Here's some pics from today. Only got one at the meet itself before I dropped the camera. The rest are at Will's place...

First one is Feds repairing a blown brake hard line. Jeez, and this is BEFORE the cruise!

There one of Vipernicus getting ready to use John's toy - a legitimate Mazda rotary compression tester!

Stupid weather! Again!

 

And the last one....


Thanks to Will for his hospitality, and what would have been a great view if the weather was better.

 

how many cars were there? doesn't seem like many.

 

Jamie, do you ever have the idea that bringing your car to the Ottawa cruise is a bad idea?

 

Smaller turnout this year, I blame the weather mostly.

But it was still fun, and I got to do a compression test on my car thanks to John's official mazda digital rotary compression tester

Jon

 

Plenty of cars showed up on sat... as many as usual. And none of them melted!

 

Lots today on the cruise, and my compression-fitting-in-the-parking-lot-in-the-rain-brake-fluid-everywhere brake fix held up great!

We're still waiting to hear the total for the carnage, but this was a pretty interesting meet.

 

For a rainy saturday, the car turnout was quite astonishing. Esp the FB's!!!

 

yet again ottawa takes it toll on fed's rx7.

 

Feds did just fine. Some others, not so much... Wtf is the attraction between FBs and ditches?


Just got in. I've got a whole lotta pics to sort through. I'll try to get some up shortly...

 

351 pictures wiped out all the flash cards I had taken.

I'm posting them in the thread below to give the 56k guys a chance to avoid some misery.


https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...11#post5678011

 

more pics as well:
http://mx-3.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=51762

 

this has to be the MOST UNSAFE JACKING JOB I'VE EVER SEEN!

wow.

cos it sure looks to me like along with no stand/tire/something under the car, that only about 1/4 of the jack is actually attached to the rocker panel, with the rest "jacking" up midair!

Remind me never to go under a car you've jacked up.

nice car though. Please don't let it squish you.

rest of the pics are awesome though, in both threads Wish I coulda made it out.

 

Not to be a dead horse or anything but If you are under those shitty circumstances throw the wheel (that Is doing absolutely nothing for you at that point besides being In your way) below the rocker, next to the jack.



Last thing we want reported Is a member not being able to drive his car home for something than could have otherwise been avoided.



Looks like you guys had a good time. Keep those pics coming.

 

blah blah blah, where was our "other" fearless leader this weekend? Jon represented in true "moderookie" style.

there were many people standing around the car giving "wonderful supportive and encouraging" comments who would have helped lift the lil 7 off Jamie had we heard much "wailing and gnashing of teeth".

after riding many hours in the cold and rain on my bike (leaning sideways into the wind so as not to be blown into oncoming traffic) I was hard pressed to remember why I wanted to ride it to Ottawa

I had a blast though.
there's something appealing about roling on the throttle in 6th gear and passing people with ease. almost like I was driving an FD eh?

 

I couldn't make It out Leigh, but I don't what Is It to you. Coincidently, I saw Feds FB a couple of weekends ago awaiting pick up. Looking nice!

 

Yes, I would have helped lift the car with my free hand. The other one was keeping Leigh's hair nice with an umbrella...

 

Actually, the jack is not on the rocker panel at all, but on the suspension support (where the lower trailing arm bolts to the body). Much stronger, and flatter.

I should have put the wheel under the axle, but since
1. I could fit under the spot I was working without the jack, and
2. I was not pushing/pulling/otherwise moving the car while I was under there, I took the risk.

Yell all you want about the jacking job, but risk-assessment wise, I am much more concerned about what was going on sunday morning in PQ, than what went on Saturday in Kanata.

 

Hey whose white 323GTX is that in the pictures on the MX3 board? I love those cars... that one looks to be in great condition... I'm jealous :p

 

It's nfs05's. He just got it shipped from BC. See how dirty it is? Seems not even deadend roads can stop that thing

 

lol... damn peer pressure

 

If mine is any indication - 2nd gear, + wet road, + 2500 rpm or more, + gas pedal = rear end kicks out almost faster than you can catch it (even with my lsd).

 

Thanks Tony, I have to get back in and re-finish the interior, but she's damned close to "finished"