Drove around quite a bit yesterday, I was notably harder on the car than i have been.
AC seemed to work good, though i didn't use it too much, for the most part i think muscle cars should be driven with the windows down. I also realized that with the windows up the car seems to be much louder. Obviously it's not, but sure as hell seemed that way. Might have to really consider going to the super turbo mufflers.
During the trip i had no rubbing or scraping of any part. That even meant my parents driveway where i grew up and scraped for basically the entire time i owned the car.
Loving the 3 link. The car really just wants to go straight and deep dips (the kind where the rear drops equally on both sides) did not cause any type of rubbing, sounds or feeling like the rear was coming through the floor. Shall i assume it's the removal of the bumpstop?
I just don't think this car has ridden this well since the first time i lowered it.
Bumpsteer isn't too bad, so i don't think i'll need to mess with that again, the alignment i did is actually pretty good, other than the steering wheel being a little off center. I'm about ready to get it professionally alignment, the
suspension is surely settled at this point.
I programmed the retro stereo and streamed a little music. Odd thing, i think it's the first time in this car i've ever heard stereo surround sound. Too bad even with good stock location speakers the lack of bass really hurts the experience. I'll work on that in the winter. Still want one of those spare tire well subwoofers, just not sure where to hide the jack, since i'm guessing they don't fit with the jack in the tire.
I have the wire coiled up for the microphone, i have to get to that, hopefully i can hide it in the pillar and stick it to the top corner of the windshield. I've always said kid's first cars should be manuals, it's really just a pain to mess with a phone while driving and in many cases, it's impossible.
Some interaction with the kids.
My little guy thinks the supercharger whine (which is very loud at full throttle) is super turbo rocket boosters.
One child thinks it's in the back, the other in the front.
It's also unanimous the map light is the best feature. It does work, just have to flick the little button like i've been doing for 30 years.
They even went as far as suggesting i get some maps so i can use the map light. Sounds counterproductive since i don't go anywhere in the dark or use maps, but we'll see.
Wonder what they will think when i install the map pockets for the doors that i've had for years (i cut the old ones off years ago)?
Now to the negative, one child attempted to unbuckle the other's seatbelt, i never took into consideration that since i only have two children, they have never sat this close to each other in a car. My f150 has them sit a good 20+ inches apart. Now they are like 5in from each other.
I also took the top off my 8 years child seat because honestly in my f150 it's fine, but in this car she's like a giant in the seat. Didn't love how the shoulder belt sat or stayed in place. Oddly enough that strap with the red hook i've been throwing out for years (i do still have a few) from the last ten child seats we purchased has a use, it's for using with the base only, to keep the shoulder strap in place. I'll give it a try, if not the top half is going back in.
I don't believe in moving child seats around, so we have had a really lot of seats, i'm picky about how they sit and stay in place, so moving them car to car is a job.
