Hot Rod Power Tour roll call

[2165 Turbo Rail]

Yes they were

[KBScobravert]

I'm glad you took care of him for me David

Those dudes were pretty cool to chat with and be stuck in traffic with. They made me laugh with "you need to powder coat that gas tank. It would be the ultimate sleeper". Got me to thinking about the black vinyl wrap idea now.

[KBScobravert]

Um ya. Well see what had happen was..... It's broke. Sounds like a rod bearing again. This motor is going away and a completely diff motor will go back in

Then Saturday night dad called and he had hit something in the road in the 60 sedan and broke his oil pan and didn't notice that he lost oil pressure and it is all but locked up now

Soooo looks like we are both getting new setups soon

When it rains it pours.

Upgrades?

I went to start mine Saturday to take it out to Beach st and found the battery was stone DEAD. Charged it and then found the motor was breaking up like it is on a two step rev limiter. Great. Add a draw and rough running to the list. I aint mad!

[2165 Turbo Rail]

Um ya. Well see what had happen was..... It's broke. Sounds like a rod bearing again. This motor is going away and a completely diff motor will go back in

Then Saturday night dad called and he had hit something in the road in the 60 sedan and broke his oil pan and didn't notice that he lost oil pressure and it is all but locked up now

Soooo looks like we are both getting new setups soon

[cobrajet69]

I'm glad you took care of him for me David

:cool:


How's the Judge running?
Matt told me you had some issues when you were on your way home.


David

[2165 Turbo Rail]

I'm glad you took care of him for me David

[Musbrad2]

Matt got some awesome shots of everything out there, anybody needing work should really consider using him.

I think next year we will try and do the whole trip as well, Garrett will be almost 4 by the time it rolls around next year, gonna have to take him. Dad has already been searching the net for an old station wagon to haul all the grandkids in lol.

[cobrajet69]

The driver mod is the only thing I forgot to fix before we left the house. That and the damn clutch was not holding on any of my full throttle blasts. Ugh. I see a new clutch of a 4R70 in the future.

No worries Mate, there was another Mustang that drug him just a tad too.


In fairness though, that car was pretty damned sick. I just didn't like seeing him picking on our boy Chris (2165 turbo rail) and his Judge when his A/F numbers took a dump.


David

[KBScobravert]

I thought this was a great pic of Brad's

http://Davisimaging.zenfolio.com/p278395978/e3e54ee6d

[KBScobravert]

Me too, but I would like to see the vid of a certain Mustang handing him his ass.
Also, great pix Matt. Can't believe you were able to get such good shots - hanging out of a window like that.

David

The driver mod is the only thing I forgot to fix before we left the house. That and the damn clutch was not holding on any of my full throttle blasts. Ugh. I see a new clutch of a 4R70 in the future.

[cobrajet69]

I'd like to see some footage from this:

http://davisimaging.zenfolio.com/p278395978/h2a9566a4#h2a9566a4

I got all of the DVDs made and packaged. I will try to stop by the post office and get them mailed tomorrow.

Me too, but I would like to see the vid of a certain Mustang handing him his ass.

Also, great pix Matt. Can't believe you were able to get such good shots - hanging out of a window like that.

David

[KBScobravert]

I'd like to see some footage from this:

http://davisimaging.zenfolio.com/p278395978/h2a9566a4#h2a9566a4

I got all of the DVDs made and packaged. I will try to stop by the post office and get them mailed tomorrow.

So would I. I saw him with the camera phone out the window rolling up on me and I gave him a nice blast from 4th or 3rd then let him catch up.

I actually went to youtube today trying for find videos. Of course hoping to catch ME.

It would have been great to see that fireball myself.

[03trubluGT]

Heck it has been about 10 years, since they were here last. Man time has gone by fast.

I think the key to enjoying the route with the other cars and the venues at the same time is to skip the meetings and leave at 7-8a each day. We didn't pull out till 9:15 and were right at an hour to two behind the power curve. I didn't feel that our stops along the way held us up that much.

I figure take 2-3 days to get back from Charlotte, NC. Driving back will suck but DiAnn and I talked about me driving back by myself and her flying. 10 days for the whole trip if we long haul it.

Next time I am getting two GoPro cameras. One for the front and one for the back.

I'd like to see some footage from this:

http://davisimaging.zenfolio.com/p278395978/h2a9566a4#h2a9566a4

I got all of the DVDs made and packaged. I will try to stop by the post office and get them mailed tomorrow.

[KBScobravert]

The advantage of leaving a day early for each night is you have the choice of rooms at the next location, plus you have time to clean your ride and you get good parking at the venue but you miss the stops and road touring with other cars and to me, that's what it's all about. If you book early enough, rooms aren't an issue either.

When we went on the long haul, the morning meetings (call "Safety Meetings" then) were maditory and that's when you got a stamp on your card. I liked the meetings and often they had good info that wasn't given out on the blogs.

Also, the BAD thing about doing a long haul that doesn't end up in your home town, is the drive back home, after you've been driving for days in the heat. REALLY best to be able to drive out to the start and end up home - if you want to wait 10 years or so. lol


David

Heck it has been about 10 years, since they were here last. Man time has gone by fast.

I think the key to enjoying the route with the other cars and the venues at the same time is to skip the meetings and leave at 7-8a each day. We didn't pull out till 9:15 and were right at an hour to two behind the power curve. I didn't feel that our stops along the way held us up that much.

I figure take 2-3 days to get back from Charlotte, NC. Driving back will suck but DiAnn and I talked about me driving back by myself and her flying. 10 days for the whole trip if we long haul it.

Next time I am getting two GoPro cameras. One for the front and one for the back.

[90MarkVII]

I think the majority do not attend the drivers meeting but get right on the road instead. Our group did the meeting and the exact route and got to Covercraft in time to watch everyone leave for Arlington. We had to make a short trip to the hardware store and were back on the road. Again we took the exact route and got to Arlington again, in time for everyone to leave. All be it we got stuck in traffic on 35 a few times but still.

In my opinion they shut the venues down too early for you to enjoy the route and the destinations at the same time.

Next year, DiAnn and I are gonna go as far as we can with asperations to Long Haul it. Skipping drivers meetings after day 1 though.

The early shut downs were out of the norm.
What DOES happen is when the last decent giveaway of the day- The Painless drawing at 5:30- is done 75% of the participants head to the hotels.
Normally there will be a shitload of people NOT in a hurry to leave, and normally the venue coordinators are not trying to run cars out of the parking lot by 6 pm (as at QT Park).

There is also at least one day at a drag strip...full 1/4 mile, and one day of autocrossing. There are also usually official and unofficial "events" at night. In Rochester, MN the cops shut down a steet for burnout contests, just as an example.
It is USUALLY not such an asswhipping as Miami, Stillwater and Grand Prairie were.
And I must warn you, save your $$$ because if you leave DFW with aspirations of Long Hauling you WILL be scheming on how to finish. Mark My Words!