About as bad a day as it can get.
Wasn't sure where to put this, so I figured here. If any one actually bothers to read through this, thank you for your time. For the weekend I figured I'd drive the Plymouth from Bradenton to Ocala to hang out with family. On the way up, it started surging from fuel starvation. I found this a bit strange having a clean tank, new sending unit, new lines, new pump, and new filter. Was also strange that I had been doing 70mph for nearly 100 miles; backed off to 60 and it was fine. I get up here and figure it's Saturday, let's go to OldTown in Kissimee for their car cruise. Does the same surging trying to do 70, so I just run in the slow lane at 60. About 1/3 into the trip, right rear tire blows. A little odd because the tires are daily new and I've never run over anything. Spare gets put on and away we go. Getting onto I4 from the turnpike, I hear a bang with a metallic ping going down the ramp. I didn't see anything in on the road in the mirror, so I pull over. Driver torsion broke in half about seven inches back from the control arm. So, I limp it the last 25 miles and get in the show, park the car and wander off. I come back to it an hour later to put something I bought in it and the guy with the car next to me comes over saying I had to leave because security was looking to kick me out. This made no sense being I haven't done anything to be thrown out. As I'm trying to figure out what this guy is trying to tell me, security shows up telling I can't have my car there, I have to get it out, and don't bring it back until I'm done with my project. My car may not be in the best condition, but she's a reliable daily driver that still looks pretty good and I don't plan on restoring it. Apparently people can't appreciate a classic in unrestored condition. I drove the 80 miles back with no real problem and I don't have much choice but to drive it back to Bradenton with a now removed torsion bar, but I've never been kicked out of a car show for having a car that isn't restored and the Plymouth is the nicest looking car I have; not the best running due to a weak cylinder, but it looks nice from a distance. I even had a trophy sitting in the front seat that it won at a local car show. Oh well, **** happens, I'll get over it. Just needed somewhere to let it out since I don't really have any people I talk to, and the family I came up to see were with me. I'm going to NPD tomorrow to see if they might have a torsion bar, but I may end up just driving it as-is home and go see a friend that I know will have one. So, if you made it to the end, thanks for putting up with me and my old piece of junk.
Wasn't sure where to put this, so I figured here. If any one actually bothers to read through this, thank you for your time. For the weekend I figured I'd drive the Plymouth from Bradenton to Ocala to hang out with family. On the way up, it started surging from fuel starvation. I found this a bit strange having a clean tank, new sending unit, new lines, new pump, and new filter. Was also strange that I had been doing 70mph for nearly 100 miles; backed off to 60 and it was fine. I get up here and figure it's Saturday, let's go to OldTown in Kissimee for their car cruise. Does the same surging trying to do 70, so I just run in the slow lane at 60. About 1/3 into the trip, right rear tire blows. A little odd because the tires are daily new and I've never run over anything. Spare gets put on and away we go. Getting onto I4 from the turnpike, I hear a bang with a metallic ping going down the ramp. I didn't see anything in on the road in the mirror, so I pull over. Driver torsion broke in half about seven inches back from the control arm. So, I limp it the last 25 miles and get in the show, park the car and wander off. I come back to it an hour later to put something I bought in it and the guy with the car next to me comes over saying I had to leave because security was looking to kick me out. This made no sense being I haven't done anything to be thrown out. As I'm trying to figure out what this guy is trying to tell me, security shows up telling I can't have my car there, I have to get it out, and don't bring it back until I'm done with my project. My car may not be in the best condition, but she's a reliable daily driver that still looks pretty good and I don't plan on restoring it. Apparently people can't appreciate a classic in unrestored condition. I drove the 80 miles back with no real problem and I don't have much choice but to drive it back to Bradenton with a now removed torsion bar, but I've never been kicked out of a car show for having a car that isn't restored and the Plymouth is the nicest looking car I have; not the best running due to a weak cylinder, but it looks nice from a distance. I even had a trophy sitting in the front seat that it won at a local car show. Oh well, **** happens, I'll get over it. Just needed somewhere to let it out since I don't really have any people I talk to, and the family I came up to see were with me. I'm going to NPD tomorrow to see if they might have a torsion bar, but I may end up just driving it as-is home and go see a friend that I know will have one. So, if you made it to the end, thanks for putting up with me and my old piece of junk.
