Midwest meet 2011 V2 Options

[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.