500th Issue of Option Magazine Article on My FD
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500th Issue of Option Magazine Article on My FD
A friend in San Francisco, Wendell Yamado, sent me pictures of the new 500th issue of Option Magazine featuring my car. I hope to get a copy soon and get it translated.
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Thanks, Matt. I can't wait to see what they said. When they were here, there was a real language barrier.
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Thanks, David. Wasn't sure it would be used. They visited me in April and its the October issue. Wendell Yamatto got me one copy and I snagged 2 on eBay. I emailed the publisher and asked for more but haven't heard back. Someone told me they weren't selling any more. Maybe its the 500th issue thing? Anyway, 2 people have volunteered to translate it and I'll merge the two and post it all up at some point. I found that when the Japanese translate these kind of articles, there can be a lot of differences in the translations...
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Option put some pictures of my car in an earlier edition I got in March. Probably the May edition. Taken at Sevenstock XX. Not sure I ever posted them here. Rough translation thanks to Colin Dyvig..."ITB attached to 30 - tar! It is surprising to see the engine room though it is FD 3 S which is not much impact and looks good! It was converted to 20b type 3 rotor and turned out to be the NA specification equipped with 50mm independent throttle made by EFI Hardware. By using the 13B type side housing with side port machining and controlling with MoTeC M 800, the maximum output is about 400 hp. I heard a story about an elderly owner like a veteran who was slowly crawling around the car and heard a story, he said that he participated from Pennsylvania all the way to the east coast."
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Gordon,
Thank you for sharing snippets of the article. Congrats on being featured in the magazine! I have yet to see your FD in person but perhaps our paths will cross in the future? It is always a pleasure to see photos of your FD. Do you have any photos of it with the Testarossa?
Thank you for sharing snippets of the article. Congrats on being featured in the magazine! I have yet to see your FD in person but perhaps our paths will cross in the future? It is always a pleasure to see photos of your FD. Do you have any photos of it with the Testarossa?
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Gordon,
Thank you for sharing snippets of the article. Congrats on being featured in the magazine! I have yet to see your FD in person but perhaps our paths will cross in the future? It is always a pleasure to see photos of your FD. Do you have any photos of it with the Testarossa?
Thank you for sharing snippets of the article. Congrats on being featured in the magazine! I have yet to see your FD in person but perhaps our paths will cross in the future? It is always a pleasure to see photos of your FD. Do you have any photos of it with the Testarossa?
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#18
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Damn. I am NOT elderly. I am OLD.
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Btw, there are more than a few Flynn-provided parts in there.
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Thank you for the future invite. And thanks for sharing those pics. Both cars are sharp looking! I am envious on many levels...the car collection and the garage to name 2. Are you looking to adopt a son? Because I am available!
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Thanks, George, but, I'm so old, I'd have to be your grandfather...
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There's a very small Moto Guzzi 254 on the bike lift. It's the smallest 4 cylinder production bike at 231cc's. Have 10 bikes now. Mostly smaller. I sold my 900SS and my 916 2 years ago or so. Limiting my bikes to smaller displacement, lighter weight bikes only.
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