PHOTOS From the Rhode Island State Police 2nd Annual Vintage Cruiser Show 9/24/17

Rhode Island State Police 2nd Annual Vintage Cruiser Show

September 24, 2017

Start me up...

On the morning of the 7th, I went to move Vic out of the driveway and park it in front of the house.  It sounded odd when it started up.  So after I shut it off, something told me to try and start it again.

Long and short of it, the starter died after 11+ years.  On the side of the road.

One flatbed ride later, Taxi Guy gave it a new starter and an oil change, which was WAY overdue.

The Ride of Shame...

SHOCKING!

On Sept 2nd, we FINALLY installed two new rear shocks.  Vic 2.0 has been driving like an old Cadillac... a PERFORMANCE one, but still, NOT like a P71.

I was surprised to see there are no longer lots of quality replacement shocks to choose from anymore. I decided to go with MOTORCRAFT #ASH12277 from RockAuto.com.  If you go with these, keep in mind you need to also order MOTORCRAFT #6W7Z18A161AA, the top bushing/nut, unless you are OK with using your old ones.

One of the original shocks was "eh", the other was doing absolutely NOTHING.  That is the one that had a little stain under it in the driveway.  All the oil must have leaked out long ago.  Vic rides a lot better now.  I'd do the fronts as well if I had the extra cash to spend.  But I don't, thanks to the next update...

11+ years old with 179,205 miles on it...