ill def let you know. I'm headed to NC at the end of Feb...1400 mi road trip!

 

Sounds good. Maybe we can hit up Charlotte C&C in March then. Download some audiobooks for your trip and you'll be golden.

 

Much needed MX before the cross country trip! Diff fluid change, Trans fluid change, Oil Change. I don't even know if the diff & trans was EVER changed. smelled horrible and was completely black.




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Random question, how have your brides been for you?

I'm trying to talk myself into getting some new seats down the road. The Euroster looks pretty DD friendly?

 

i have a Euro II, which is just an earlier Euroster...i think maybe the bolsters are larger. (on mine). Theres no lumbar support. After an 8 hour drive, my *** was toast...but that more than likely a combination of a harsh ride, noise, no stops.

Overall I like it, its more of a forgiving racing seat. the bolsters are curved instead of sharp angles, like my Ergo II. Buy it!!! lol

 

That's some dirty gear oil


Looks like engine oil

 

it smelled horrendous too! garage smelled of it for about a week.

 

as mentioned in post #1..i drove my first Z from Seattle to Tucson. This time, 10 years later, the journey is from New Mexico to North Carolina. 1800 miles....here i come!



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PREFLIGHT checks before the big trip, looking for anything unusual..everything is buttoned up!


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GOODBYE to the terrible water, air quality & isolation!



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500 Miles later, i arrive at my parents house in San Antonio, TX. I've done this trip once before on my way to Houston & its not THAT terrible.


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I just love being in the city! Having joined the military (out now) i dont get to come home that often. Stayed a few days to take it all in & relax. For the first time in a long time, i won't be in driving distance to TX anymore.




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The plan was to drive from San Antonio to roughly Mississippi.....i was thinking maybe even Pensacola. I based this off of my drive to SA where the speed limit is 75-80 almost the entire way. Once past Houston, its almost strictly 65!!





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BY FAR the worst roads on the trip! mostly because it was bridge after bridge after bridge. The transition from road to bridge was usually pretty abrupt & harsh.




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I arrived in Biloxi & it was already dark. It took much longer than anticipated & i was exhausted. My plan to make it to South Carolina on the next leg was being reconsidered.




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Ended up staying on Keesler AFB. The front gate is directly off the water...a photo sesh was a must.



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The Bride seat was taking its toll on me....i was stopping more frequently just to take a break & give my *** a rest. I ended up just using my pillow to sit on, it just became too unbearable.



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ATLANTA was as far as i could go. 388 miles down & 360 more to go!




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The closer i got, it seemed to take forever. I was loving the Z! ( except the seat)
MPGs were excellent & I was getting lots of looks from other cars.


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FINALLY!!!

I was loving the Trees, Scenery...just everything! I've been waiting to move from New Mexico as soon as i found out i was going there! I dreaded it! I even ended my military career just to help leave! Needless to say, i was ready!!


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After only a few days here I've already joined up with the local Z crowd! that was quick!


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Already stopped by Charlotte to see what was up! Cool town, def going back!

 

You think TX has air quality problems? Come to SoCal....i dare you

 

lol! i lived on the border of TX/NM in a farm town. Air quality was a serious issue there....nothing the base or the town would ever recognize but people would go take physical assessments ( mandatory per military) and come back to work hacking up a lung, sneezing and feeling like ****.

if the wind was blowing right, it would smell like the worst port-o-potty you've ever been in. When i was deployed to AFG they had an open sewer system, the town in lived in, in New Mexico, smelled identical on days.

Methane>C02

 

Glad to hear that the drive went well man

Where'd ya stay in Atlanta?

 

I live in New Mexico. I smell nothing but crude oil 24/7. Fortunately I work in the oil industry so I dont mind it. But my girl ****ing HATES it

 

North Side at a Candlewood Suite.

i can't get used to it man! lol

 

SO is it safe to assume you will be at Zdayz...

Chris

 

Of course the year that I won't be able to make it most likely... RIP valvetrain.

 

when is it?

 

May 18th-21st

 

In as long as the turbo setup is done. They said it will be done by end of april so we will see

 

y'all going? i guess i should look at a calendar & seriously take the time to see whats what.

 

Every year homie!!! Love to see this beauty!!!

Chris