Insane Road trip, DC to Seattle in January in a '69 911

[ivangene]

Dan, we have a week of sunny weather waiting for you...get her home!!

[ivangene]

forgot the pic

[LakeCleElum]

With this nice weather forecast, save 50 miles and do I-82 and I-90 in WA. Avoid that I-5 rat race.......

[Craig_D]

Originally Posted by steve911T

Dan, lucky you got through Denver two days ago. They are predicting 8-16" tonight and tomorrow. Good luck and if it gets too bad, hole up for a day or two. Also, it has been in the 60's here. Steve

Yes indeed! The Denver area is getting pounded with snow and another 24 hours predicted! Very happy you made it here for a beer and no snow...otherwise it would have been Schnapps and skiing!

We're still wishing you the best of luck and watching the updates!

Cheers,

- Craig_D

[daniel911T]

I pushed pretty hard yesterday and made it all the way to Pendleton, OR. Yesterday morning's pictures of the snowy 911 were as bad as the snow ever got. By the time I hit the Utah border, the snow was gone. The little bit that was on my car hung in there until about mid Idaho! It was pretty cool to watch how the wind cut the snow and showed me the way air was flowing around the car.

Always a good time for science!



This was just over the Oregon border, running along the Snake river.

The car has been planted and well sorted for the whole trip. I still have a bit of a shake above 75mph, but because of my transmission issue I've limited my speed to 70. The curvies through the hills have been a lot of fun.

For the Denver people...

This was out on the Eastern plains a couple of days ago...


Today is the final leg. I need to hit Seattle first, then over to Bremerton. I am going to thumb my nose at mother nature and go via Snowqualmie.

Thanks for the interest and support! I have a bunch of pictures and other stuff that I'll post up when I have a little more time.

-Dan

[privatepang]

Woo nice. Heading from Van down to Astoria tonight. Who knows, might see your car!

[porwolf]

The gods are with you Dan! You dodged the bullet. Great going!

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57371140/heavy-snowstorm-hits-colo-on-its-way-east/

[LakeCleElum]

Dan - Sorry I missed your call for lunch in Cle Elum. I'll buy when heading thru Bremerton soon........Sounds like you'll hit Seattle by 3:30...Take care.....

[daniel911T]

I finally made it.



Here she was on the ferry from Seattle to Bremerton. If you look VERY closely, the car two in front of me is a 991 Turbo S Cab. The owner of the car was an owner of a shipyard, and commutes from Kitsap over to Seattle every day. Nice guy, not a wrench turner type.

I thought this pic from a bit earlier in the day needed posted:




I have a bunch more, and I'll post a real wrapup in the next couple of days. To make the long story very very short: she made it. Never left me standing, never made me do any more work than a bit of altitude related carb tuning. What a grand 'ol girl.



Olympic mountains from the ferry. It's good to be back in the West.

Thanks to all! More details to follow.

-Dan

[Brillo]

I'm glad you and the ol' girl made it Dan.

[porwolf]

Hey Daniel, congratulations! I was a little worried when I read about one cylinder not cooperating and the vibrations that made your drive interesting. But these P-cars always seem to come through. I remember once driving in a 68 911T from Grand Canyon back to LA with a broken rear torsion bar, no problem! And, once on a snowy winter night on the road from Tahoe to Mammoth on route 395 on the eastern Sierra Nevada I hit a snow covered big rock in the road right at my front wishbone. It got bent but a new wheel alignment, after driving 300 miles back to LA, fixed that. Didn't even have to replace any suspension parts!

[timmy2]

Way to go Dan, glad you made it safe.

[warner53]

Kinda dirty....just saying...LOL

[daniel911T]

Originally Posted by warner53

Kinda dirty....just saying...LOL

Filthy. The good Dr. Porsche would smile.

[warner53]

Welcome to the left coast.

[daniel911T]

Originally Posted by warner53

Welcome to the left coast.

I like to think of it as the best coast.

[TibetanT]

Daniel:

Excellent, you made it to the "best coast.:

Can't wait for the entire picture spread of the trip.

You: "Never left me standing, never made me do any more work than a bit of altitude related carb tuning. What a grand 'ol girl.

Makes me think of a phrase that stands the test of time:
Porsche. There is no substitute.

Of course your mechanical skills had a lot to do with it too. Good luck with the bearing and trans issue...hopefully an easy fix, right?

[Sharonkerry]

Welcome to Washington Dan! Hope to meet you soon.

Our cars are the best.

All the best!
Sharon

[ivangene]

WOO HOOO!!

nice journey, thanks for taking us along with you !
See you around! - If you ever do any of our track days look me up, I think I am at every one

(or was that my wife that thought that)

[1971 911T]

Well done 911-Pilot! Congrats Dan .

Next Saturday I believe is drive and breakfast at XXX in Issaquah. It would be awesome if you could make it. if not, it's monthly.