I had a good 2-day run on the back roads south from Wash. state to N.Calif. Labor Day weekend with my son in my 63 Roadster. We left without approx. 400 mi. on motor and arrived with about 1350 mi. It was tight at about 3700 rpm. when pulled out and was tight at about 4500 when arrived home. Temps. in upper 90's in E. Oregon & N. Calif. during day, but motor stayed less than
210 deg. (according to new calibrated heat gauge) and never spit out of the expansion tank after stopping for fuel. Squeezed it up to about 90 mph. on a couple of long straight stretches and it felt steady and stuck to the road. It has new G-Year radials and soft AC shocks so the ride was tolerable. It was not comfortable for the last 200 mi. due to the heat and no AC, but it introduced my kid into the way it used to be. He didn't mind it and got to experience wing windows that crank open. It felt good to see how much he enjoyed driving it and didn't mind not playing the radio and just listening to the car, the road, and checking the gauges. I know I found the now 30 year-old guy to pass it on to when I'm not able/ want to drive it.The driver-side bank exhaust is puffing a bit of smoke when pulling away from a stop. It was a bored when re-built, new rings, etc. It seems to me the rings should have seated at 1300 mi. and driving at varied speeds, pulling hills, etc. Any ideas or knowledge on getting them to seat correctly? Thanx- lib