So Cal Volvo Picnic March 13th

[BLOWN240]

The SCVCOA is having a get together on March 13 at Irvine Regional Park. I have been to a couple of these in the past and there are usually some cool Volvos.

I am planning on going and I was thinking it would be cool to get a few of the local t-brickers together there. 8-)

Thelostartof and Mach375 are you guys in? :wave:

[thelostartof]

i'm there

[BLOWN240]

sweet! glad you can come

I hope to have black paint and flames by then! :twisted:

[Mach375]

Count me in.
My wife passes by that park every day on the way to work, which is a block from the park. About 10 minutes from the house, if anyone wanted to come over after (before?) and raid my garage for spare parts....

[BLOWN240]

Sweet I am glad that you will be there.

[n xntrx volvo]

what time? i have to be at my other job at universal by 7 pm.

[BLOWN240]

From the SCVCOA website

[quote:74698cadc1]SoCal VCOA

4th Annual Spring Volvo Picnic

Saturday, March 13, 2004

9:00 am to sometime in the afternoon.

Bring the kids!

ALL VOLVO OWNERS INVITED

Irvine Regional Park

1 Irvine Park Road

Orange, CA

Park Info/Rules: (714) 633-8074

http://www.ocparks.com/irvinepark/

Park Admission is $4.00 per car



BBQ hamburgers and hotdogs and other goodies provided. Please bring your choice of beverage.[/quote:74698cadc1]


Its hard to turn down free food!

http://www.scvcoa.org/page16.html

[n xntrx volvo]

how loose is "choice of beverage",i might need something after ooking at those cars, to bare looking at mine.sounds good, i'll be in.but which volvo, ..?

[BLOWN240]

[quote:722cf71575]i'll be in.but which volvo, ..?[/quote:722cf71575]

I think you should bring your 240, not your FWD

[carbnjunkie]

sounds dope!

>Ankur

[volvorod85]

Im most defanitaly in!! Sounds like fun.

[BLOWN240]

Sweet so there should be like at least 7 of us t-brickers there, I am including Dave B of course. 8-)

[740shagwagon]

Ill be there for sure!!!

[BLOWN240]

COOL! The more the better.

[n xntrx volvo]

is it rain or shine?

[volvorod85]

[quote:aab99354c5]is it rain or shine?
[/quote:aab99354c5]

Thats a darn good question.

[BLOWN240]

I'll ask Dave B tomorrow. He is the guy putting it on.

[BLOWN240]

Here is the responce from Dave B:

"Depends on the rain. If it's enough to spoil the BBQ it'll get postponed.
No one wants to stand around in the rain. Last year it rained buckets
beginning at 8 am that morning... of course it was postponed. If it happens
again, next year will be on a later date."


So hopefully it wont rain and we can all make it. 8-)

[Anonymous]

I'll be there if it doesn't rain... :x:

[don hodgdon]

I'll be there if it doesn't rain... :x:

oops, forgot to log in...

[dbarton]

I don't think rain is in the forecast :x: Weather.com keeps alternating between sunny and partly cloudy with a high of 79. I know how things can change, but I really think it'll be ok.
Dave B.
Picnic BBQ details at: http://www.scvcoa.org/page16.html

[the poi]

I'll try to make it, make pennybridge come along...

[BLOWN240]

cool. The more the better. I probably wont get there till 11:30 or 12.

[thelostartof]

doh so late .. eh i'll be there as early as i can ... or well as the g/f is willing to get up and go @ haha

[volvorod85]

Im thinkin its gonna be nice and sunny, seein the weather were having lately. What might people be driving, or shall the t-brickers meet in a certain place, put a sign on their car? just so we know who we are, cause im know we havent all met before.
Mark

Ill be driving the car below in the signature...With my newly converted A/C!!!! (i said i wasnt gonna fix it till it got hot, well......its been a bit toasty lately. I plan on being there by 10 or so

[dbarton]

I have some signs and stuff that will make it obvious enough you're in the right place.
See you Saturday.

Dave B.
Details/Directions: http://www.scvcoa.org/page16.html

[BLOWN240]

If you are driving thru the park and there is a large gathering of Volvo's chances are you are in the right place. :-P

[Mach375]

Good news! Got the monster up and running (though you'll have to excuse the knock--I'll need to ask you guys for opinions on the source). So you all will be the first ones to ever see it since I've done the work (now doesn't that make you feel special?).

I'm easy to find--I'm the one that needs the paintjob, and has the license plate to match my screen name (note: my screen name is not "revo evom").

[BLOWN240]

Cool, glad you got it runnin'. I got to fix my charger before then, but that shouldnt be a problem.

[dbarton]

[quote:1455a9251f]Good news! Got the monster up and running (though you'll have to excuse the knock--I'll need to ask you guys for opinions on the source). So you all will be the first ones to ever see it since I've done the work (now doesn't that make you feel special?).[/quote:1455a9251f]
We'll be happy to listen to the knock, but in all honesty I think a little knock is normal for a Freightliner :rofl:

You should bring the Volvo instead :-P

It probably sounds like my B26FT and Paul's B21Ft, which I think have a little extra piston to cylinder clearance.
Dave B.

[Mach375]

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:


It's an awfully loud knock. Is yours and Paul's really loud? No change when warm or cold, running, or idling, but it is quieter under decceleration.....

[dbarton]

Can't really say. I'm not much of an expert on knock, although I know a lot of B230's experience it without any real negative issues. Most of mine goes away when warm and I don't think it changes on accel/decel.

Maybe start a discussion on piston/rod knock in case someone out there has answers.
Dave B.

[the poi]

got the wagon washed just for this weekend (that and it looked like a mud-bogger...) the condition of the paint though really makes the whole "washing" thing a little futile... :-( Eh, next step, new doors and new paint!

[thelostartof]

doh washing the car ... i knew i was forgetting something

yea i'll get the g/f to help me w/ that tomorrow so the 90' can be semi clean before the meet
doh only one more day to live through before the meet haha i can't wait

[BLOWN240]

Wash car? what does that mean? j/k I gotta wash mine too.

Mike, I still have that tire you gave me in the trunk. Maybe I should clean that out too?

[thelostartof]

just mount it on a rim .. and u can have a nice one tire fire show while u are @ the meet ... see how long it takes till it pops

[BLOWN240]

Somehow I doubt the park rangers would appreciate that.

[volvorod85]

Wash!!! Im gonna have to squeeze that in sometime before i leave..prolly saturday morn :e-shrug: Did get the Mp3 box case done, thats a trick little box i think ya may get a kick outa. Knock eh? like a rod knock? or is it an auto with loose torque convertor to flex plate bolts. That can create a knock that may not change with temp and load, may wanna double check those if its an auto of course, otherwise, i think volvos are known for having bad muffler bearings :-D Ya, its the muffler beraings, they require service every, um ....300 miles? ya :rofl:
Mark

Oh BTW....my license plate would be the name of this site :wink:

[Mach375]

[quote:7dfd6b3a22]...or is it an auto with loose torque convertor to flex plate bolts. That can create a knock that may not change with temp and load, may wanna double check those if its an auto of course...[/quote:7dfd6b3a22]
Someone hasn't been paying attention :nono: . Ya need to read up on the (long) T5 thread in the articles section. I believe I may be the first with a T5 in a 700. Certainly the first with that and a hydraulic TO bearing.

Glad to hear I'm not the only one with an embarassingly run-down-looking brick. I am, however, the only one with an embarassingly run-down-looking interior.
My wash was the $5 Chevron gas-n-wash special :-) . Hey, when the paint looks like mine, that's a $1000 upgrade!
My excuse is that my only goal was to get it to the point where I could actually DRIVE it to the meet. Not to get it to look good, or even complete....

[volvorod85]

[quote:1807305872]Someone hasn't been paying attention [/quote:1807305872]

Sorry man, :oops: i honestly havent been really looking through threads with work bein so crazy, but i just thought id throw in my 2 cents...ill have a few more when i actually hear the knock :wink: Yaaa....cya all tomarrow
Mark

[thelostartof]

I am, however, the only one with an embarassingly run-down-looking interior.
hehe to bad i'm noy bringing te 91' .. interior is trashed on that one..dirty as hell + the nasty headliner ...

and he'' even thi 90's interior is torn and full of trash ... never time to keep it clean.. and as soon as i find new seats in the junkyard it'll be fine

damn 5:30am .. woke up to screaming kid twice .... i think he just can't wait to go

[the poi]

Was a lot of fun guys, and the free food was great :-) We gotta do this more often, good being able to see the other bricks in person

[Pennybridge Pioneer]

omg next time i'll bring my geo with oartec and dual foggers in my valve cover

[BLOWN240]

Hopefully next time we get together I wont have any bolts fall off my car.

Or maybe I could bring the Geo.

I got some pics I will post soon.

[thelostartof]

yea i'm uploading pics now ... 9meg worth .. my g/f took almost all the pics since i was way to busy being a tard so whatever not to many good engine shots

and yes more meets and more free food .. or well i guess we can all split the bill


u guys wanna jsut make a thread in showroom about this? or post here?

semi sample

http://www.hardcars.com/thepriestmike/volvomeet/sIMG_6473.jpg


3.7meg
http://www.hardcars.com/thepriestmike/volvomeet/MVI_6474.AVI prob the coolest car there


all pics are http://www.hardcars.com/thepriestmike/volvomeet/

[volvorod85]

True dat....we must defanently do more get togethers....

[n xntrx volvo]

sorry i'm partial to this one.
http://www.hardcars.com/thepriestmike/volvomeet/sIMG_6476.jpg
worth the drive for sure, but may i suggest somwhere towards la? took 45 min there, 1 and a half back, but again worth the drive to see everyone.

p.s. what'd ya think of the new tails? over the top or not?
and blown, did you find the info for the flame throwers? couldn't get the pic with it to copy right, so i just gave you the directions, they were enough to complete mine.

[BLOWN240]

Yes I gothte instructions, Thanks a ton.

And the car in that video is damn cool :-P

[thelostartof]

Yes I gothte instructions, Thanks a ton.

And the car in that video is damn cool :-P

yea i have to say in person that car looks 1000x better ... those flames are the ****ing ****

oh and when are you gonna install that other fuel rail and FPR? i gave ya that fuel line incase ya needed extra so

and you still owe me a ride in that beast hehe

[BLOWN240]

I plan on doin the rail and reg on monday. And yopu will get a ride after I have 10 psi.

[n xntrx volvo]

ya i know, its very cool,very :badboy:. just don't pat yourself on the back too much while driving, its dangerous, and you'llend up with a head as big as doug's.
hey. next time we should have it at a sizzler or hometown. cuz, we eat too much :oops:, or they just weren't expecting all the t-brickers :lol:

[thelostartof]

they didn't expect all the young guys that can eat and eat and eat

and yea we need to semi plan another meet SO .. who wants to find a good place for it

[BLOWN240]

Man I really dont want to be like Doug.

Did we eat all of their food?

I posted some pics in OT