Project- Bills Buggy
Well... Its been two weeks of fun.. But the buggy is down again LOL .. went to a couple shows this weekend and wound up with a couple issues.. (I knew there would be issues... figured they woulda happened right out of the gate, but the Dart was kind and held off an extra week) .. First thing to note is it has been crazy hot this weekend.. especially for this time of the year.. mid to upper 90's, and super humid.. but the buggy has been running very hot.. It has a 185 thermostat, and usually she has always hung around 190... well yesterday and today, cruising down the road, shes at 205-210, and if I stop at a light, the needle climbs rapidly.. She didnt outright overheat, but she was leaving her anti-freeze mark LOL .. The only thing we changed under the hood was an aluminum intake and that Holley 650 double pumper.. It used to be cast intake, and Q-junk .. I also noticed, climbing a hill in 2nd gear, the buggy was pinging.. we are thinking I need to fatten up the carb some... that maybe shes running too lean, which would cause it to run hot... so.. thats one issue that needs addressed...
The 2nd issue (and could've been a catastrophic one) is rear tires.. I was running 225-60-14's out back for several years.. but I had kind of worn those tires smooth.. nearing the end of the project and strapped for cash, my buddy had a set of 245-60-14's laying around in his garage.. they had great tread, but had been there a while.. they looked good, no dry-rot.. good way to finish things off and get the buggy out.. right? .. um.. well.. no.. on the way back from the car show we were at today, my buddy was following me in his Cordoba, when we got back to the garage he told me the car was parked until I can afford tires.. there is a bubble in the side wall of the drivers side rear tire.. on the inside of the tire.. the size of 2 fists!! its not a may-pop.. its a will-pop.. that was refreshing to see after I had just done a 65 mph cruise down the high-way..
So.. the buggy is parked.. I cant afford new skins right now, and unfortunatley the tire industry has drifted away from 14" wheels.. So when I do manage to find a set of 245-60-14's, Im gonna pay dearly for them... On the bright side, I had the time of my life the past 2 weekends with the buggy.. She hopefully wont be down for long..