1400 miles, 24 hours, 10 red bulls, $200 gas, 10^4 mutilated bugs...

sTTanford · 09-17-2002, 12:59 AM

...later, finally done with towing the damn car. never thouhght i'd say it, but i'm SICK OF DRIVING! bakersfield is about 300~350 miles from where i live. i did the roundtrip last Wed, and again today. the big dodge ram i was driving got a whopping 9mpg. freeway, local, uphill, downhill, trailer or not, still 9mpg. them V10s do the ozone good eh? oh no! i'm starting to TALK lke the ppl from bakersfield....

anyway, here are some hi-lites:

two hot blondes in the front seats. was entertaining for a few miles =D

(parallel parking one of these things is a true test of manhood)

arrived to pick up the car around 430. everything packed, hitched, and ready to go around 530. found out they lost my adaptor so i couldnt plug in the trailer lights. bad news considering i'd be driving all night. went to the local uhaul (after several wrong turns), and OF COURSE< the one adaptor they dont have is the one i need. nice guy jerry-rigged somethin for me, only to short some wires and blow my brakelight fuse. off to autozone. found the fuse, working brakelights....but the uhual moron wired the trailer lights incorrectly. one brake light worked, few running lights, one turn signal... by this point, it is 8pm, i say f'it, let the cops pull me over, and leave. didnt get pulled over tho, luckily.

<img src="http://images.fotki.com/v9/photos/4/42448/127135/IMG_0766-vi.jpg">

new tips. the other 2 will go on once the reiger rear panel is installed. (magnaflow tips)

quick shot of the muffler (while i was waiting for the uhaul guy to help me).

wow... it has been 2 months since i really started "working" on this project, and about 4 months since i got the notion. maybe, just MAYbe, my car might run this week? hehe, nah, i'm sure something will come up or parts wont arrive =)

bedtime. still gotta take my car up to berkeley tomorrow... gnite forum!

FracTTure · 09-17-2002, 06:27 AM

something dirtygirls.com?

TTigg · 09-17-2002, 06:48 AM

hoTTub · 09-17-2002, 06:52 AM

come on, you cant do that to us!!!!

Marcus posted pics from the shop when he was getting the Stg 3 installed!

=oP

Tron (///M) · 09-17-2002, 07:03 AM

nansaidh · 09-17-2002, 07:50 AM

i was told it wouldn't load/unload from the trailer for scraping the undersides of the front/rear fascias.... did you have trouble getting on and off the trailer?

TTigg · 09-17-2002, 07:58 AM

nansaidh · 09-17-2002, 10:00 AM

sTTanford · 09-17-2002, 12:27 PM

because i'm so low (dropped 2"). Had to have the trailer ramps elevated about 6" (eg, sidewalk or drivway), or else be on a downslope in order to get the car on/off. a stock (or even lowered 1") TT should make it up no problem.

why in tarnations would you want to haul such a lovely car unless it didn't run????

sTTanford · 09-17-2002, 12:33 PM

and the lift at Tomas was full. i'm so damn tired and strressed from dealing with a full-time job, this car project and classes getting underway that i really think i'm gonna let the guys at Tomas handle the last leg of the project. I'm sick of calling up vendors daily, wrestling to get parts. =T

i promise i'll get pics by the end of the week tho.

09-17-2002, 12:59 AM	#1
sTTanford Junior Member Account #: 24809 Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 1,409	1400 miles, 24 hours, 10 red bulls, $200 gas, 10^4 mutilated bugs... ...later, finally done with towing the damn car. never thouhght i'd say it, but i'm SICK OF DRIVING! bakersfield is about 300~350 miles from where i live. i did the roundtrip last Wed, and again today. the big dodge ram i was driving got a whopping 9mpg. freeway, local, uphill, downhill, trailer or not, still 9mpg. them V10s do the ozone good eh? oh no! i'm starting to TALK lke the ppl from bakersfield.... anyway, here are some hi-lites: two hot blondes in the front seats. was entertaining for a few miles =D (parallel parking one of these things is a true test of manhood) arrived to pick up the car around 430. everything packed, hitched, and ready to go around 530. found out they lost my adaptor so i couldnt plug in the trailer lights. bad news considering i'd be driving all night. went to the local uhaul (after several wrong turns), and OF COURSE< the one adaptor they dont have is the one i need. nice guy jerry-rigged somethin for me, only to short some wires and blow my brakelight fuse. off to autozone. found the fuse, working brakelights....but the uhual moron wired the trailer lights incorrectly. one brake light worked, few running lights, one turn signal... by this point, it is 8pm, i say f'it, let the cops pull me over, and leave. didnt get pulled over tho, luckily. <img src="http://images.fotki.com/v9/photos/4/42448/127135/IMG_0766-vi.jpg"> new tips. the other 2 will go on once the reiger rear panel is installed. (magnaflow tips) quick shot of the muffler (while i was waiting for the uhaul guy to help me). wow... it has been 2 months since i really started "working" on this project, and about 4 months since i got the notion. maybe, just MAYbe, my car might run this week? hehe, nah, i'm sure something will come up or parts wont arrive =) bedtime. still gotta take my car up to berkeley tomorrow... gnite forum! __________________ -Ken Project BOOSTTT: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 Intake Manifold Project: 1 GReddy Turbo Timer install GReddy Profec-B Install sTTanford's Fotki Account

09-17-2002, 06:27 AM	#2
FracTTure New Member Account #: 12049 Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 71	Can't quite read the web site on the back of the van something dirtygirls.com?

09-17-2002, 06:48 AM	#3
TTigg Senior Member Account #: 17897 Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 9,058	This is turning into a very interesting project ;) __________________ ..."never underestimate the predictability of stupidity"... TTigg's Fotki (inc drive pics & mods)

09-17-2002, 06:52 AM	#4
hoTTub Member Account #: 11019 Join Date: Oct 2000 Posts: 17,304	so how did all of the mandrel bending go? No pics? come on, you cant do that to us!!!! Marcus posted pics from the shop when he was getting the Stg 3 installed! =oP __________________

09-17-2002, 07:03 AM	#5
Tron (///M) AudiWorld Super User Account #: 16753 Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 7,495	What muffler did you go with? Tips look like the 350Z :-P

09-17-2002, 07:50 AM	#6
nansaidh Elder Member Account #: 20501 Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 11,422	Well! Obviously the TT fits quite well on a Uhaul trailer.... i was told it wouldn't load/unload from the trailer for scraping the undersides of the front/rear fascias.... did you have trouble getting on and off the trailer?

09-17-2002, 07:58 AM	#7
TTigg Senior Member Account #: 17897 Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 9,058	TT W then Nands? (lol) __________________ ..."never underestimate the predictability of stupidity"... TTigg's Fotki (inc drive pics & mods)

09-17-2002, 10:00 AM	#8
nansaidh Elder Member Account #: 20501 Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 11,422	'fraid not Steve... my vaca for this year is 41 hours away. ;-)

09-17-2002, 12:27 PM	#9
sTTanford Junior Member Account #: 24809 Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 1,409	actually, mine wouldnt' make it up from a flat road because i'm so low (dropped 2"). Had to have the trailer ramps elevated about 6" (eg, sidewalk or drivway), or else be on a downslope in order to get the car on/off. a stock (or even lowered 1") TT should make it up no problem. why in tarnations would you want to haul such a lovely car unless it didn't run???? __________________ -Ken Project BOOSTTT: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 Intake Manifold Project: 1 GReddy Turbo Timer install GReddy Profec-B Install sTTanford's Fotki Account

09-17-2002, 12:33 PM	#10
sTTanford Junior Member Account #: 24809 Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 1,409	ugh, no pics. it was off the lift before i got pics and the lift at Tomas was full. i'm so damn tired and strressed from dealing with a full-time job, this car project and classes getting underway that i really think i'm gonna let the guys at Tomas handle the last leg of the project. I'm sick of calling up vendors daily, wrestling to get parts. =T i promise i'll get pics by the end of the week tho. __________________ -Ken Project BOOSTTT: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 Intake Manifold Project: 1 GReddy Turbo Timer install GReddy Profec-B Install sTTanford's Fotki Account

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