Some people are so sad ^ well anyhow nice post, me and my girl also enjoy a good road trip already got 2 planned for the spring and summer. Enjoy it and dont let people get to you if ur like me everytime I open my eyes I see stupid people and there on here too... Thanks for the good pics.

 

You know, you'd be a lot less cranky if you moved out of your mom's basement and got yourself a girlfriend...

 

...and to the rest of you guys, thanks again for the nice comments.

Those of you who know me have no doubt figured that the purpose of this thread was not to brag. I only mentioned the other cars involved to explain why taking the xB on the trip was such a novelty. Besides, that must have been some trailer park "zombietime" grew up in if he thought mentioning a CRV was bragging!

(P.S. Zombie, your Midol and Tampax are in the mail...)

 

I am going on a 1,370Mile trip to new mexico in June, it will be interesting to see how it does.

 

I was all wondering why he would do what he did other than making himself look like a dumbazz. Daniel had nothing but comments on his whole trip then this troll comes in here and tries to badmouth him. HELLO, we know Daniel. He's one of our family members DUH. what a loser.

Toasterboy, you will love long trips in the box. It's the first vehicle I could do 700 miles in 10 hrs and not feel all beat to crap when arriving.

 

I changed out struts and shocks for Monroe Sensatrac and have loved the difference. Also put the H-tech springs to control the yaw I was getting when I'd hit on-ramps.

Much different ride.

 

Now try the Progress rear swaybar and you will be set.

 

Nice pics Daniel, thanks for sharing. We've gone back to 15's on our two xB' also. BTW it's always nice to see your Mustang. Do you drive it much?

 

Father complexes and jealousy don't belong here. That was a nice piece about the car and the trip. I made a 2500-mile trip in my stock xB with SensaTrac rears. The suspension was fine around town, but too jiggly to be called comfortable day after day on the road, and I think that soft Konis would have made a big difference.

 

hey great pics and looks like a great time. are those pics from Santa Barbara and Malibu?

 

Thanks a lot -
Yes, as a matter of fact it's sitting about 20 feet away from me at my office today! I've had quite a few problems with it lately, and it was down for about a month and a half - the joys of 38-year-old-car life - but I think they're all finally sorted out. I don't usually take it to work, but I just couldn't resist today; it's going to be about 70 degrees with a clear blue sky, and I was just itchin' to drive the beast after all that down time.
I'm the Vice President of a local classic Mustang club, and we have quite a few shows, cruises and outings we sponsor to keep it exercised properly!

 

Thanks, Kirby -
Actually, those are all in Cambria (about another 140 miles up the coast from S.B. near Hearst Castle), and in the hills above it along Stone Creek Rd. We love the place. We keep trying to figure a way to move there permanently, but I haven't quite managed to parlay a multi-million dollar hedge fund quite yet! (even basic 1,000 sq. ft. cabins are close to a million $$ up there these days!)

 

wow bet that was a nice drive up the 101 coast. Farthest I been on the 101 was Santa Maria aka Michael Jackson country. lol.

 

Oh, then you've got to take the little lady up there. It's an awesome "romantic getaway", if you know what I mean. Stay somewhere on Moonstone Beach, and if you go in the off-season, it'll be a bit more affordable.
If you ever decide to make the trip, let me know and I'll give you the hot tips on where to stay and eat.

 

I have a similar car: http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...FrtQtrPark.jpg
I see you have the Chrome Door Weather Strips p/n 00016-79075 from http://trdsparks.com/. It's the first good shot of them I have seen. Did you install them yourself, and is it a matter of just popping the old ones up and snapping the new ones down?
Also, you must be on your second set of tires. What did you go with?

 

Actually, I got mine off Ebay, so I'm not sure if they're the same item or not.
Mine are a flexible strip with 3M tape on the back that just adhere to the present black rubber on the car. They take a bit of work to keep straight - being warm helps - but look pretty nice when you're done. Even fairly close up they look like a quality, rigid piece of stainless or chrome.

 

The ones from Sparks are hardware replacement strips, about $100 a set.

 

BoxOffice, nice trip! I really like the shot north of the beach, hope you don't mind me modding it a little:

 

Here's what I got: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TOYOT...spagenameZWDVW

They were originally like $75 or $80, but then dropped WAY down in price, so I grabbed a set. I couldn't say how they stack up to the "replacement" variety, but I'm happy - just kind of a pain to put on.

 

Hey - much lighter! It was getting dark fast, and we really weren't sure if any of them were going to come out at all, but it was such an awesome sunset we gave it a try anyway. Your version is looks much better and easier to see -