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| orangecrate |
 Jan 14 2023, 11:05 AM
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You have a 72, rebuilt engine and trans , new shocks-struts, good rubber, rebuilt brakes, stainless fuel lines, converted fuel pump, solid body. basicly a stocker in good shape. You're gonna take a trip from Phoenix to Birmingham. And back. Days of slightly illegal speed. What would you bring? What would you do to prepare besides oil change , valve adjustment, the obvious stuff?? In search of the dream. After all , a teener is nothing if not a touring car, is it not? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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| rhodyguy |
Feb 18 2023, 11:48 AM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out. Group: Members Posts: 22,249 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
Ensure the spare tire is sound and holds air. Fill it up and recheck the pressure in 2 days. A breaker bar with the appropriate lug socket. A couple of wheel chocks. A smallish floor jack might come in handy. I learned this lesson the hard way on I-5 in southern Oregon. Lucky for me there wasn’t much road grade where it happened.
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| Jett |
Feb 18 2023, 12:34 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,684 Joined: 27-July 14 From: Seattle Member No.: 17,686 Region Association: Pacific Northwest 
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QUOTE(rhodyguy @ Feb 18 2023, 09:48 AM)  Ensure the spare tire is sound and holds air. Fill it up and recheck the pressure in 2 days. A breaker bar with the appropriate lug socket. A couple of wheel chocks. A smallish floor jack might come in handy. I learned this lesson the hard way on I-5 in southern Oregon. Lucky for me there wasn’t much road grade where it happened. +1 on the floor jack or bottle jack… I must have blown a brand new tire on the same stretch of I5… Friday at 2PM and 85 degrees, was the scariest tire changes but luckily the bottle jack allowed me to lift the rear from behind the car… only had to dodge trucks to get the hub cap and lugs off. Yeah I forgot to bring the little tool to get off the hubcap and scratched the powder coating using a screw driver. Got a new set of tires and off to SFO and back, with no other issue. Tire rack online sold us a 30 year old set of tires and the folks that put them on did not catch it, but neither did I. At 70mph for one hour in hot weather the tire delaminated and started to bump then blew, luckily the few seconds of bumpiness got me to slow down and get to the right lane. Check your tire’s age! |
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orangecrate road trip Jan 14 2023, 11:05 AM
NARP74 Have you done a few local shakedown runs and then ... Jan 14 2023, 12:02 PM sb914 RE: road trip Jan 14 2023, 12:04 PM
Superhawk996
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Or you can do the spare parts thing ... Jan 14 2023, 12:24 PM
orangecrate
Ya I got AAA. :lol: Jan 15 2023, 09:06 AM brant My road trips are 1-2x a year
Thousand miles each
... Jan 14 2023, 12:25 PM Montreal914 Get the 200mi AAA plan. Bring along a few light pa... Jan 14 2023, 12:37 PM 930cabman I took a shakedown last fall, about 800 miles tota... Jan 14 2023, 12:42 PM StarBear Top off trans fluid.
Bring a chair cushion :D ... Jan 14 2023, 01:16 PM orangecrate
Top off trans fluid.
Bring a chair cushion :D ... Jan 15 2023, 09:21 AM Cairo94507 If you have done several shake-down trips and had ... Jan 14 2023, 01:21 PM r_towle
If you have done several shake-down trips and had... Jan 14 2023, 02:37 PM mlindner Map out your route, then ask what teeners are clos... Jan 15 2023, 09:23 AM Jett Already mentioned, but full nut/bolt tightening, a... Jan 15 2023, 09:45 AM Aerostatwv BMW Motorcycle Owners Association used to publish ... Jan 15 2023, 10:17 AM 808 WRX Besides the AAA card and basic tools, I would brin... Jan 16 2023, 06:40 PM troth Earplugs. Jan 16 2023, 06:52 PM 914-300Hemi Voltage regulator and some basic tools.
Enjoy the... Jan 16 2023, 07:11 PM emerygt350 Yeah, a small tool kit, canoair, and just go. You... Jan 16 2023, 07:53 PM Dave_Darling Ear plugs.
A cooler with some ice, a bunch of wate... Jan 16 2023, 10:22 PM wonkipop right size socket/rachet to get the front bumper o... Jan 16 2023, 11:22 PM r_towle
right size socket/rachet to get the front bumper ... Jan 16 2023, 11:34 PM wonkipop
right size socket/rachet to get the front bumper... Jan 16 2023, 11:53 PM 930cabman
right size socket/rachet to get the front bumper... Jan 17 2023, 01:44 PM orangecrate
right size socket/rachet to get the front bumper ... Jan 17 2023, 09:09 AM wonkipop
right size socket/rachet to get the front bumper... Jan 17 2023, 03:34 PM rgalla9146 Make certain your cigarette lighter will charge yo... Jan 17 2023, 04:17 AM orangecrate
Make certain your cigarette lighter will charge y... Jan 17 2023, 09:18 AM emerygt350
Make certain your cigarette lighter will charge ... Jan 17 2023, 03:05 PM orangecrate Thia is all good stuff. Keep it coming!!... Jan 17 2023, 09:13 AM VaccaRabite For all of my road trips I don't bring much ... Jan 17 2023, 02:41 PM Bruce914 So, I just did NJ to Tennessee, to Atlanta (stoppe... Feb 18 2023, 11:02 AM rhodyguy Did that happen about 20 miles, south, of Drain Or... Feb 18 2023, 12:46 PM |
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