LonePhantom WROTE:
"Damn nice cars there!
Yes, indeed. It reminded me of a scene from the Italian Job pulling into littlebear's drive! So good to see so many Micras parked along side each other in Adelaide.
I'll admit I am the proud owner of Charlotte now. I had fallen in love with her the moment Yom introduced the S2 to CMF. I've still got his video as well as a bunch of his first pics somewhere on my laptop. When he sold it on, I was keen, but I couldn't justify the trip from Adelaide to QLD at the time.
I've been hiding in the woodwork for a few years, I had considered buying Geoff_W’s SuperS back in 96 before its turbo install, but pulled out knowing I’d need the money for my house and the current/ongoing Datsun debacle. I had sold my Red LX to my sister about 4 months ago and regretted it.
I knew that littlebear had Charlotte and Flea and when he bought WhiteKnight, I was patiently waiting for some for sale posts, when they didn't pop up, I eventually forgot about it. Until recently, when I decided there was nothing else I could imagine driving other than a Micra, and the old Mazda 626 was costing me 14lt/100km to run, I had had enough.
I collected Charlotte on Tuesday night and have had a couple days to get properly acquainted. It is great to be back in a k11. I can fully appreciate the sadness Yom and littlebear must have felt to see her drive off with a new owner. There is something about it that feels just right. The interior is small and tight, with out feeling unsafe and cramped, all the dials and gauges are always within reach and clear view. I can see all corners of the car with out having to strain. There are no squeaks, knocks or rattles from the near immaculate interior. No concerning engine noise or smoke. I could go on and on about it…
Littlebear was good enough to install a replacement gearbox for me, but held off long enough for the JUN 3.6kg Ultra-Lightweight flywheel to come in, and he had that put in at the same time. It is an absolute dream, there is so much more pep from the engine just from this mod. I do not know why they didn’t have something this light from the factory. There is no difficulties with launch or idle at all.
I have a list of things I want to do over the next couple weeks with Charlotte, just a good honest clean and general tidy-up, but if I have a chance over the weekend, I’ll get a couple pics of the JUN flywheel up here as well as some other things.
I’m sure that having Charlotte in the garage is going to make saving for my wedding next year a lot harder, but the fiancé will have to cope lol.
I won’t let Charlotte disappear into the history of CMF like what has happened with Blue_Monster. You’ll hear more from me.
Tom.
