Midwest meet 2011 V2 Options

[Zake]

It may still be a little early to start this but oh well.

the summer meet,
June 25th
at "the spot"

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=41....mp;t=h&z=19

41°18'38.61"N
88°56'23.81"W

This post has been edited by Zake: May 10, 2011 - 10:44 PM

[bloodMoney]

Should be alright, but I have to double check the schedule to make sure.

[Bitter]

No idea yet, my mom might be up visiting me then.

[Zake]

hmm, well if that date doesn't work we could make it the 2nd or the 30th (im unavailable the 16th-24th, so im hoping the meet doesnt happen then)

[manda]

I'll be up there moving in most likely the last weekend in July.. I could probably make another meet if it was then... don't think Id make any other weekend tho. If I just happen to be up that way again on the weekend you choose Ill likely show.

[Zake]

so the 30th would work for you better?

This post has been edited by Zake: Apr 28, 2011 - 10:59 PM

[4-eyed-freek]

im in, i might not be in the celica though. most likely a toyota though.

[Zake]

im in, i might not be in the celica though. most likely a toyota though.

why not your celica?

[4-eyed-freek]

im most likley getting another car for a daily driver. and putting the celica away till im done with school. for all the driving i might be doing this summer i need something with less miles, something i dont have to worry about throwing a rod or anything. lol

[Bitter]

Oh Erin will be in Italy then...so would just be me.

[Zake]

ahh, well, how would june work for everyone?

[richee3]

I'm in for a summer meet, as long as it's on a weekend.

[Zake]

I'm in for a summer meet, as long as it's on a weekend.

of coarse it would be on a weekend, I'm shooting for a Saturday.

[4-eyed-freek]

june is a crazy month for me but just set a date and i will see where it lands

[SoDo]

Ill be in california for a week or two in july around that time. June will work for me.

[Zake]

how would June 18th work?
wait a second.. instead of me shooting in the dark with different dates, when would you guys/gals want it to be?

This post has been edited by Zake: May 5, 2011 - 11:38 AM

[4-eyed-freek]

plz not the weekend of the 18th.. i have my cousins grad party to go to lol.

[Stambo]

we ever decide?

[Zake]

we ever decide?

i dont think anyone knows when they will be free this far in advance. i would prefer the last weekend in july, but it all depends on when everyone is free.

[Stambo]

doesn't matter for me

[manda]

I'll likely only be out there in July when I apartment hunt with the fam and sign the lease... so don't give my schedule much credence when it comes to planning... I'll just show up with Chris and Stacy again if I'm out there that weekend and am able to make it.

[sixgentoyota]

Damn if it's 7/9 I'll miss it again... my wife and I will be in Milwaukee for Summerfest that day

[4-eyed-freek]

how about the end of june or end of july... any thoughts on that?

[bloodMoney]

Daniel- What are your thoughts on this? Either way, your car should be done.

I'm down for either.

This post has been edited by bloodMoney: May 10, 2011 - 10:53 AM

[sixgentoyota]

The 2nd of July or the weekend before that works and any other weekend in July but the 9th or 31st

[Zake]

would July 2nd work for the meet?

[4-eyed-freek]

im going to be gone for the weekend because of the 4th.. the end on june wouldnt work for anyone? if not dont worry hahah

[Zake]

would July 2nd work for the meet?

would June 25th work for the meet?

[Bitter]

place will be totally packed july 4th weekend.

[sixgentoyota]

June 25th works for me

[bloodMoney]

I might be able to swing that.

[4-eyed-freek]

same here, that would be good for me

[Bitter]

Probably, might be in the Mazda if the Celica is under the knife.

[4-eyed-freek]

i will be in the tc sence i have to figure out the celica's insurance... i might have the celica if everything goes well with the insurance. lets hope so.

[Zake]

i will be in the tc sence i have to figure out the celica's insurance... i might have the celica if everything goes well with the insurance. lets hope so.

ummm, what??

[4-eyed-freek]

haha yea go to off topic and look for my post

[Zake]

haha yea go to off topic and look for my post

thank god its an automatic! I thought i was going to have to steal it if it was stick. that is a really nice find.

[Bitter]

I'll at least have an intake this time.

[richee3]

Who knows if my Celica will be done or not? I'd love for it to be done, but I keep finding little parts I need to order. It was a lightweight flywheel today, then I still have to get the second half of my clutch, all of my hoses (every single one and there are a LOT of them in case you've ever looked,) fluids, a tach adaptor, etc. It looks like any time in June will be a little too early for my Celica to be back on the road. That's not to say I won't be able to make this meet as soon as we get a date set.

[Bitter]

Same quandary but bushings instead of hoses...and getting coil over money.

[Zake]

well, since there doesn't seem to be much issue with June 25th, lets just set that as the date.

[Stambo]

ill have my gt4 front end on soon enough! Zake btw thanks again for the hood. Started bringing it down to bare metal today ready for body work n paint soon.

[Zake]

ill have my gt4 front end on soon enough! Zake btw thanks again for the hood. Started bringing it down to bare metal today ready for body work n paint soon.

no problem, can't wait to see it all done!

[richee3]

I just had a stroke of luck. My flywheel is already in the States and should be here in the next couple of days. Just a few more parts to order, probably order them tonight, then I might be able to get my Celica back on the road before the meet. Granted, I'll have some road testing to do to see if it can make the trip, but I'm hoping to be able to make it in the Celi. It'll be close. Just depends on if my luck is good enough that my tires aren't completely shot, all the bearings are good, and no motor issues come up. Anybody want to come down and help me swap to ensure that it's done?

[Zake]

Anybody want to come down and help me swap to ensure that it's done?

if i knew what i was doing i would. but i am 100% sure i would set you back a few weeks

[richee3]

Lol Zack, I haven't touched either motor since I got them. I took them out of the truck and set them in my garage floor. And even then, it took me 3 days to get the Greytop out of the truck. You couldn't possibly set me back any farther than I set myself back.

[Bitter]

Pretty sure I'll be in the Mazda, 90%. The Celica is coming apart for stuff, no projected date for reassembly.

[bloodMoney]

If you get the wiring figured out, I can get that motor in and all the mechanicals set up in a few hours.

[sixgentoyota]

Lol Zack, I haven't touched either motor since I got them. I took them out of the truck and set them in my garage floor. And even then, it took me 3 days to get the Greytop out of the truck. You couldn't possibly set me back any farther than I set myself back.

Im a mechanic by trade and that is a far drive im by the Wisconsin border 2 hours from Stambo. If you could get it up here i could have it done in a week tops.

[Bigblock]

richee3--

The next 2 months AT LEAST...is completely jammed with crap at work!!
NRC is here for 2 weeks, night training, NGET test ( 250 questions ), & other stuff, otherwise, I would set a day & time to be extra hands. I appologize that work is so demanding for most of the summer!!
I would honestly love to get a hands-on learning experience!!!

My Bride & I both will unfortunately miss the 6GC family at the next meet!!

Daniel's burgers & bloodmoney's stories just can not be explained--
ya just gotta experience a Mid West Meet!!

We hope the weather is good for y'all, & we KNOW y'all will have a blast regardless!!

Chris always makes me laugh sooo hard my gut hurts, & Daniel's burgers are sooo darn good!!!

Stambo-- if there is a fall meet & all goes well, I would LOVE to see your enginebay!!
You see, turbos have always interested me, & other than a Buick GN back in the mid 80s, & a friends '69 Nova, that's my TOTAL experience with a turbo!!!

[Bitter]

Please, keep us all from being nuked. Which plant do you work at? Another forum buddy of mine works at a plant in Ohio and has be just overjoyed with the same stuff you're going through now....being away from his newly preggers wife every night.

[Zake]

who is able to make the meet?
1. zake

[richee3]

Me, depending on BEAMS or not. If there is BEAMS power and I deem the car capable of making the roadtrip, I'll be there. Who knows what could go wrong though.

[Bitter]

I'm going damnit to hell, Celica or not.

[bloodMoney]

1. zake
2. bloodMoney and GF
3. Daniel and GF (If I'm putting the engine in that car, its coming to the meet... Mine just made it back to Chicago from Michigan after a 24 hour engine pull)

[enderswift]

1. zake
2. bloodMoney and GF
3. Daniel and GF (If I'm putting the engine in that car, its coming to the meet... Mine just made it back to Chicago from Michigan after a 24 hour engine pull)
4. Enderswift

[Bitter]

BITTER! Flying slow and solo.

[richee3]

LUKE! You better make it this time.

The BEAMS might be in the car and running perfectly but I keep finding more and more things I need to buy to make that car good to make it there. For instance, I regarded my battery relocation as complete before because I could get power to all of my accessories. Now I'm thinking I actually need to run another wire for the negative terminal, even though I have it grounded. And once we get the motor in the car and get it running, who knows how the wheel bearings, brakes, etc. are? I'm not 100% confident that the car will be drivable and capable of making it that far. I know it was perfectly capable the day that the motor blew up, but the car has been sitting virtually unmoved for a year and a half. It has 4 mismatched tires on it, 3 of which were shot when the car was parked and now have a year and a half of dryrot. On top of the potential problems (that I'm praying I don't have,) that week will be expensive as hell for me. In addition to the unknown expenses that will surely come up during the swap, random trips to parts stores to get stuff, it'll cost me a couple hundred for the exhaust, $150 for the license plates, $350 for insurance, and who knows what else I'm forgetting.

I'd love to make it to this meet with a BEAMS powered Celi and I'm going to do everything I can to make it happen, but I just can't make any promises that I'll be there.

This post has been edited by richee3: Jun 5, 2011 - 10:32 PM

[Stambo]

i should be able to make it

[4-eyed-freek]

if its still going to be june 25th im in.. not sure about kadie though.

[Zake]

if its still going to be june 25th im in.. not sure about kadie though.

thats the plan

1. zake
2. bloodMoney and GF
3. Daniel and GF (If I'm putting the engine in that car, its coming to the meet... Mine just made it back to Chicago from Michigan after a 24 hour engine pull)
4. Enderswift
5. bitter
6. stambo
7. 4-eyed-freek

[bloodMoney]

You're coming Daniel.





























^_^

[Zake]

You're coming Daniel.

yeah, I'm NOT going to be the only blue slate metallic celica there again!

This post has been edited by Zake: Jun 6, 2011 - 5:34 PM

[Bitter]

You're coming Daniel.

yeah, I'm NOT going to be the only blue slate metallic celica there again!

HEY! that's the same name as the color on my Mazda

[Bitter]

Can't wait

[4-eyed-freek]

im not going to be in the celica.... im so sad lol

[richee3]

Guys, don't get me wrong. I'd love to make it in the Celica. It'll just be tough. I'm going to make it if I can. I can take off Friday night and limp the car there pretty slowly and make sure I have AAA's number saved in my phone, but just because the motor will be good doesn't mean the rest of the car will be.

Chris, I'm almost tempted to get Brigette's Celica and pull the 5S out of that this weekend and drop the Redtop in that. We're probably just going to stick to the original plan though.

[Bitter]

Eh, who cares what car you're in.

[richee3]

It really isn't a matter of what car I'm in. It's a matter of if I can afford it or not, and if I can, can the Celica even make it? In addition to the other expenses this swap has brought up, I just found out today that the guy who sold me my flywheel shipped the wrong one. There goes $424. I don't really have the time or money for this. I'm going to do what I can and I'm going to try to make it, but I just can't make any promises.

[4-eyed-freek]

i have faith in yea! you can do it! wooo

[Bitter]

Don't rush it!

[richee3]

Doing the math, I think I can afford to make this trip if I skip getting the exhaust fabbed up for the BEAMS and I drive up there with an open header

[Zake]

Doing the math, I think I can afford to make this trip if I skip getting the exhaust fabbed up for the BEAMS and I drive up there with an open header

i have some wrapping paper tubes you can use

[Bitter]

Well I'll bring the duct tape!


Back in the slow-mobile. Actually feels good....

[Stambo]

doubt my front end will be done... The body guy keeps starting different jobs instead of doing mine.

[Zake]

doubt my front end will be done... The body guy keeps starting different jobs instead of doing mine.

kick him in the balls and tell him you were there first!

[Driver]

I'll be there

[sixgentoyota]

1. zake
2. bloodMoney and GF
3. Daniel and GF (If I'm putting the engine in that car, its coming to the meet... Mine just made it back to Chicago from Michigan after a 24 hour engine pull)
4. Enderswift
5. bitter
6. stambo
7. 4-eyed-freek
8. sixgentoyota and wife

[Zake]

1. zake
2. bloodMoney and GF
3. Daniel and GF (If I'm putting the engine in that car, its coming to the meet... Mine just made it back to Chicago from Michigan after a 24 hour engine pull)
4. Enderswift
5. bitter
6. stambo
7. 4-eyed-freek
8. sixgentoyota and wife
9. Driver

This post has been edited by Zake: Jun 10, 2011 - 1:01 PM

[Bitter]

90% I won't be in a the Celica, so should I bring the little propane grill?

[Zake]

that would solve the "WHO LEFT THE CHARCOAL IN FRONT OF MY CAR!" problem

[sixgentoyota]

that would solve the "WHO LEFT THE CHARCOAL IN FRONT OF MY CAR!" problem

This post has been edited by sixgentoyota: Jun 12, 2011 - 8:32 PM

[Bitter]

:lol: indeed, the charcoal was telling him to do moar hard parking.

[bloodMoney]

ahhahahahaaha I've still got that bag on my back porch. I'll be bringing the rest of it, so there will be no need for the propane grill.

[richee3]

I'm definitely out for this one. Sorry guys. If we have a later meet his summer or a fall meet, I can be in attendance. The motor is going into the Celica next weekend but it still won't be drivable and after the motor is in, I really need to fix the bumper on my IS.

[sixgentoyota]

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This post has been edited by sixgentoyota: Jun 13, 2011 - 10:09 AM

[richee3]

Slight hope has opened up that we'll be able to make it. I'll talk to the girl tonight and see what she says.

[Stambo]

tell her to go to the sandwich and make you a kitchen while you get the car done.

[Bitter]

One week. I need to replace my loose rear sway bar bushings on the mom-mobile.

[Stambo]

few more days, clutch master just went also

[4-eyed-freek]

we should get a for sure list going, so this doesnt end up like last years fall meet. lol

[sixgentoyota]

we should get a for sure list going, so this doesnt end up like last years fall meet. lol

sixgentoyota+wife
is there a food list i have not seen one except for the things i put

[Stambo]

yea this isn't looking to good so far. Any thoughts on if we should cancel and wait for a bigger list?

[sixgentoyota]

yea this isn't looking to good so far. Any thoughts on if we should cancel and wait for a bigger list?

I dont know, my car got pushed off by my body guy. So everyone will see it at its worst because I started sanding it.
I would like it to still go on bc this is like one of the only weekends i have available this summer.

[bloodMoney]

Here's the list so far. If you can't make it, post up here and I'll take you off the list.

1. zake
2. bloodMoney and GF (plus two more possibly)
3. Daniel and GF (If I'm putting the engine in that car, its coming to the meet... Mine just made it back to Chicago from Michigan after a 24 hour engine pull)
4. Enderswift
5. bitter
6. stambo
7. 4-eyed-freek
8. sixgentoyota and wife
9. Driver

[Bitter]

What time are we all showing up? A bigass tree blew down on my aunties fence, I still want to go but I might be a last minute show/no show.

[Zake]

What time are we all showing up? A bigass tree blew down on my aunties fence, I still want to go but I might be a last minute show/no show.

i was thinking noon like before

This post has been edited by Zake: Jun 22, 2011 - 1:23 PM

[richee3]

Yeah, I'm definitely out for this one. Sorry guys. Next time for sure though.

[sixgentoyota]

Does anyone have an address for the meet location, all I know is that it is by Starved Rock. My car looks like crap, but who cares. By the next meet it will look like a different car. The only thing that is half way done is the rims and the head liner. Until then
Jake

[Bitter]

No addresses in the woods, its called lone point shelter.