Tires ... and a short trip!

It took a couple of tries, but we finally have a set of blemish-free, properly sized wheels to go with the tires we received 6 months ago. We had them mounted at the local Firestone dealer, and they did a great job. It warmed up today, so we decided to put them on the car and roll it out in the sun for a few pictures.

We then gave the brakes a little test, pushing the car down the driveway and hitting the brakes. I think we still have a little air in the system.

However, with gas in the tank and daylight to spare, we pushed the car back up the driveway and started the engine. I put it in gear after a moment and let the clutch out nice and slow. The car moved off down the driveway for our first short drive! After bringing it to a stop, I couldn't get the gearshift (just an inch or two long without the shift lever attached) to drop into reverse, so we shut it down and pushed it back into the garage. We got a thumbs-up from one of the neighbors (wow this thing sounds good!).

We'll be back to work in earnest this week after making a checklist of things to tackle.