Jan 2005
Burning Rubber
The air was filled with the whine of an electric motor and the acrid smoke of burning rubber. I’d tweaked my machine for maximum speed and it looked like I’d been successful. In a few more seconds I’d know for sure.
Yep, I had managed to drill out the rubber grommet for the brake line. Turning up the speed on the drill press had done the trick. The half-inch drill bit had basically melted its way through the grommet, leaving a hole large enough for the blue braided hoses from the brake reservoir to the master cylinder to pass through.
With the brake reservoir hoses all taken care of, I was able to finish installing the front battery shelf. Everything went together perfectly.
All that remains to be done on the battery shelves is to take them apart again and paint them for waterproofing. Next I can install the batteries and get them cabled together, and get the regulators and charger installed and see how they work.
And eventually I’ll be burning rubber on the street instead of my garage.
Yep, I had managed to drill out the rubber grommet for the brake line. Turning up the speed on the drill press had done the trick. The half-inch drill bit had basically melted its way through the grommet, leaving a hole large enough for the blue braided hoses from the brake reservoir to the master cylinder to pass through.
With the brake reservoir hoses all taken care of, I was able to finish installing the front battery shelf. Everything went together perfectly.
All that remains to be done on the battery shelves is to take them apart again and paint them for waterproofing. Next I can install the batteries and get them cabled together, and get the regulators and charger installed and see how they work.
And eventually I’ll be burning rubber on the street instead of my garage.
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Wild Abandon
We came up to Portland this weekend for a couple of Anna’s Amaranth functions, one of which was a magnificent crab feast. But since my birthday is next week, my parents decided to celebrate this week. I chose a dinner out, at Wild Abandon.
Since we left Portland for Bend, one of the things I miss the most are the restaurants. “Gee, why doesn’t Bend have any great restaurants like Wild Abandon?” In my mind, it’s the archetypal great Portland restaurant.
The decor is funky yet sumptuous, the food is inventive and delicious, the wine list interesting and affordable, the service warm and friendly, the desserts — well, the desserts are merely very good, but that’s OK with me since I’m not supposed to eat them anyway.
So we had a great meal, and a great time. Thanks, Mom and Dad! I love you.
Since we left Portland for Bend, one of the things I miss the most are the restaurants. “Gee, why doesn’t Bend have any great restaurants like Wild Abandon?” In my mind, it’s the archetypal great Portland restaurant.
The decor is funky yet sumptuous, the food is inventive and delicious, the wine list interesting and affordable, the service warm and friendly, the desserts — well, the desserts are merely very good, but that’s OK with me since I’m not supposed to eat them anyway.
So we had a great meal, and a great time. Thanks, Mom and Dad! I love you.