Midwest Summer Meet **DECISION TIME**, We're all going to get another taste of Cheela's butt Options

[bloodMoney]

Alright folks.

There has been some chatter in the spring meet thread, so I figured we can start a new thread for this.

Date availabilty:

8/18
8/25

So far, it's looking like the 18th is winning out. I need to check with Stacy about our availability.

Where:

https://goo.gl/maps/2D9dtdbKk452

Roll Call:

1. Cheela and Mai See
2. Zeen
3. Jordan
4. Sammy and Jake
5.
6.
7.
8
9.
10.


Let's finalize the date and we'll take it from there.
I'll try not to set the date and miss the meet anyway again....

Per Zeen's request, we'll try to bring Stacy's 165 out again.

This post has been edited by bloodMoney: Jun 20, 2018 - 3:34 PM

[cheela]

my butt will only be available on the 18 I believe.

[CoolZeen]

the 18th should be , then.

[narly_charley]

1990 All Trac

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1990-Toyota-Celica...z8V&vxp=mtr

[Bitter]

I think I'm OK with the 18th.

[punkxrckprincess]

18th- in!

[bloodMoney]

First post updated.

[NgoFcukinWay]

hmmm....

[bloodMoney]

Do it Alex.

[NgoFcukinWay]

flights are cheap-ish at the moment....

[Bitter]

Flight? You have a Supra!

[NgoFcukinWay]

It's partially broken. Plus, if I drove, it would take me forever to get there. I can barely make the drive to Dallas without getting tired/bored and start nodding off.

[Bitter]

Fair enough.

[richee3]

Not to derail the thread, but Brigette and I (and Wolfe, the Husky from Pakistan) will be in Chicago on the 14th for sure. We’ll have an hour or two that we’re planning on using to get some pizza in Des Plaines before starting the journey home. Everyone is welcome to join us, but be warned that we’ll need to sit outside so the pupper doesn’t have to stay unattended in the car.

[bloodMoney]

Were you planning on telling me this?!

The August 14th is a tuesday... Did you mean Saturday JULY 14th?

[richee3]

Yes, July 14th. My mistake, I didn’t even notice that I didn’t specify a month. I was just tossing out a quick invite for everyone while trying to generally keep the thread on topic, because these threads never go off topic.

[Bitter]

Have a pizza place in mind already?

[richee3]

We were considering the Giordano’s is Des Plaines since it’s right by the airport and has an outdoor seating area for us to sit outside with the doggo but we are open to other suggestions as well. And if it rains, sitting outside isn’t really an option anyway.

[Bitter]

Hmmmmmmmm....thoughts on what time? I was supposed to wash cars on Saturday and get the Celica cleaned up but I can just take the Mazda and start on that Sunday. Count me in as interested. There's also a Lou Malnati's, a Ginos, and a Rosati's near that area as well if they have better outside seating for the shedding machine. The Lou's is right next to where makes my ear plugs...huh. Good to know!

OK, Lou's is out, no outside seating. Gino's has a nice outside seating area (looks more plentiful than Giordano's actually), and is right next to the DesPlaines river park in case shedding monster needs to go for a walk.

[richee3]

Brigette prefers Gino’s and their outdoor seating allows dogs, so tentatively that’s the place. Around 4:00-5:00, somewhere in there.

[Bitter]

You should marry her.

[Bitter]

If this website would stay up long enough we could make some plans for this Saturday. Gino's around 4:30ish by Ohare? Will be driving crappy old blue car.

[richee3]

It’s a plan.

[Bitter]

Address:
9501 West Devon Ave.
Rosemont, IL 60018
847-825-3333

https://goo.gl/maps/xrKzXJhTMx12

[NgoFcukinWay]

ON MY WAY!!

[That97celica]

Most likely count me in 🤔👍🏼

[TimeslideZ]

I will see if I can make it then!

[Bitter]

Where's Joe? He likes food and isn't too far from up there, can give Chris some tips on how to best get kicked in the nuts by your own children.

[CoolZeen]

Yeap! Hopefully I will be there. Count me in.

[narly_charley]

I'm alive.

I won't be making this one.

On a side note, I had the privilege in changing out the rear engine/trans mount on the Vibe last night. What a crappy job that was.

[narly_charley]

Putting this in the correct thread, but do any of you guys have a belt tensioner for a 1ZZ?

[Bitter]

I do not, I think I have a spare 2ZZ part somewhere but it's not the same as 1ZZ. What's failed on yours? I was able to replace JUST the pulley which was a little noisy, the cylinder on mine as OK but they're common to leak and cause belt bouncing and screaming.

[narly_charley]

I do not, I think I have a spare 2ZZ part somewhere but it's not the same as 1ZZ. What's failed on yours? I was able to replace JUST the pulley which was a little noisy, the cylinder on mine as OK but they're common to leak and cause belt bouncing and screaming.

I was certain it was the front or rear motor mount causing lots of noise while in gear, but now I'm thinking it's the tensioner. I think ther cylinder has failed, but I'll confirm tomorrow. I'll take the belt off and start it up and find out if the noise is gone.

[Bitter]

Rumbling at idle, you can just pull on the tensioner to increase or decrease the tension to confirm the noise stops, a little easier than pulling the belt.

[CoolZeen]

Address:
9501 West Devon Ave.
Rosemont, IL 60018
847-825-3333

https://goo.gl/maps/xrKzXJhTMx12

nikcolus ( workin progres) told me he will be there tomorrow to.

[punkxrckprincess]

Tomorrow! Pizza! Friends! Fun! Wahoo!

[bloodMoney]

It was great seeing everyone!

Now, back on topic. Are we all in for the 18th?

[Bitter]

I do believe that I'm in, I've got some stuff in August but I think this still fits in.

[CoolZeen]

yeup!!!!

[Bitter]

Tentatively I have some guests coming with, they might beat me there.

[Bitter]

Say it right. https://imgur.com/gallery/NrWeLBM. Just for Daniel and Chris.

[cheela]

BUMP! update list

1. Cheela and Mai See
2. Zeen
3. Jordan
4. Sammy and Jake
5. Chris and Stacy and Theo
6. Joe?
7. Devin?
8
9.
10.

[Bitter]

Anyone want Erin and her cute dogs to come out?



This post has been edited by Bitter: Jul 30, 2018 - 6:57 PM

[navseal345]

I'm o u t on this one.

[richee3]

I'm o u t on this one.

That’s it, the meet is canceled. If Devin can’t make it, nobody can.

[narly_charley]

I'll come with my daughter, she'll be two in October. I'll probably just do a lot of running around with her, but I'll come.

1. Cheela and Mai See
2. Zeen
3. Jordan
4. Sammy and Jake
5. Chris and Stacy and Theo
6. Joe - water
7.
8
9.
10.

This post has been edited by narly_charley: Jul 31, 2018 - 7:08 AM

[cheela]

cute dogs? cute babies? but no Devin? I'm so conflicted!!

[narly_charley]

Don't let Devin bully you. Don't give in...

[navseal345]

That's ok, chew won't have his car done anyway.

[Bitter]

I see your Celica ONCE and now you're not even coming. Pfft what the heck!? I might as well just show up in my Mazda or her Escape! At least the Escape has a turbo *not the good turbo engine*

[That97celica]

Count me in I'll be going to the meet

[narly_charley]

I could possibly be acquiring a 2005 Honda Odyssey from my wife's employers - for free.

Some general maintenance items needed, but it runs and drives perfectly fine. If only the wifey would be cool with me cleaning it up, selling it, and then picking up a Celica... I do miss owning one.

[Bitter]

Good vans, except for the 5spd automatic trans is utter rubbish and the dark colored paints shed clear coat.

[cheela]

Good vans, except IT'S A VAN!

fixed it for ya.

[narly_charley]

Good vans, except for the 5spd automatic trans is utter rubbish and the dark colored paints shed clear coat.

Yeah, I'd just keep it as a third car (beater). It will nice for hauling things too. My dad said those transmissions are the first to go on them. It has some MAJOR creaking going on up front, thinking it's the outer tie rod. It has some rust and some paint peeling areas, but looks decent.

[Bitter]

Yea, the trans goes bad and then the replacement goes bad. I think they may finally have it sorted out, but at one point the fix Honda implemented was to change how much the computer bumped line pressure on shifts and how it changed shift timing in relation to shifting times to engage the gears faster to reduce clutch wear once they began to shift a little slow. Well the side effect was that they were slamming stuff together and instead of the insufficient clutches taking the wear and the trans slipping because of that, the hard parts now took the wear and broke, which meant a trans rebuild was much more expensive.

[narly_charley]

Yea, the trans goes bad and then the replacement goes bad. I think they may finally have it sorted out, but at one point the fix Honda implemented was to change how much the computer bumped line pressure on shifts and how it changed shift timing in relation to shifting times to engage the gears faster to reduce clutch wear once they began to shift a little slow. Well the side effect was that they were slamming stuff together and instead of the insufficient clutches taking the wear and the trans slipping because of that, the hard parts now took the wear and broke, which meant a trans rebuild was much more expensive.

That's too bad...

I can't stand the five speed trans in my ES330. I get to deal with the throttle/trans issue that results in jerking and shifting issues while at low speeds/stops.

[Bitter]

Anyone want a 97 Paseo for $200? 118K miles, runs, drives, has engine light, needs rear brakes and gas tank, would need to be towed or trailered away due the rear brakes.

This post has been edited by Bitter: Aug 2, 2018 - 7:12 PM

[punkxrckprincess]

Anyone want Erin and her cute dogs to come out?

In for dogs

[Bitter]

Trying to make dogs happen. It means taking two cars though, but she has a GPS so it should be fine.

[narly_charley]

Anyone want a 97 Paseo for $200? 118K miles, runs, drives, has engine light, needs rear brakes and gas tank, would need to be towed or trailered away due the rear brakes.

Why don't you take it an flip it?

[Bitter]

No time and it wasn't worth it, gone now anyway.

[narly_charley]

Soft top that looks pretty dang clean.

https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/cto/d/95...6655395226.html

[navseal345]

How do you ask $3900 for a car & only take 7 pictures!!? Damn people.

[Bitter]

Hiding something.

[NetsToy]

Soft top that looks pretty dang clean.

https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/cto/d/95...6655395226.html

Too bad it's auto-tragic!

[navseal345]

Hiding something.

Yeah, apparently.

Oh!!! AND... it's rwd

This post has been edited by navseal345: Aug 8, 2018 - 9:16 PM

[narly_charley]

Yeah, apparently.
Oh!!! AND... it's rwd

Conversion yo.

[That97celica]

So the meet is next weekend what’s going on what are we taking or what’s taken already 🤔

[njccmd2002]

chris i will be there next week to pic up hood.

[narly_charley]

I'm out on this one...

I'm totally down for a nice and chilly autumn meet though.

[cheela]

So the meet is next weekend what’s going on what are we taking or what’s taken already 🤔

no one's claimed anything so far..

1. Cheela and Mai See - brats
2. Zeen
3. Jordan
4. Sammy and Jake
5. Chris and Stacy and Theo
6. That97celica
7.
8
9.
10.


Just booked my hotel and we plan to leave early that morning so we'll try to arrive by noonish more or less.
I know there's a few more people on facebook that are planning on coming too.

[bloodMoney]

chris i will be there next week to pic up hood.

Perfect! Just let me know.

As for what we are bringing to the meet, I need to talk to Stacy about what we are brining.

[Bitter]

Puppy chow!?!?

I can guac again, I'll chop live again.

[punkxrckprincess]

1. Cheela and Mai See - brats
2. Zeen
3. Jordan
4. Sammy and Jake- buns
5. Chris and Stacy and Theo
6. That97celica
7.
8
9.
10.

So the meet is next weekend what’s going on what are we taking or what’s taken already 🤔

no one's claimed anything so far..

1. Cheela and Mai See - brats
2. Zeen
3. Jordan
4. Sammy and Jake
5. Chris and Stacy and Theo
6. That97celica
7.
8
9.
10.


Just booked my hotel and we plan to leave early that morning so we'll try to arrive by noonish more or less.
I know there's a few more people on facebook that are planning on coming too.

[Bitter]

uhhhhh I still need to put part of my car back together and finish rubbing it down with stuff. this is coming up fast.

[CoolZeen]

are we using the grill that is already there? so i can get the charcoal .

[bloodMoney]

Yea. Pick up some Charcoal please.

[navseal345]

But keep it away from Chris.

[bloodMoney]

I hate you..

Unfortunately, Stacy’s car won’t be there either. For whatever reason, I just can’t get the damn thing to run right. I thought we were close, but it’s not close enough for me to trust it with an hour drive.

So, we’ll be in the GS.

[Bitter]

it's not a bag of charcoal, it's a wheel chock.

[CoolZeen]

I hate you..

Unfortunately, Stacy’s car won’t be there either. For whatever reason, I just can’t get the damn thing to run right. I thought we were close, but it’s not close enough for me to trust it with an hour drive.

So, we’ll be in the GS.
bummer

[cheela]

Heading out. ETA noonish. See y'all there.

[Bitter]

Leaving in a bit, be there around noon-noonthirty.

Chris, are you sure Stacy's car is a Toyota? It seems to be down too much to be a Toyota, you're starting to border on DSM territory....







And that's the story of how Bitter got banned from 6GC kids. :rofl:

[NgoFcukinWay]

OMW!

[punkxrckprincess]

It didn't seem like people signed up to bring much so we got buns, a bag of chips, 8 pack of hot dogs and 8 pack of veggie hot dogs, and brought tin foil and plastic untensils

[Bitter]

We uh forgot a bowl to make guac in, so we're at Walmart getting one.

[richee3]

Scored this guy by itself today. Discounts given to Midwest Meet members that happen to need a single JDM tail!

[navseal345]

Just one! WTF. LMAO

Better off adding lights & making it wall art.

[richee3]

The other one wasn’t worth my money to take home.

[Bitter]

[Bitter]

This post has been edited by Bitter: Aug 19, 2018 - 12:02 PM

[narly_charley]

Looks like a good time!

[bloodMoney]

Jordan, you're lucky we like Erin so much. Otherwise, I might have to ban you....

[punkxrckprincess]

I notice a severe lack of Celicas in said photos

[Bitter]

Damn, exposed the real reason I had her move back!

[navseal345]

I thought you just locked her in the basement.

[Bitter]

That's only for the week after Halloween so she doesn't buy all the discounted stuff.

[punkxrckprincess]

needs moarrrr photos // fall meet date

[CoolZeen]

Scored this guy by itself today. Discounts given to Midwest Meet members that happen to need a single JDM tail!

r u going to sell it? ... 'm interested