[V8] Carma

[toml99 at todomundo.com]

Well, this is the followup to the Unintended Acceleration thing I  
wrote about the elderly woman who had the throttle stick on the  
highway.  I went to check out the car on Monday, fully expecting to  
see melted tires/whatever, and was amazed that it was intact, and no  
outside noticeable damage.  I mentioned to the mechanic, that it even  
looks like it would drive, and as a matter of fact, they did drive it 
(after removing the stuck cruise rod) back to the shop.  Anyway,  
since I'd been "so nice and helpful, and would clearly give it a good  
home", she left the signed off title and keys.  The remainder of  
their bill was around $200, so I paid that, and used a friend's AAA,  
and it now sits in her driveway, as I simply have no room.
The mechanic has serviced it since 03, and the grand total of  
receipts is $10K.  Words like Heater Core/Blower Motor/Fuel Pump/ 
Axles/Brakes/Shocks/Instrument Cluster/Plug Wires/Injectors/Window  
Regulators/Timing Belt/Mobil 1 20/50, jump out over the last 8 years  
and just under 50K.  The Instrument cluster was replaced with a used  
one, so the total mileage is around 209K.  The only negative was that  
only the belt was replaced recently(no tensioner/etc.)
It's a '91Panther Black, and has the G60 front brakes.  Both my Grey  
car(not parted yet), and Seamus have intact hub assembly's that could  
go on, but need a refresher on the fitment, as I recall something  
about different axles, and this car has both new front axles.  I  
never payed attention to everyone doing the conversion, as I liked  
the UFO's.  Alternatly, I recall people using the Hub Shark to do the  
bearings in place, and I've got a set of bearings in my "Box of Nick"  
that I still haven't used, and could then just swap the calipers/ 
rotors.  I'd love to hear your ideas.  I still haven't had the chance  
to pull the wheels off and see what really happened, but I did take  
it for a quick test drive, and it's definatly going back on the  
road......Tom



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