I am soooo looking forward to this time off. Thanks!

Rain, rain and more rain this week. Then the WX Gods intervene, part the clouds and give us sun and refreshing temps. Anyone packed, yet?

Crunch time!!
Still need to bleed brakes, wire a couple of gauges, put the engine and trunk lids on (new hinge mount), valances, lower dash, console, backpad.... and other misc crap.

AHHHH!! I'll get it done..

Get off the damn computer and get out to the garage!

I'm at work! Garage later...

You know Wills, not eeeveryone can just pack up their engine and send it to Florida

I will assume by this comment you mean that not everyone has the skills to pull a motor.

And besides, Jason towed his up here for two days worth of work so he should be all but done.

T-10

Had some skin cancer removed from my forehead monday. Right now both my eyes are black and almost swollen shut. I got 10 days to heal up and look presentable.

Strat,

It's gonna take more than 10 days to get you cleaned up!

Hope you heal up quickly.

Hell, you weren't presentable the last time that I saw you. Stumbling around and coughing your head off, IIRC.

On your forehead? Can you wear a hat? Take care of that stuff. And put on some sun glasses and drive it like you stole it!

Skin cancer has no preference where it decides to show up...

Almost one week to go!

Got the 968 almost ready. Leaks fixed, new bushings, new starter, front brake pads, clutch pedal fixed, and alignment done. Just need to mount new right front tire and I'm good to go!

Pisss! Dude this is a "914" get together

Did Slits forget how to count? I didn't see a new T minus???

Comments like that will NOT get you any Turtle Mtn Beer.

My 914 is being resurrected right now, so I'm in the wasser-pumper. Next year, next year ...

I thought all the guys that live within walking distance tow their 914's.

T-7

Happy now?

I left Bismarck early and got home last night. I need to change out the broken door handle I got from Mike (Kirmizi) (thanks again!)

While I was out of town I had my son Aric bring the car to the tire shop and have the front tires re-balanced. I has a speed sensitive vibration that was bugging me. It sounds like were leaving before noon on Wednesday.

Hey, Colorado guys and gurls, What route are you taking?

Are you coming thru Denver ?

Its not looking to good for me for RRC, (7-11 work)

:poke:IIRC, at last years RRC you were worried about not having much work and now.........Good for you, I'm glad your busy.

Glad your working Kevin. Sux it has be that weekend though.

So back to my question.

What day are you guys leaving?

What route are you planning on taking?

Oh, and I know some of you can't caravan but what route are you planning to take anyway?

I was thinking of driving to Albuquerque and meeting up with the Arizona guys but the thread on NARP say's you guys are leaving Thursday. I can't make it there until Friday.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, work is good $$$$
but Red Rock Classic!? Priceless!

So what is wrong with us new mexican guys? We will be driving up from albuquerque on friday.

I must have mis-read the NARP thread. I thought all you guys were heading out Thurday. Were leaving town Wednesday morning like 10 am. Sandy has to check in at work but she's ditching out before noon. I was thinking of maybe stopping in Kansas Wednesday night. It's about 800 miles, 11 hrs Wednesday, then about 600, 9 hrs to Albuquerque Thursday.

We maybe able to make that work.

T-5 for Departure / T-6 for Party







Oh Almighty Dr. Ferry ... I ask that you watch over my on my journey ... keep the oil smoke/fuel fumes out of the cabin and keep my tensioners in place. May my CVs not break ... may my fuel pump function in heat and altitude ... may my injectors not run lean ... Ano Domini Good Cookie ...

Are we still on schedule for 1400 departure? Are we a flight of 2 or is anyone else tagging along?

Looks like a flight of 2 Kent and yes ...Thursday @ 1400 is launch .... Andy is leaving early Thursday last time I heard ... making a bonzi run for Ouray.

The rest of SoCal bailed out.

Dinner in Cedar City ... ummmmmm Mormons .... taste like chicken!!

Done. I'll try to stay sober until then.

All we've been thinking so far is leaving on Friday. We'd (well, I) offered to maybe leave on Thurs and catch up with AZ folks, but then Joe and Luckie are coming out and I think they wanted to spend a bit more time here in the ABQ. So if you head all the way down here, we can caravan on Fri with LizO, Luckie, and Joe!

We will be taking US-550 all the way from northern Rio Rancho up to Ouray. Almost its complete length, as it turns out. We actually get to drive the Durango-Silverton-Ouray corridor four times this way.

Hey 76-914 make sure you air box is on the right way before you leave town..........

LOL I've got a lot of laughs out of that one. At least I got it right on the '73 I'm finishing. I'm going to be testing your air box when you get there.

T-4

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We're not leaving until Friday morning and we're probably going to have to stop at Costco before we leave. Last I heard, Brant is riding with Shar and I in our trunk so we can haul back a motor Jason is dragging up to Ouray.

Your making him ride in the trunk? That's cold, man.

Making the final preperations

Because I was able to leave Bismarck early I had time to fix some stuff. Andy, I fixed my rear trunk pin so I don't need one now. Thanks!

I replaced the broke door handle on the right side and pulled the left handle and re-keyed the lock so I can now unlock the car from both doors. It would have been bad to break a handle on the right with the doors locked

I discovered the bracket that supports my coolant surge tank was completely broken off from both ends. I spent a couple hours repairing that. (effin pot holes here!) I think were ready to roll now.

I was going to make him sit on Mike's lap in the passenger seat of the 914, but he's too tall and would have ended up with bugs splatted on his head. That and the 914 is motor challenged (as in there is not one installed).

I think we're heading west on I-70 to 550.

Hoping we have good weather......

Wx is for rain. http://local.msn.com/weather.aspx?eid=2483...2&setunit=F Say it ain't so. Should we move it back a week?

They're calling for rain the whole time w/ temps in the mid 50's. Not really liking the forecast.

Yeah, that ain't gonna happen.

Yeah, I'm giving God until tomorrow to part the sky. I ain't driving from SoCal to sit in the rain.

There's a chance for rain but the highs are in the 60s from what I've seen.

Give the weather 10 minutes in Western Colorado and it will change. We were in Ouray for a week last month...rained for a half hour every day, but was very pleasant.


If anyone is going through Grand Junction, give me a buzz and stop in to say hi! 970nineeight580oneNiner

We are only two blocks off of Highway 50.

Does that mean you guys aren't coming?

Trying to negotiate a deal right now. We may be down there in Neverland II.

I hope so!!!