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I would first like to say that I have been lurking here for a while. gathering information for my quest to find a 710M for my wife. She told me some time ago that she wanted one after seeing and hearing about my good friend Jake's 710. She said that if she passed her tests to become an operator (she works for our county water department in reclaimation) that I had to find her one. Well she worked hard and passed on the first attempt (most people fail the first time and some have tried 3-5 times). Well I found a 72 710M in of all places Cleveland, GA. Right down the road from my good friend Jake's shop. We arrived at a fair price and I picked it up. It had a loud 5th gear so befor heading home I stopped in at Jake's shop, seviced the transmision, set the timing and headed home (almost 100 miles away). The pinz was to tagged and I don't think it left the P/O's farm. The fresh fuel strated to smooth the engine out and the 5th gear volume decreased with each mile of my 100 kph trip home. When I got it home without any trouble, I filled it up again and found that it got 15.5 mpg on it's first trip for us. The next day I went over it with a pressure washer, serviced all 8 gearbox service points, greased it and adjusted the brakes. That night I took it to the Monday night criuse-in at Summit Racing in McDonough, GA. My wife now drives it daily and loves everything about it (exept the fact that it takes an extra 45 min. anytime you stop for fuel or go to a store in it). I have serviced the oil and all filters, installed 2 fire extinguishers (1 in the cab and 1 at the rear door), ordered a few goodies from SAV. like aux lights, shock cord, etc. and have also ordered a 24 volt winch (Mile Marker SE9500C). The Pinz came with a new set of 5 BFG Mud Terrain tires and 2 new batteries. Everything I have check seems to work as advertised with the exeption of the parking brake light takes a couple attempts to put out.
We have not taken it off road in any serious stuff but I am sure it will see some action. We did drive it back up to North GA. and used it as a track taxi for the Petit Le Manns race. It was a 220 mile adventure (most of it interstate at 100 kph) and it got lots of attention and did it all on 10.5 gal. of fuel. I need to find a shop to replace all the windows in the tops as they are yellowed or cracked and hard to see out of when backing. I also need to weld up a crack in the muffler but I plan to that ASAP.
I'm sure I will have many questions as we go along but so far I have figured things out with Jake's help. But for now,,,, Our names are Dave and Nancy and we are Pinz-o-holics.

Welcome aboard Dave and Nancy. It looks like your Pinz is in excellent hands.

NO_H2O wrote:<snip> with the exception of the parking brake light takes a couple attempts to put out.<snip>

Try a squirt of WD40 (or similar) on the switch. It may be goobered up a bit from being exposed the way it is.

I will do that as soon as I find were it lives. Lots to learn here.

Hello No H2O, welcome. If you have been lurking you already know this site is just loaded with great, friendly, knowledgeable, and friendly people. It sounds like you got a really good Pinz. Enjoy.

Andy
75 710M

Yes, This seems like a very fun and friendly bunch.

Welcome, Dave and Nance Sounds like you live in a good place to have a pinz. (so close to jakes shop).Might see if you can still sign up for EFI. I belive there is a factory rep in the general area as well. Scott at E.I. sells A nice top, not to pricey.[/quote]

Dave, Nancy,

Welcome!

Crawl under the rear of your truck, and just in front of the pintle hitch, you'll see a long spring and a metal bar. The switch is activated when the bar placement is changed by pulling the parking brake lever.

Spray a liberal amount of WD-40, apply a toothbrush to the little protruding rod and surrounding area and then more WD-40.

Worked for me!

Steve

1973 712M

Andy wrote:Hello No H2O, welcome. If you have been lurking you already know this site is just loaded with great, friendly, knowledgeable, and friendly people. It sounds like you got a really good Pinz. Enjoy.

Andy
75 710M

Not to mention we're friendly..

Nothing like saying the same thing twice and being redundant all over again is there?

Andy wrote:Nothing like saying the same thing twice and being redundant all over again is there?

Can't resist the cheap shots... after all, I never repeat myself again like I did before previously beforehand.

I also have a T-shirt that I wear that says, "Department of Redundancy Department"

Taking a hit once in awhile doesn't hurt anything and helps to keep me on my toes.

I love a bit of smack talk myself. My wife has been laying down the smack talk to the 4x4 owners she works with. They are scared of the pinz and will not invite her to go offroading with them, but they all want to take it off road.
Steve. Thanks for the tip. I will give it a shot.

Dave, Very nice Herbie are you planning any thing for your pinz as far as upgrades?

We just finished the 2nd build for that car. It belongs to a customer in Baton Rouge. It is far more modified and detailed now. I need to get some new pix up when I find the time. I just want to get the winch/lights installed and fine tune it. I think the folks a Steyr Puch did a good job on this one. Maybe some small things later.

I took the Pinz by a trim shop in Breman GA (VW guy owns it) and he quoted Jake and I a hell-of-a price to replace all the windows in the soft top and sew pathches inside to reinforce were the top pulls over the corners of the bows. We will have to wait untill he and his family get back from vacation to get them done. Most of the shops I went to gave me quotes 2-3 times what this guy will do it for. hen again, he had never seen a Pinz and thought it was the coolest vehicle he had ever seen.