First (Mini) Road Trip
04-19-2018, 03:08 AM
#1
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First (Mini) Road Trip
Did a 400 mile round trip today to North Hollywood, to Dan Aspeci's Speed Gallery for an alignment check and subsequent alignment...not too radical, -1.8 from 0 toe and -1.6 rear, .24 toe in. He strongly suggest the Tarrett rear toe links, hmmmm, may have to do that.
I drove down with the Tech Art 320mm steering wheel, and gad Dan swap it out for the stock steering wheel. Having a long torso, with my head higher than many, I was missing a view of the top section of the instrument pod, obscured by the top of the TechArt wheel....now it's all well again, back to stock.
Parts of Interstate 5 north and south are pretty decent. The car was purring like a kitten. No cruise control so I have to watch the speed...I suppose I could program the speed alarm. This trip showed me that I can drive this car anywhere, from the boonies to the heart of LA's San Fernando Valley, in heavy traffic, if need be.
I was sitting in a Recaro Profi XL seat. Very comfortable at first, but after an hour of so, I wished for the stock seat...that will be the criterion for the next road trip, stock seat for the driver.
I drove down with the Tech Art 320mm steering wheel, and gad Dan swap it out for the stock steering wheel. Having a long torso, with my head higher than many, I was missing a view of the top section of the instrument pod, obscured by the top of the TechArt wheel....now it's all well again, back to stock.
Parts of Interstate 5 north and south are pretty decent. The car was purring like a kitten. No cruise control so I have to watch the speed...I suppose I could program the speed alarm. This trip showed me that I can drive this car anywhere, from the boonies to the heart of LA's San Fernando Valley, in heavy traffic, if need be.
I was sitting in a Recaro Profi XL seat. Very comfortable at first, but after an hour of so, I wished for the stock seat...that will be the criterion for the next road trip, stock seat for the driver.
04-19-2018, 01:59 PM
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Cool story, I have stock sport seats (not the hard as rocks Recaros) and enjoy them greatly when we do road trips of 2-5 hours each way.
I love taking the beast out on the road and letting her off the leash a bit. I get at least 67 smiles per gallon.
I love taking the beast out on the road and letting her off the leash a bit. I get at least 67 smiles per gallon.
04-19-2018, 02:42 PM
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Stock interior and we have done some long road trips upwards of 9 - 10 hours or so to Asheville a few times.
Apart from a few bad roads or heavy stop and go traffic, there are no issue whatsoever.
With no roll bar we have easily stuffed enough clothes and supplies for 10-day excursions. We took it on the AutoTrain for a trip to New England. It just made it with the clearance regulations.
Apart from a few bad roads or heavy stop and go traffic, there are no issue whatsoever.
With no roll bar we have easily stuffed enough clothes and supplies for 10-day excursions. We took it on the AutoTrain for a trip to New England. It just made it with the clearance regulations.
04-19-2018, 07:26 PM
#4
Now that's a Road Trip
Did a 400 mile round trip today to North Hollywood, to Dan Aspeci's Speed Gallery for an alignment check and subsequent alignment...not too radical, -1.8 from 0 toe and -1.6 rear, .24 toe in. He strongly suggest the Tarrett rear toe links, hmmmm, may have to do that.
I drove down with the Tech Art 320mm steering wheel, and gad Dan swap it out for the stock steering wheel. Having a long torso, with my head higher than many, I was missing a view of the top section of the instrument pod, obscured by the top of the TechArt wheel....now it's all well again, back to stock.
Parts of Interstate 5 north and south are pretty decent. The car was purring like a kitten. No cruise control so I have to watch the speed...I suppose I could program the speed alarm. This trip showed me that I can drive this car anywhere, from the boonies to the heart of LA's San Fernando Valley, in heavy traffic, if need be.
I was sitting in a Recaro Profi XL seat. Very comfortable at first, but after an hour of so, I wished for the stock seat...that will be the criterion for the next road trip, stock seat for the driver.
I drove down with the Tech Art 320mm steering wheel, and gad Dan swap it out for the stock steering wheel. Having a long torso, with my head higher than many, I was missing a view of the top section of the instrument pod, obscured by the top of the TechArt wheel....now it's all well again, back to stock.
Parts of Interstate 5 north and south are pretty decent. The car was purring like a kitten. No cruise control so I have to watch the speed...I suppose I could program the speed alarm. This trip showed me that I can drive this car anywhere, from the boonies to the heart of LA's San Fernando Valley, in heavy traffic, if need be.
I was sitting in a Recaro Profi XL seat. Very comfortable at first, but after an hour of so, I wished for the stock seat...that will be the criterion for the next road trip, stock seat for the driver.
But you get hundreds of challenging turns on Hwy 33 alone.
04-19-2018, 09:18 PM
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The traffic was too intense at 4:45 PM to do anything but back track across the San Fernando Valley, pick up the so called Old Road to Valencia...from there all was good.
04-19-2018, 11:15 PM
#6
Mine is a little loud, particularly at lower RPM's 2000-2500 or so. I'm wearing earplugs, seems to help quite a bit.
Also possible that my hearing isn't robust as it used to be for noise.
Also possible that my hearing isn't robust as it used to be for noise.