I know its kind of early, but has anyone gave some thought to a location to host the next thuirdgen meet, its only two mnths away.

 

You all are welcome to use the shop as a location for your meet. We can pull the grill out and we always have access to the dyno. Just a thought.

Owen
ARD

 

Well that's nice of you guys at ARD, lets see what the other think

 

Man, I think that would be a cool place to meet. I guess it kinda depends on whether others prefer to display their wares in a public place like a park.

 

Yeah, thats true, ARD is nice but not a good spot for viewing, thats why we on here just to throw out ideas, i remember at the last one they desided to have the meet on 4 sides, since we meet every quarther: North, South, East, and West that way we can hit everyone. By that being said, Bear creek is west, so we have East, North, and South left.

 

We used to do the "monthly meet" thing like that, rotating around, and it was always the same people who showed up. I don't have anything against trying out a different spot, but I don't agree with moving just for the sake of moving it. If anything, I think it will reduce attendance.

Owen, thanks for offering your shop.

There was also some talk (mostly by me) of going to Duessen (sp?) park and then HMP.

 

Well it does not matter to me i just like coming out, I hope i can be in my car by the last meet of the year. so did you figure out the problem with ypu car ESC.

 

Not yet, I think it is a mixture issue...but I hope to get it figured out in the next couple of days.

 

I really dont mind either. i havent been to any of the meets lately. But i do plan on coming to the next.

 

i wish there were meets in virginia sucks...

 

Its ok, just trailer the car down , its open to all third genners. to drop in.

 

how far?

 

Lets see, you are in virginia, thats about a 18hr. trip give are take . Have you tried to go to your area board ad start up a meet, you never know, it might be folks thinking like you.

 

Well, were half way thru May, Any ideas on setting the next date, maybe if that gets decided, we can look at a few different event calanders and choose are next venue.

 

Like i said before, does not matter to me, i just like coming out and meeting new people, but you guys won't see my car until next year, mannnnnnnnnnnn building a car is expensive, but i love it.

 

I had the opertunity to visit Duessen park for the first time last weekend...and I would like to withdraw my suggestion that we meet there.

So I now suggest that we meet at Bear Creek again.

 

i second that, bear creek for me. I can bring the patties again

 

how about a date first, so we can see where the majority of ppl availabe are, then we can choose location based on that. i really want to go this time, but i will be out of town for a few weeks throughout the summer, so the date is much more important to me right now

 

How about Saturday 6-21-08, the third Saturday of the Month?

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Bear Creek Park, it is something we are all used to.

Maybe even a cruise to Otto's after?

 

Find by me, I'll be there.

 

man i wish I had my license and I'd definitely show up..but unfortunately I wont have a license till about the end of this year...I guess I'll try to make it for next year..
lookout for this one

 

bear creek park isn't that near i10 and clay rd? i guess i'll be there ..... need to get some stickers first..............lol

 

Well do it again in September and December, maybe you can make one of those.

That's pretty close. It is on Clay just East of Hwy 6.

 

I should be making thione, 89 should be going HARRD next week if i get the rotating assy back from the machine shop, i need to drop off the heads for new springs tomorrow.

 

im in! thats one day before i drive to san francisco, but i'll be there

 

Pasadena Hooters @ Beltway and Vista

 

hey guys im new to the site im a houston native but now im in lubbock i cant make it there this year but let me know about next year for sure i miss houston and by then my little 84 shouldnt look so bad anymore if anyone has advice for my z plz tell me im not having much luck getting advice so far on this site

 

So what does everyone say?

Saturday 6-21-08 Bear Creek Park followed by a cruise to Otto's?
Pasadena Hooters @ Beltway and Vista?
Any other suggestions?

We need to decide on a date/time/place so that we can get started.

 

Can even go from Hooters @Beltway cruise down 225 to 146 and then the Chick Fillet Cruise in Kemah.

Alex

 

If we are going to go to Kemah I wonder if we should hit some restaurant or park closer to Kemah?

Any suggestions?

 

im in favor of the south houston area, the closer to kemah the better for me because i live 3 min from the chick filet. if we wanna do a hooters meet the is one about 2 miles from chick fillet at the intersection of nasa parkway and highway 146. also there is the kemah boardwalk and a nice park in league city, all near kemah. bear creek is fine with me too, just putting out ideas

 

i'd do that if the Shore Acres cops weren't such dicks

 

Well, the RS is running and alive do i am good to go for a meet, hopefully i have no problems.

 

i know the hsore acres cops are dicks, but they never givethe sat night show any trouble? or did i miss something?

 

anyone considered vito's off of 45 and nasa 1?
they've blocked off parking for meet and greets before plus parking and whatnot will be way easier then anything in kemah.
food and drinks will be cheaper too

 

Never seen any trouble at the sat night show. I know the week before last they had a speed trap setup on 146 just as you come into Kemah, they weren't after anyone in particular just usual sat night traffic. Didn't get to go this weekend as I have another project on the drive thats blocking me from getting the camaro out.

Alex

 

So it looks like the only suggestions are Bear Creek (Again) and Kemah. I'm going to start a sticky poll so people can vote on where they want to go.

 

Well I'm out. The tranny locked up Sunday night on I-45 near Little York, I felt like it may have even damaged the rear end. It was pretty scary going from 75 MPH to 0 with the rear tires locked up in the left lane next to the WALL! Guess I'm spendin the summer savin up for driveline parts now. The tow truck driver had a hell of a time draggin it onto his bed with the rears froze up, but he managed to get a decent angle and not scrape the nose, Thank God.

 

That's no good. Are you sure it is the tranny and not just the rear end? A used rear end isn't very expensive.

 

ESC's right you might not wanna point the finger at the tranny yet, or your rear end it could be your brakes. I've seen instances where the E-brake cable got hit with something and this happens.

 

Yeah, its the trans. After they truck dropped the car at my place I pulled the drive shaft so I could push it into its parking place and it rolled just fine. I disconnected the shift cable first and tried to put it into neutral by hand but the shifter rod that comes out of the trans just wouldn't budge. When I tried to bump it with the starter to see if it might help, the motor still turned over but once it had enough rpm to engage the torque converter it would lock up. That's probably not the best way to describe it but close enough. I didn't want to chance it back spinning the crank, so I left it alone, and double checked the motor by turning it over with a breaking bar,so far so good on that count. It was making a weird harmonic sound, kinda like the speedo cable was rubbing inside the tailshaft housing, right before it went, but Little York is not the best place to pull over and start getting out tools in the middle of the night. I was hoping the problem would let me make it home but I only got from Beltway 8 down to Little York, that's where it locked up .I didn't hear any bangs or pops, but when the tires locked up the rear end was shuddering really hard on the dry concrete.

 

You better check you tires for flat spots...

That sounds like your tranny cratered all right.
If I were you I would probably pull it out and go get a junk yard tranny for three reasons.

First, if it locked up that hard, even if it is possible to fix, I wouldn't trust that it didn't have structural damage to the housing that may or may not be easily visible.

Second, most junk yard trannies will come with a 30 day guarantee. If it lasts 30 days it is likely to last a lot longer. When you do have to get it rebuilt at least you will have a relatively intact core. A junk yard tranny is a roll of the dice, but you might get a good one that will last for years.

Third, if you are on a tight budget it is the cheapest way to get the car running again.

 

I found a 700r4 trans but it was in a pickup, so I don't know if its geared the same, I figure it might be feasable if I only need to swap the speedo parts, but the last thing I want to use is a tranny with to low of a first gear ratio. The friend that has it, isn't really car minded, he's a motorcycle mechanic. But right now I'm down to my last few dollars and he says he'll just leave it in his garage till I buy it or get one from somewhere else. I'm still pretty worried about the rear end though, the tires are ruined. Good thing they were really old, it was time for new one's any way.

 

you'll have to take the shifter arm out of your trans and put it in the truck trans but it should work fine. i've done it before

 

Need to swap tail housings for the torque arm too. Not a big deal and takes 5 minutes. So far my car is not smoking, it did a bit going around a corner or two and i could smell it but i just pray there might be a leak or just burning a bit out due to ******* it a bit....err lot.