Austin David

I grabbed one of these, it's good with my "signature" seats from 2021 (I assume pretty standard leather seat). I'm going to remove the straps, they're not needed. It just fits between the two side bolsters, and just resting against the seat is placed correctly. Not too fat either and has some compression. Hoping to get a few hours on it soon.

Aiming for "leaves" but I know it's hard to predict. I know it can be hard to navigate family stuff, that's what kept me home last year :/ Last time I mapped it out I was thinking to stay around Blowing Rock on day 1, but I think a lot of the BRP might still be closed between there and Asheville? I'm definitely game to run up the coast and catch you on the way.

I am off and SICK AND TIRED of not driving around way too much. Let's do leafs this year for reals. Who's in? I'd like to spend a lazy day heading up from Charleston, day 2 drive around at least a day, then back . During the week (IIRC) the rates and availability are better. I assume I'll need to pack my weather gear and a cover, both of which are like a 5-10 minute effort I will reluctantly undertake.

Drive it home!!

bonnet*

I usually ride around with very effective earplugs, which means the first ride w/o earplugs is a bit of "is that normal". I highly recommend taking a pre-ride before big changes to be sure you know what "normal" sounds like

I feel like you got a pretty solid deal on that ride. Enjoy the h*ck out of it!

The torque spec is in the arm of a skilled mechanic.

Ditto. I assume it was painted (coated?) to match the frame

mailin stuff

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Congrats! That's a pretty car. Personally I'd put an aeroscreen near the front of the list, esp for day trips. Smaller wheels and stuff are great but until you get to know the car you may not know the difference. For me I'd prioritize the first trip, then work from there.

Congrats! You've got a lot of room to clean it up and still not* be horribly "underwater". Holler when you get it sorted, I'd love to get a group of Caroliners together for a lil run

Start or continue a build thread please! I plan to drive mine until I can prove it's open. Its been clunky from day 1

I'm at 17k and "fairly sensible", my 2021 diff (M1 housing + titan guts) seems fine if noisy. I have read that the expected life is a lot lower, but here we are. I'm not looking forward to fishing it back out when it's time to replace the internals tho