{FORGED?} Re: Hornet status

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On June 7, 2005 Tom Jennings wrote:

> Drove to work today in the ex-project Hornet. 45 miles each way,
> LA freeways. I stuck to a moderate 60 - 70 mph (or thereabouts,
> speedo gear seems off a tooth or two), ran perfectly. Smooth, no
> vibrations (even with the short driveshaft).
> 
> The carb sucks. Flat spot where the other bbl opens. Choke setup
> is AFU.  The Usual, tunable.
> 
> So I do think the cam is non-stock. It idles funny; rough but not
> misfiring.  Never owned a car with a lumpy cam (since my
> SC/Rambler but that was in 1974 or so). Smooths out around 1000
> rpm. On the way home, I pushed it faintly harder. Performance
> above 65 mph surprised me; I got to 80 pretty damn quick, and it
> showed no sign of letting off. With the 2.73 axle 70mph=2500rpm,
> 80mph=2900rpm.
> 
> I'm still running the cheap oil I used at startup. I never found
> any water signs (eg. no white foamy) so I guess it all drained and
> evap'ed OK. I'll change it Thursday anyways, it'll have 250 miles
> on it. It was some no-name stuff from NAPA (rated 10W-30, not
> "virgin" or whatever).
> 
> Throttle cable and/or is way too stiff, gotta fix that, plus the
> brake pedal seems to bind at the top of travel (foot off), it's
> linkage or pedal backstop, once it's off the stop (but no braking)
> it's perfectly fine.
> 
> I've got skinny good-quality Nitto traction A/temperature A tires
> (195/70-R14) on 6" wide wheels; factory geometry (0 camber, 1
> caster, 1/8" toe) all new parts. Front tires squeal rounding
> corners. Odd. Usual Rambler understeer but nothing serious, and
> it's smooth and consistent, no funny noises or nonlinearities.
> Tires should have all the mold release worn off by now I'd think,
> but maybe not (< 100 miles).
> 
> The springs came from ESPO. They ride fine; the car is as tight as
> a brand new car, but ride height is too tall, even for me, and I
> like tall cars. The rate seems correct (compression on chuckholes
> and steps in the road) so I hope they collapse a bit.
> 
> I'm gonna get a rear sway bar, and make a panhard, "soon", but I
> want to save my pennies and get rid of this carburetor. Chokes,
> fast-idles, all that crap, I'm over it.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> .
Glad to hear you had s sucessful test run. What do you have to do in the way of emissions on your hybrid Hornet?
"Doc"







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