AZ Meet(lets plan it)

[thelostartof]

ok guys ... bout time we plan ahead for something semi big going on here, there is liek 2 hours worth of driving between most all of us ...so that's a lame excuse to never get out


SO what days work best for everyone? anyone have a place in mind? lets try to shoot for 8+ tbrickers @ this meet as that might be the most AZ has ever seen @ once(besides the VCOA meets)

i wouldn't mind doing it on a friday night or maybe a sat to go drag racing in chandler as that's fun for those w/ quick cars(which should be @ least 1/2 of us). i can get the two FWD guys there tho i'll need to plan ahead for it.

[fige]

I'm in, altough, I'll probably show up with Alex, since I just have a brick.

Oh yeah one more thing...I would hate driving in a non A/C car in 110F....

[CAPT_BLOTTO]

any evening but preferabbly friday or saturday

[thelostartof]

I'm in, altough, I'll probably show up with Alex, since I just have a brick.

Oh yeah one more thing...I would hate driving in a non A/C car in 110F....


you won't like my car then ... 3+ years no a/c on that thing ... its bad but eh it could be worse

figure any of the tucson guys that come up can crash @ my place if they come up friday for drags so sat we can hang out and work on cars...

[V01v0_933k]

I have Fridays and Saturdays off. I could certainly bring the 1800 (if she's in the mood). Or my wagon at the very least. I have traffic school on the 28th of January though (doh!).

FYI.

Arizona Volvo day is on the 11th of February. More info can be found here: http://cactuschapter.org/page7.html

[fige]

Hmmm...hopefully I'm gonna get Olga(my 242) ready for the meet, but it's highly unlikely.

Oh yeah and we kinda had volvo meets in Tucson the last couple of days..4 people 5 volvos.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/fige/IMG_1892.jpg

[Lord_Athlon]

Dude, if the meet is in a little over a month, and we get an engine hoist, its possible

[StudeCommander]

i am in once my 242GT gets running. everything is good just need to fix a fuel fuel pump problems and break-in the new cam. weekends work for me. i live in central phoenix, but am willing to drive. i will be attending volvo day

[fige]

I'll probably be attending volvo day also

[thelostartof]

Arizona Volvo day is on the 11th of February. More info can be found here: http://cactuschapter.org/page7.html


i've been meaning to send in $ to join the local VCOA but i'm to broke to afford it haha. otherwise i guess i should sign up and try to be there ... as ugly as my car is i bet its the fastest volvo powered car there


and those in phoenix that get bored on weekends or need help on thier car do ask me as most of the time i am working on something(volvo related) in my garage or just sitting around looking for something to do

[Lord_Athlon]

I might go to volvo day, i gotta check whats up with work and gas money

[domox]

Hmmm...hopefully I'm gonna get Olga(my 242) ready for the meet, but it's highly unlikely.

Oh yeah and we kinda had volvo meets in Tucson the last couple of days..4 people 5 volvos.

They weren't official meets since I wasn't invited. :grrr: Respect your elders, invite me next time guys! :-P

(Where was this, anyway?)

I get to work on my 3" exhaust this weekend since I now have my parts (bends, muffler, etc.) Well, everything except for a 2.3"-3" smooth transition but I'll work around that. Good thing most of my customers are closed on Monday :-D.

I would lean towards a Saturday meet, doesn't matter the month. (Don't need no steenkin' A/C, thats for pooh-sees :badboy:.) By the time I get my wife and critters up to feenix after we get out of work on a Friday it's late, so a Saturday meet is my preference.

[Dug strickler]

Thats funny, i'm in AZ right now but am flying home (back to PA) this sun morning. WEIRD:???:

[thelostartof]

come hang out tomorrow .. just gonna be doing little **** on the wagon like brakes... and uh pulling the rad again and maybe wash my car .. then again don't think anyone else will be around by me the wife and kid so ... if ya get bored your welcome to come buy and chill

[Lord_Athlon]

[QUOTE=domox](Don't need no steenkin' A/C, thats for pooh-sees :badboy:.)
QUOTE]

Doesnt your 244 have ac, and werent you proud of that fact =P

[fige]

we kinda had a gathering at my house silverbell/ruhtrauff

my friend blake(uber stock 245), me(stock244, and my project 242) and alex...and there was my mom's car(945SE)

if you ever wanna hang out with me and alex and help me to fix up my 242 you are welcome to do so.

[domox]

Doesnt your 244 have ac, and werent you proud of that fact =P
Damn Alex, its a joke.:-P

Besides, I mainly have it for my critters since I drive them around in the 240 when they're not in the mini-van. I ran my 122s for years before I put A/C in it. Yes, here in Tucson, without A/C. And yes, since I converted to a late model A/C and power steering, I am proud of it and happy with its performance. Its that whole "I did it myself, didn't buy it that way" kind of happiness :badboy:. Capiche?

Have a good weekend everyone

[fige]

hey domox got a engine hoist i could borrow?

[domox]

hey domox got a engine hoist i could borrow?
Sadly, no :-(.

When I did my engine swap last March I did it at my buddies garage - Roy, owner of Swedish Connection. He has all the power tools and such and it took me a weekend to do. I did my rear axle swap there over New Years weekend. (He was at the sand dunes in Kali on his quads.) Talk about a PITA, but it was worth it. Have you considered renting an engine hoist? Most rental places have them and you can rent them for three days usually and most rental ones have wheels you can tow them on a standard hitch. Give it a shot.

Re: you engine swap, I can offer some help and help where I can, but this weekend is out since I have to go to feenix today and tomorow I'm starting my exyhaust swap. Drop me a PM and I'll send you my contact info. I look forward to hearing from you.

Oh yeah, I drive by Silverbell and Camino de la Tierra (Ruthrauff) every day - I live in Continental Ranch. Maybe I can stop by some day.

Later all

[Lord_Athlon]

And yes, since I converted to a late model A/C and power steering, I am proud of it and happy with its performance. Its that whole "I did it myself, didn't buy it that way" kind of happiness :badboy:. Capiche?
I only bought it that way because my 242 was horrible =( And im converting to late model powersteering and a locker out of a 740...so i can do SOME things:-P :-P :-P

[fige]

Someone Set A Date!

[CAPT_BLOTTO]

tommorow

[domox]

Might I suggest the weekend after AZ VD, the 18th? It might give Jason and Fige to get their cars sorted out. Just a suggestion.

[CAPT_BLOTTO]

18th of february sounds fine any objections?

[domox]

Do we have any other suggestions? If not I ask the the motion be made to approve 18-FEB-06, a Saturday, as the date for the mini-meet. Further I ask that a motion be made for a roll call of those who would be attending said mini-meet.

[domox]

And anyone know why the hell my sig doesn't show even thought the option is set?

[thelostartof]

where is said meet to be @ ??

and sigs only show up on the first post of each page

[fige]

I'd be in...so are we staying the night or what?

[CAPT_BLOTTO]

feb 18th.

I'll be there.

wherever there is.

Another thing.

Food???

[domox]

where is said meet to be @ ??
That, sir, is the question of the day. Should we have a virtual dart board set up? :)

and sigs only show up on the first post of each page
That answers my burning question. Thanks!

[fige]

we can go to tucson...which I don't recommend...altough is has some nice mountains to drive in.

Food is a mino issue...there are stores open 24/7

[domox]

we can go to tucson...which I don't recommend...altough is has some nice mountains to drive in.
Well, yes and no. While we do have Mt. Lemmonn, it is nice and all, but its completely across the valley from me and the folks from feenix would have to drive quite a bit.

Food is a mino issue...there are stores open 24/7
I must disagree. We have some excellent Mexican food restaraunts and I know of one good sushi restaraunt.

Or, we could just load up on sandwich stuff and drive somewhere.

[swedespeed21]

Tombstone?

[thelostartof]

you bring the funny clothes i know who to get to bring the guns .... who's gonna bring the ricers?


OH phoenix guys get more updates in the dumb ass saga(oh yes its funny) and tucson guys learn of a funny evil

[domox]

you bring the funny clothes i know who to get to bring the guns .... who's gonna bring the ricers? Can I bring my guns? :twisted:


OH phoenix guys get more updates in the dumb ass saga(oh yes its funny) and tucson guys learn of a funny evil
Lucy, ju got some 'splainin' to do. Por favor, nos puede explicar lo que usted dice? :???:

[thelostartof]

Lucy, ju got some 'splainin' to do. Por favor, nos puede explicar lo que usted dice? :???:


i'll have ot get the wife to translate that for me ... her being a lucy fan just happens to be a coincidence


and you'll see if you find it funny .. those of us who have had to deal w/ said person always get a good laugh out of it

[impulse922]

Tombstone?
those are the best frozen pizza's

[fige]

So phoenix it is? And i think we should make sandwiches or a stew :P.

BTW, I'll bring a camera.

[CAPT_BLOTTO]

Food is a mino issue...there are stores open 24/7

im just worried about that right now becuase Im really hungry.

[CAPT_BLOTTO]

I'll bring a camera too.

and maybe muffins or something

[domox]

Suggested venues:

South Mountain Park

Papago Park

That fake lake emTempe just filled in

We could buzz through PV and terrorize the richie-poos

Crash at Mike's and watch him fix stuff

[domox]

and maybe muffins or something
And in the morning, we'll make waffles!

(please tell me someone besides me has seen Shrek...)

[fige]

u scare me....hehe i could tow my 242 to phoenix and u can all fix with for me ;)

[domox]

So has interest wained already?

[thelostartof]

people have just been trying to figure things out .. myself .. trying to finish a project and find more $ so i don't have to live in a trailer(no place to work on cars)

otherwise no idea ... what's best for everyone? i'll try to talk to the two fwd guys this weekend and see if they are free, because that makes it almost 50/50 for who's where so someplace in the middle might be nice ... is there even anything in the middle?

[Lord_Athlon]

The only thing in the middle is casagrande/coolidge. Nothing special there. We could have a small meet at tempe river park. There is plenty of parking, and it could make for some potentially cool pictures.

[domox]

Papago park isn't so bad either...

I still want to terrorize the ultra-elite-richie-poos in PV :twisted:

Besides, there's cheap fishing there too...

[thelostartof]

where's PV?

and maybe by then i can build my own 3" cutout so yea we could very much terroize some people

[domox]

Paradise Valley. North East of Scottsdale.

[domox]

Mike - Did you get your transitions done yet?

[thelostartof]

nope keep forgetting to ask the wife to help me .. sucks being a white guy...stupid one @ that ... then again google/av have translation tools

[domox]

Silly boy - transition (exhaust) not translation (Spanish)... :-P

[thelostartof]

ah bitch ... reading is not my strong point

and eh exhaust nope still to poor to afford the $80 die i need ... otherwise i DO have something here you COULD use, you'd just have to take the studs out of your turbine housing and use bolts since its a short flange

[domox]

If only I weren't using the Ford turn-down...

[thelostartof]

ah yea that **** .. so wait what did you need again? damnit just bring the car here i'll build it for ya. or all you need is one side being conical? send me the ford downpipe and i'll make it flare into 3" ... i have my ways(not pretty but it'll work)

[Lord_Athlon]

my three inch sucks in that respect, it has a length of 2.75 bolted to the turndown, then the 3 inch is welded to that. I also have a volvo wastegate housing if you want one domingo

[thelostartof]

ya'll need to pick up some volvo wastegates and get those 240's over here .. i'll fix up any exhaust issues ya have for the cost of lunch

[domox]

Just giving you grief.

I'd send it to ya, but since its my daily driver...

I'm just going to do a ghetto flare job below the outlet. Should hold me for a few years. :-P

[domox]

my three inch sucks

Not gonna even go there :rofl:

[Lord_Athlon]

Qft.

[fige]

pwned.
So have we decided on a place yet?

[Lord_Athlon]

Idk, domingo has this obsession with ricers in paradise valley. Ive been there though, i find it to be a very nice place. I still maintain we could take pictures at Tempe River Park. Or we could have one at your place felix =P

[CAPT_BLOTTO]

papago park sounds nice i motion for that

[maxman142001]

the pavillions anyone? not this sat. cause of the Barret Jackson auction but in the future? Arizona Volvo Day too, its on the 11th of Feb.

[domox]

I'd still like to see a central area. How about Picacho Peak? Nice scenery.

maxman: We're looking at Feb 18th.

prince athlon: No, just PV. I admit, even as a Republican, I frown upon flaunting one's wealth. Oh yeah, persons with only three inches need not reply! :rofl:

Shirley (raise your hand if you know the movie) someone must know of a location that is NOT feenix-centric and is somewhat nice to visit? Otherwise I say we just meet in Florence, drive to Oracle Junction, up to Globe, and back to Feenix. On the way back we can stop at Mikes place and have him fix stuff that broke on the run. :badboy: Yes / No?

Just another of my $0.02. I now have about $0.20 in the kitty. :-P

[CAPT_BLOTTO]

wheres picahco peak?

[Lord_Athlon]

north of tucson, south of casagrande on I-10. I cant afford a drive to globe.

[fige]

Alex: Don't worry I'll pitch in.

[domox]

I think Alex may have hit a road block for the meet, judging from his post re: possible engine damage... :yikes:

[thelostartof]

maybe we can meet down there .... anyone got an extra b230?

i'm up for a day of swaping an engine... i've done engine swaps in 3-4 hours so its not that hard

and a HG is only $12, whole kit w/ the gaskets is $46 so that's cheap enough for an easy fix

[fige]

yay then we can also make my engine swap!!! 2 engine swaps in one day, life can't get any better.

[thelostartof]

depends .. is there an in and out down there?

[745 TurboGreasel]

March 5 is my grandmas 95th in Tucson, but i dont think I can go early enough to mak the feb 18 date.

[thelostartof]

but if you are gonna be out here we could always have a little mini meet while you are. or you can just go vists one of the local tbrick groups .. either the north or the south .haha

[rancidponymilk]

I'll go, and I dont really care when or where.

[CAPT_BLOTTO]

sooooooooo

any news?

[fige]

I would say Tucson, and fix Alex's car. And then go driving in the mountains around here...or we can meet midway(picachu(sp) peak)

[thelostartof]

hav you guys even figured out what was wrong? if its just a blown HG that's a day swap

[domox]

Still need to do a compression test, but I figure its the head gasket too.

[thelostartof]

good lord what is taking so long to do the test ... need a guage?

[domox]

Nope. Got one. Its called having a life outside of cars, I guess.

He's in Three Points and I'm in Marana, we're just trying to hook up. Jesus H. Christ, Mike, its only been four days. :omg: (just trying to keep with the 'good lord' theme :badboy:)

[thelostartof]

LOL ... well i guess distance is an excuse, tho 4 days .. damn takes all 5 mins to do a compression test, throw the thing in the mail $3.85 it'll be @ his place next day, he can do the test himself and then send back ... which is prob less than the gas and time costs to drive one way and then back

sooner his car is fixed sooner we can have the meet further away. plus it gives me something to race agaisn't HA

but yea i need to go down there anyways to steal parts off his wagon so i guess we can just call the meet to be in Tucson?? guess we can just have a big work on cars day, we gonna order pizza or raid someplace for food? need i bring anything with me?

[Lord_Athlon]

I have plenty of places to park and i can order pizza lol

[thelostartof]

should i bring sodas or something? how about a BBQ if ya got a grill ... other ideas?


ok so offically Meet is Feb 18th in Tucson. time? and addy?


anyone wanting to go but not wanting to make the drive can ride with me, tho no heat or a/c in the beast so drive can be hard if the weather is being a bitch.

ok so Tucson guys have little excuse to not go ... phoenix guys ... who's going, who doesn't care to go, who needs a ride, who's willing to pitch in for gas that's riding with me? we can do it in style and make the drive on a whole tank of race gas, or do it the slow way(*all 10psi) on pump gas

i'll bring my two little tool boxes which should be enough for most stuff tho i'm sure you guys have tool sets

[fige]

Sweet, tucson it is. If you wanna BBQ, there are a bunch of parks around here, the one next to my house is exeptional, has to lakes, located outside of the city, etc...even ducks!


Side Note: My car passed emissions today, yaaaay!

[Lord_Athlon]

We could throw a giant bbq at Kennedy park...thats an awesome idea. Update on the 242, it was my ghetto wiring, i switched injector wires from one and four to two and three, and now it runs on two and three

[CAPT_BLOTTO]

hmmm i think ill bring a cooler of food. steaks, burgers, hot dogs?

[thelostartof]

hahaha smooth .. so no engine damage ... great .. sounds like only after we decided it was in the south you fixed it haha .. sneaky

just for that .. once i get a new windsheild in .. i challenge you to a RACE(up here in chandler @ the drags) so start saving up

[Lord_Athlon]

Im a sneaky bastard mike, and i will go to firebird as soon as you get a new windshield, i promise

[thelostartof]

now i just need to find the $250 for that .. tho i prob also need a new rear window since mine is cracked, but since they never look and its hard to see i'm good till they find it and kick me out

[domox]

Jason, I mean Alex, I guess its time to clean up the wiring?

Is the meet in Tucson or Three Points, cause Tres Puntos is 20 miles outside of Tucson, heading towards Sells on Hwy 86. You feenix folks are looking at over 130 of driving one way.

I still say the Tucson folks can fix Alex's hoopty and drive to Picacho Peak (Felix, note the lack of Japanese anime character names).

Or! How 'bout everyone meets in Florence, we take pictures around historice Florence and the prison :-P and then we drive back to Mike's in (non-pc) Apache Junction where we can have a ritual flesh burning (barbeque). This way everyone does the relatively the same amount of driving. Maybe for the next meet we can save up gas money and go somewhere nice and cool, like White Mountains, Camp Verde, Prescott, or Flagstaff.

Just another dos centavos.

Oh yeah, Mike: are you on-line 24/7? :???:

[thelostartof]

nearly ... work is slow along w/ easy so i get time to surf tbricks

[domox]

Hit me up on AIM if you're bored and I'm on. Being self employed leaves me time to goof off...

[thelostartof]

@ work they block all IM progs so i'm left to using PM's on the board .. unless i can find some java thing setup to chat haha

[domox]

Do you work at a prison?

[thelostartof]

Charles Schwab .... so nearly

[domox]

Slave drivers, I say! :rofl:

Well, getting my self-employed butt outa here. I'll be on-line later. Take it easy.

Oh yeah, what did you think of my latest meet/run suggestion?

[fige]

java AIM = AIM Express.

and if the official aim express doesnt work, there is a very primitive one that pop up blockers wont detect. Used it in school 24/7

I really dont care where we meet. But silverlake is right next door to me and its not that bad...but like I said I could care less.

BTW: we should have az meets more often

[CAPT_BLOTTO]

BTW: we should az meets more often

mucho agreed

[thelostartof]

AIm express doesn't work .. can't get ot the site nor the link, hell i think the servers might even be blocked ... what other prog works?

and yes MORE AZ meets ... tho ya'll know if you are bored just give me a call and see what i'm up to, as it be i'm almost always working on a car on weekends so

this weekend i'm droping the pan on the wagon, doing the kickdown cable and flushing the tranny(after i install a new filter) so anyone willing to make the drive can come hang out


and eh whatever plans are ok with everyone are fine w/ me. tho we'd have to buy a BBQ since i'm we don't own one anymore ... gives me something to invest in haha

[fige]

http://toc.oscar.aol.com/aimexpress/ae.html might work...

[Blackbrick]

I'm gonna be in the Phoenix area March 5th. I may be able to slip away for a while. I'm stopping in Glendale to visit a friend on my way to Nogales from Las Vegas.

Food for thought....;-)

[CAPT_BLOTTO]

dont spend all your money Mike you got a mortgage!

maybe you should come over and help me install my new sways and od bypass kit and start working on my custum sub box

[thelostartof]

or you can come to my place and do it ... being i have a wife and kid i need to kind of keep an eye on along w/ stay near by .

you got sways??? from?

and sure we can work on it tho i might also be doing the rear control arms on a 780 in the afternoon hours of this weekend so

everyone could pitch in like $8 and w/ 10 people that's $80 and that'd buy me a nice BBQ to use for meets ...plus it'll give me something to throw in the wifes face so she'll cook for us haha

but eh w/ my hopfully(prayin) that i get a raise soon $ might not be SOO tight but untill then yea i'm broke as crap


eh i still need to get a 10inch sub and wire my car up for it


blackbrick82: if you are in town go ahead and stop by tho i'm out about as far east as you can get to phoenix so



oh and for those that don't know but need to get a hold of me
Cell is : 562 773 8 ONE 48
Home is : 480 67 One 1370

[fige]

I got a Weber Grill...not the biggest but it works...

SO WHERE DO WE WANT TO MEET...IT'S ABOUT TIME WE FIGURE THIS OUT, SO WE CAN GO INTO THE DETAILS.

P.S: And I am not sorry for the caps, as a matter of fact, I held down the shift key the entire time!

[thelostartof]

i'm good for domox's plan. anyone that needs to crash that weekend can @ my place, wife has already given the ok for a tbricks meet( i think she just likes to make fun of me but eh)

only condition is ... my place means no alky, i guess we could supply all of the food and drinks tho if someone wanted to pitch in i'd be fine w/ that. depending on how busted down ya'll cars are we can fix them up all day while others sit around and do nothing or help.

[fige]

I can bring some movies if u want...Blockbuster employee FTW!!!
I don't think many of us are old enough to drink legally....hehehe

[CAPT_BLOTTO]

my new stuff:

http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=61738

[domox]

Well, now that Arizona has dispatched the scum-deveels, I am able to hop online and check out the meet standings. We've progressed to purchasing a grill. No self-respecting fabricator 'purchases' a grill, right Alex?. :-P

Mike: Yeah, she-who's-name-must-not-be-spoken (wife), also laughs and giggles at men (she says 'boys') who meet up to talk about Volvo cars. She will be dealt with accordingly.

I also concur, every couple of months would be nice. Assuming, of course, we can decide on a place and those without A/C won't wuss out on us during summer months. :lol:

OK. So lets vote:

1 - Tucson (Work on Felix's whip)
2 - Picach-owe Peak
3 - Tres Puntos (If we haven't fixed Alex's hoopty and its magical wiring yet)
4 - Run to Florence and back to Mike's for ritual flesh burning and general Volvo mechanations. (This option assumes everyone has semi-operating vehicles, which is a touchy subject for most poor TB'ers)

I place my vote for Judge Alito, sorry, meant #4.

[Lord_Athlon]

I say if i get my car to run, four. If i cant, then ill ride my bike

[thelostartof]

4.

if you brick doesn't run you can always catch a ride, as much as its about the cars its also about the poeple ......

[domox]

Oh, don't say that. I don't think you can go that far on a bike...:twisted:

[Lord_Athlon]

youd be suprised how far i can go. who says i would get a ride to florence, and then a ride to phx...and ride my bike from phx to apache

[Brickster151]

Holy crap.

An AZ meet thread at 5 pages? I never thought I'd see the day, especially when I'd usually never get any replies in regards to meets back in the day

[domox]

Yeah, well, I'm not scared of all the liberals on TB anymore...:lol:

[Lord_Athlon]

Back in the day, i didnt have a car

[thelostartof]

Holy crap.

An AZ meet thread at 5 pages? I never thought I'd see the day, especially when I'd usually never get any replies in regards to meets back in the day


that's because i wasn't in AZ then ... and because i'm the glue that holds meets together then again i think that's just because i'm an as*hole so eh

[Lord_Athlon]

Pat, i met you in phx once, so it was a semi meet

[thelostartof]

http://toc.oscar.aol.com/aimexpress/ae.html might work...

blocked .... told ya

[domox]

Those damn, dirty apes!

[thelostartof]

yea i just need to get around to putting a java chat page on my server and then i could access it .. tho it'd be like a 'chat w/ mike while he's @ work page" haha

damn little early to be up and working no? i mean uh i have to actaully go do work now so

[domox]

Who's working? :)

I'm sitting here in my robe (just took a shower), drinking coffee, and reading the news...

In a little bit I'll go get dressed, have a muffin and a banana, and drive the critters to daycare. THEN I'll go to work - have to do a walk through at a customer's site we're going to cable. Then I'll go sit at my desk and work on a terminal server quote. Ah. The life...

[fige]

#4
And If alex's car doesn't run, we can take my car or my mom's maybe....
And when I get up there, let's find a turbo for my little Olga...

[thelostartof]

turbo? where? junkyards here suck bad

[Lord_Athlon]

Try going to a junkyard in tucson, and then rethink your statement

[thelostartof]

eh ok .. fine come up, stay the night and sunday AM we can go for a junkyard run

eh go to cali junkyards .. and then AZ's .. AZ has NOTHING vs cali

[Lord_Athlon]

the world doesnt have anything on cali lol

[thelostartof]

cali sucks tho .. only good things are the junkyards and beaches... everything else can go to hell

[domox]

I see the usual suspects are on-line...

[thelostartof]

if you are talking about me you lie .. i'm not online

so if i'm gonna get a BBQ for the meet ... what kind should i get .. charcoal or propane

and or what else should we have to eat besides meat? just burgers and hotdogs? what else?

[domox]

telepathy?

[thelostartof]

telepathy?


i don't know how well that will cook the meat but its up to you

[domox]

i'd say smart@$$, but as was determined, apparently this is not the case.

i prefer charcoal, specifically mequite. but thats just me.

any of you guys ever had the 'mexican' type barbeque meat, a.k.a, 'carne preparada', which is thin meat in a brine with cut up onions? when cooked its perfect for a sandwich or as i prefer, in a tortilla with salsa. then there's slow cooked polish sausage. mmmm. making myself hungry.

[domox]

cali sucks tho .. only good things are the junkyards and beaches... everything else can go to hell
I don't know about that. Even if the women are 50% aftermarket options, alot of those that are hetero are very nice to look at.

[thelostartof]

hm maybe i'll just give the wife $ and let her pick oout the food as she has been wanting an excuse to cook mexican style as she likes to try to stick to her roots .. yet white ol' me makes her eat white people food ... hm

yea i'll see what we can afford food wise

so head count .. who alls going?

1.ME
2.domox
3.fige
4.Andy
5.swedespeed21
6.Lord_Athlon
7.rancidponymilk
8.CAPT_BLOTTO
9.
10.

[thelostartof]

I don't know about that. Even if the women are 50% aftermarket options, alot of those that are hetero are very nice to look at.


ever tryed to talk to one? yea getting kicked in the nuts isn't fun. few good women left in cali, yea sure they might all look pretty but besides that


(yes its that slow @ work today) .. then again already did 4 hours worth of work so eh

[domox]

Talk to - no. Ogle - Every chance I get.

Married. Not dead.

[Unregistered]

i am going(fige), Ill try to take Sunday off also. So we can loiter the junkyards.

I depserately need a nice turbo...

Charcoal>Propane>Microwave

How about some exotic BBQ, indian etc... Dont know how to spell that stuff.

Fige.

[thelostartof]

ok looks like andys gonna make it w/ his R so that's one fwd guy

[swedespeed21]

Count me in

[Lord_Athlon]

im in

[rancidponymilk]

I'm always down, just need to know where and when.

[thelostartof]

I'm always down, just need to know where and when.

http://forums.turbobricks.com/showpost.php?p=672206&postcount=109


time? i'm up for early AM like once the sun is up as traffic will be light along w/ it'll be nice and cool out. i think the wife and kid are gonna tag along since they have never been out there so eh

say be there @ 8ish? or is that to early for ya'll? be there around 10ish? phx guys can meet @ my place around 8:30ish and chill or prep little things they needed fixed, or just make sure thier tires have the proper pressure in them

[Lord_Athlon]

I could be there at 8, its only 45 min from my house

[CAPT_BLOTTO]

i got it off ill be there so we heading to florence first?

Ill buy some food. Is there a grocery store near your house i dotn wanna be dragigng around raw me at in ym car all day. Or maybe we cna all just pitch in.

[Lord_Athlon]

I might be able to pitch in

[thelostartof]

we have a walmart, safeway, bashes, and food city out here in hick town so .. yea there are places to buy food ... damnnit i need to hurry up and find a bbq haha

meet @ my place phx guys .. from there we drive to florence(since my place is pretty much on the way off the 60) and then we meet the guys from the south .... and go figure out what to do from there

[CAPT_BLOTTO]

food city!!!

well need your wife to translate mi espanol es muy mal pero apredo mucho porque trabajan en el Taco Bell.

[thelostartof]

yea something like that ... tho since you are meeting @ my place you can bring food now and throw it in the fridge while we go for the drive

so what are the plans? someone wants to bring meet? have everyone buy/bring thier own? or what would everyone like to have? ya'll could always bring some sodas or something. anything that keeps me from spending all of my $

[domox]

food city!!!

The have fresh tortillas... I think they also have carne preparada... mmmm

well need your wife to translate mi espanol es muy mal pero apredo mucho porque trabajan en el Taco Bell.

No, no, no.

We'll need your wife to translate 'porque mi espanol is muy mal pero apriendo mucho porque yo trabajo en el Taco Bell. Mi pansa esta llena!!'

Alex (Lord Athlon/Linusm-m/Lord-m) thinks I'm a post whore now. Should I stop posting?

[thelostartof]

that you are? look @ me .. its all about the PC ... i'm so close to having more posts than isaac

[fige]

Alex & Domingo how are we gonna get up there? 3 cars, 2 cars, 1 car? I'd like to hitch a ride with someone, since I kind of hate driving long distances with my DL. Maybe I'll get my mom's 940....let's hope so.

P.s: and yes domingo your are a post whore, but that's a good thing.

[CAPT_BLOTTO]

We'll need your wife to translate 'porque mi espanol is muy mal pero apriendo mucho porque yo trabajo en el Taco Bell. Mi pansa esta llena!!'


si its been a few months since I quit I'm rusty.

[Calibretto]

This is alex on jasons compy. Two people got canned at my work and they said if i didnt work sat they would fire me. Im thinking i need to quit

[fige]

Alex this is ****ed up! two weeks notice should be enough for them to figure something out.

[Calibretto]

I told them so. They have to figure it out, or i no longer work at the picture people. Its fairly simple

[fige]

Do any of you guys like drifting etc, on dirt roads....I was thinking about that today...maybe we can have a little rally'ing session.

[thelostartof]

i used to ... but i grew up and became a little baby as i try not to act like i did as a youth, had way to much fun and got way to close to breaking things


alex, you need $ to live more than you need to go to a volvo meet, we will have another so don't worry about it. work till you find another job and then quit

[CAPT_BLOTTO]

thats very mature of you

so were meeting at mike before we go to florence and forming a caravn going there?

[domox]

Alex: Do what's best for you. If you need to work to pay rent, maintain the significant other in the manner she is accustomed to, buy more Volvo stuff, etc, then stay on the job or better yet, find another job. And above all, tell them that you have a pre-existing engagement out of town the weekend of the meet (tell them you're the best man at a wedding or something like that) so that its a non-issue.

On drifting and silly driving in general:
1 - Filled my 122s with five people and went on Sendario Road down here. Got it airborn. Yes. Airborn. When I landed I ripped the fuel tank drain plug clean off - left a square hole where the solder joint ripped off. Lets say it took a LONG time to get back since we were stranded out there.
2 - Gates Pass - on the way over the back side, swerved to avoid a rock pile (from the side of the hill), wasn't paying attention and lightly tagged the right front fender into the hill, spent an hour bending the lip back so we could drive the car.
3 - Gates Pass - coming back over (different car) I missed a shift in a mid-80's Mustang. Coming around a decreasing radius, left hand turn, that also had an increased downgrade angle. I hit the brakes and cranked the wheel into the turn to avoid going off the pavement. Long story short - rear end was inches from a ravine.
4 - Wilmot road approaching I-10 - Myself and another friend. He made the mistake of saying his car (Mustang GT, black) could take anything and I asked him to prove it. He gave me the keys. We went down Wilmot and just before I-10 there's a train crossing the road. Lets just say its very prudent to slow down. I was doing 90. We went airborn and landed on all four wheels. He was right, his car was pretty stout. As we got onto I-10 a crack emerged on his windshield. He never let me drive again.

This was all over 18 years ago. I don't do silly stuff anymore now that I more responsible:rofl: and have a business and a wife and kids to worry about. But it sure was fun!

so were meeting at mike before we go to florence and forming a caravn going there?
Not me, mon freir. I'm driving to Florence and THEN up to Apache Junction. I like driving and all, but driving to feenix and then back around is a bit much.

Here's what I see as the current status:

- Eight confirmed attendees, one of which is a maybe(Alex)
- We're meeting in Florence, then driving to Apache Junction
- Menu includes BBQ (hotdogs/brauts/hamburgers) and whatever
- Soda and H20 only
- Possible sleep over with continuation at salvage yard(s) on Sunday?

Anyone bringing radios(walkee-talkee)?

[Lord_Athlon]

They gave someone the day off for their birthday, so im gonna stick it to them tomorrow. Also, i got the car msns-extraed.

[Lord_Athlon]

Well, when i say i got it msnsed I redid my entire wiring harness and it looks nicer than a stock lh2.2 car, and when i turn the key the fp primes, and the tps works. When i spin the distro the injectors click, ms gets a tach signal, and the spark plug sparks like mad. Alex FTW

[fige]

Well....I never meant to go out on the dirt road and wreck our cars...

I got my engine hoist today, well I borrowed it from someone, it's huge.
Now I can finally do the engine swap for my 242.

[CAPT_BLOTTO]

well i mean the foenix peopel meet at mikes, then caravn to florence? or just everyone meet at florence

[thelostartof]

phx people meet here and then we meet them from the south

[CAPT_BLOTTO]

right now times

how long does it take to drive to florence?

[domox]

Drive time I'm thinking is a couple of hours. I guess we need to pick a time to meet in Florence. 10:00AM sound ok?

My wife is going to a wedding we were invited to up in feenix, so I may be up in feenix already and drive down with the feenix folks. I already told her I'm not going to the wedding - so far I'm still alive.

She has, though, been making fun of me. "How cute, a Volvo club." :barf:

[CAPT_BLOTTO]

people laugh at me all the time

so 10:00 am in florence all right

[CAPT_BLOTTO]

and where in florence?

a park?

the prison?

random pakring lot?

[Lord_Athlon]

The circle k across from the prison. The walmart between florence and coolidge? The post office at the end of the main street?

[CAPT_BLOTTO]

i like wal mart parking lots

[Lord_Athlon]

its a farther drive for you, unless you go down 10 and head over when you get to casagrande

[thelostartof]

google says ~35 miles and 45 mins from my place ... doesn't seem that far

[CAPT_BLOTTO]

so phoenix guys met at mikes say 9? leave shortly after that in a big volvo caravan to florence. Meet in florence @ 10. And a good ol time is had by all!

[thelostartof]

yea whatever works .. i'll be up around 8ish if not earlier so phx guys can show up any time after 8am and wait till time to leave ...

[fige]

Who is going to the volvo club event on the 11th?

[Lord_Athlon]

Felix, ill go if ya want

[fige]

Did u fix your belt?

I would have no problem to drive, and since frank kinda wants to come too it would be awesome if i could use the 940.

Leather & Turbo FTW

[CAPT_BLOTTO]

poor and working

[domox]

We've got about a week, maybe we can do a quick Volvo day meet?

My wife is going up to feenix to visit the in-laws this weekend, I think I can finally do the 3" exhaust this weekend. Yeah for me!

[thelostartof]

if ya'll wanna head out to AJ after the meet on the 11th go ahead, i don't remember what i'm doing but i know it was something so i should be around. plus i should have the 16t in by then so weeeee for a mid 13 sec car maybe

anyone know jeeses brother that lives down there? anyone wanna bring up that transmission he has for me(and let him know i should have the money by then for him)


and i just need to put together our new bbq, gas be it so eh easier to cook with i guess

[CAPT_BLOTTO]

mmm bbq

[fige]

AJ?? whaaaa?

so are we also gonna meet on the 11th?

[CAPT_BLOTTO]

i think some of them are gonna meet at Mike's on the 11th as well. But the big meet is the 18th

[thelostartof]

the offical meet is the 18th

those coming to phx on the 11th are invited to come out to my place for a mini GTG to just hang out and what not since its only another 30 mins east and then you can always head south towards florence and back to tucson

[CAPT_BLOTTO]

are we meetign in the walmart parking lot of florence cuz i dont want tuscon peopel getitng lost since feenix guy are travelling in formation

[thelostartof]

no idea where .. what was the final place ya'll decided on?

[CAPT_BLOTTO]

never bene there so i dont know what's there

[domox]

Wal-Mart's a nice big target. We should hit it just fine. Sound fair enough for every one?

Update: Its actually in Coolidge, corner of SR 287 and SR 87, about 13m outside of Florence. No big deal to get there.

Volvo content: I got the 3" exhaust in there this weekend. Fully mandrel bent, over the axle, from turbo to tail pipe. BIG difference.:-D

[CAPT_BLOTTO]

sounds excellent

[CAPT_BLOTTO]

only 1 problem

[CAPT_BLOTTO]

there's no wal*mart in florence

[domox]

there's no wal*mart in florence

Its close enough that its known as the Florence Wal-Mart, a.k.a., Coolidge Wal-Mart.

[Lord_Athlon]

I always thought of it as the florence walmart. Its in the middle between the two...just dont go 95 on the road between florence and coolidge, ask me how i know.

[CAPT_BLOTTO]

how do you know?[/voice acting]

[Lord_Athlon]

I got pulled over.

[CAPT_BLOTTO]

ohhh

ba bum bum bssh

[fige]

u r not driving till you get pulled over.

So who wants to meet up on the 11th?

[domox]

Thinking about it since I have to be up there the 12th for a birthday party. Anyone else?

[Lord_Athlon]

Im going. The 242 is running on MSNS and its fackin badass

[thelostartof]

ya'll know where i will be ... dropping the tranny on the 90' replacing the front seal on it and reinstalling it so .... prob all AM on sat so

[fige]

WHAZ YOUR ADRESSSSsss..???

[thelostartof]

916 W. Mesquite Ave
Apache Junction, AZ 85220

[jjweed]

Lord Athlon,

I'm coming up to Tucson tomorrow. Will you take thelostartof an AW71 if I bring it to you?

Peace

[Lord_Athlon]

You should come and bring mad max.

[thelostartof]

so who's going to the VCOA meet this weekend?

i MIGHT go out there just since i havn't driven my car all week she needs to stretch her legs. she's not near nice enough to enter along with it is prob to late. more i know are going i guess the better chance i might go(unless my friend needs help this weekend on his dodge)

otherwise anyone going gonna head out to my place after just to hang?

[CAPT_BLOTTO]

can I come out tongiht with a couple of sway bars?

[thelostartof]

if ya want you can we can get them installed pretty quick i bet

[CAPT_BLOTTO]

cool will do once i get home and get my hw done ill let you know when im on my way

[thelostartof]

idea on time? i'll prob be home around 5-6ish ... working in dark isn't issue as its simple and i have lights

[Lord_Athlon]

Im coming up on sat, and id love to stop by your place and check out the 740 =)

[CAPT_BLOTTO]

i get out of school at 430 get home round 5ish
I dont think ill have much hw.
I might have to listen some country songs but thats about it.

[thelostartof]

http://hardcars.com/thepriestmike/sIMG_6304.JPG


http://hardcars.com/thepriestmike/sIMG_6308.JPG


lets just hope the car makes it home in one piece

[CAPT_BLOTTO]

whose is that?

[Lord_Athlon]

Im home, and the car did just fine =)

[thelostartof]

did the car still have that vac leak sound? did that bolt change the sound of it?

[fige]

Alex locked his keys in the trunk...ROFL...sry alex I just had to.

But since Alex is so 1337 he simply hotwired it....the trunk button that is.

It was fun at your house, can't wait till next week. Oh btw, those wheels are taken ;-)

[Lord_Athlon]

Locked the keys in the trunk about 40 min from home, so i popped out the glovebox and touched the wire to the yellow wire going to the light. Electric trunk popper FTW!