First real "road trip".................

[EMSjunkie]

Finally got the Coupe officially "out of town" this weekend.  

actually got it out of state. put about 300 miles on it today.
wound up in Kansas. came up to see Mom, do a few "Honey-do's" for the 'Ole gal, and get some of Moms home cookin'.    

the Coupe ran like a dream :!:  
even got fairly decent gas mileage  

I'm gonna try to stop and meet kb426 tomorrow on the way back to Texas    

I'll post a few pix when I get back to the Lone Star State.


Vance

[40]

Shake-down trip before Americruise??

[kb426]

Vance, I may end up in Garden City for lunch. I'll be back before 2:30. Unless you leave early, we'll be fine.

[EMSjunkie]

Vance, I may end up in Garden City for lunch. I'll be back before 2:30. Unless you leave early, we'll be fine.

No problem Bill, not sure when I'll head out. was gonna go to church with Mom in the morning, but they are having a carry-in dinner, and Mom didn't fix anything to take.  :oops:  

will give you a call when I get to Ulysses.


Vance

[EMSjunkie]

Shake-down trip before Americruise??

Yessir  

and a darn fine one to boot.

I did learn a few things

1) I need a smaller tool box. I couldn't put it in the trunk so its behind the seat. remember, its a 34 3 window coupe. :x

2) I need a vibration dampner in the steering system.  

3) about every 100 miles I gotta get out and stretch, but after I get a smaller tool box, I can move the seat back a little.

other than that, its been a good shake-down run, plus Mom fed me WELL

AmeriCruise, here I come. :!:  :!:

Vance

[alchevy]

Yeah, when you start out on a road trip, you have to figure out what to bring with ya and what to leave behind. I have a big sedan, but still manage to fill it up with tools and such. When I bought my first EZ-up tent, the car was still under construction. I got the tent home and quickly opened the trunk and it actually fit in there! Then I put my battery back there and lost the place for the tent, so now it goes across the back seat or on the floor in the back seat area. Coupes are my favorites until I learned that there wasn't much room in them, but they still look sharp cruisin' down the road or just sitting there. I have just about all of my major tools in the trunk and every time I think about leaving something at home, I find a use for it on the road at the next event. You would think that we can get by with a few items, but the list grows:
flat-head screwdriver, philips screwdriver, pliers, vise-grips, wrenches, duct tape, electrical tape, socket set, that long flathead screwdriver that has several uses, electrical tools, jack stands, jack, ball pin hammer, some more specially pliers, then ya get into parts like so many feet of 5/8" fuel line and hose clamps (which have helped out more times than I can number for several friends), extra bolts & screws, electrical terminals, wire, WD-40, oil, antifreeze, window cleaner, car polish & rags, chrome polish, wheel cleaner, spare tire, shop towels, fuses, etc...

Where did the trunk space go? And if ya go to Louisville to the Nats and buy parts to take home with you. The first year, I drove my '40 to Louisville, when I got home and started unloading the car of all of the parts I had bought, each time I would take something out, the springs in the back would groan in relief.

Oh yeah, about the EZ-up tents: Mine was staked to the ground at Louisville in '05 during the storm and my friends were holding it down so it did not fly across the fairgrounds. When we took it down on Saturday after they gave the car away, the last stake must of went into a tree root, because it almost did not come out.
AL

[EMSjunkie]

I'd prolly have more trunk room if I took the 12" sub-woofer out. :oops:

but then again, its pretty cool to pull up next to one of those "tuner" mobiles and thump right along with them.    

I did get to meet kb426 and his son Aaron(sp) nice guys.  

was tooling along south of Garden City KS on Hwy 83 when a couple dudes on motorcycles flag me down.  :?   turns out it was Bill and his son.   I'm sure we were quite a sight, stopped along the hiway chit-chatting. maye next trip to KS I'll get to stop and see his projects.

the coupe ran fine. got a little warm coming home, but it was about 90* outside, and the coupe ran about 195-200* but it cooled right down.

kb426 did say something about having to run 130 mph to catch up to me.  :?      

it was a great experience, can't wait till the next trip.    


Vance

[Dave]

2) I need a vibration dampner in the steering system.  


Vance[/quote]

Dam sold one on egay 2 months ago I wish id have known you needed one id have gave it to ya :cry:
Glad your havin fun.
Lemme know when you come to michigan on a little cruise
Dave

[EMSjunkie]

I wish I'd a knowed you had one, I'd a took it

just my luck, day late, dollar short.

I would love to come to Michigan for a cruise    I hear there is some beautiful scenery. plus a Red Wings game would't be too bad either.  

I'll put that on my to-do list.  


Vance

[phat rat]

Yea, well if you come to Mi. just remember to come to the nice side of the state. That's the west side, we don't recognize Detroit as being worth anything even if all our tax money does go there. LOL