[Roadsters] Cross Country, have I lost my mind?

[Keith0alan at aol.com]

We drove from Las Vegas to Mt. Evans, Colorado, then across hwy 50 to  
Shasta, then back to Vegas. The car had about a year old rebuild on the engine,  
just a few thousand miles. These are not comfortable cars for long trips. We  
planned it so our longest day was about 300 miles. Hwy 50 may be advertised as  
the loneliest road but we had enough company that we weren't worried. Take the  
basic stuff, belt, plugs, points, a few tools and you should be good to go. 
An  AAA card and a cell phone are handy also. If you loose a water pump or 
something  post a note here and I bet someone could overnight you one.
 
keith

 
 
In a message dated 7/31/2008 2:16:37 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
nmleeds at mindspring.com writes:

I'm  planning a Colorado to California shot in the old '69 2000 and am
wondering  if I've lost my mind. Everything's rebuilt and new, and we've
driven the  500 miles breaking-in period without recent major incident. And
now its  time to test fate.

My preference is to take Highway 50 across the  desert to stay away from the
big trucks on the 80, but I'm worried about  whether running the car all-out
for 500 miles is such a smart thing to do  in a part of the country where gas
stations are few and Datsun even  fewer.

Had anyone done this, or similar drives in their cars. What's  happened, what
breaks, and what advise to you have for someone who's  probably to boneheaded
to take it?

Nathaniel  Leeds





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