David
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@Doghouse Riley wow how did they manage uphill start back then?
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That has to be the car equivalent of “in my day, we walked 50 miles to school,uphill,both ways.”
Does a 1970 VW Type III with fried synchros between first and second gear count? That was my first car and how I learned to double-clutch shift.
Except that non-syncro trannies were a thing.
Doghouse Riley
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It's quite simple,
Hold it on the hand brake.
Depress the clutch.
Rev the engine. "Heeling and toeing" both the accelerator and and the footbrake with the right foot. (heel on the brake, toe on the accelerator)
Change gear
Take off the handbrake,
Disengage the clutch.
At the same time take your foot off the brake as you give it more gas as you draw away
I had an uncle (who taught me to drive on a private road when I was fourteen). who drove trucks during the war. When the army taught him to drive in trucks with "crash gearboxes" as non-syncromesh ones were commonly called, when it came to practicing hill starts, the instructor took the trainee's packet of cigarettes and put them just behind one of the back wheels of the truck. He said he soon learned not to roll backwards.
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It's probably bad form to quote oneself, but it strikes me that in this day and age there's probably some in the general populace who wouldn't understand that I'm referring to automotive parts.Except that non-syncro trannies were a thing.
Not Havenites of course.
My beautiful wife said something the other day which just cracked me up. “Even though I am a sixty-something, I’m identifying as a 35 year old.“.
David
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The aftermarket mobridge system doesn’t stream music via BT. But it has the ancient 30 pin iPod connection. I bought this product called BoVee 1000 that’s a plug and play type BT receiver device into the 30 pin connection. Worked a treat, but for some reason telephone calls wouldn’t stream. Oh well who wants to talk on phone anyway. This marked my one of very few audio related purchase btw.
I had an Opel Manta. Same deal...Does a 1970 VW Type III with fried synchros between first and second gear count? That was my first car and how I learned to double-clutch shift.
David
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Thanks, the way I learned (or read on the net) was that I need to give some gas before releasing the clutch. Did you find that giving the gas after a little clutch release worked just fine?
Yep. I also sometimes would constantly have the clutch slightly out and slight throttle to hold position when stopped at an incline. Probably not good in the long term but it works too.
David
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So o figured how to get Bovee1000 work. A little clumsy but my only other option would be an FM transmitter the SQ of which sucks full stop.
Today I did a little tour chasing a pack of bikies blasting my favourite recording of Mahler 8 Symphony. The car stereo system is a Bose one which is pretty decent.
Was chasing them bikies cuz my gf is one:
Today I did a little tour chasing a pack of bikies blasting my favourite recording of Mahler 8 Symphony. The car stereo system is a Bose one which is pretty decent.
Was chasing them bikies cuz my gf is one:
I prefer a manual shift as well.
Taken at the "Distinguished Gentleman's Ride" in Detroit in September 2019. My new Royal Enfield Classic 500.
Taken at the "Distinguished Gentleman's Ride" in Detroit in September 2019. My new Royal Enfield Classic 500.
David
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Steering wheel's on the wrong side, though.
wouldn't dare driving the other way yeah...
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