Planning a Road Trip!

Hi everyone!
I was wondering if you guys can give me some advise on getting my car ready for a long road trip???
I'm planning on driving my Maverick out to California in a few months. A round trip is about close to 3,000 miles with my stops.
My maintenance list so far consists of: installing my rebuilt motor, new brakes, drums, wheel cylinders, fuel pump, battery & alternator, new aluminum 3 row radiator, new spare tire (in trunk along with aluminum floor jack & lug wrench). Extra oil, coolant, tranny and brake fluid etc.
Any advise would be appreciated!

 

check the tires and road test everything good before you leave...

 

New hoses come to mind (All of em) If its a rubber hose...replace it.

 

Thanks! The tires are a year old in great shape with about 7 or 8k on them, daily driver, so far driven 10k in the past year an a half and has never left me stranded.

 

check your belts and make sure your air pressure is the same in all of your tires bring a gallon of water before you hit your longest stretch of the trip make sure people know your route from start to finish including every stop in between.

telling someone your entire route is probably your most important thing to do after your cars checklist is done.

so many times people either die come near death because they come into bad weather or had a flat tire in the middle of the desert and end up stranded and no one knows where to look for them when they dont arrive when they should.

map a route and stick to it. make sure this is written down somewhere back home along with how many days youll be gone and where your stops will be and when you plan to be back this all goes with the above

check your water and oil at every stop before heading to your next destination
and my last bit of advice dont be afraid to stop somewhere when youre tired

okay one last thing dont forget your camera and we want to see plenty of pics
if you come near sacramento get in touch well hang we always enjoy meeting new comet/mav owners in person

 

We are planning at trip with approx the same mileage(3000miles+) to California in a few months also! Except that we are coming down the I-5 from Canada and are heading to attend the Fabulous Fords Forever show at Knott's Berry Farm at towards the end of April...when are you going? I have lots of tips on my facebook group..join up and I can definataly help out as I have done this size of trip twice already! Here is the link: www.facebook.com/groups/437951512981029/

 

Join AAA. You never know when you might need a tow.

 

Hagerty Ins...

 

Be safe , most of all have lots of fun in the sun . Make sure you take some water with you .

 

Thanks everyone for the advise! To answer some of your questions, I will be taking I-80 to until Sacramento, then I-5 to head to Salinas/Monterey area. So I wont be headed towards LA/southern Cali.

 

Salinas = gangland. Be careful. Some neighborhoods you might not want to drive around with out of state plates.

 

get in touch when you get in this area we can meet near the freeway for a lil bit I know the area really well right near there theres a cool place to stretch your legs by the river just a block from the freeway exit

 

Im in Eastern, WA if you take I90 -- You're more than welcome to stay at my house for the night or two. Few other maverick guys on the forums in town as well.

Let me know 509-901-4887