Paul902

Darin, you mean to say you couldn't have put a plug in that tire after you straightened the frame with that hammer?

I hope the car gets a complimentary wash!

Good luck for an uneventful rest of trip, Michael!

boman993

Awesome!

Roverdoc

Awesome.

ble2011

This is the most entertaining post I've read in a long time. Keep it coming.

deactivateduser66

Awesome post, thanks for sharing!

CarreraX

Darin, are you going to give it a proper alignment or isn't it necessary? Nice job taking care of Michael!

Roverdoc

Michael, if you have time I would stop by roger kraus racing and get a proper alignment. I took Darins advice. Dan

Rinty

Really enjoying your trip report, Michael.

My wife and I just completed a 4,000 km trip, and my car looks just like yours, in Darrin's shop.

A report will follow yours. And now, out to the garage to have a close look at tires.

FD Motorsports

Unfortunately we don't do alignments at the shop. He just had the alignment done, but I suspect it may not be correct. He didn't bring the specs with him on his trip, but he said everything was within spec. The left rear was not as bad as the right rear. He said he thought that tire may have been in bad shape before he changed his suspension.

CarreraX

Michael, I would call the place that did your alignment and see if they have the kinematic tool. If they don't, I would have it realigned before you drive back and trash another tire. Just my $.02.

XavierLaFlamme

Day 9: San Francisco 0 miles

Today was another non-driving day. I spent a lot of it kicking around Oakland and Berkeley looking at records and some cars and eating great pizza.

Amoeba records was high on my list and I found some things I didn't even know I was looking for.












After that we went by the beer making shop to pick up supplies. The owner offered me some free beer so why not. I can't refuse beer at noon.




Then we went by a few garages that keep their doors open on nice days. Both of the places let us look around.

The first place, Laurence Anderson Co, works on/restores Alfas and other vintage European cars.












Right next door, the Patrick Otis Co is restoring a bunch of Ferraris. I know next to nothing about the cars but the mechanic and manager said the models in the photos are all very rare. I guess any old Ferrari is already rare.





























After that, we hit another record shop. 1-2-3-4 Go stocks mostly punk rock. A band was doing an in store. We missed them. The store managed to separate me from more of my cash.

Because we were in the area I had my friend drive by the East Bay Rats Motorcycle Club headquarters. I have read a bunch about them and was curious. Luckily no one was there to give me a hard time. Maybe they would have let me walk through and take pictures like the Patrick Otis Co did. Doubtful.






The rest of the day was filled with food, coffee and beer. Another good one.

Tomorrow I pick up the 993 from Darin. Can't wait.

Thursday the blast back to Chicago begins.
--Michael

1stgear

I just found this thread, Michael. What an exciting journey. Have a very safe trip home, buddy. I'll be following your progress.

uicnick

Nice pics! Travel safely friend.

doberdog

Looks like a GT250 on the bottom right. If so, my all time favourite car!

I'd get an alignment before heading home, miht sav some money in the long run for more vinyl.

Pags993

The pics of the 2 shops bring back fond memories from my last trip there! I lingered for hours and got some great pics in the process. Safe travels home.