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2012 VCOA Meet is in St. Louis (June 1-3)

Ah. Was a joke anyway. I'm not originally from STL and "what high school did you go to?" means nothing to me. The River Front Times just did a pretty good article about the whole phenomenon
 
If you want good pizza down there, I know of no place better than Quattro's in Carbondale. Hour and a half drive, but son of a bitch it's worth it!
 
That's a long-arse drive. There's a place called the Blackthorn Pub over in Tower Grove Heights that's supposed to serve real Chicago (i.e. Gino's East) Pizza. Wouldn't be too far from the Park.
 
I have both my 740 and my 940 registered. Gotta do some waxing and detailing to both cars and wrap up a few odds and ends with the 740. So much I'd like to have gotten done, but with the new baby, no time to do it.:grrr:

I will also have a few parts to sell, including a feeler for selling my clean set of 15x7 ARE meshies wiht decent rubber... :oogle:
 
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Wrong coast!

Err...

I just took the wagon slightly apart. It was chuffling like a steam locomotive, the bolts on the turbo loosened slightly and blew out the ss gasket. Shouldn't be too hard to get it going again, I ordered a copper gasket this time, see how that works.

PV - just needs to have a bristle brush scrub. That helps maintain its carefully crafted lack of shine. Might cut and reweld the bumper brackets on the rear still, the bumper sits a little lower and further away from the body than I envisioned it (1941 Ford bumper, narrowed ~13").
 
SquareD said:
I have both my 740 and my 940 registered. Gotta do some waxing and detailing to both cars and wrap up a few odds and ends with the 740. So much I'd like to have gotten done, but with the new baby, no time to do it.:grrr:

I will also have a few parts to sell, including a feeler for selling my clean set of 15x7 ARE meshies wiht decent rubber... :oogle:
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Cleaning session at your place Friday night? I'll need to touch up my 940 before Saturday.
 
Clay said:
Cleaning session at your place Friday night? I'll need to touch up my 940 before Saturday.
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Sorry, I'd love to host a detailing session but my wife would not approve of a hive of activity at our house past 7pm. Between losing her job recently and having a 3 month old that isn't sleeping or eating well, she's so stressed it wouldn't be a pretty picture. :-( My older daughter would love it, she'd be climbing through everyone's cars and asking like 1200 questions... :lol: In the itinerary included with your registration email there was some details about the designated washing spot in the Chase Park Plaza parking garage saturday morning.

It's a little bit of a drive from the Forest Park area (~30 minutes), but there is a great self-service car wash in Columbia, IL that I highly recommend. Large, well-lit parking lot, tire cleaner, wax, gloss enhancer and spot-free settings, blow drier, vacuums plus it's clean and safe. I could probably get away for while Friday night. We could meet up at the car wash and then grab some beers (and dinner) at a local establishment. There's a bar with an outside seating area that would be great for a TB social. I'd love to get a picture of a bunch of old Volvos lining Main St. in Columbia. :nod:
 
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SquareD said:
Sorry, I'd love to host a detailing session but my wife would not approve of a hive of activity at our house past 7pm. Between losing her job recently and having a 3 month old that isn't sleeping or eating well, she's so stressed it wouldn't be a pretty picture. :-( My older daughter would love it, she'd be climbing through everyone's cars and asking like 1200 questions... :lol: In the itinerary included with your registration email there was some details about the designated washing spot in the Chase Park Plaza parking garage saturday morning.

It's a little bit of a drive from the Forest Park area (~30 minutes), but there is a great self-service car wash in Columbia, IL that I highly recommend. Large, well-lit parking lot, tire cleaner, wax, gloss enhancer and spot-free settings, blow drier, vacuums plus it's clean and safe. I could probably get away for while Friday night. We could meet up at the car wash and then grab some beers (and dinner) at a local establishment. There's a bar with an outside seating area that would be great for a TB social. I'd love to get a picture of a bunch of old Volvos lining Main St. in Columbia. :nod:
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It being summer now. I could only remember what the heat and the pathetic humidity is like right now...
 
Texas240 said:
It being summer now. I could only remember what the heat and the pathetic humidity is like right now...
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10 day forecast says high 82 and a low of 59 for friday, so it might be a nice night to hang out. High of 85 for Saturday, looks like a nice weekend.
 
SquareD said:
Sorry, I'd love to host a detailing session but my wife would not approve of a hive of activity at our house past 7pm. Between losing her job recently and having a 3 month old that isn't sleeping or eating well, she's so stressed it wouldn't be a pretty picture. :-( My older daughter would love it, she'd be climbing through everyone's cars and asking like 1200 questions... :lol: In the itinerary included with your registration email there was some details about the designated washing spot in the Chase Park Plaza parking garage saturday morning.

It's a little bit of a drive from the Forest Park area (~30 minutes), but there is a great self-service car wash in Columbia, IL that I highly recommend. Large, well-lit parking lot, tire cleaner, wax, gloss enhancer and spot-free settings, blow drier, vacuums plus it's clean and safe. I could probably get away for while Friday night. We could meet up at the car wash and then grab some beers (and dinner) at a local establishment. There's a bar with an outside seating area that would be great for a TB social. I'd love to get a picture of a bunch of old Volvos lining Main St. in Columbia. :nod:
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That sounds great.
 
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