Fun Run for End of October

[HarryT]

Four of our Fieros and six people showed up for the Fall Fun Run.  Charlie, Harry and Karin, Tim, Steve (Tin Man) and his daughter Hannah.  We all had a great run and lunch.  Tim was in his car for a change and proved to be a great driver even though he finished the last half of the run without brakes.  Coming in and going out on our gravel road, Tim said his car had never been that dirty.  Charlie said his cradle felt like it trying to leave the car, Steve was having trouble with his clutch, but for a change The Little Black Car had no problems and Harrys  (My) kidneys behaved today.
You all missed a fun day.  Hopefully next run everyone will be mended and all vehicles running.
Harry and Karin

[Fierofool]

Tim and I got back without event.  I had a great time today.  Much more relaxing even through some of the roads could easily fit into RFTH.  Great scenery and company.  Steve and Hannah, it was great to meet you two.  Hope Hannah got back in time for her function.  I'll be posting a few pictures as soon as I get them downloaded and resized and have another cup of coffee.  Harry, Karin, Tim and I ended a great day with some of Karin's delicious home made deserts.  I would have made the 100 mile drive just for that.  And Karin, I did give Melanie the desert you sent to her.  She also thought it was delicious.  Thank you and thank you both for hosting the day. 

[Fiero GTB]

Well, I had images of limping the Mera back to Atlanta using my feet for Fred Flinstone brakes, but the cool night air and some help from Above got them cooled down enough to restore about 80-85% of normal function.  Same problem as when this happened on the RFTH scouting run; I'll just need to run it up to Firestone tomorrow and get the brake lines bled again.

That said, I believe this will be the Swan Song for the Mera as far as any out-of-the-city events go.  As much fun as it was, I'll stick to driving the FiHERO parts wagon from now on.

The Mera is filthy!  You could say it was drove hard and put away dusty tonight.  Because it was. ;- )

Now, if I can get my new computer sorted out, I will post some photos within the next few days.

Harry, Karin... thanks soooo much for inviting us up and for feeding us and giving us a tour of your beautiful home!

Best,

FGTB (Maybe I should change this to Forget to Get The Brakes serviced?)

 

[Fierofool]

Table Rock Mountain from the South face.


Another View of Table Rock Mountain from the South face.


And a third view from the south.


Table Rock from the Northeast side as viewed from Caesar's Head State Park Overlook.  Our elevation is 3208 feet.



Fieros on a roll.


The reservoir at White Water Falls State Park, SC  Lake Jocassee from the lookout at Bad Creek


White Water Falls.

[HarryT]

Tim;
I wish that I had, had my laser thermometer with me yesterday.  We could have isolated if it was one wheel, two wheels or all wheels getting hot and making the fluid backup into the master cylinder or if there was heat somewhere else on the chassis causing it.  If you don't have a laser thermometer, maybe you could borrow one and take the car for a ride where you can use the brakes and check for heat on one of the wheels.  It could be one caliper hanging up enough to keep the pads on the rotor but not enough to feel the loss of power.
Just a thought;
Harry
Charlie;
The picture you have labeled as the reservoir is actually Lake Jocassee from the lookout at Bad Creek.  The reservoir is above the Lake and can be seen when coming down or going back from the lookout.
The picture look great;
Harry

[Fierofool]

Mis-labeled photo fixed.  Tim, I have a laser thermometer. 

[tinman]

Hannah and I did indeed enjoy our day with you folks. My wife is hoping to go along on the next one.

The widow of the man I bought the car from saw my posts on Facebook and was so pleased at how it looked and that we were actually using the car for it's intended purpose. She was very happy.

I was very happy with the '85GT and how it performed throughout the day. I still think the clutch issue was primarily operator error but I would definitely be interested in any low-cost improvements I could make.

If anyone has any future plans to run up this way (Cleveland/Dahlonega area) let me know! I would be happy to warm up some tires again! (and the brakes)

Steve

[Fiero GTB]

Tinman:

We enjoyed having you and your daughter along for the spectacular cruise!

Your clutch problems most likely will trace back to the same cause of almost every problem I've had with the Mera... they always seem to go back to the nut that holds the steering wheel.  ;- )

Fortunatley, we have guys like FieroFool, AeroDonamic, Donster, et al. to help us with any number of fixes.

Hope you and G & H will join us again and again!

Best,

FGTB

[Fierofool]

I'm going to forecast another Fiero in your future.  If Hannah really enjoyed the day and the wife wants to go on the next one, it's illegal to stuff 3 people into one Fiero.  At least while it's moving down the highway. 

[Fiero GTB]

Mis-labeled photo fixed.  Tim, I have a laser thermometer.

FieroFool, could you please bring your laser thermometer to the next mtg?  We can check it when I pull into the Galaxy lot...

Thanks,

FGTB

[Donster]

........................... it's illegal to stuff 3 people into one Fiero.  At least while it's moving down the highway. 

It can be done, but it shouldn't!

\D

[Fiero GTB]

........................... it's illegal to stuff 3 people into one Fiero.  At least while it's moving down the highway. 

It can be done, but it shouldn't!

\D

We got EIGHT of us into a Karmann Ghia to go to a concert back in high school. Oh, to be that skinny again...

[HarryT]

Don;
Glad to see you back on line with a little humor.  Hope that means you are feeling a little better.  Karin sends you hugs and kisses.
I go to my first session of physical therapy tomorrow.  I hope they can make their magic work so I can get a good nights sleep soon.  I'll bet the other drivers on our fun run thought I was not in any pain by the way I was driving but when I get behind the wheel of The Little Black Car, the adrenalin starts to flow and I forget the pain.
Hope you are better real soon.
Harry

[Fiero GTB]

Bubble, bubble, boiling brake fluid...

I think my overheated brakes were (this time) the result of a shot roter on the driver-side-front. Both front calipers seemed to be okay, so my theory is that the shot roter caused the good roter to handle the additional burden and that was the source of the over-heating.

So, the roter got replaced today at a Firestone shop <2 miles away, the old brake fluid got vaccumed out and fresh put in, and new pads put on the rear while they were at it. Whole thing done in under 5 hours while I was back home sleeping. ;- )

BTW: The brake pads I won at the RFTH17 dinner don't fit. No biggie. I think AeroDon donated them(?) so maybe he'll know what else them might fit?

FGTB

[Fierofool]

Those may be the ones I donated.  They were for the front of an 84-87, unless I accidentally submitted the ones that are for the Lil Duke Coupe.