Autorama,Detroit,Anyone planning on going?
02-13-2004, 08:04 PM
#1
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Eastpointe Michigan
Posts: 254
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Car: 87 IROC
Engine: mini-rammed 350
Transmission: WC T-5
Autorama,Detroit,Anyone planning on going?
I usually take my son's on Sunday morning,not quite as busy.
Anyone else plan on attending?
Kandied,are you gonna enter your car this year?
Later
Steve
Anyone else plan on attending?
Kandied,are you gonna enter your car this year?
Later
Steve
02-16-2004, 12:06 AM
#2
Supreme Member
iTrader: (7)
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: michigan
Posts: 13,039
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
oh yeah....just finished up some paint work. the motor is being built and i'm reworking the interior. had the car completely disassembled and parts all over the country less then a week ago. hard to believe i started work and ordered most things at the end of summer. recieved everything over the weekend and i've been running around crazy trying to pull it together, my move in is wed so i don't have alot of time. 
anyone going be sure to stop by and say hello!
anyone going be sure to stop by and say hello!
02-16-2004, 05:03 AM
#3
Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Detroit(Macomb)
Posts: 75
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Car: 1988 IROC
Engine: rebuilt 350
Transmission: 5-speed
I'll be there either Friday night or Saturday during the day. I usually drag my wife along and tell her all about the cars that we're looking at. She isn't into cars as much as I am, but it's still fun to tell someone all about cars when they don't know much. Her favorites are the pre 50's with the $20,000 paint jobs and chrome everything, just as you walk in. I like just about everything, just wish my car was nice enough to show. Maybe in 5 years and 5 times the money I'll have it done.
02-16-2004, 02:16 PM
#4
Supreme Member
iTrader: (7)
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: michigan
Posts: 13,039
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
its a fortune just to get the cars into the show.....
i have a great spot this year for anyone who remembers last year, should be right up in front just behind the riddler vehicles which was stated above. you'll also be able to walk around the whole car now rather then just a corner section like last year.
i have a great spot this year for anyone who remembers last year, should be right up in front just behind the riddler vehicles which was stated above. you'll also be able to walk around the whole car now rather then just a corner section like last year.
02-18-2004, 10:15 PM
#6
Supreme Member
iTrader: (7)
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: michigan
Posts: 13,039
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
oh man.................long long hours and alot of work. just when i think i'm getting there a whole new set of problems come up. i just hope i haven't gotten over my head this year.
:lala:
:lala:
02-19-2004, 07:48 PM
#7
Member
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Hartford, CT
Posts: 228
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Car: 1987 Trans Am
Engine: LG4 305 w/emissions & A/C delete
Transmission: "...check!"
Axle/Gears: it's crap...they're stock!
doh!...
Just my dumb@ss noobness kicking in here...blonde moment...
WHEN is Autorama? I'd love to go.....and drag my fiancee along with me!
-G
WHEN is Autorama? I'd love to go.....and drag my fiancee along with me!
-G
Trending Topics
02-19-2004, 08:02 PM
#8
Member
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Michigan
Posts: 201
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Car: 1988 iroc-z baby! :o)
Engine: 305
Transmission: soon 2 be replaced.
it looks like i just might be there, now i just gotta figure out which one of my friends im gonna drag along with me so i can have the pleasure of hearin them laugh at me cuz i get really excited when im around nice cars. my face is like this 
and im on the ground doin this :hail:
and im on the ground doin this :hail:
02-19-2004, 09:44 PM
#9
Supreme Member
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: SW Michigan
Posts: 1,498
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally posted by Kandied91z
oh man.................long long hours and alot of work. just when i think i'm getting there a whole new set of problems come up. i just hope i haven't gotten over my head this year.
:lala:
oh man.................long long hours and alot of work. just when i think i'm getting there a whole new set of problems come up. i just hope i haven't gotten over my head this year.
:lala:
autorama is next weekend
Last edited by pskel350; 02-20-2004 at 08:07 AM.
02-20-2004, 02:34 AM
#10
Supreme Member
iTrader: (7)
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: michigan
Posts: 13,039
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
woa woa woa...autorama is at cobo hall and it is the 27,28 and 29th of this month so it is next weekend. just want to make sure no one gets confused and goes this weekend. 
yeah it should be a good year, there are alot of nice custom cars registered. as far as what your asking pat, no i'm hoping i'm not running late like last year as you plan and plan but things always change. my interior is almost finished, my new wheels are on and the motor is halfway completed. just need to get the motor in, finish up the interior and i'm good to go.
sounds easy enough but until your doing it at 2 am with 7 hours left until setup you don't know the meaning of pressure. if my car doesn't work perfect like a street car should by setup time they will not let me in......then again if i can get some people to come down and help push the car i have a nice tape to play of the motor reving that i can hold out the window as we drive past the front gate!
yeah it should be a good year, there are alot of nice custom cars registered. as far as what your asking pat, no i'm hoping i'm not running late like last year as you plan and plan but things always change. my interior is almost finished, my new wheels are on and the motor is halfway completed. just need to get the motor in, finish up the interior and i'm good to go.
sounds easy enough but until your doing it at 2 am with 7 hours left until setup you don't know the meaning of pressure. if my car doesn't work perfect like a street car should by setup time they will not let me in......then again if i can get some people to come down and help push the car i have a nice tape to play of the motor reving that i can hold out the window as we drive past the front gate!
02-26-2004, 12:00 PM
#13
Supreme Member
iTrader: (7)
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: michigan
Posts: 13,039
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
lol.....drove her in right at the 10:00 marker as they were closing the gate. i made a 45 min drive from the engine shop to cobo in under 20 min. :eek
as far as getting in, oh it was a blast with people yelling left and right since i was late and the rest of the b.s that followed but i got in. good note though is she runs.....not the best running condition as i have very little tunning but i got her in the spot. now i'm off to put in my 24hrs of cleaning........oh'yeah fun stuff!!!
:lala:
as far as getting in, oh it was a blast with people yelling left and right since i was late and the rest of the b.s that followed but i got in. good note though is she runs.....not the best running condition as i have very little tunning but i got her in the spot. now i'm off to put in my 24hrs of cleaning........oh'yeah fun stuff!!!
:lala:
02-29-2004, 10:54 AM
#18
went there yesterday (sat), gotta say nice car jeff!! There were some insane rides out there, one of the more unusual (in concept anyways) was the 240sx it a 400hp TPI motor. Guy said it beat his buddies 12 sec vette:hail:. All the chrome and paint cars were sweet, amazing attention to detail, i'd never be able to do that!! GO today if haven't already!!
02-29-2004, 06:23 PM
#20
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Eastpointe Michigan
Posts: 254
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Car: 87 IROC
Engine: mini-rammed 350
Transmission: WC T-5
Your car looks GREAT Jeff,I must have missed ya,My son's and me went by your car a few times,I dont think you were around,Pictures dont do your car justice!Its sweet!
I saw that 240ZX with the 350TPI,nice swap,the engine bay seemed to have more room than ours!
Anyone see the 89 IROC convert.(black) towards the rear?It was a damn nice car too
All those cars and only 2 third gen's,thats sad!
I saw that 240ZX with the 350TPI,nice swap,the engine bay seemed to have more room than ours!
Anyone see the 89 IROC convert.(black) towards the rear?It was a damn nice car too
All those cars and only 2 third gen's,thats sad!
03-01-2004, 01:58 PM
#21
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Detroit, MI, USA
Posts: 509
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Car: '82 Trans Am
Engine: Blown 540 BBC
Transmission: TH475
Axle/Gears: Dana 60, 4.10 w/spool
I was there Saturday and seen Jeff's car there too (very nice), but no Jeff. He must have been off somewhere catching up on some much needed sleep.
Overall, and as always, it was a very good show. Not only some of the nicest, wickedly custom cars you'll ever see, but I'm always reuniting with old friends when I go there and meeting lots of new ones.
Overall, and as always, it was a very good show. Not only some of the nicest, wickedly custom cars you'll ever see, but I'm always reuniting with old friends when I go there and meeting lots of new ones.
03-01-2004, 11:48 PM
#23
Supreme Member
iTrader: (7)
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: michigan
Posts: 13,039
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
sorry haven't replied in awhile....that was one hell of a month. glad that's over.....
well i was suppose to get the car there by 1 pm wednesday...didn't get the motor in the car until 8:30pm and didn't get the car there til 10:05 pm wednesday and then i was made to leave so i didn't have time to have it cleaned. spent all thursday and pretty much most of friday cleaning and i was no where near where i should have been so the car sat dirty. i wasn't happy about that.
because my motor was delayed i didn't have time to have the airride finished so that wasn't in like i had hoped. when the fiberglass for the interior was fitted it cracked and so i had to have the back pieces made up as quick as possibly just so something was in. i wanted to lower the car for the show but they wouldn't let me bring in my jack.............the list goes on. it was a fun show overall and alot of work but there were way to many things that went wrong this year.
there's always next year though.
:lala:
well i was suppose to get the car there by 1 pm wednesday...didn't get the motor in the car until 8:30pm and didn't get the car there til 10:05 pm wednesday and then i was made to leave so i didn't have time to have it cleaned. spent all thursday and pretty much most of friday cleaning and i was no where near where i should have been so the car sat dirty. i wasn't happy about that.
because my motor was delayed i didn't have time to have the airride finished so that wasn't in like i had hoped. when the fiberglass for the interior was fitted it cracked and so i had to have the back pieces made up as quick as possibly just so something was in. i wanted to lower the car for the show but they wouldn't let me bring in my jack.............the list goes on. it was a fun show overall and alot of work but there were way to many things that went wrong this year.
there's always next year though.
:lala:
03-01-2004, 11:49 PM
#24
Supreme Member
iTrader: (7)
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: michigan
Posts: 13,039
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
thanks to everyone who stopped by and said hello. i greatly appreciate the kind words as well as the effort some of you put out to come and see the show!!
thanks again...
thanks again...
03-02-2004, 09:16 PM
#26
Supreme Member
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Detroit
Posts: 1,369
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Car: 89 Camaro I-Roc z
Engine: 305
Transmission: Th700r4
it looked great as always jeff... I could totally tell you stressed as all hell man. just chill every now and then, youll tear yourself apart unless you relax for a few...
anyways the car looked beautiful as always. If you ever have any extra parts or anything send me an e-mail, im slowly progressing on mine... i got the Sub-frame connectors and Strut Tower Brace today... ill be getting the SFC's powder coated this week, and soon ill be shaving the handles :-/...
anyways as soon as i get the pics developed ill post them... great show man...
anyways the car looked beautiful as always. If you ever have any extra parts or anything send me an e-mail, im slowly progressing on mine... i got the Sub-frame connectors and Strut Tower Brace today... ill be getting the SFC's powder coated this week, and soon ill be shaving the handles :-/...
anyways as soon as i get the pics developed ill post them... great show man...
03-04-2004, 12:43 AM
#27
Supreme Member
iTrader: (7)
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: michigan
Posts: 13,039
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
i'm going through my garage in the next week and boxing up everything i'm not using anymore. i'll let you know what i have and give you first dibs before i get rid of it. thanks again for stopping by and saying hello!
03-04-2004, 03:00 PM
#28
Supreme Member
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Detroit
Posts: 1,369
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Car: 89 Camaro I-Roc z
Engine: 305
Transmission: Th700r4
thankyou much. If you need to contact my my e-mail is Hamspiced@earthlink.net and my AIM name is Hamspiced
ill be more then likely to take some of that stuff off your hands... i hope one day for my car to be as well maintained as yours...
ill be more then likely to take some of that stuff off your hands... i hope one day for my car to be as well maintained as yours...
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post