Anyone in North Central Illinois interested in an informal get together in the DeKalb area? The other existing clubs get to be too far away. Drop me a reply if interested.

 

I may be interested. I'm about an hour north of Dekalb.

 

I'd be interested in it. live in belvidere. hopefully i get the camaro done this yr

 

i live about 45 minutes away

 

you live in belv? i'm in capron about 15 minutes away. we'll have to hook up sometime.

 

This is good! Let's see if we can't contact more 3rd Gen owners and get a good turn out. We have lots of time before the nice weather comes to get something organized. Thanks for replying!

 

I'm down if the car is done, up on jack stands no rearend or drive shaft or rear supention. Let me know

 

Rock On..


Hey Dekalb.. I'm from Rockford IL.

We can meet up there.. but lets see.. we have a Capron, A belvidere, Dixon, Dekalb.. seems like the most central local to meet would either Be Rockford.. Im not saying that because Im from here.. I dont care about the drive. In the summer A lot of people meet up at the Beef-A-Roo in town here. It would be awesome to have all these f-bodies together in one gathering.. I can get 3 of my friends to bring their camaro's, and I will bring my Firebird.. lets all meet up this summer!!

 

I live south of DeKalb but Rockford is no problem. Only about an hour for me. I'm glad that there are other 3rd gen owners interested in getting together. Everyone see how many other 3rd gen owners you know and let's get something organized.

Anyone have an idea on a date?????

 

Rockford's cool for me.
Beefaroo on State? That'd be cool.
Now I just gotta finish my front suspension. I need air tools.

 

hopefully I'll hit 14.9 by then so I'm not left behind

 

Ok.. How about the one on Alpine
road south end.. right next to bypass
20? it's right by the bypass so it will be easy to give everyone directions to it.. and it has a big parking lot. They have car shows there sometimes. the one on East state street has a dinky little parking lot unless we all parked in the parking lot for the strip mall.
what do you think? as for the date.. My car is stiill in storage yet.. and its still kinda chilly yet.. do you think it will be warmer and nice like on Saturday April 6th?? we could schedule it for then.

 

The one on Riverside is right off I90, also very easy to get to. It is were everyone goes. I hope to hit 13's on motor and 12's on the bottle by the time the car hits the ground.

 

SOunds like a plan.. all favor say

"****"

now we just need to bring our
sporty rides over their.... so how
bout April 6th then!!

like from 12:00pm till whenever..

 

Looks "****" to me.

directions would be in order. I'm pretty much only familiar with the mall and E. State.

 

April 6th will work for me too. I think I can find the location. Will someone post basic directions from the mall? I hope that this will be something that we will want to continue. Good job getting this organized everyone!

 

Ok.. if you are coming into Rockford from I-39..

You will run into 20, take the East Belvidere exit.. continue on 20 for about 3 miles and you will come upons some green signs.. stay in the left lane and get on Interstate 90, you will need 15 cents for the toll. take the NORTH WISCONSIN exit. now once youve circled the ramp down, stay in the right lane for about 5 miles and watch for the EAST RIVERSIDE EXIT. you will need 15 cents for a toll. turn left onto riverside at the stop sign and keep driving up riverside through aproximately 2 lights and be looking on your right hand side for BEEF-A-ROO.

FROM BELVIDERE

take west state in Belvidere out of town to Rockford heading toward showplace 16. jump on I-90 from state street and head North and exit on Riverside,(15 cent toll) take riverside exit heading west (make a left) go through couple lights beef-a-roo on right side.

FROM CAPRON, POPLAR GROVE

take route 173 west too perryville road, turn left on perryville road and stay on that till you get to Riverside Blvd, turn right go through 1 or two lights look for beefaroo.. questions about directions email me metal@inwave.com

 

Rockford is cool for me. theres no way i will have the camaro done by april 6th, but could bring the girlfirends firebird.
what time are you guys looking at?

my money pit:
89 camaro
no motor or trans in yet. putting in a LT1
have to put whole front end back on and all the inside stuff. new carpet. you get the picture. im redoing everthing.

 

Great, I'm sure I can find it.

I think this will be a good time. How many cars do you think we will be able to get? What kind of car is everyone bringing? I have a '91 Camaro RS.

I have a couple of questions. This will be the first one of these that I will be coming to. How do things usually work. Just eveyone looking at each others cars or is there more to it than that? How long do they usually last?

See you all on the 6th.

 

Well.. I think.. first of all... hang around..
wait for everyone to show
up..get to know each other.. look at the cars.. take pictures etc chow some grub.. then.. when everyone has
shown up.. maybe start a muscle car convoy across town filling the town with the roar of rumblin exhaust, maybe stop at the other beef-a-roo's just to freak people out when they see all these cars! stop for a few minutes B.S. and work our way back to the original location! maybe from this event.. we can plan the next event maube in Dekalb.. cruise the campus!!

 

sounds good, I'll probably have my eibach pro kit on, sweet.

 

or you all can meet there and drive to our april 6th meeting in peoria...

 

um......actually if I'm visting my buddy in champaign that weekend.

 

Hey! The little lady and me will be there. Somebody wrote about the rumbles of the motors, I wont be much help there, girlfriend wont let me take the exhaust off the V6 firebird.
Our two babies
'87 Firebird (a.k.a. Firechicken)
-white, under construction still, t-tops, but she's our pride and joy.

'89 Camaro (a.k.a. The Money Pit)
-basically under renovation, got so much money in car it aint funny anymore

 

well, I'm 19 so I can't hang at the bars (if we end up there) with you guys, well I can, just not get served.

 

i want to go!!! i live in Waukegan. and im 18, so no bars for me!! also... rockford is 2 hours away,, and dekalb is a hour 45min....any one what to go a little farther north??

 

what about elgin?

 

I see there are some 18 and 19 y/o going to attend. That's cool with me because I don't plan on doing any bar hopping. (although it would be fun).

Just for my own information, what are the age groups planning on attending this gathering? I'd hate to be the "old guy" but I can handle it if everyone else can. I'm just out to have fun.

 

well as you saw earlier I'm 19, I have about 4 19 year old buddies with thrid gen camaros but I doubt they'd go. taturbo is about 30-32 I don't know if he'd go or not.

 

hey, I am an old man...25 here. My girlfriend is 20. We wont be going to the bars either. Beef-A-Roo here we come!

 

I am 31 so you don't have to feel old... everyone thinks im
25 or something tho.. I dont act any different than I did when I was 22.. so I guess that says something.. haha

anwyays.. see you all there April 6th.. A couple buddies of mine will be tailing with me.. and my friend got a small group from the Illinois Camaro Club to bring their cars.. They might be offering recruitment possibly if anyone is interested.. I will bring some forms for the National firebird club if anyone is interested I will give away the forms.. I am a member.
See ya all there..
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P.S. no need to worry bout bars.. if that was to happen that might be something that would get planned for the evening or something.. just play by ear.. but as for this event.. it's just us and our cars..

 

it ok to bring some non american car buddies?? ones got a pretty quick integra, anothers got a passat, and anothers got a stealth

 

Loud exhaust....got it covered.

I'm trying to talk the wife into bringing the 4th gen too.

 

An Integra? etc.. bring the buds.. butI would say
we mainly would like to focus on FBODIES. thats
what this website is for.. and thats what we are into..
most people on here would agree with me that rice cars
arent welcome in our world.. for the most part,, those cars are
the american muscle car enemy. having a bunch of "rice" cars
show up with the Illinois camaro club, and lots of American Muscle car enthusiast will probably not go over real well..
no offense to anyone.. dont take it personal.. Im just speaking on behalf of the facts. This is a thirdgen fbody website. and we are trying to gather up some fbody enthusiast, have them bring their fbodies.. have a little fun etc.. The Integra and all that stuff has it's own Cliche's clubs, and gatherings.. And that's cool.. Im glad they do.. there is a large cliche of fans of the "fast n furious" style cars.. But I would much rather keep this as it is intended. it juts makes sense. Im SURE most people would agree.
All generations of firebirds and Camaro's welcome! there is
no generation BIAS, I love all the generations of the cars.
I'm sure more thirdgens will show up, and that's cool!
I have a couple fourthgen friends showing up, and I love their cars.. it will be cool/ Just a reminder.. since the actual information is further back in the string of post.. here is the info..

EVENT
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BEEF A ROO (Fast food joint)
6380 East Riverside Blvd
Loves Park, IL 61111
815-877-5610
(Just North connected with Rockford)

12:00PM -
SATURDAY APRIL 6th!
BRING YOUR CARS!

 

yeah i agree. i might just show up i'm not that far away myself
sounds like it could be fun

 

btw i have absolutely no problem burning both tires all the way across a intersection be it 2 lanes or 4

 

i was wondering if they can go cause i dont want to drive there alone.

 

hey blue bird, i'm from rockford, who are u. i'm out every fri and sat. night, just wondering who u are don't see many 3rd gens out. hopefully ur not that unlucky one i beat last sat. lol. i really want to meet up sometime, my friend has a 91 just like mine only blue and i'm out w/ gabe sometimes w/ the black GTA. we got some 3rd gens together but we need more. and camaro 18 are u gonna have ur car out soon, i'd love to see this lt1 conversion! april 6th should be good for mee too if everyone is meet'n up. i'l know for shure when it's closer to that weekend what i'm do'n.

 

****.. I feel bad now.. haha I hope I didnt come across like an ***.. they can come.. I just thought I would point out that those kinda cars WILL get negative attention and that's ONLY because of what it is.. a Firebird and camaromeet.. If I brought my firebird to a nest of Mustangs in a parking lot.. I would expect some funny looks also.
But if they wanna come.. I'm not gonna be a *** and say don't come.. they are probably cool people and they are welcome to come. but it's not the people Im speccifying.. just the cars.. I would prefer to see people bring Fbodies, sincee that's what this is about. know what I mean??? I would kinda prefer not to be rumblin across town and have some car in the lane next to me rattling that tin can bumblebee coffee can exhaust sound.. it just doesnt "represent"

 

i know where your coming from, and you didnt seem like an ***..but try to understand where im coming from..All my friends have burners and all they do is talk trash about american cars. i have an american car, and will buy nothing but an american car. I havent even talked to them about this yet, casue im still debating if its a good idea or not. I dont have any friends with american cars! the closest thing to an american car is a stealth, and a probe..but still,, they are just "Ricearonie"...i wouldnt mind you guys educating them on american cars, they need to get smoked...well ill beable to do that after this weekend......More than likely when i ask them if they want to go, they will laugh at me and make fun of what they would call a "hick fest." ill probly just end up bringing my only american car loving friend (the probe driver)... but hell ride with me.....i wish i had some american car guys to cruse with .......i mean i wouldnt care if it was a Pusstang,, its still representing the flag...but i was born into a generation of freaking idiots that like rice.....i cant help it.

 

also... my car looks like crap at the moment,, and probly will then too....but it should sound nice

 

heh! that's cool! You sound true at heart and even though you stand in a field of rice patties you stuck to what you like.. Hey!! I tell ya what.. and I'll say this proudly.. If I am a hillrod for liking Muscle cars,.. so be it.. is that really a bad title? which sounds worse? Hillrod or *****? atleast hillrod has "rod" in it.. that means we have a rod, and girls like that.. and it also means we have a "rod" to drive our girlfriends in, not some lame-O rice patty on 4 ultra thin pieces of Yokohomo rubber hahaha.. rock on dude!
See ya there.. Bring the Probe dude too.. hehe

 

Hey chevy power.. well it couldnt
have been me you beat in the race, cuz my car is still stored......
However.. One problem that would hold me back if racing would be my stereo system.. it's too damn heavy.. my car weighs a million pounds cuz of my stereo.. maybe someday I will make my stereo smaller and sell some of the stuff.. hehe.. but for right now its a mass of weight.. otherwise.. my car would prolly be damn quick.. I mean it's quick now./. I have headers, and Flowmasters, K & N filter plus some other bells and whistles.

see ya!

 

Just to let everyone know, April 6th is also the opening day at Byron dragway. Byron is only ~30 mins from Beefaroo, so if you have an extra $25 we could leave from there and head to Byron to get some track time. Just a thought.
Rob 25 going on 10.

 

I'M UP FOR BYRON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've been waiting to get another crack at the time slips, I'll bring my friend (nova 327/ s-10 383) along if possible, him and i like watching/racing at byron.

 

No way!!!!! is it really opening day!

No doubt!! what a awesome day that would be!!
hang out for a bit and then head out to byron.. Hell if ya cant
afford to race go as spectactor too.. fee to watch race is only like 8-12 bucks or something.. and that includes pit pass
sounds like something fun to do after the meet if everyone
is up for it. We could "rumble" all the way down alpine from the
beef a roo, hit bypass 20 racing at high speeds, and hit 11th street south (251) to Byron.

 

More info on Byron. It cost 25 to run and 10 to watch. Best drive down is take Alpine to 20 to IL-2 (S. Main St.) to Byron. If you have never been to the track this would be a great opertunity for you to go. If you have never been never threat, I not only spend a lot of time racing at Byron I work there to . So if you need any help I can hook you up.

 

Hey chevy power
im not sure when i will get the car done. i work on it about 2 times a wk. im hopeing i have it done by summer. it probably wont be painted but at least driveable

the girlfriend and i will be there, but i dont know if we will be going to byron. its not much fun drag racing a V6 Firebird
see you all soon
camaro18

 

Hey Camaro 18.. you could still bring your woman and her
v6 out to Byron.. I dont plan on racing either.. cuz my car
isnt really race-able yet for awhile.. my stereo weighs too much
and slows down the beast.. Im just gonna go to watch whoever
does race.. and see as a spectactor.


Mark

 

so we are meeting in rockford, then goin to the track after that?? im not gonna be able to race, seeing that my engine will only be 2 weeks old. but ill go watch