The day after Boxing Day dawned bright & sunny as we continued to make our way to keep “she who must be obeyed!” happy, off on a jaunt to buy herself, I might add, a new unit for the lounge
This man of mine sure was keen!
I now know why
“Whilst we’re here shall we just whip into check out the race suits”
Luckily Revolution Racegear Springwood, was only a few blocks away
We looked, we tried on, we ordered, & just as well we did for 6 weeks later it is finally ready

Now, don’t get me wrong, it’s great when the man in your life likes to be budget conscious BUT budget should not in the vocabulary when one is talking race suits, there are some really very nasty looking models out there
As any good husband/wife team knows a compromise must be meet & it was!
Middle of the road was chosen NOT as I had wished the u beaut model but the next one down
The package in the black & yellow Driver Kit Bag
“big enough to keep your entire race gear together in one safe place.!!”
Not just a suit, oh no all the works & jerks, the puller inner a, the lifter upper a, the pusher outer a, Christ are we in bra’s & things! No just kidding
We are talking fabric that is fire resistant, excellent at removing perspiration leaving you comfortable while still retaining a vital insulating air gap for heat protection
And here we have it, double & triple layers of suit, underwear, Balaclava, gloves, socks, & boots all for the princely sum of $ 1,425.00

Ease on down the road

“We need a trial, a practice run”

Too bloody right, thinks I, you needn’t think I will be getting in there & driving off cold turkey!!!

“To see if all is right with towing”

This takes a good few hours of doing what!
Beats me.

Finally slowly Pinepac II is inching towards the ramps, he’s head down arse up, checking, rechecking, I feel I should be singing a rendition of old Mac Donald’s farm, “with a look, look, here & a look, look, there, here a look, there a look, everywhere a look, look!
Now run up to the front of the trailer, lowering the jockey wheel, hooking on winch & up she goes, now the tying down begins, a bit of a push to the front, a bit move to the rear, run down to the wood pile, grab wood, measure, run to the saw, wedge that wood in there, no need for a 14k run tonight sweetheart, you have already run a marathon today

& finally easing on down the road
Thankfully all is well with the world

Throw out bearing

" Did you hear THAT? "

"What?" says I

"That squealing, grinding sort of noise!
SHIT! what’s that noise when I push in the clutch"

What!! You are asking me? I think

"I better get that fixed, don’t want to be on a track somewhere & it goes, down the gurgler would go $150 for the motel & $100 track time to be let down by something that I knew in my mind was faulty"

Ahhh excuse me would that be such a wasted time!!! Motel room! meals out! visiting places new!!

That’s my boy, always thinking, light bulb goes on in his brain

"I bet it’s the throw out bearing"
this man of mine should really have been a mechanic

Hallelujah! the hoist has now come into its own, see it was a good investment after all says he.

He removes the bearing & takes it to the bearing shop & bought the appropriate bearing. Home he trots & installs the said part. Enters mate chriso he’s come around to help refit the gearbox as an hour has gone passed & the #$%^&* THING won’t go back, another 3 hrs later & they discover the internal diameter of the bearing was wrong. Bri takes the bearing back to the shop, “wrong bearing you have given me here mate!” They then discover it has been machined out! 3 shops later Bri’s finally told "they don’t make a bearing like that" he will have to get it machined. Lots of stress later, as at this time he is at week 5 of giving up smoking!! Another 4 days of ringing around trying to find a machine shop that could do the job, no luck. Chriso comes to the rescue once again & knows a guy that could do it, fingers crossed the ceramic cutting tip doesn’t shatter as that would be an extra $200.
All was done without any mishap & the insides of the bearing were machined out 3 mm, wait for the best part, it for free
Oh & Bri got a spare done at the same time, good thinking Watson

Hoist!!!

I need a hoist now!!
Lord give me strength, what? What now? how do you fathom this, this car is perfect in every way a complete rebuild back to original was done a few years ago in NZ, what exactly do you need to do to it!!

Huston we have lift off!

Trailer

Is the expense over yet, not likely, this new baby needs a Trailer to reside upon & the ute can’t really tow it so we need a 4x4 also!!

Shall we just get the basic tyres?? as the mags will cost another $500! asks he. Yeah right!!! we're spending this amount of money to NOT get mags, says I. Ohh that Man knows how to play me for sure. Well off you go then & get it organised!

The Change over

“Listen, my Son, be wise & keep your heart on the right path” Proverbs 28:19
It really is amazing the things, people & situations God puts in our path.
He really must have put the Pinepac II Mustang in Bri’s path at Eastern creek, where he saw it was for sale. The day of the swap came tuesday before Bathurst 2008, we girls thought that this swap over would be all very traumatic, which thankfully didn’t happen, perhaps because the Cobra went & the Mustang now stood in her place.

What the @#%^

Idealic setting, warm barmy evening

ARE YOU FOR REAL!!!!!! I say after he nonchalantly mentions in between a gulp of wine & a drag on a ciggy that he wants to sell the Cobra & buy a Group A Touring car he has seen down at Eastern creek for sale. He runs it by the Children who are all for whatever dad wants to do, it’s ok by them. Well really what is one to do, this man has been good to me, and I really do owe him my life, so the decision is final , the call is made, and the deal is done. Swap cars & a healthy wad of cash in our bank, what more could one ask for! Too easy, so this is ment to be.