affected side, but after changing out the top control arm which was obviously bent, I can't tell if I have a problem. I really anticipated some kind of a problem, but the truth is I won't really know until I get the car up to real speed, up to at least sixty where I would imagine some kind of harmonic balancing thing will take affect. The steering seems to have pretty decent response, not unlike my C, and if I take my hands off the wheel the car goes straight ahead. Plus, if I brake with my hands off the wheel the car brakes evenly.
It's really too early to determine conclusively at this point, but I figure if problems should occur at higher speeds then at that point it'll either need more refinment, or even the worst case scenario, have to be reset. Either way I'm prepared to go the distance.
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