Wednesday, November 11, 2009

sizzler...

we had to go somewhere this afternoon and was preparing for it. then nabe stopped by and said he would give us a lift, of course by n's falcon, he also said that he needed to stop by at a couple of places first and afterward. hummmm...it's a gamble but shinya decided to take the offer.

ナベ氏がファルコンでロングテストドライブしがてらどっか行こうって言うので、誘いに乗った。



first stop, nearby auto parts store
to get a radiator cap for the falcon.

まず立ち寄ったのは最寄のパーツ屋さん。ラヂエターキャップを購入。


and then kragen

お次は別のパーツ屋さん


wow, too many to choose from!

種類があり過ぎて選べません。


chose engine treatment by guess 
and pour into the falcon.

勘で良さげなエンジントリートメントを選び即注入。


at last, we got on the freeway
and it went very smooth for a while
but the water temp. went high & high...

フリーウェイに乗ってしばらくは快適ドライブでしたが
ジワジワと水温計が上がり始め・・・


got off the freeway 
and added some more water.

フリーウェイ降りて水を足しました。


we took courage may be because it wasn't our car...
sorry n:)
after a long up hill on freeway 15,
the radiator was sizzling.

再びフリーウェイに戻り、長い登りの途中で絶望的な気持ちなり、
それでもn美くんのファルコンだからちょっと気が大きくなった我々は
登りきったのです、長い登りを。こちらはその後のラヂエターの様子。



we needed to fill up the falcon
and headed to the final destination.

給油後、いよいよナベ氏の行きたかった目的地へ。


full throttle by shinya

エンジン全開の木村氏。


full throttle by nabe

そしてこちらはナベ氏。

where were we?
yes, el mirage!

どこかって?エルミラージュどす。


nicely dirtied!

いい感じに汚れたファルコン。


nabe's self-applause moment...
well, he did a great job!

まるでマイカーのように振舞う満足気なナベ氏。


return road was mostly down hill so we made it.
stopped by at autozone on the way back...

帰りは下りだから何とか無事に戻ってこれた。
その前にまたまたパーツ屋さんに寄って・・・


to get a brand new radiator!

新品のラヂエターを手に入れたよ!


nabe replaced an old for a new 
in a blink of an eye. 
now n's falcon is all done by nabe!
he fixed it because he wanted to ride around
but he only got one more day left...


あっという間に交換終了です。
プロ魂を見せてもらいました。ということでn美くんのファルコン完成です。
乗り回したいから直したというのに、ナベ氏は明日帰国です。


いやぁ、あの上り坂が続いた時は思ったよ、またやっちゃったってね。
少し水が吹いたの、見えたもの。でも皆見なかったことにして登りきったのです。
 あー楽しかった!!
 

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

YAY! You guys make it look so easy
what good fortune.

menacing ayu said...

yay!! it was a long way, tho...diagnosis is the most important part and they are very good at it!

Reverend Mike said...

That is just like my Mercedes. every trip is a mystery as to whether you will arrive at your destination, or explode into steaming vapour of antifreeze. I really should fix the radiator. But it is kind of fun playing the odds.

Trade a classic mercedes for that classic falcon??? HA!Maybe a honda 350 for the Silver Wasp?

Be safe

~Rev Mike
@bonnevillespeed

menacing ayu said...

Bonneville Speed Shop: yeah, somehow this excitement and pressure is irresistible. btw, i love honda 350 but shinya'll kill me if i trade the silver wasp for it, hehe. and i want a classic mercedes but the falcon owner'll kill me if i make that trade...my life will be on the endangered species list...