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Share your crappy road trip story
Im posting this from the side of the highway as i fix a blown intercooler coupler for the SECOND time in the last 20 miles!
This stupid thing just doesnt want to stay connect :( Driving without boost sucks so i hope it holds this time Guess i should be thankful its a simple problem and not something serious! Anyone else have some "fun" surprises along the way? |
Last year I had only got my car out of the body shop 3 hours before leaving for DGRR. Turns out the shop didnt secure the wire harness in the fender and on the border of NJ and PA my car just died and wouldnt start again. I had to sit on the side of the road for 40 minutes fixing the harness before I could get back up and running.
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Ughhhhh. Maybe 3rd times the charm.
Need a slightly longer coupler |
Originally Posted by 2RotorsNaDream
(Post 10596978)
Last year I had only got my car out of the body shop 3 hours before leaving for DGRR. Turns out the shop didnt secure the wire harness in the fender and on the border of NJ and PA my car just died and wouldnt start again. I had to sit on the side of the road for 40 minutes fixing the harness before I could get back up and running.
I did some blasts through the mountains and seems everything is fixed ;) |
Yea I made it there road the dragon and made it back with no breakdowns this year.
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dang! I wanted to see this celica/rotary... missed it again!!
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turbo is smoking awful... and my throttle got stuck open on the dragon. almost shit my self. but it did make it home !
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Nice meeting everyone I got a chance to out there, had a great time.
It was my first time driving mountain roads, so I had a blast, can't wait to upgrade my suspension and come back for more! I didn't wake up early enough for the car show, but I snapped pics when I went out for an afternoon cruise. http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1304286168 http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1304286223 http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1304286457 http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1304286255 http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1304286263 http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1304286289 http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1304286298 http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1304286316 |
^very nice!
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Originally Posted by bikeboy23332
(Post 10599404)
turbo is smoking awful... and my throttle got stuck open on the dragon. almost shit my self. but it did make it home !
as for me, except for a leaky top rad hose on friday morning and shitty handling the rest of the time, everything went well. |
Originally Posted by rxtasy3
(Post 10599474)
glad to find out it wasn't anything serious. that was me that came back to see what was up. think u'll make it again next yr?
as for me, except for a leaky top rad hose on friday morning and shitty handling the rest of the time, everything went well. |
Originally Posted by bikeboy23332
(Post 10599404)
my throttle got stuck open on the dragon. almost shit my self.
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Let's see...
Blew the rear rotor coming through The Dragon for the first time on Thursday night. Friday I went on the long cruise, and I kept pace with everyone (even managed to drop a few people). Saturday I decided to not push my luck because it was getting harder to start. I rented a mountain bike from Bryson City Bikes (awesome people BTW) and went mountain biking. It was a good thing, because my passenger front wheel ate itself and I lost my brakes as a result. It disintegrated at about 7pm. My parents were on the road by 10pm, and they got there at 9am today with a u-haul dolley. We made it home ~30 minutes ago. |
Originally Posted by whitey85mtu
(Post 10599695)
Let's see...
Blew the rear rotor coming through The Dragon for the first time on Thursday night. Friday I went on the long cruise, and I kept pace with everyone (even managed to drop a few people). Saturday I decided to not push my luck because it was getting harder to start. I rented a mountain bike from Bryson City Bikes (awesome people BTW) and went mountain biking. It was a good thing, because my passenger front wheel ate itself and I lost my brakes as a result. It disintegrated at about 7pm. My parents were on the road by 10pm, and they got there at 9am today with a u-haul dolley. We made it home ~30 minutes ago. its just parts though, gives you a reason to upgrade! how did you like the trail riding? i stopped in to NOC to check on bike rentals, but we didnt have time to go before they closed. gonna try and go out there again in 5 or 6 weeks and definitely ride a trail or two. |
Evot23 and I had the opposite luck. Between Atlanta and the Florida State Line we passed a couple of NICE old school Datsun's...then a beautiful RX2...and an RX3...and another RX3. All in immaculate shape!
We cruised with them for about 20 minutes and they pulled over in Valdosta for gas so we stopped and took pictures and video and chatted. These guys were out of Atlanta and had been up at the Mitty. Their cars were incredible! Absolutely beautiful! Evot23 will post some pics I'm sure. Also...these guys drag race their cars...when they popped the engine bays...some nice work. Let's just say Evot23 and I may have been doing about 110 and one of the RX3's and the RX2 came flying up behind us. Pretty damn sweet! |
Originally Posted by got_hp
(Post 10599712)
wow man.......i think you win the crappy luck award. how does a wheel eat itself?
its just parts though, gives you a reason to upgrade! how did you like the trail riding? i stopped in to NOC to check on bike rentals, but we didnt have time to go before they closed. gonna try and go out there again in 5 or 6 weeks and definitely ride a trail or two. |
Originally Posted by whitey85mtu
(Post 10599745)
The trail riding was awesome. I was on a Marin Nail Trail 29er w/a 22" frame. $50 for the rental, including a rack and helmet. I rode at Tsali. It kicked my ass, but it was a blast.
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Originally Posted by got_hp
(Post 10599762)
nice.... next time a few of us should all schedule a time to go ride together, and strap on a GoPro cam to someones helmet, lol
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On the way to the gap during the Friday drive, I hit a bump at a bridge and it ripped off my V-band. I pulled off with exhaust dragging and put the cat back in the hatch. Stopped and asked the photographer for killboy about a muffler shop. He told me about one in Robbinsville. Continued on to Robbinsville and had the local muffler shop weld it back on. :icon_tup:
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While I was cruising back home, some Subaru drove in front of me and gave me the hazards. I think he thought we were racing. I guess that isn't as bad as it is funny.
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Originally Posted by 2RotorsNaDream
(Post 10596978)
Last year I had only got my car out of the body shop 3 hours before leaving for DGRR. Turns out the shop didnt secure the wire harness in the fender and on the border of NJ and PA my car just died and wouldnt start again. I had to sit on the side of the road for 40 minutes fixing the harness before I could get back up and running.
Originally Posted by Supernaut
(Post 10600427)
While I was cruising back home, some Subaru drove in front of me and gave me the hazards. I think he thought we were racing. I guess that isn't as bad as it is funny.
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Originally Posted by RXtacy
(Post 10600466)
That happened to my buddy on the Dragon. He was driving our other friends FD and the tire ate through the body harness. Exposed the conductors on a lot of wires, and frayed one of the ignition wires causing it to ground out on the shielding. Some electrical tape and a few but crimps later and we had her running again.
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Riches "best of show" winning car is probably one of the worst smelling vehicles ever. I think the EPA should be notified about its existence. Following him for more then 15 minutes on the highway results in a headache and nausea :icon_tdow That's about all the problems I had minus my coolant overflow tank that overflowed.
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Originally Posted by Scrub
(Post 10601058)
Riches "best of show" winning car is probably one of the worst smelling vehicles ever. I think the EPA should be notified about its existence. Following him for more then 15 minutes on the highway results in a headache and nausea :icon_tdow That's about all the problems I had minus my coolant overflow tank that overflowed.
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