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I just found out I'm getting off work early, so today is the day! I will be leaving to pick up a new battery, a compressor, 5 gallons of gas, tools and a tow rope then heading up the mountain to go get her.
I will be using this thread to document the possible fiasco this evening may become. From driving up the mountain until she is my garage for the night. Pics will be a given, and I will be driving her home. A requirement of all my projects. After giving her the once over on Saturday, I'm confident (somewhat) that everything will be fine. Made sure my AAA membership was active. Only worry I have is the frozen mountain roads with bald tires.
This a good opportunity to evaluate what may be a myth. I read someplace that the rear wheels on early cars had the inward offsets so that snow chains could be used. True?
I made it home! That was terrifying! I always look for adventure but holy s#!t. No real drama from the car at all. Needed to stop at the first gas station to fill the coolant. There was NO heat. Window thawed and decided to roll down. Took forever to get it back up. in -17f there was no way I was gonna make that trip with it down, even with heat! Put some air in the tires that I filled to 20 psi with a bike pump.
Getting the shop moved around to get her in the warm garage to thaw. Pics to come in a bit. God I love this!
Last edited by PolarGlade; 12-31-2014 at 12:12 AM.
I made it home! That was terrifying! I always look for adventure but holy s#!t. No real drama from the car at all. Needed to stop at the first gas station to fill the coolant. There was NO heat. Window thawed and decided to roll down. Took forever to get it back up. in -17f there was no way I was gonna make that trip with it down, even with heat! Put some air in the tires that I filled to 20 psi with a bike pump.
Getting the shop moved around to get her in the warm garage to thaw. Pics to come in a bit. God I love this!
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Boy, are you ever in the right place! And that is going to be a great project.
Here is a phone pic I took at the gas station mentioned above. Notice the tool cover holding up the hood. It had warmed to a balmy -12f by this time. Still no heat when this was taken. I think I forgot to mention I had to make this run with only fog lamps. The headlights don't roll up due to RF fender damage.
This a good opportunity to evaluate what may be a myth. I read someplace that the rear wheels on early cars had the inward offsets so that snow chains could be used. True?
the rear tire is only inset by 11.5 mm on each side, 23 mm less track than the front. So less than 1 inch total difference. For snow use you want the front and rear track to be pretty similar so the rears can use the path of the fronts.
AAA active why not have them flatbed it to your house or a shop?
I suppose it's for the experience. The adventure of bringing home a car under it's own power. Some people climb mountains to prove something to themselves. Every car I build is my mountain.
12-30-2014, 05:28 PM
The '84 rescue begins!
I think I forgot to mention I had to make this run with only fog lamps. The headlights don't roll up due to RF fender damage.
