Milano springs & tires, etc...

[Dan Walker <dawnanddan@domain.elided>]

Greetings Alfisti !

Well, I finally removed the Shankle SuperSport tortion bars & springs =
from my Milano gold, put the stock ones back, left the Shankle f & r =
swaybars and turned the Koni reds up one click.  The car sits an inch =
higher now but the ride is much softer.  It leans a bit but the stiffer =
setting on the shocks help keep it somewhat under control.  I also =
replaced the glazed front rotors and the front and rear brake pads.    =
Wow, my car stops again !

I am going to sell the supersport tortion bars and springs, but I was =
wondering if anybody wanted to trade me a set of Shankle Sport tortion =
bars and springs?  I now realize that that's what I should've gotten in =
the first place.

Also, ever since I got my Yokohama AVSi's the car wanders at speed.  Or =
should I say that it now has very poor on-center feel.  I've tried =
running the pressure up to 36psi all around and down to 30psi front and =
28psi rear.  Nothing seems to help.  It didn't do this on the crappy and =
hard old Michelins and it was noticable the day I bought the tires so I =
don't think it's an alignment issue.  I love all other aspects of the =
tires so far.  They are stock size 196/60 R-14 on stock alloys.  Any =
suggestions/observations/anecdotes would be greatly appreciated.

And now for something completely different:

I just got my Duetto's gas tank restored.  I had the RENU process done =
to it ( saw it advertised in Hemmings ) .  They sandblasted the tank =
inside, repaired a hole I didn't know was even there, and put a baked on =
coating on both the inside ( brown colored ) and on the outside ( black =
).  All for $205  !!  That's cheaper than getting a late model tank and =
having my old neck welded on.  They even put a numbered brass tag on it =
and give you a lifetime warranty.    As you can probably tell I'm very =
pleased with the result and am worry free about the tank now.  Like =
usual I'm not affiliated with the company or their contracting shops, =
yada yada yada.   Now all I have to do is pull the old motor, get the =
car painted, put in the rebuilt motor, put in a new interior .........


Ciao for now !

Dan
68 Euro Duetto
87 Milano Gold =20

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