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California Dreamin Tour Day 1

Post by AdminJeff » Mon Apr 29, 2019 4:37 pm

We hit Pismo Beach today. We even drove on the beachfront.

My Voltage regulator took a dump but I found a way around that. Otherwise the car is running great! No breakdowns so far. Headed back now.
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Re: California Dreamin Tour Day 1

Post by Ruxstel24 » Mon Apr 29, 2019 9:36 pm

Cool !!
How's that transmission feel ?? :D

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Re: California Dreamin Tour Day 1

Post by KirkieP » Mon Apr 29, 2019 9:55 pm

120 miles today most was on pavement
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Re: California Dreamin Tour Day 1

Post by AdminJeff » Mon Apr 29, 2019 11:21 pm

Ruxstel24 wrote:
Mon Apr 29, 2019 9:36 pm
Cool !!
How's that transmission feel ?? :D
The car is running GREAT. I can finally keep up with all those “stock” cars.
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Re: California Dreamin Tour Day 1

Post by Joss » Mon Apr 29, 2019 11:59 pm

Nice cool weather. Misty most of the day. Nice drive.

Jeff - a stock T should have gone up all the hills today in high gear and cruise at about 40-45mph depending on the car on flat ground.

Drum Canyon Road tomorrow should be interesting. Last time there seemed as if an US Army tank battalion had used it just before my visit. Hopefully smoother this time.

Great journey today. Driving on the beach was 👍.

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Re: California Dreamin Tour Day 1

Post by AdminJeff » Tue Apr 30, 2019 10:54 am

Joss wrote:
Mon Apr 29, 2019 11:59 pm
Jeff - a stock T should have gone up all the hills today in high gear and cruise at about 40-45mph depending on the car on flat ground.

Drum Canyon Road tomorrow should be interesting. Last time there seemed as if an US Army tank battalion had used it just before my visit. Hopefully smoother this time.
Well.... I won’t start an argument here! But I will give my perspective for context. Let’s just say that the definition of “stock” in this new to me T world is anything but stock. In the Porsche racing world (my previous world), stock means stock - what was on the car when it left the factory floor. Not a low head, not a high lift cam,not a Ruxstell, what it had when it left the factory floor. It’s ok! I get it all this stuff is period correct and sometimes Henry Ford endorsed, etc, etc. So, my “now stock” T cruises at 45-50 all day long!

And the Road you reference is Centennial Road. It leaves Los Alamos in the middle of downtown. We missed a turn yesterday and ended up in Los Alamos. My GPS showed an “easy” alternate route. Wow. The US Army tanks were there decades ago. I think it was then used for Drone bomb dropping practice. We happened upon a gigantic Fire Truck at the top. So the Fire Dept also uses it for large truck readiness practice on how to navigate crappy roads in hard to get to areas. We almost turned back, but seeing the fire truck gave us hope we’d make it through.

It was interesting, challenging, frightening all wrapped into one. It’s the one time since I’ve owned this car that I was thinking Seat belts would have been a good idea. I’ll be going back the way we came. My wife would hate it and you know the saying “happy wife, happy life”

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