Down at the shop

"BeaterGT" (beatergt) 01/27/2020 at 22:04 • Filed to: None

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Turns out one of the pistons in my brake caliper decided it didn’t want to play nice anymore. Oh well. Now the car is ready for some canyon/ mountain runs again.

On a brighter note, the San Diego shop I went to previously specialized in Datsun Zs. Lucky for me, there we re some hanging around today!

wafflesnfalafel > BeaterGT 01/27/2020 at 22:42

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I followed one of those turbo z’s for a bit on the way home today - had studded tires on the back and was having difficulty with whole manual transmission thing. But it was clean and sounded nice.

BeaterGT > wafflesnfalafel 01/27/2020 at 22:45

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A Z with studded tires sounds like a wonderful time.

DipodomysDeserti > BeaterGT 01/27/2020 at 23:00

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Superstition Mountains near Tortilla Flats?

BeaterGT > DipodomysDeserti 01/28/2020 at 00:25

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You know it ...because you told me about it in the first place. So thanks again! Was able to hit some great spots while I was in AZ.

DirtyDodge > DipodomysDeserti 01/28/2020 at 18:48

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love that area, its so nice.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > BeaterGT 03/02/2020 at 14:55

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It's interesting to me the thought of going to a shop on a road trip. Just never even occurred to me. I had packed every tool that I owned in my miata along with about 8 quarts of oil for the 4-5000 mile journey. The possibilities seem so limitless with a full on sedan! Thankfully the only maintenance I ended up doing (aside from active oil swap via attrition) was a light bulb near the beginning and some weight reduction via road debris. 

BeaterGT > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 03/02/2020 at 16:06

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I just don't have faith in the scissor jacks tbh. 

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > BeaterGT 03/02/2020 at 17:05

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That’s why I brought a low profile floor jack

BeaterGT > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 03/02/2020 at 18:20

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Hahah damn, y ou were prepared! No way I could fit a jack 

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > BeaterGT 03/03/2020 at 00:53

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It’s a wonder the things you can fit when you dispose of a spare tire! Plus I was moving and it was too expensive to ship heavy stuff like that so it made sense to transport my floor jack and jack stands regardless if I could see any use for them during the trip. And I camped all but two of the nights on the trip so my miata was very well tetris-ed. I feel like I have gone soft now, I always take the Subaru camping because it's easier. But I've still gotten in a couple of miata camping trips in Cali at least.