Took the Plunge

Those wheels look great in filling out the CMC wide-body wheel wells.  Are they 17"? Comfy seat too.

Hey, Eric........    That car's pretty sharp!   LOVE the red - Don't know if it's paint or gel coat but it really pops.  The seats look custom, too - Kind of like regular Speedster seats with a bit more sideways support.

Looks like you've scored a winner that was put together like somebody cared!

Gordon Nichols posted:

Hey, Eric........    That car's pretty sharp!   LOVE the red - Don't know if it's paint or gel coat but it really pops.  The seats look custom, too - Kind of like regular Speedster seats with a bit more sideways support.

Looks like you've scored a winner that was put together like somebody cared!

Gordon,

Thanks for your kind remarks. That's the original gel coat, not paint. There are few chips and scratches, but I have yet to find any stress cracks. The seats are new, the previous owner installed them. I didn't think to ask where he got them, I should probably do that. They have plenty of side support, but they're snug on my slightly larger than average frame. Definitely not for fat-bottomed girls. ;-) 

Eric

Even given the bad rap that CMCs usually get, the bodies are well made and I have seen only one or two in the past 17 years that had any kind of stress cracks, and both of those had been built without the support holding up the front of the body, so Wha'dya Expect?

I think you scored a really nice car, Eric, so Congratulations!

Oh, and "Fat Bottomed Girls", part of their "Bicycle Race" album, is on my cycling playlist.  (I think I still have the poster somewhere, but the video is better!!)

WOLFGANG posted:

Those wheels look great in filling out the CMC wide-body wheel wells.  Are they 17"? Comfy seat too.

They are 18" x 7", with 225/35/18 rubber. I'm surprised nothing rubs. The car grips really nice through the corners. 

Good looking speedster! 19k? I consider that lightly used! Here's to many more SEG miles.

We keep joking here "oh, that will buff out" but someone really did buff the not so smooth, not so shinny gel coat out to look like a show paint finish.  A lot of elbow grease went into that shine!

Clean machine!! And I think you are right: well cared for.  Enjoy!!

Congrats! Cool car.

THAT....  is way kewl, congrats !

WTTM!

Nice score on that bad boy, Eric! 

So Welcome To The Madness (known as replica Speedster ownership)! 

Nice score, Eric!

Welcome to the madness!

I went to college not too far from Pittsburgh...   Way too many 2:00AM road trips to Primanti Brothers!    And many trips from the West Virginia panhandle to Pennsylvania to buy a keg on Sunday...  My college was in a county that was dry on Sundays, but Washington, PA wasn't!  

Nice looking car! Love the red with the polished wheels, that's the look I'm going for in the next decade or so! Very nice seats, they look like they might be the Empi seats, I've got 914 seats and they are comfy but more side support might be nice. I'm a 36-38 waist and as my wife says very little badonkadonk, so if I might ask, how above average are you? (wow... this  is   starting   to    get     weird!) .  

Well done, BEAUTIFUL car. I love it.  enjoy the ride....

and the madness

craig

sherco_chris posted:

Nice looking car! Love the red with the polished wheels, that's the look I'm going for in the next decade or so! Very nice seats, they look like they might be the Empi seats, I've got 914 seats and they are comfy but more side support might be nice. I'm a 36-38 waist and as my wife says very little badonkadonk, so if I might ask, how above average are you? (wow... this  is   starting   to    get     weird!) .  

Chris,

Yep, odd conversation indeed. I'm 5'10" & 195, so a little on the chunky side. My waist is 36, but my weight is mostly out front. The seats snug right up to my hip bones. I have to take my cell phone out of my left rear pocket to fit, but once I'm behind the wheel, I can go for hours. The seats are surprisingly comfortable. 

And you're right. They are Empi 62-2880-0 Low-Back Roadster Style seats. Thanks for the tip, yet another piece of the reverse-engineering puzzle solved! 

Eric