The Rodding Roundtable
Motorhead Message Central => Rodder's Roundtable => Topic started by: 40 on July 23, 2006, 11:32:59 AM
WOW!! It's less than a week away....The Summer has really flown by for me! Just wondering who's planning to attend?Sounds like a very fun but HOT weekend! The weather has been horrible the past few weeks with temps nearing 100 every day,very high humidity,VERY little wind and NO rain! I am planning to arrive in Lincoln early Friday morning and will stay thru Sunday afternoon.I'll be staying at the Super 8 just West of the Fairgrounds on Cornhusker.I hope to be driving the Black 36 Coupe....I've finally gotten a couple hundred miles on it,have all of the leaks dammed up and most of the other little gremlins exorcised but still have a VERY ANNOYING little squeak in the front suspension on the passenger side.I believe it is a tie rod end or A-arm bushing but so far,have been unable to silence it! It sounds like someone bouncing on an old squeaky bed spring.If I don't get the mystery solved,I'll probably just drive the old standby Yellow 40.So....Sound off!.......Let us know who's coming,what you'll be driving and where you'll be staying!
I was planning on the trip, however, some things beyond my control have occured, and I have to bow out :(
However, there is always next year. 8)
by the way, did you ever find an oil pan for your T/A?
my buddy never called me back, and tomslik found on on E-bay. if you saw his post. :?
have fun, take lotsa pictures.
Vance
Plan on being there on Saturday and Sunday and maybe Friday afternoon if I can get off early. Don't have the coupe put back together so I will be on foot. Just run out of steam working on the car all weekend and nights and know it won't be ready. Have a full time job :cry: so it cuts into the car building time now. Been working on it 8 years now so why rush it at the end.
Vance, Sorry we won't get to meet you. :(
Here's what it looked like on July 5th.
Killer yellow Bro 8) :D
I'm sorry I can't make it this time :x but some unforseen circumstances beyond my control came up, and need tended to. :evil:
see ya'all next time
Vance
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM..... Yellow paint.
Vance....I was really looking forward to meeting you....I certainly understand how life has a habit of getting in the way!We'll hook up somewhere down the trail!
Bob....Sorry to hear you won't have the car finished but as you said,no need to rush at this point.I would love to see it....perhaps I can swing by and drool on it a bit if you have time.We should probably set up a time and place for anyone who's interested to meet.....perhaps we could get together for lunch on Saturday??Dinner Saturday night??
I'll be there Friday afternoon to Sat night for sure, maybe Sunday too. Too bad you can't make it Vance, but there will be another time. Bob, I'm trying to remember if we knew your car was going to be yellow when we saw it in February. I like yellow.
See you there,
Bob
The Western contingent is supposed to stay over in my "new" home town of Salina, Utah tonight. I'll at least drive over in the '36 and gawk. Wayno
I'll be arriving Thursday and will be there Friday and Saturday.
I will be there. 41woodie and myself will arrive Thursday eve. Looking forward to the first "long trip" in my 53 F100, 41woodie will be driving his new 40 pickup.
Is anyone bringing a canopy to the Fairgrounds? It would be nice to have one set up as a gathering point and for the shade.I have a 10X10 easy up but it will not fit in the coupe trunk.....There is barely enough room for a chair,small cooler and a small overnight bag of clothes! I finally got the mysterious squeak taken care of :D so will most likely have it there though I could drive the wifes 55 to accommodate the canopy.I may also slide the coupe up on my roll back and tote it down....plenty of room for everything then.Please reply if someone else is bringing one and is willing to share!
Quote from: "40"I am planning to arrive in Lincoln early Friday morning and will stay thru Sunday afternoon.I'll be staying at the Super 8 just West of the Fairgrounds on Cornhusker.!
Hey bud, ya think you could make it to the post office before you leave Sioux City? :roll: Or perhaps they might have a post office in Lincoln???? :wink: Unless of course your planning on coming to L'ville NEXT weekend. 8)
Hi Young Lady! I apologize and beg for forgiveness.......I have been EXTREMELY busy and while that is not a very good excuse,it's the best I can come up with! I will DEFINITELY bring your package and the license plates to Louisville and personally deliver them to you.....IF you promise not to kick me too hard :shock: Look forward to seeing you in a week or so!
40, we will have a canopy with us and set up if we can manage to be somewhere we can. Look for my Maroon 53 f100, a black 40 pickup with orange wheels and a copper/black 37 Ford convert. Stop in and cool off wether we are there or not. That goes for anyone. Joe
Quote from: "40"IF you promise not to kick me too hard :shock: Look forward to seeing you in a week or so!
You know me better then that....I'll probley just hug ya and squeese the living * outta ya like normal. :wink:
You guys have a good time in Lincoln. Take a post lots'o'photos for us folks back home.
Anita and I will be there Saturday AM. Look foward to see everyone. No pop up Daryle.
Denise are you mailing yourself :lol:
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Denise are you mailing yourself :lol:
Daryle would probley stamp "return to sender" on me if I did. :lol:
But to answer your question, nope, Daryle's going to be my personal mail carrier and deliver my "package" to me in person. :wink:
Since nobody stepped up with a better suggestion.....How about if we meet Saturday at 12 noon inside the exhibit building.I beleive that is the only building with A/C and they also have a small dining area in the rear if we want to grab a bite of lunch.See ya there! I will be driving my black 36 Coupe.
Quote from: "40"I will be driving my black 36 Coupe.
i wont be there but MAN is that sweet!!!!!!
later jim
Daryle,
Saturday sounds good to me. There is a weekly cruise in at the culvers on friday night at 70th and Pioneers. If you come out to that it will be about a mile from my place. We have a commitement on saturday night so that won't work. Saturday is also the Speedway ice cream social and the museum tour. I'll pm you my cell #
bob
Thanks Jim.....It seems everything I do car related is either in the Midwest or farther East! I have to plan a trip to one of the events out West so I can meet some of you Westerners!
Quote from: "40"Thanks Jim.....It seems everything I do car related is either in the Midwest or farther East! I have to plan a trip to one of the events out West so I can meet some of you Westerners!
you should come out for the scottsdale goodguys. temps in mid nov are anywhere from the high 70s (BRRRRRR) to the mid 90s.
i have two extra bedrooms open to any RRTer that needs one
later jim
Man was it HOT!! Temps were 100+ each day and nearly matched by the humidity!......Thank goodness there was a bit of a breeze! My suggestion for a Saturday meeting point was sure a bust.....the only building with A/C and they were using it for roller skating practice......someone sure had their head up their butt on that one :roll: Spent the day Saturday visiting with MikeJ and his wife Anita,Bob(BTRC) and Lynn(Rumrum).Looked for others from the RRT but never hooked up.Also ran into Bob(34Ford) and his wife at the Cruise-In Friday night at Culvers and Tom(36Vicky) stopped by for a brief visit.I arrived Friday mid-morning and was very disappointed at the quantity and quality of the cars but Saturday was MUCH better in both areas.....The show seemed very unorganized for an event of that caliber,vendors were almost non-existent.....not sure if the turnout was enough to bring them back to Lincoln or not.The ice cream social and the museum tour put on by "Speedy" Bill was most definitely the high-lite of the entire weekend! First time out of town for the 36,Bob and I cruised down "O" street Saturday night in some pretty heavy and slow,stop and go traffic and although the temp gauge read a bit higher than I like,It ran well and didn't puke.I am running a mechanical fan and may have to add a shroud....while moving the temp was perfect but when stopped I believe the fan is pulling the majority of the air around the radiator instead of thru it.I did manage to break the side glass in the passenger door Saturday night,I removed the glass tonight and realized the regulator was binding up.I've got it apart soaking in the tank.I suspect the bound regulator may have chipped the glass and caused the break.Hopefully,I can repair the regulator,get the new glass cut and installed and have it back together and ready to go by Tuesday night so I can head to Kentucky!It was great to see everyone and sorry I missed the others that attended.After breaking the window Saturday night,I decided to head home Sunday morning......Anybody stay to see what was selected as the "Top 20" ???
I headed home Sunday morning too. Stopped a few times to look at Balers and Tractors for sale. It was hot in Lincoln but hotter at home when I got there. 106 deg. Overall I thought it was a nice weekend visiting Mike J, Anita and Lynn on Saturday and seeing Bob and Tom and there wives too. The open house at the museum was an added plus, no question about it.
Bob
Bob......It said 108 on the bank when I got home! Are you sure all that heat hasn't caused some type of illness that would cause a guy to miss a few days at work??I understand the cure for whatever you may have gotten is a trip to Louisville :lol: .....that's what I heard anyway!Stay Cool!
Daryle,
Check out the rod and custom web site. It has a pic of you car. The top custom was the black corvette of gary kuck and the rod was the yellow 34 high boy I think from looking at the picture of the owner on the site.
bob
here's the home page to click on the americruise information
http://www.rodandcustommagazine.com/
here's the page with your car on it if it loads
http://preview.rodandcustommagazine.com/eventcoverage/0607rc_americruise_sunday/index.html
Sure wish I would have stayed for the "Miss Americruise" contest! :P
Well, it sure was not an NSRA or Goodguys quality production. Some local rod runs are better produced. Friday was certainly down in attendance, but allowed for easier manuvering around the grounds on foot. The good breeze and plenty of shade made the temp more bearable. We never set up the canopy because there was no need. Having it in the bed of my truck helped smooth the ride. lol. Don't know who the winners all were [ left Sunday am also], however one of our group won "Best Paint and Graphics" with his black and copper 37 Ford Conv [Downs], and the black corvette won "Custom Rod" [not sure of title]. It is a killer vette, although the black 55/56 T Bird was just as neat IMO. Almost 1000 miles roundtrip for my 53 F100's first road trial, had minor power window problem, and slight charging problem. Great trip with good friends and more memories. Does not get any better, except when it is 80 degrees maybe. Saw the 36 40, very nice. Could not figure out where you might have been, it was sitting over by the Beer and Shrimp place. Hope my black 40 can be as pleasing to the eye. Joe
Joe....Sorry we didn't catch up with each other!Perhaps our paths will cross again somewhere down the road.Glad your trip went well!
Will add to the discussion of Americruise that although the promoters were obviously trying to do it on the cheap, the driving events were a real plus. In addition to the events being open to all, the competitors for the BIG prizes were required to put the car through their paces on the "track". Allows well-built good-handling cars to rack up points for what they are supposed to be.....cars.
Thanks to Daryle and Bob for getting there early on Saturday AM the shade tree was a valuable asset in the 100 deg. temps. Had great visit with the RRT guys. Finally got to see Lynn's car. The interior wasn't quite done but what what was, was nice. Daryle's car I have seen before and it is nice. The Rod and Custom photographer must of thought so also. He took pictures of it twice Saturday. The wife and I enjoyed the show but the ride home was a little warm. The car ran about 210 deg if I didn't run the a/c. With the wind at our back she runs I alittle warm but the gas milage should have been better. All in all a good day. 8)