sixtyeightmk2 Posted March 16, 2009 Report Posted March 16, 2009 I plan on posting photos of California for ya guys, I'm driving my Cortina to my Dad's place in Los Angeles on Tuesday morning. I HOPE I make it with no problems. Any tips on stuff to bring for such a long run? I'm having trouble with getting our gas nozzles at the "petrol" stations to fit in the back, so I'm going to bring a gas can just in case, as my gauges are bust. So with a little energon, and a lot luck, I'll be fulfilling California picture requests soon.
Admin Vista Posted March 16, 2009 Admin Report Posted March 16, 2009 How far is that? I request photo's of scantily clad bikini girls on Malibu beach
lotusless Posted March 16, 2009 Report Posted March 16, 2009 take any bits that you have mate, plugs, points,condensor rotor arm, fan belt, + silly bits like spare hoses, fuel pipe trolley jack, nuts bolts washers + a tonne of tools!! oh + one other thing........................ ME PLEASE you lucky man
Redex R Posted March 16, 2009 Report Posted March 16, 2009 If its any help - My survival kit from last years Le Mans pligrimage Water Pump - definitely have a finite life Fanbelt Gasket for above Cylinder head gasket - just in case Valve spring compressor - French cars/garages may be different ! Spare inlet and exhaust valves , spring and collets - you just don't know ! Gasket scraper , instant gasket . Spanners and sockets for all of the above 3 litres of water 12v Electrical Cable , Spare Bulbs Windscreen Wiper knurled cog - been known to fall off mid wipe and dissapear Petrol Pump Spare Heater hoses Carb acc pump diaphragm - if they go they piss petrol everywhere. Spare Coil - been known to fail Points and Condensor Distributor Cap Rotor Arm Fortunately I didn't need ANY of the above but I just like a sporting chance if things go wrong
hellblue Posted March 16, 2009 Report Posted March 16, 2009 Lets have loads of pics mate .... road shots ...any shots good luck mate
zetecmk2 Posted March 16, 2009 Report Posted March 16, 2009 i've done that journey, but in a ram and a ecoliner, never a cortina!
Admin Mk2Jo Posted March 17, 2009 Admin Report Posted March 17, 2009 Make sure you get loads of pics along the way
escortwithsunroof Posted March 17, 2009 Report Posted March 17, 2009 loadsa pics needed, some action shots too
FredTransit Posted March 17, 2009 Report Posted March 17, 2009 Had a fantastic week in Los Banos and Merced, I am deeply jealous!
antz Posted March 17, 2009 Report Posted March 17, 2009 I request photo's of scantily clad bikini girls on Malibu beach Damn right
4parajon Posted March 17, 2009 Report Posted March 17, 2009 Sounds like a nice road trip this, according to my navigational skills its 385 miles and should take you approx' 5 1/2 hours
BIGKEV Posted March 17, 2009 Report Posted March 17, 2009 How far is that? I request photo's of scantily clad bikini girls on Malibu beach 383.50 miles Vista looks like a fun drive - very straight though - why dont you do a road trip to the only roundabout in the US
Admin Vista Posted March 17, 2009 Admin Report Posted March 17, 2009 looks like a fun drive - very straight though - why dont you do a road trip to the only roundabout in the US Americans and roundabouts
FredTransit Posted March 17, 2009 Report Posted March 17, 2009 How far is that? I request photo's of scantily clad bikini girls on Malibu beach 383.50 miles Vista looks like a fun drive - very straight though - why dont you do a road trip to the only roundabout in the US there's only one? I think I have seen it then! Boston?
wolf666 Posted March 17, 2009 Report Posted March 17, 2009 How far is that? I request photo's of scantily clad bikini girls on Malibu beach fookin A i agree
hellblue Posted March 17, 2009 Report Posted March 17, 2009 i've done that journey, but in a ram and a ecoliner, never a cortina! I did it too only in a beat up dodge estate
sixtyeightmk2 Posted March 17, 2009 Author Report Posted March 17, 2009 Just under 6 hours or so, probably closer to 5 1/2 hours... She stalled on me when I got off the "freeway" aka motorway to take a trip down the Santa Susana Pass, it's one of our most famous spots that people do shots for test drive shows, commercials and other types of stuff... Except with the budget crisis the road looks like absolute hell... Here are some random shots of California and Nevada from the past couple months, and the trip from this week - http://robertpielock.com/California/IMG_0311.JPG http://robertpielock.com/California/IMG_0315.JPG http://robertpielock.com/California/IMG_0347.JPG http://robertpielock.com/California/IMG_0380.JPG http://robertpielock.com/California/IMG_0408.JPG Also took some video of the trip up something we call the Grapevine, my Cortina looks like an ant next to some of the SUVs and freight trucks that were rolling up next to me. - This is the reason I want to update a lot of stuff on my car, suspension and brakes mostly - our roads are getting worse every day, and so are the drivers. Here's a brief Wiki about the area, Manson used to live near the house! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Susana_Pass
sixtyeightmk2 Posted March 17, 2009 Author Report Posted March 17, 2009 How far is that? I request photo's of scantily clad bikini girls on Malibu beach fookin A i agree lol guys I will try, but hopefully without lookin like a creeeep haha
antz Posted March 17, 2009 Report Posted March 17, 2009 Looks a nice place If I ever manage to become weathy Id love to tour the USA for a few months...Why did I only get two numbers on my lottery ticket last week (avoiding Alabama after seeing that episode of Top Gear )
sixtyeightmk2 Posted March 17, 2009 Author Report Posted March 17, 2009 Looks a nice place If I ever manage to become weathy Id love to tour the USA for a few months...Why did I only get two numbers on my lottery ticket last week (avoiding Alabama after seeing that episode of Top Gear ) Two things... I can't believe that that episode pointed out that we still haven't fixed New Orleans! STILL!!! argh and my dad kinda looks like fat stig!
antz Posted March 17, 2009 Report Posted March 17, 2009 Ha ha ha fat stig Speed limit 55mph..I think I would die of boredom. The speedlimit on our normal roads is 60mph and 70mph on motorways but its fairly certain if you travel at 70mph everyone in the world will overtake you. I think one guy got busted by the police for doing 179mph in a porsche
mossy Posted March 17, 2009 Report Posted March 17, 2009 just wondering how much did that cost you in fuel? looks like an awesome drive...as ant said when we did florida to the keys, the journey took so long due to the speed limit!
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