85 - Yaaaaaaa!

Well here it is Friday the 18th of November 20010 and we have had a win!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You guess it folks, the might Mopar Muscle is again a Mighty Muscle Car. Also our web site http://www.hostsontherun.com.au/, has been given a new lease of life, and my  seeing eye dogs, (glasses) which I broke two weeks ago, have also arrived back here in Mackay fixed. So we have had a real win, win today.

Continuing on, and as per arrangement, we picked up the Val this morning to bring it home for a visit to the motel for the weekend, and boy or boy, the Val just went animal.

We have waited over 2 years for this day........the Val just performed beyond expectations. Ross Torrosi was the mechanic, McAllister Street Mackay, and this guy sure does knows his stuff. In saying that the Val still goes back the workshop on Toooooooosday for a bit of fine toooooning.

However with the re-aligned cam, the compression jumped back up to where it should be, the noisy lifters, were once again quiet, new jets in the Holey Carby, enabled the fuel to be directed properly, and the new coil increased the spark. Although Ross said The Val was a little lumpy when cold, she should settle down once warm. 

"Settle down" was an understatement. Once I drove the Val out of the workshop, and the motor got up the operating temperature...geeeeeezus it took off like a scalded cat. As soon as I put my foot down....yahooooooo, it thundered down the highway, at such a break neck speed.....I felt like a hoon in a "doof doof" machine.......scary stuff. Now that is what it should have done when we had the motor changed.

O'h well, no good living in the past. We have had a lot of fun - albeit very frustrated in the towing performance. But now it's time to move forward, and look ahead to more adventures, without the hassle of an under performing vehicle. WA here we come.....there is no stopping us know...I hope.

We still have some braking issues, fuel pump needs replacing, and the split air bag also has to be attended too. All that is not pressing, and as we still have another 6 weeks of this contract to go, it will get done.

On Monday I am going out to the caravan man to prioritise the repairs on the RetroLiner. We did have a big wish list, but because of the unexpected cost of repairs to the Val.....(worth every cent may I add) the jobs on the RetroLiner will be reduced to the necessary items to get us back on the road. We will leave that for another post.

Sorry no photies folks, however we are havging a BBQ here at the motel on Sunday for the brides' 59th birthday, and some friends from our time here, in the 80's, are coming around to celebrate the occassion. Hopefully some photies if that occassion.

Hope the weather clears.....feeeerk, it hasn't stopped raining since we've been here.

Stay toooooooned.