Fred,
No need to thank us. As Silverback mentioned, this is what friends are about.
Jim is correct in his report of my concern for your interior, however let me give a more accurate account of the meeting. It started in the parking lot of the Harley Davidson dealership in Hawks Prairie. As is the norm, when we meet new Roadster owners, Jim is apt to display his engine compartment. You and I are both aware that there is not a single thing left in there to polish or chrome which frustrates Jim to no end.
As luck (Jim's) would have it, a new Roadster owner was overwhelmed at the sight of Jim's handy work and inquired if he would be willing to improve his own engine bay. Jim thought he died and went to heaven. He was immediately planning the modifications and as the ideas began to pour forth Ray, thank God, intervened. Ray wisely pointed out that you still did not have the Webbers installed on that FE of yours. Jim had the look of a man that had just realized he was at the diesel pump after putting 13 gallons into his Roadster's 15 gallon tank. Andy and I helped Jim to the curb and treated him for shock after which he was babbling about highly polished stacks.
That started him on the idea of the NW Cobra Club Extreme Makeover Team. Andy was no help at all, encouraging Jim with wild ideas and modifications to an FE engine that would make any reputable engine builder cry out in pain.
Fred, I want you to know that I used every ounce of my considerable negotiation skills to get them to reconsider the method that they would use to install the Webbers but the only concession I was able to achieve was a half hearted promise to “go easy on the interior”.
Sorry buddy
