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Hi folks... Lissa and I are wishing everyone a wonderful Christmas day... This is our new red vehicle. ?

The desert dog finally awoke and didn't look too happy about the white stuff. Dennis

Got some photos from the paint shop....very pretty ?

I gave Buddy TWO Milkbones! My heart is filled with love and giving this Christmas Day. Spent yesterday with my Dad. I've been thinking this Christmas was his last for 10 years. He's too stubborn to die thank goodness. Merry Christmas to you all, dogs included. Cliff

Sitting here with a hoard of relatives, thinking how lucky I am. Also thinking how lucky I am to have more parts than relatives... Hope you get a chance to spend time with some of your hoard as well. Cherish every second. Merry Christmas!!

I hope everyone is having a very merry christmas! I got my present a day early - I got to drive the wee beastie (and ride in it and hear it for the first time since 1986...) Car sounds good - even with needing to rebuild the exhaust system (the Bob Sharp Racing headers are nice) the pipes back are "slightly" rusted and from the glasspack back there is a sizable "chipmunk" hole... (see below for the first start) Gas tank was removed, acid etched, POR15'd and replaced (still need a new sender for fuel level which was reading open and the fuel pump didn't - the diaphragm was stiffer than your muscles on day 2 of your new year's resolution to get back into shape...) The rust on the bottom is light surface rust (the car was not driven in winter and was rust-proofed/undercoated) - In due time that will be cleaned up with a wash and all the spider egg casing removed... Well, the early christmas present was driving - the brakes still need to be bedded in (turned the front rotors and new linings on the rear drums - they still need a slight adjustment so require a hefty push for any woah.) The engine and trans work great! The controls are delicate (as is the thin-rimmed steering wheel) and the non-assisted steering takes a hefty pull at parking speeds... the tires are still slightly square and as a result feels like an old horse-drawn wagon on a dirt trail at 40, and damn scary at 50. So this then yields the question of what to do with tires / wheels. We know there aren't many R14 options. So do I upgrade to 15s? or is there still a 14" tire out there (post 2007 tire thread) that people still like... I don't want to over-tire the thing and kill the steering feel or make it so the car doesn't move around anymore (think GT86 econo tires)... but at the same rate I want to enjoy the canyons and passes near here! And finally, I found a signed letter from Bob Sharp (in a Bob Sharp Racing envelope) congratulating my dad on his new purchase... (Which goes nicely with the BSR license plate holder)

It's been snowing here since about 5:00 this morning and my dog is still snuggled deep in the feather comforter on the bed. He's in for a snowy surprise when he goes out this morning. I hope Santa was good to all of you this year. Dennis

Lake Arrowhead. A nice escape from the desert when it's 120º in the summer and 20 minutes from a ski resort in the winter.

Not in the 60s where I am today. 5,750 feet above sea level in the local mountains......where it snows and people ski. Dennis

Haaa! I'm with you Jim. I have more Z pistons and rods than relatives I actually like.

The way I bench bled a master was to use short sections of line from the bottom ports looped up and into the reservoirs. Work the master until no more bubbles appear

Merry Christmas everyone!

My dad bought my mom a vacuum in the mid-70's and she's still mad about it! I learned my lesson at an early age and never made that mistake. ? Merry Christmas everybody!

Why do the perfect Christmas gifts always show up when its too late? Next year I know what to get uncle Kevin at least...

Don't forget the cats too! Merry Christmas everyone!!! Sent from my rotary phone using Classic Zcar Club mobile

Awesome paint work. The battery tray looks great and it is such a hard spot to paint!!!

Cool!!! I got one of these although I think I could use another for my "other hole".

Started clean-up work on the differential and half-shafts. And...Merry Christmas Everyone!!!

Adorable. Merry Christmas Jai.

Merry Christmas.

Front reservoir is for rear brakes and rear is for front brakes. Are you getting fluid out of the rear bleeders? Did you bench bleed the MC? If not, do that first. Put a 6" long hose from the front bleed port on the side of the MC and with the cap off, put the other end into the reservoir under the fluid line. Crack the bleeder just enough to get flow and slowly pump the brake pedal. Close the bleeder and repeat for the rear port. Once done you can start bleeding the rear wheel cylinders starting with the driver's rear. If you are not getting fluid, you have a blockage somewhere. Either a hose has collapsed, you have gunk in a line, or there is something in the proportioning valve.

Post a picture. Stand it on end so that people can imagine it taking up not much space in their garage. Put two starter bolts in so you don't damage the input shaft. Put a bow on it.

So say good bye to the pretty yellow "Biting the bullet" The upside is, I get to get rid of this

Got this today, best gift ever! Sent from my OP 3T using Classic Zcar Club mobile