I'm back with a Datsun & Epic Road Trip! Tons of pics

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After selling my rb20 Vert, and replacing it with a NA Miata a couple years ago, i've been searching for the perfect S30 Z.

Well, Late this summer i purchased a 3rd vehicle/2nd toy; a stroker 280z. So now i'm back in the Nissan Family.




It's good to be back


But the Miata is just to much fun to get rid of.


Now since i live in madison wi, and i only have a 2 car garage, this gave me the idea to store/lend the miata to my parents in tucson az for the winter and fly back to wi. No, of course it doesnt make sense financially or for convenience sake. But the experience was worth it, especially since i was very purposeful in my route making.

Anyway, the trip really opened my eyes and made me realize that people just dont do these kinds of trips anymore, just go to see things.

In monument valley Utah, I threw all my caution and reservations in the wind and even took the car off-roading. I knew this was a bad idea, but bad ideas make for good stories.
Thats in the video part 6

I stuck my gopro to the windshield and did a time lapse of the trip.

Here are the highlights from the more interesting drives as well as some individual shots i pulled from the nearly 10,000 photos it took.
Here is the link to the picas Album recomend going full screen slide show
https://picasaweb.google.com/1136719...eat=directlink

Time Lapse driving videos:
Part 1 - Trail Ridge Rd of Rocky Mountain Natl Park
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHpcwbZwLqw[/youtube]

Part 2 - Glenwood Canyon I70
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZDSFTcpGLg[/youtube]

Part 3 - Black Canyon of Gunnison National Park
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrEuhgcoVHs[/youtube]

Part 4 - Million Dollar Highway
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ciNyRrm3_Q[/youtube]

Part 5 - Mesa Verde National Park
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TniMpwak4M4[/youtube]

Part 6 - Monument Valley Utah
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lVIeiw9uKE[/youtube]

Part 7 - Painted Desert & Petrified Forest Natl Park
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPr4D77bp3w[/youtube]

Part 8 - Apache National Forest & Lavender Pit open strip mine
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHChQbs3Ldc[/youtube]



And here are My favorite pictures from the trip.

[Jesda]

OUTSTANDING!

[SHIFT_COUPE]

The 280 looks fantastic.

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It SOUNDS fantastic to. Kicking myself for not taking any video before putting it away for the winter.

But the motor is pretty much just now broken in, and i plan on sticking it on the dyno first thing in the spring to make sure it's tuned right. (FPR, valves, and timing.)

[s0m3th1ngAZ]

Specs?

[PapaSmurf2k3]

mmmmmmmmm Miata.
How sunburned are you after that drive?

mmmmmmmmmmmmm Z!

Great thread!
WELCOME BACK!

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Yeah we completly lucked out and got beautiful weather the whole way 70's and sunny.

BUT, 2 people in a 5 day road trip there was no room to put the top down. we had to put about half of our stuff on the rear deck.

[gwoods]

Man road trips are awesome we have been doing them with our 3 kids the past two summers.

We drove from Phoenix - Winnipeg, Canada and back in 2011
In 2012 we flew to Pittsburgh drove - Newark - Staunton - Bowling Green - Pittsburgh and flew back home

Cool trip

[nissangirl74]

Looks like an awesome time!