It is not the same degree of intimacy as loaning your wife to a buddy for the weekend but it is close. After all the times your friends have patiently listened to you describe the fabulous performance of your GT40 eventually someone is going to ask to drive the car and experience nirvana for themselves.
That weekend finally arrived, tomorrow was a trip up to Prescott, Wickenburg, and 60 miles of twisty foothill roads.
The car was absolutely perfect and ready to make the best impression possible. It was spotless, paint and metal polished to a bright shine, gassed-up, and tuned to a razors edge without the slightest bit of roughness. Tire pressure, balance, and alignment were exact. The ride on the new freeway surface was virtually absent of any perceived vibrations as the car scooted along at 75mph flying 4 inches above the pavement.
So what are the odds that the plastic guide bushing for the shift rod would pick that particular weekend and that particular morning to crack apart? The stock CAV Audi part shifter was ok but with the guide bushing loose it was now like shifting with a fly fishing rod. Even nirvana does not last forever. So here begins the tale of the CAV shift mechanism upgrade.
That weekend finally arrived, tomorrow was a trip up to Prescott, Wickenburg, and 60 miles of twisty foothill roads.
The car was absolutely perfect and ready to make the best impression possible. It was spotless, paint and metal polished to a bright shine, gassed-up, and tuned to a razors edge without the slightest bit of roughness. Tire pressure, balance, and alignment were exact. The ride on the new freeway surface was virtually absent of any perceived vibrations as the car scooted along at 75mph flying 4 inches above the pavement.
So what are the odds that the plastic guide bushing for the shift rod would pick that particular weekend and that particular morning to crack apart? The stock CAV Audi part shifter was ok but with the guide bushing loose it was now like shifting with a fly fishing rod. Even nirvana does not last forever. So here begins the tale of the CAV shift mechanism upgrade.