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> 3.2 Conversion - outlaw Street and track car project, (Was “Would you do This 1400 mile road trip?)
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post Jul 20 2018, 07:19 AM
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"Kid is having a blast."

Nice!
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post Jul 20 2018, 07:36 AM
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QUOTE(Vacca Rabite @ Jul 19 2018, 05:43 AM) *

I remember when everyone (including me) had a tool kit and spares for almost everything so we could fix on the side of the road.

These days its just "AAA and send it."

Defiantly agree to do the road trip.

Zach

Heading back to New Hampshire from NYC in my 71 VW bus on a Sunday after noon in 86 or 87, I lost a cylinder on Rt. 84 in CT. Made it up the next exit ramp and into a closed, gas station parking lot. Had my older daughter and her mother with me. Lots of tools and spares too. Pulled the valve covers to discover that #1 exhaust rocker had eaten it's way through the thrust/spring washers and the retaining clip on the rocker shaft. Called my brother in-law, who had a non-running bus in northern Westchester from a pay phone, and asked him to go out and pull the rocker assembly, then deliver it to me! He did and the rest is history--still talk to the kid, age 32, but not her mom!
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post Jul 20 2018, 08:10 AM
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Sorry I missed this thread, I would have had a fire truck cool down your 914 as you drove through Victorville.
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post Jul 20 2018, 03:49 PM
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Have only driven the road between Frazier Park and the Ojai cut-off once. Nice twisty road! Unfortunately, I was driving our 12 passenger Ford van! Now, highway 33 (the road to Ojai) is amazing. I have driven it in a 914 (my 1.7). It’s an amazing! If you get down that way again, definitely plan to drive it!!

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post Jul 21 2018, 09:20 PM
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400 miles left to go, about 1100 behind me, so far running perfect.

Kid is Still having a blast!!
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post Jul 21 2018, 10:25 PM
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So are there two car nuts in your family now?
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post Jul 22 2018, 05:36 AM
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QUOTE(davehg @ Jul 21 2018, 07:20 PM) *

400 miles left to go, about 1100 behind me, so far running perfect.

Kid is Still having a blast!!


Love starting my day with a big grin!
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post Jul 22 2018, 07:40 AM
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The home stretch...way to embrace an adventure!

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QUOTE(davehg @ Jul 21 2018, 11:20 PM) *

400 miles left to go, about 1100 behind me, so far running perfect.

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post Jul 22 2018, 08:48 AM
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Memories never get thrown into a dumpster.
The rest of our stuff will get there eventually.

You guys will talk about this trip for many years!
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post Jul 22 2018, 11:15 PM
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We arrived home late afternoon today, tired and beat. Grand total for the trip:

1556 miles
~80 gallons of fuel pumped
21 avg mpg (not bad for an older 3.2)
12 terrific meals
10 stellar roads
Three hotels
0 914's spotted on the route
0 mechanical breakdowns
0 performance awards
too many memories made to count

Only car issues: my rear brake lights aren't working - no way to tell if this was the whole route or not (nobody flashed me). Didn't notice this until we got home - no fuses or bulbs burned out so I'll have to chase it down.

So so glad I made this tip with my son. Longest day was 461 miles (about 10 hours with traffic and stops). In Coos Bay, we bunked down with a group of VW owners on a Treffen run from San Diego to Port Angeles and back, so I was pretty humbled versus my own long haul.

Kudos for the ear plug suggestion - car is just too damn loud to drive without it. There's a loud drone from about 2500-3500 rpm, and quite loud otherwise. Ok for the track but not sure if this is ok for the street.

Oil temps averaged 180-190, highest was 215 going up the grapevine during a short section, where the temp hit 104. I dressed for the heat, but forgot how cold the coast was - it was low 50's this AM on the Oregon coast.

Thanks for all the tips and encouragement - I am not sure I would have done this trip without the feedback, and am confident in the car to try another trip, perhaps not as long (or in shorter segments).

Pix:

I got a personal escort out of town from a dear friend who has a wicked 2.2 911
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Highway 36 in Oregon:

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Highway 36 in Oregon

Having Fun in Big Sur on Hwy 1

My own private racetrack leaving Pine Mountain

Chasing my friend's 911 up Hwy 74
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post Jul 23 2018, 06:15 AM
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Did you add any oil ??
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post Jul 23 2018, 06:29 AM
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QUOTE(davehg @ Jul 22 2018, 09:15 PM) *

We arrived home late afternoon today, tired and beat. Grand total for the trip:

1556 miles
~80 gallons of fuel pumped
21 avg mpg (not bad for an older 3.2)
12 terrific meals
10 stellar roads
Three hotels
0 914's spotted on the route
0 mechanical breakdowns
0 performance awards
too many memories made to count

Only car issues: my rear brake lights aren't working - no way to tell if this was the whole route or not (nobody flashed me). Didn't notice this until we got home - no fuses or bulbs burned out so I'll have to chase it down.

So so glad I made this tip with my son. Longest day was 461 miles (about 10 hours with traffic and stops). In Coos Bay, we bunked down with a group of VW owners on a Treffen run from San Diego to Port Angeles and back, so I was pretty humbled versus my own long haul.

Kudos for the ear plug suggestion - car is just too damn loud to drive without it. There's a loud drone from about 2500-3500 rpm, and quite loud otherwise. Ok for the track but not sure if this is ok for the street.

Oil temps averaged 180-190, highest was 215 going up the grapevine during a short section, where the temp hit 104. I dressed for the heat, but forgot how cold the coast was - it was low 50's this AM on the Oregon coast.

Thanks for all the tips and encouragement - I am not sure I would have done this trip without the feedback, and am confident in the car to try another trip, perhaps not as long (or in shorter segments).

Pix:

I got a personal escort out of town from a dear friend who has a wicked 2.2 911
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-21443-1532322926.1.jpg)

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Highway 36 in Oregon:

Links to videos:
Highway 36 in Oregon

Having Fun in Big Sur on Hwy 1

My own private racetrack leaving Pine Mountain

Chasing my friend's 911 up Hwy 74

An epic adventure that will become part of your family history! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)
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post Jul 23 2018, 10:10 AM
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QUOTE(Coondog @ Jul 23 2018, 05:15 AM) *

Glad you made it home safe... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
Did you add any oil ??


I have an 18 qt front mounted oil tank - none needed.
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post Jul 23 2018, 07:02 PM
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Awesome! And thank you!
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Glad to hear all went well! That’s so cool to do that with your kid! Great memories for life!
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post Jul 23 2018, 08:18 PM
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QUOTE(davehg @ Jul 22 2018, 11:15 PM) *

My own private racetrack leaving Pine Mountain



That's the one.. part of my weekly commute for about a year.
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post Jul 24 2018, 10:45 AM
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Glad to here you made it home safe!

The treffen group must have been the Air Head Parts 20th. Great group! Had planned to participate again this year, but am out of the country.

Blessings to you,
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