Mini Tour to Power Tour from Florida

[cobra]

would anyone be interested in a mini tour to HRPT08? we'll be leaving Orlando area probably thur at around 6:00pm, trying to make tallahassee that nite. anyone wants to tag along or jump on board along the way, let me know and we'll hook up.

[KeithTurk]

you could stop by and check out the Hot Rod 32 Roaster and the Disco Nova on the way.... I'm just north of Panama City in Enterprise AL... sorta on the way..

Keith Turk

[White Monster]

cobra,

Are you planning on going to the Veterans Administration hospital in LR on Friday to give our heros a little car show with some of the other freaks?

[cobra]

cobra,

Are you planning on going to the Veterans Administration hospital in LR on Friday to give our heros a little car show with some of the other freaks?
the mini tour is a new idea and not alot has been discussed yet or planned so all is open. however, if we make tallahassee on thur nite, i don't think we'll make little rock before later afternoon. send me the info just the same and i'll see if it can be worked into our plans. thanks.

[cobra]

you could stop by and check out the Hot Rod 32 Roaster and the Disco Nova on the way.... I'm just north of Panama City in Enterprise AL... sorta on the way..

Keith Turk
are you going to little rock? we can pick people up along the way. if not, we might be looking for things to do on the way, let me know what you have in mind. the mini tour thing just came to me yesterday, so everything is still up in the air and open.

[Dave the Bartender]

Cobra,
If you are coming to Tallahassee, you are staying with me. Whether I have my car done and ready to go or not I have 3 extra rooms so I can house at least a half a dozen hot rodders. There are 4 extra beds and floor space too. What a great excuse for a cookout. When I have more space than the "toolbox grill" I can get more creative than your basic Brats. Are you the only one in your gang driving this year?

What car does it look like you are going to take this year? If your going to be a Road Capt. all the way to L.R. you might think about taking a fast one. I heard there is going to be a Cruisapalosa party before the tour this year. They gave away a ton of prizes last year and that grand prize I won from E-Brock wasn't too bad either! Maybe locals, Dave and Mary know.

Stay in touch,

DTB

[cobra]

Cobra,
If you are coming to Tallahassee, you are staying with me. Whether I have my car done and ready to go or not I have 3 extra rooms so I can house at least a half a dozen hot rodders. There are 4 extra beds and floor space too. What a great excuse for a cookout. When I have more space than the "toolbox grill" I can get more creative than your basic Brats. Are you the only one in your gang driving this year?

What car does it look like you are going to take this year? If your going to be a Road Capt. all the way to L.R. you might think about taking a fast one. I heard there is going to be a Cruisapalosa party before the tour this year. They gave away a ton of prizes last year and that grand prize I won from E-Brock wasn't too bad either! Maybe locals, Dave and Mary know.

Stay in touch,

DTB
cool.... like i said, everything is still in the planning stage and i don't know who we will have tagging along,if anyone. harry and i'll be in my 83 stang. one freind is going up north first, and another i haven't talked to yet. hopefully others will jump on as we travel along. other activities have been mentioned, so it's looking like it would be cool to maybe leave on wed morn. i'll keep you in touch. p.s. you WILL finish the double 5. if anyone out there knows about the cruisapalosa, let us know.

[MIKEE]

Hey, PIG GUY! NO SUCH THING AS A BASIC BRAT! :o

[White Monster]

Cobra,
If you are coming to Tallahassee, you are staying with me. Whether I have my car done and ready to go or not I have 3 extra rooms so I can house at least a half a dozen hot rodders. There are 4 extra beds and floor space too. What a great excuse for a cookout. When I have more space than the "toolbox grill" I can get more creative than your basic Brats. Are you the only one in your gang driving this year?

What car does it look like you are going to take this year? If your going to be a Road Capt. all the way to L.R. you might think about taking a fast one. I heard there is going to be a Cruisapalosa party before the tour this year. They gave away a ton of prizes last year and that grand prize I won from E-Brock wasn't too bad either! Maybe locals, Dave and Mary know.

Stay in touch,

DTB
cool.... like i said, everything is still in the planning stage and i don't know who we will have tagging along,if anyone. harry and i'll be in my 83 stang. one freind is going up north first, and another i haven't talked to yet. hopefully others will jump on as we travel along. other activities have been mentioned, so it's looking like it would be cool to maybe leave on wed morn. i'll keep you in touch. p.s. you WILL finish the double 5. if anyone out there knows about the cruisapalosa, let us know.


Cobra, Cheaps was organising the VA trip like last year. The details have not been ironed out, but thinking is to show up late morning on Friday, meet & greet the vets, then head over to the venue to get credentials, then back to the hotel to wash the car in the parking lot and start partyin'. There are also several other Fla Freaks talking about hooking up for the cruise to LR, but as usual, not much detail ironed out yet.

PigGuy, what a great offer to brother rodders. Start thrashing and you can pull out with the group on Friday morning !!

[Dave the Bartender]

Mikee,
Heard about your Brat party last year from Joe, with the 49 ford. Sorry I didn't make it. I cooked Brats almost everyday on PT 07, off my tailgate, on my homemade toolbox grill. I think the guys got a little tired of um. (Basic to me is onions, peppers, and mushrooms) So I wanted them to know I can grill a bunch of good stuff on a big grill such as, drunk ass chicken, and shrimp kebobs ! That should get um to stop by.

WM,
I am thrashin, but I am only one man. But I am still in the fight ! "Cut me Mick !"

DTB

[MIKEE]

PIG GUY, jujst messin' w/ ya. were you on 05 tour? someone had one of those grills....
some guys had one made to look like you open the hood and grill was underneath.... injectors and all on hood.
you long haulin' this year? or what?

[cstmwgn]

would anyone be interested in a mini tour to HRPT08? we'll be leaving Orlando area probably thur at around 6:00pm, trying to make tallahassee that nite. anyone wants to tag along or jump on board along the way, let me know and we'll hook up.


Way to early for me to commit to anything :-\
I am hoping to go this year - depends on car being out of the paint shop in time to get it back together.
If I do go, then it depends on IF my daughter wants to go which would mean we couldn't leave until noonish on Thursday. I was thinking of stopping around Pensacola Thursday night. If I go solo, then I would like to leave Wednesday afternoon or very early Thursday to try and make the Veteran's visit as I owe them a lot.

I doubt that I will know for sure what my plans are until mid May.

[cobra]

would anyone be interested in a mini tour to HRPT08? we'll be leaving Orlando area probably thur at around 6:00pm, trying to make tallahassee that nite. anyone wants to tag along or jump on board along the way, let me know and we'll hook up.


Way to early for me to commit to anything :-\
I am hoping to go this year - depends on car being out of the paint shop in time to get it back together.
If I do go, then it depends on IF my daughter wants to go which would mean we couldn't leave until noonish on Thursday. I was thinking of stopping around Pensacola Thursday night. If I go solo, then I would like to leave Wednesday afternoon or very early Thursday to try and make the Veteran's visit as I owe them a lot.

I doubt that I will know for sure what my plans are until mid May.

you'll find us pretty laid back and since this is an unofficial happening, you can join in if and as you wish. at this point, we are aiming to leave out of orlando area around noon on thur, to be in tallahassee area early evening. if the pig guy is willing to bbq, then i really don't want to miss that. he is quit the gracious host and i'm betting it will be a great party. unfortunatly, it's still a strong days drive to little rock from there, so making the veterans show on friday might be impossible. maybe someone can talk to them to do a saturaday morning show, then afternoon, head to power tour venue????? maybe everyone can keep in touch at this site and we'll see what pops up. from my past experiance in life, it seems that the events that come together at the last minute, seam to be the most fun.

[cobra]

Cobra,
If you are coming to Tallahassee, you are staying with me. Whether I have my car done and ready to go or not I have 3 extra rooms so I can house at least a half a dozen hot rodders. There are 4 extra beds and floor space too. What a great excuse for a cookout. When I have more space than the "toolbox grill" I can get more creative than your basic Brats. Are you the only one in your gang driving this year?

What car does it look like you are going to take this year? If your going to be a Road Capt. all the way to L.R. you might think about taking a fast one. I heard there is going to be a Cruisapalosa party before the tour this year. They gave away a ton of prizes last year and that grand prize I won from E-Brock wasn't too bad either! Maybe locals, Dave and Mary know.

Stay in touch,

DTB
cool.... like i said, everything is still in the planning stage and i don't know who we will have tagging along,if anyone. harry and i'll be in my 83 stang. one freind is going up north first, and another i haven't talked to yet. hopefully others will jump on as we travel along. other activities have been mentioned, so it's looking like it would be cool to maybe leave on wed morn. i'll keep you in touch. p.s. you WILL finish the double 5. if anyone out there knows about the cruisapalosa, let us know.


Cobra, Cheaps was organising the VA trip like last year. The details have not been ironed out, but thinking is to show up late morning on Friday, meet & greet the vets, then head over to the venue to get credentials, then back to the hotel to wash the car in the parking lot and start partyin'. There are also several other Fla Freaks talking about hooking up for the cruise to LR, but as usual, not much detail ironed out yet.

PigGuy, what a great offer to brother rodders. Start thrashing and you can pull out with the group on Friday morning !!

see my other post of today. it would be great to paticipate in the veterans show. maybe you can get ahold of someone and see what they can do, as it's still in the planning stage. can you see if you can get the other fl freaks to check on to this site so we can keep it together? thanks.
hey pig guy....do you have a place for tents? ha.ha. sounds like i might have to make a weekend road trip. i don't know alot about double 5's, but it's an extra pair of hands. it will also give me a chance to wring out the 83'. maybe i can find a weekend in may?

[Dave the Bartender]

How cool would that be to visit Mayberry? Hey we have paved roads and everything. Maybe come April 12th for the "famous" Annual Worm Gruntin Festival !

Seriously, let me check which weekend Larry and BillyBob are visiting on the way to Kansas for the big annual truck show. He took the 55 pickup to PA last year, which are Power Tours in my book. I have plenty of room for both of you, but I wouldn't want you to fight over the Mechanics Suite. Of course if I don't get the 55 done and spend some evenings with the wife . . . I may be sleeping in the Mechanics Suite !

I think a road trip is a good idea and there is always things to do on the car. I would make it early May because late May is like June and we all know what June means, "Power Tour Baby" !

DTB

[Dave the Bartender]

PIG GUY, jujst messin' w/ ya. were you on 05 tour? someone had one of those grills....
some guys had one made to look like you open the hood and grill was underneath.... injectors and all on hood.
you long haulin' this year? or what?


I was on the last three legs of 05, but didn't cook like I did in 06. Wish I had something fancy but I just had a little homemade box I made 5 minutes before I left. I worked for 2 years, but now is used up!

As far as 08, if I can get the car done, right now it looks like a maybe. It is a long haul from FL, oh yeah I have other excuses too. None of which are very good, but where there is a will there is a way ! "Don't throw in the towel Mick"

Hope you get some return visitors this year.

DTB
(Dave the Bartender)

[cobra]

PIG GUY, jujst messin' w/ ya. were you on 05 tour? someone had one of those grills....
some guys had one made to look like you open the hood and grill was underneath.... injectors and all on hood.
you long haulin' this year? or what?


I was on the last three legs of 05, but didn't cook like I did in 06. Wish I had something fancy but I just had a little homemade box I made 5 minutes before I left. I worked for 2 years, but now is used up!

As far as 08, if I can get the car done, right now it looks like a maybe. It is a long haul from FL, oh yeah I have other excuses too. None of which are very good, but where there is a will there is a way ! "Don't throw in the towel Mick"

Hope you get some return visitors this year.

DTB
(Dave the Bartender)

no, it wasn't anything fancy. it was better. it was unique. that "little homemade box" did it's job and fit the part. it also came with it's own set of special cooking tools. how many fun people did we meet because of that "little box" (ok, i'll give your personality some of the credit). it will always be a part of my hrpt stories. i hope you gave it a proper burial.

cobra

[Dave the Bartender]

Up in Mikee's neck of the woods it was cold, windy, and rainy, so we used the grill as a Smokey Joe. Filled it with charcoal, hit it with lighter fluid, and WOW what a flame. Kept about 15 of us from freezin our Southern hinies off. Someone said we were the only folks with a fireplace in our canopy. Grilled every Brat, burger, a dog that day. Turned out to be one of the best days of the tour ! Guess days like that is what keeps 1200 of us coming back every year?

BTW Got a new toolbox grill for this year, Oh, Oh, Oh ! I am thinkin backstrap wraped in bacon and bacon wraped Florida shrimp ! It has become more than just a Tour, it has become a Hot Rodders Reunion !

DTB

ps the old grill . . . it crashed and burned . . . and it STILL smelled like Brats, um ummm !

[White Monster]

Drool, droll, drool ......

;D

[cobra]

DTB,
doesn't seem to be a whole bunch of interest at this time, in a mini tour, but harry and i'll be there. still not 100% sure when we can leave yet. i'm sure we'll let you know at the last minute.

i'll try for early may to see if i can get up there and give you a hand on the double 5.
mr murphy has been my best buddy this week. thanks to him, it's only taken four hours to get the new carb on. don't ask....anyway, the 83' should be running this weekend.

how's everyone elses projects coming?

[george1861]

DTB,
doesn't seem to be a whole bunch of interest at this time, in a mini tour, but harry and i'll be there. still not 100% sure when we can leave yet. i'm sure we'll let you know at the last minute.

i'll try for early may to see if i can get up there and give you a hand on the double 5.
mr murphy has been my best buddy this week. thanks to him, it's only taken four hours to get the new carb on. don't ask....anyway, the 83' should be running this weekend.

how's everyone elses projects coming?
I've been slow to wander over here from Hot Rod's PT Forum. I've been talking to 2 guys there about meeting near Pensacola Friday AM , probably 7-7:30.

[Dave the Bartender]

DTB,
doesn't seem to be a whole bunch of interest at this time, in a mini tour, but harry and i'll be there. still not 100% sure when we can leave yet. i'm sure we'll let you know at the last minute.

i'll try for early may to see if i can get up there and give you a hand on the double 5.
mr murphy has been my best buddy this week. thanks to him, it's only taken four hours to get the new carb on. don't ask....anyway, the 83' should be running this weekend.

how's everyone elses projects coming?


Went to Charlotte's Auto Fest this weekend and caught up with some PT friends from 06 and 07. They all seem to have the same thought on the east coast, "we are getting our cars ready but not sure if we want to go or not?" Miles, gas, and various other things seems to be the thinking. Probably like me it will be a last minute decision. I picked up some of my dream parts, and with the gas I bought to get there, still saved $250. Shipping is expensive these days so I did good. Only about 9 hours of driving in each direction . . . speaking of mini tours?

So now I have most of the parts, I just need to get them installed in the next two months. It always seems to be thrash time around here. Okay Mini Tour group, I am going back in, ring the bell. "take that, you ain't so bad"

DTB

[cobra]

DTB,
doesn't seem to be a whole bunch of interest at this time, in a mini tour, but harry and i'll be there. still not 100% sure when we can leave yet. i'm sure we'll let you know at the last minute.

i'll try for early may to see if i can get up there and give you a hand on the double 5.
mr murphy has been my best buddy this week. thanks to him, it's only taken four hours to get the new carb on. don't ask....anyway, the 83' should be running this weekend.

how's everyone elses projects coming?


Went to Charlotte's Auto Fest this weekend and caught up with some PT friends from 06 and 07. They all seem to have the same thought on the east coast, "we are getting our cars ready but not sure if we want to go or not?" Miles, gas, and various other things seems to be the thinking. Probably like me it will be a last minute decision. I picked up some of my dream parts, and with the gas I bought to get there, still saved $250. Shipping is expensive these days so I did good. Only about 9 hours of driving in each direction . . . speaking of mini tours?

So now I have most of the parts, I just need to get them installed in the next two months. It always seems to be thrash time around here. Okay Mini Tour group, I am going back in, ring the bell. "take that, you ain't so bad"

DTB


i'm in the fight still myself. the new carb fixed those problems, the new lifters didn't. i'm almost thinking that maybe i should stop screwing around and pull the motor and start over. only thing left i can think of is the cam is bad out of the box. the motor runs good, but makes alot of lifter/rocker type noise. i'll pull the valve cover one more time first and check the torque on the rockers. it's a ford 5.0, so there isn't any adjustments per say. murphy has been really f#$%ing with me these past two weeks.
keep you in touch.
cobra

[White Monster]

I'm committed !
Paid the $65 entry fee.
Now all I have to do is get the lights, blinkers, and wipers working.
So far, I'm only a daylight and sunshine tourer ...

:-[

[george1861]

I'm committed !
Paid the $65 entry fee.
Now all I have to do is get the lights, blinkers, and wipers working.
So far, I'm only a daylight and sunshine tourer ...

:-[
Rain-X!

[White Monster]

Rain-X!


Good idea, thanks.

[cobra]

Rain-X!


Good idea, thanks.


i should be committed also,that's what my family and freinds say.
as far as the power tour goes, i already paid the tab also. if i can't get the 83' running, i have the 88' mustang as backup. follow us and we'll light the way.
cobra

[cobra]

got the 83' running, but have a massive header leak. hope to fix it this week and run it to g-ville this weekend for a mini-mini tour. pinks allout is suppose to be there. could be interesting to see.

[Dave the Bartender]

Competitor or Spectator Cobra?

Got the rear in and the tranny and crossmember mocked up last weekend. It is moving right along . . . not G-ville right along, but moving. Good luck with you Mini, mini tour. If you make it up this way, do you want to do wiring or trim installation? Or hang out and drink Margaritas? Oh wait, your a motorhead not a parrothead ! My bad.

DTB

[White Monster]

got the 83' running, but have a massive header leak. hope to fix it this week and run it to g-ville this weekend for a mini-mini tour. pinks allout is suppose to be there. could be interesting to see.


Hey, cool. Do you have any further information on Pinks All Out ?

8)

[cobra]

Competitor or Spectator Cobra?

Got the rear in and the tranny and crossmember mocked up last weekend. It is moving right along . . . not G-ville right along, but moving. Good luck with you Mini, mini tour. If you make it up this way, do you want to do wiring or trim installation? Or hang out and drink Margaritas? Oh wait, your a motorhead not a parrothead ! My bad.

DTB
if i make it, i'm there to work on the dble 5. whatever there is to be done. do what you can do and we'll do whats left.

just going to pinks aas a spectator. i have the 83' tuned for gas milage??? (i haven't had time to play with the new carb yet to see what it takes to make it not a dog).

[cobra]

got the 83' running, but have a massive header leak. hope to fix it this week and run it to g-ville this weekend for a mini-mini tour. pinks allout is suppose to be there. could be interesting to see.


Hey, cool. Do you have any further information on Pinks All Out ?

8)
my freind is racing and i talked to him last weekend. he said they are doing test and tune on friday nite and racing on saturday. i'm going to run up early on saturday to hang out and watch the racing.

[White Monster]

Mmmmmm, Gainsville huh? I do need a mini test drive myself ...

[cobra]

Mmmmmm, Gainsville huh? I do need a mini test drive myself ...
i should be there, if the car doesn't break on the way up. if you decide to go, let me know and i'll e-mail you my cell #.

[White Monster]

Will do.

[cobra]

Mmmmmm, Gainsville huh? I do need a mini test drive myself ...
i should be there, if the car doesn't break on the way up. if you decide to go, let me know and i'll e-mail you my cell #.
more info on pinks! g-ville
gates open at 8:30am, time trials start at 11:00am. $20.00 general admission, $35.00 reserved seating.

[cobra]

made it to g-ville and back in the 83'. didn't break anything. it still makes noises, but i'll turn up the radio and drive it till it breaks. will have to take a longer mini mini tour in a few weeks to test it further.

there was over 400 cars at pinks all out. a few really cool ones. my favorite was a rail with a hillbourne injected flathead.

[Dave the Bartender]

Lets see . . . another test run in the 83? How about to the Forgotten Coast. I have a PT friend who has worked on Overhaulin and maybe he will lead a thrash on the 55? Let's see Cobra . . . Diff Strokes . . . Papa Don . . . Hot Rodder from work ? Including me that's five.

It takes about 50 people to build a car in a week for Overhaulin, so that means we could be done in time for . . . Let's see 8 weeks . . . "I don't think I am going to make the Power Tour this year." :(

Good thing someone hasn't said, "you can't do it!" Hey, you don't need TV cameras to do the impossible, just a group of your "best" Power Tour buddies ! Oh yeah, cold beer helps too !

Can ya talk Harry into it, and make it a solid half a dozen? The beer works out even then :) What do ya think, May 10th maybe ?

DTB

[cobra]

Lets see . . . another test run in the 83? How about to the Forgotten Coast. I have a PT friend who has worked on Overhaulin and maybe he will lead a thrash on the 55? Let's see Cobra . . . Diff Strokes . . . Papa Don . . . Hot Rodder from work ? Including me that's five.

It takes about 50 people to build a car in a week for Overhaulin, so that means we could be done in time for . . . Let's see 8 weeks . . . "I don't think I am going to make the Power Tour this year." :(

Good thing someone hasn't said, "you can't do it!" Hey, you don't need TV cameras to do the impossible, just a group of your "best" Power Tour buddies ! Oh yeah, cold beer helps too !

Can ya talk Harry into it, and make it a solid half a dozen? The beer works out even then :) What do ya think, May 10th maybe ?

DTB


can't count on harry...it was hard enough getting him to get here early to get a jump on power tour. he has TONS of responsabilities or i'm sure he would be there. anymore and we might get in each others way anyway. 10th works for me. i could head out on friday evening, leave sunday afternoon. e-mail directions. i assume your cell is the same???

[DifferentStrokes]

I've done the OVERHAULIN' build thing twice. I've seen what happens when the party starts too early. Promise the beer, but meter it out judiciously. We can't be lettin' the poor old '55 (or its attendants) suffer any bad judgement. Maybe you can make the big reward a party "On Tour"...and promise "dancing girls" (for me). I understand the fine art of motivation... You will be amazed at how fast things go with a few groceries, good music, good help, good supplies, good light, good tools, a good place to work, a good plan, and errand runner...and the promise of beer and dancing girls...Hey, you will have to DRIVE this thing. It can't just look pretty for the cameras while the hosts misrepresent how finished it is. This is Reality-PT not Reality-TV, baby.

[Dave the Bartender]

Wow, you get serious real quick. I like that motivation. Okay, I will get good food, good Music, good tools, and the PROMISE of good cold beer. Any preference on air conditioning in lew of dancing girls? Cool garage might make up for cool beers. On the short term anyway! Right now the number is 5 for Earle's Chevy World and Day Care Centers Overhaulin' Project. I have a chef and a runner. All I need is A.J. . . . I mean the Power Tour crew to show up on the 10th.

Can't wait for Happy Hour,
DTB

[cobra]

Hey...dancing girls for me too (i'll settle for A.J.).

[cobra]

the redone rear end is making noise and the new fuel pump is getting real hot on the 83'. sometimes it seems never ending. the car goes to the driveline shop for a checkup on monday. they are usually pretty fast. the new new fuel pump gets here monday or tuesday. man, summitt is good. if for some reason the 83' can't be ready, i'll put the traveling wheels on the 88' and make sopchoppy this next weekend for sure, but the whole idea was to do an extended test run before the Tour. never say die!!!!!!

[Dave the Bartender]

That's the spirit ! Hope all goes well with your PT contender. We have a truck and trailer if you get this side of half way. We can overhaul the 55 or the 83, it don't matter to me. Guess this is what you wanted . . . work the bugs out. This is how it's done. Better close to home, than in Minn somewhere.

Your cars love to challenge you, glad to see your up to the task, "Rocky"!

See ya one way or the other Friday. Just keep thinkin about those nice rocking chairs out on the deck, over looking the bay at Angelo's seafood Restuarant. Hey, every good project has to start out with an All-Star dinner. Can't have a hungry crew; fat and happy is more productive in my book. Local Bulldozer tops Lobster, everytime !

It's 5:00 somewhere,

DTB

[White Monster]

I've still gotta finish getting the BeCool radiator module in and then I'll at least be good for dry daytime travel. (Lights and wipers may be optional this year ...)

:P

[cobra]

like i said before, you gotta love summit. ordered a fuel pump wed nite around 9:30pm on line, and it was here friday nite. i put it in on saturday. i'll take the 83' to the driveline shop tommorrow to check out the rear end. they wanted to take it in next friday, but i said i needed it sooner and they fit me in.

hey, i thought i read something about dancing girls also?

[cobra]

I've still gotta finish getting the BeCool radiator module in and then I'll at least be good for dry daytime travel. (Lights and wipers may be optional this year ...)

:P
if you get stuck at nite, just follow us or some other carjunkie. we'll get you back safely.

[White Monster]

Cool. Thanks.
I can't wait.
;)

[Dave the Bartender]

Is the 83 going to be able to make the trek to Mayberry this weekend? Everything is ready for the Overhaulin project. Can't wait !

DTB

[crankshaft]

we will be leaving on Thursday from central Florida around 2:00pm
hope to get to little rock some time Friday PM

[cobra]

Is the 83 going to be able to make the trek to Mayberry this weekend? Everything is ready for the Overhaulin project. Can't wait !

DTB

right now it's looking good. talked to the driveline shop and they said they took it for a test drive and think the noise is normal aftermarket gear noise. they said it would go up on the lift this afternoon and pull the cover to make sure and i should be able to get it tommorrow.
like i said, if the 83' can't make it, i'll put the traveling shoes on the 88'. one way or another, i'll be there.

[george1861]

we will be leaving on Thursday from central Florida around 2:00pm
hope to get to little rock some time Friday PM
I'm meeting 1 or more people @ the Baldwin County Ala Welcome Center on I-10 @ 7-7:30 Friday morning. Should be in L.R. around 4-5PM.

[cobra]

we will be leaving on Thursday from central Florida around 2:00pm
hope to get to little rock some time Friday PM
I'm meeting 1 or more people @ the Baldwin County Ala Welcome Center on I-10 @ 7-7:30 Friday morning. Should be in L.R. around 4-5PM.
is that on the fl/al line or the al/ms line? our time table sould put us close. we plan to go to tallahassee on thur nite and leave early in the morning (4:00 or 5:00am) to get to LR by 4 or 5pm also. maybe we can hook up and mini-tour up together. i don't know how many we'll have with us. i think crankshaft is heading further than us on thur and going on to memphis first. hopefully we'll make good progress on oldpigguy's dble 5 this weekend and he can join us. keep checking here and we'll let you know what's going on.

[cstmwgn]

our time table sould put us close. we plan to go to tallahassee on thur nite and leave early in the morning (4:00 or 5:00am) to get to LR by 4 or 5pm also. maybe we can hook up and mini-tour up together. i don't know how many we'll have with us. i think crankshaft is heading further than us on thur and going on to memphis first. hopefully we'll make good progress on oldpigguy's dble 5 this weekend and he can join us. keep checking here and we'll let you know what's going on.


Cobra

Do you have some side trips planned for Friday or are you just allowing some time for a nap halfway?
I am a die-hard Ford guy but if your Mustang is going to take 12 hours to get there - perhaps you need to bring another piece :'( ;)

[White Monster]

Allen,

The estimated time from Tallahassee to Little Rock is 11 hours 11 minutes and 679 miles on MapQuest.

Just sayin' ...
Steve

[cobra]

Allen,

The estimated time from Tallahassee to Little Rock is 11 hours 11 minutes and 679 miles on MapQuest.

Just sayin' ...
Steve


similar per googlemap. we'll start just a little south of tallahassee and to get the best gas milage, run about 65mph. i figure 11-1/2hr with 1/2 hr to an hr to spare 'cuz you never know.....just don't trust the 83' yet. now if i was in the 88' gt, it would be a differant story. took it on the 05' tour and it got 24mpg on the open road at 75 to 80mph.

[Dave the Bartender]

Last year on the way home I have pictures of the Speedo (while Bull was driving) at 120 mph, so we were cookin right along. It still took us more than 12 hours and more like 13 to get home from LR. CSTMWGN you know how to haul the mail. I say we all draft you, that way we make good time and save on gas. There is a new name for these types of folks that I heard today on the talk radio show, but I can't remember it. Something that ment GAS GEEKS ! Hey, I can live with that at $4 a gallon.

Cobra, my guess is it won't take long until open up that stang and let the horses run free. After this Mini Tour . . . and you and I take it out to Sopchoppy's 4 mile straight, "road to nowhere", you will have the confidence to run with the Power Tour Big Dogs. Especially if your Draftin :)

Hey, y'all be safe out there,

DTB

[White Monster]

Cobra, you still looking at leaving Orlando Thursday noon-ish ?
I'm thinking I may have to miss the VA thing and run with you.

OldPigGuy, do you think you will be able to come this year?
.. and more importantly, do you have those brats ready yet ?

;D

cstmwgn, have you determined when you're departing down south and what route yet ?

[cstmwgn]

Cobra, you still looking at leaving Orlando Thursday noon-ish ?
I'm thinking I may have to miss the VA thing and run with you.

OldPigGuy, do you think you will be able to come this year?
.. and more importantly, do you have those brats ready yet ?

;D

cstmwgn, have you determined when you're departing down south and what route yet ?


My PLAN (like that is going to happen) will be to pick my daughter up from school at noon on Thursday and go directly to I75. I was shooting to get to Pensacola before stopping for the night. I do drive a tad on the fast side but rarely cruise for extended periods of time above 80 - 85. I was hoping to be in Pensacola by 8:00pm (averaging ~70). Since it is about 1/2 way, I was figuring about 7 hours on Friday to make Little Rock. I may have to drive later on Thursday night and start earlier on Friday morning so I don't have to push so hard. I am still not sure how tired I am going to be from getting ready so who knows what I will end up doing.

As to route (I am a little rusty on the numbers)

I75 -> I10 -> US98 -> US49 -> I20 -> US65 -> I530 -> I630 -> Shackleford

[george1861]

we will be leaving on Thursday from central Florida around 2:00pm
hope to get to little rock some time Friday PM
I'm meeting 1 or more people @ the Baldwin County Ala Welcome Center on I-10 @ 7-7:30 Friday morning. Should be in L.R. around 4-5PM.
is that on the fl/al line or the al/ms line? our time table sould put us close.
Al/Fla line. then Mobile, Jackson, Tallulah, Pine Bluff, L.R.

[cobra]

[b]george1861
looks like we are running the same route. as the tour gets closer, we'll keep in touch and see about meeting up at the fl/al line.

[b]white monster
the plan at this time is to leave between 12 and 2. if oldpigguy is going, at one time, he invited us to stay and bbq at his place thur nite. then leave at 4 or 5 in the morning to meet up with george1861. i'm leaving in about an hour to head oldpigguys way to see if we (myself and a whole "overhauling" type gang) can't get him going and to test the 83'. we'll discuss the plans further this weekend. alternate plan is that we can head further along thur nite and get up later on fri.

[b]cstwgn
you're a mad man!!!! :) if you could lay off the "red bull", you are more than welcome to join in. love to have you along.

everyone and anyone, please let me know what you think. these plans are not in concrete. we will change plans to accomadate if we can.

[White Monster]

Well ...

MapQuest is telling me it's 975 miles and 15 Hours from Daytona to Little Rock.

I'll probably catch the "Florida Mini-Tour" convoy on I-75 someplace in Ocala (I hook up at US 40) and hopefully end up at the Ramada on Shackleford Drive in Little Rock sometime Friday night.

;D

[cobra]

went to sopchoppy this weekend to work on oldpigguys dble 5. we made a lot of progress, but maybe not enough. anyway, when it's done, it should look way sweet. he reconfirmed that he wants us to stop and party thur nite. he has room. the choice would be to stop and enjoy his and his wife's hospitality, and then get going by 4:30 in the morning to make the fl/al line...or go further thur nite and get a hotel off I-10 closer to the line and get up later in the morning. everyone let me know their opinion.
i usually run 44 across to wildwood, but traffic this way stinks and it usually takes me 1-1/4 hr. i get to silver springs in that time and silver springs is only 20 min from I-75. white monster, we'll probably be running in your direction sooner than I-75.

[carhabit]

We are leaving Palm City, FL around 1:00 on Thursday and plan to drive to the Pensacola area that night. Maybe we'll catch some of you on the cruise up to the panhandle. Hooking up with George at the AL rest area Friday morning. Not sure if I will be the only one stopping frequently, but at 14 mpg I won't miss many gas stations! :D

[cobra]

with my small tank, my range is 180 to 200 miles.

[crankshaft]

Hi Cobra

We will pull out of central florida mid-day thur. and make a bee-line to pensacola for thur night
and off the little rock on friday

Keep in touch

[cobra]

Hi Cobra

We will pull out of central florida mid-day thur. and make a bee-line to pensacola for thur night
and off the little rock on friday

Keep in touch
sounds like you are doing similar to carhabit. maybe you should run with them and hook up with all of us on friday morning.

[carhabit]

We should hit Orlando around 3:00 Thursday afternoon. Looks like we will be a couple of hours behind everyone else further up the state.
We are going to get a hotel near Pensacola. Do any of you have hotel plans up there yet?

[cobra]

we are not sure yet. we might stay at oldpigguy and party a little, or we might go on down the road further. only thing for sure is we'll all meet at the fl/al line reststop at 7:00 to 7:30am on fri morn.

[crankshaft]

We should hit Orlando around 3:00 Thursday afternoon. Looks like we will be a couple of hours behind everyone else further up the state.
We are going to get a hotel near Pensacola. Do any of you have hotel plans up there yet?



We plan to stay (I think it's I-10 ) in Pensacola at a Hampton or (Hampton like ) we like the free hot breakfast
and on the road to little rock I think it will be an 8hr trip
Maybe we can catch up with each other

Mrs crankshaft

[cobra]

white monster, the last saturday nite of the month is Sanford on the water. come on over and do a meet and greet. i'll be in the red 83' mustang with black wheels. should get there between 6:30 and 7:00.

[crankshaft]

white monster, the last saturday nite of the month is Sanford on the water. come on over and do a meet and greet. i'll be in the red 83' mustang with black wheels. should get there between 6:30 and 7:00.


Cobra that will be next weekend (5/31) and webester on sunday what a car weekend
Hope to see you soon
Black /white chevy 57 150

[Dave the Bartender]

Cobra, Hopefully Sopchoppy will be a stop on your Mini Tour. If so, what time do you project as an arrival time. I may have to get off of work a little early, so "J" doesn't have to keep y'all entertained. Hopefully we can grill out some dinner if your schedule works out? No brats this time though.

White Monster is Cobra the only one that drinks beer?

Crankshaft, what are you driving on the tour? I sure would like to see the 57. Does Cobra have any pictures of it he could email me?

Wish I could make it on the Tour this year but the car won't be finished and the funds are. I gave it my best shot and I think only Chip could have done better. I still am trying to drive the car by the Thursday you come thru, but the interior could not get done by then. Even with all the great help I had a mostly one man team can't do the impossible. It sure has been fun but I am going to have to say, "see ya next year!"

The happy to be this far along,
DTB aka old pig guy

[cobra]

plans are to arrive at your place about 6:30 to 7:00, i dought before then. we'll be getting up at 4:00 in the morning to get to alabama by 7:00, which means we should crash by 10:00pm thur nite. hope this won't inconvienance you. if so, let me know and we'll stop for an hour anyway and then move on down the road.

i have a few pictures of crankshaft's 57 in the 07' photos. they were coming in at.....were did we yell at those guys for yelling at the kids doing the burnout?????? wow...the days blend into one. it's black & white. tim's driving.

too bad you can't make it. we'll miss your energy. maybe you can bring the dble 5 down to ocala for the "Billetproof" show next year...or maybe the TurkeyRod Run???

[White Monster]

white monster, the last saturday nite of the month is Sanford on the water. come on over and do a meet and greet. i'll be in the red 83' mustang with black wheels. should get there between 6:30 and 7:00.


cobra, I sent you a PM.

[cobra]

my car should be ready. oldpigguy, hows the dble 5 coming along?

[White Monster]

PigGuy,

If I get to your place on Wednesday to help, can we thrash the '55 and get it ready in time, or is all hope lost ??

???

[cobra]

PigGuy,

If I get to your place on Wednesday to help, can we thrash the '55 and get it ready in time, or is all hope lost ??

???

oldpigguy is having trouble logging on, but he asked me to relay basically, not enough time. i gave him your e-mail to respond to you direct.

see ya sat.

[White Monster]

Oh well ....
:P

[crankshaft]

Just checking in 8days till the tour starts

[carhabit]

Just when I thought I was ready, I picked up a miss in the Goat yesterday. Hopefully something minor.
Heading out next Thursday for the panhandle. Should arrive late evening for the meet with everyone Friday morning in AL.
Look forward to seeing ya'll there.

[cobra]

hope it's nothing. these last minute things can get frustrating. believe me, i know. ::)

[Dave the Bartender]

Speaking of things, did ya get the air cond working? Sure hope it was simple.

DTB

[cobra]

Speaking of things, did ya get the air cond working? Sure hope it was simple.

DTB

it's just a matter of changing the dryer and charging it up. however, i didn't want to take care of it till i was sure we didn't have to pull the heads again or something. still not 100% confident in the car yet, plus my buddy that does air, is busy trying to get his ranchero together (he still has to head to ohio before heading to LR), so i think we'll be running without air. done it before, will survive somehow.

are you ready for us? hope it's not a problem leaving out of sopchopppy at 4:00 in the morning? let us know if this is a problem and we'll go to plan "B". either way, i would like to stop by anyway, on the way, to hear the dble 5 run.

[carhabit]

Whew! It looks like it was only a tight valve. Bought and installed a set of adjustable rockers for the Pontiac and all seems well. Looks like I will take it to the mother in law's this weekend to get a couple of hundred miles on it to be sure.

Crankshaft,
We are staying at a different hotel in Pensacola so I can use some free nights from my favorite hotel chain. Sorry we won't see you Thursday night, but look forward to meeting you Friday morning.

Anyone getting anxious yet?

[cobra]

yeh!!! big time. i'm ready to leave now.

[crankshaft]

Whew! It looks like it was only a tight valve. Bought and installed a set of adjustable rockers for the Pontiac and all seems well. Looks like I will take it to the mother in law's this weekend to get a couple of hundred miles on it to be sure.

Crankshaft,
We are staying at a different hotel in Pensacola so I can use some free nights from my favorite hotel chain. Sorry we won't see you Thursday night, but look forward to meeting you Friday morning.

Anyone getting anxious yet?
what hotel are you staying at i did not find a Hampton off I-10 i found a best western it's the last stop
before Alabama

[carhabit]

Tim & Lori,

I sent an email with the info on the hotel.

[crankshaft]

Tim & Lori,

I sent an email with the info on the hotel.

Did you send a PM or email I could not find it please let me know
Thanks

[White Monster]

OK, in trying to make sense of this thread, here is what I think the plans are;

OldPigGuy - can't make PT, but offered to BBQ and lodging for 6 in Tallahassee Thursday night for Tourers.

George1861 - meeting at FL / AL border on I-10 (Baldwin County AL Welcome Station) at 7-7:30am Friday morning for convoy to LR (* Group denotes you are planning to meet this group).

carhabit - leaving Palm City THU 1pm, Orlando by 3pm to Pensacola. * Group

crankshaft - leaving Sanford THU 12-2pm to Pensacola.

cobra - leaving Sanford THU 12-2pm to Tallahassee to meet OldPigGuy. * Group

cstmwgn - on I-75 THU 12pm to Pensacola.

White Monster - I-75 at SR40 (near Ocala) THU 10am - ish.

If any info is incorrect, let me know and I'll amend it.

Also, I am putting together a Florida Tourer's Contact List for convenience and emergencies (you never know who might be close by ..). If you would like to participate, send me a PM with your cell number and I will combine them into a list and send back a PM to all participants with the contact number list. I'm in ....

[carhabit]

Tim & Lori,

I sent an email with the info on the hotel.

Did you send a PM or email I could not find it please let me know
Thanks





Pm sent with info. I think there are still rooms available at this property.

[cobra]

OK, in trying to make sense of this thread, here is what I think the plans are;

OldPigGuy - can't make PT, but offered to BBQ and lodging for 6 in Tallahassee Thursday night for Tourers.

George1861 - meeting at FL / AL border on I-10 (Baldwin County AL Welcome Station) at 7-7:30am Friday morning for convoy to LR (* Group denotes you are planning to meet this group).

carhabit - leaving Palm City THU 1pm, Orlando by 3pm to Pensacola. * Group

crankshaft - leaving Sanford THU 12-2pm to Pensacola.

cobra - leaving Sanford THU 12-2pm to Tallahassee to meet OldPigGuy. * Group

cstmwgn - on I-75 THU 12pm to Pensacola.

White Monster - I-75 at SR40 (near Ocala) THU 10am - ish.

If any info is incorrect, let me know and I'll amend it.

Also, I am putting together a Florida Tourer's Contact List for convenience and emergencies (you never know who might be close by ..). If you would like to participate, send me a PM with your cell number and I will combine them into a list and send back a PM to all participants with the contact number list. I'm in ....

you should already have mine. also, are you planning on running with us and to stop at oldpigguy for the nite? i need to let him know what to expect. right now it is just me and my co pilot.

[White Monster]

Cobra,

My plans changed and I'm leaving Wednesday morning and am heading to Keith & Tonya Turk's in Enterprise, AL for the night.

Also, I can't find your cell, so please resend ASAP.

[White Monster]

OK, I've PM'd all the participants with contact details.
Hope we don't need to use them.
See ya on the road ...
;)

[cstmwgn]

OK, I've PM'd all the participants with contact details.
Hope we don't need to use them.
See ya on the road ...
;)


Thanks Steve

Have a good trip - see you in Little Rock.


Allen

[crankshaft]

Thanks Steve

I'm going to miss the weather reports you have been posting

Drive safe
Lori
see you soon

[crankshaft]

Bring back this Blast form the Past Mini Power tour from Florida is on again for 2009
Let's start checking in and giving up dates on every one

[cobra]

it took us a good solid two days to get back from Madison to Central Florida, so we should be leaving at least by Thur.
Also, want to take a side trip to Milwakee (Harley Museum) and there is a rather large junkyard two hours out of Madison that junkyard dogs might be interested in.

can any one remind me of the dates for next years tour?

later,
cobra (already dreams of suger plums...i mean power tour, on my mind)

[55lincoln]

should start June 6

[White Monster]

The cruise to Madison next year should be a much better mini-tour from Florida than this years !!

[cobra]

The cruise to Madison next year should be a much better mini-tour from Florida than this years !!


it would be great if we could get a good group to run together. maybe even leave early and plan in a few events on the way. elsewhere, some where talking about running the dragon. unless the tour ends in Chattanooga, they might have to run south to run north, but it could be worked in on the way up from here.....

just some ramblings and ideas. anyone else have any thoughts?

[cstmwgn]

The cruise to Madison next year should be a much better mini-tour from Florida than this years !!


it would be great if we could get a good group to run together. maybe even leave early and plan in a few events on the way. elsewhere, some where talking about running the dragon. unless the tour ends in Chattanooga, they might have to run south to run north, but it could be worked in on the way up from here.....

just some ramblings and ideas. anyone else have any thoughts?


Make sure you leave a trail of breadcrumbs so I can try to catch up with everyone after my daughter gets out of school.

[White Monster]

Make sure you leave a trail of breadcrumbs so I can try to catch up with everyone after my daughter gets out of school.


That's what you said this year, but when I got to Little Rock, you were already there with a beer in hand and your daughter was on the laptop.

: )

[BluLightning]

Make sure you leave a trail of breadcrumbs so I can try to catch up with everyone after my daughter gets out of school.


That's what you said this year, but when I got to Little Rock, you were already there with a beer in hand and your daughter was on the laptop.

: )
He probably left after you but passed you on the way Steve. ;)

[george1861]

And while y'all were doing that, I was making tranny fluid stops.

[Solsticefun]

What route are you guys planning on taken up to Madison. Would like to join in if you come up near me.

[White Monster]

No plans yet ...

[68_GS_400]

JIm, our return trip this year took us down I57 to I 24 south of Marion. I expect return route would be same. You could come across I70 and we could meet in Effy... We stayed in Marion which was about mid point but with planning we could make Effy , reducing second day travel. (It's about 860 miles and 13 hours from Marietta to Madison.)

[Solsticefun]

John, that sounds like a plan. Hope to talk wife into PT next year.

[trukluvr]

John, that sounds like a plan. Hope to talk wife into PT next year.


If she balks, just leave her home and take all the credit cards, check book, and ATM cards with you to limit her shopping ability.

[Solsticefun]

I hope she doesn't balk. She likes the cruising part of the tour, its the venues she really doen't like. I kind of get lost in looking at all the cars, which she is not interested in.

[trukluvr]

I hope she doesn't balk. She likes the cruising part of the tour, its the venues she really doen't like. I kind of get lost in looking at all the cars, which she is not interested in.


Then just drop her at the hotel while you are at the venue.

[1cheapstreet]

I hope she doesn't balk. She likes the cruising part of the tour, its the venues she really doen't like. I kind of get lost in looking at all the cars, which she is not interested in.


Then just drop her at the hotel while you are at the venue.


Or she could go shopping! LOL ;D

Linda 8)

[cobra]

everyone that is interested, give me your name and location, and we'll see if we can set a route that benifits as many as possible. i figure we can set the route sometime in march, depending if anyone wants to stop any place special, or run straight thru. let em know your ideas.
thanks.

1) cobra (bruce chaney) sanford, fl

[White Monster]

Way to step up to the plate Bruce !

: )

[cstmwgn]

Way to step up to the plate Bruce !

: )


You will notice that Steve didn't say he was from Daytona

cstmwgn (G. Allen Pearson) Bradenton

[cobra]

Way to step up to the plate Bruce !

: )


You will notice that Steve didn't say he was from Daytona

cstmwgn (G. Allen Pearson) Bradenton


maybe he isn't going to give us the pleasure of his company. now that wouldn't be nice, Steve :) :) :)
(hope you're going to run with us)

[White Monster]

Ha, ha, that's funny.

No, I only meant that this year I only managed to get everyone a cell contact list, but not a FLA convoy.

Obviously, if Cobra can pull it off for next year, I'm in !!

I hope we get CJTV stickers and T-shirts again, but I'd like different colors ...

[cstmwgn]

I hope we get CJTV stickers and T-shirts again, but I'd like different colors ...


Perhaps some pastels that we could wear with a "DJ" white cotton coat and sockless dock shoes?

[Orange95Z]

I hope we get CJTV stickers and T-shirts again, but I'd like different colors ...


Perhaps some pastels that we could wear with a "DJ" white cotton coat and sockless dock shoes?


OK, you're starting to worry me Allen.

[White Monster]

He's been worrying me since I've know him ...

[cobra]

the miami vice look was so south florida, and even though i grew up down there, i promise, that style wasn't brought up to this neck of the woods (of course, those of the west coast.....well, let's just say they are "differant" :) :) :).

the one good thing about last years colors is that you sure could spot them from clear across the parking lot.

[BluLightning]

You guys are kinda different down there in Florida! :)

[cobra]

it's the sun.....

[crankshaft]

everyone that is interested, give me your name and location, and we'll see if we can set a route that benifits as many as possible. i figure we can set the route sometime in march, depending if anyone wants to stop any place special, or run straight thru. let em know your ideas.
thanks.

1) cobra (bruce chaney) sanford, fl

Ok count tim and i in sanford fl

[White Monster]

Ok count tim and i in sanford fl


$5 penalty for using Tim's sign-on Lori !!

: )

[mrs crankshaft]

OK do you want me to send you a check or gas card
love ya

[White Monster]

;)

[cobra]

Ok count tim and i in sanford fl


$5 penalty for using Tim's sign-on Lori !!

: )


ya know what they say about wimun...whats hers is hers, whats his is hers. besides, though tim can build a 350 blindfolded, do you really think he can operate a computer.

[White Monster]

.. at least he managed to get an avatar, so I'm waiting for Mrs. now ..

;)

[cobra]

been looking at a map.
seems central florida to chatanooga via I-75 is about it.
1) then either I-75 N to cincinnati (overnite in knoxville), I-74 to indy and on to I-39 N to madison or,
2)I-24 to nashville (overnite in nashville), then:
a) I-65 N to indy to I-74 W to I-39 N to madison, or
b) I-24 W to I-57, N to I-74, W to I-39, N to madison.

we came back via option 1 last year and it took 2 solid 12 hr days. bad delays in around indy.

at quick eyeball, all routes seem close in distance.

any comments welcomed.

[cstmwgn]

been looking at a map.
seems central florida to chatanooga via I-75 is about it.
1) then either I-75 N to cincinnati (overnite in knoxville), I-74 to indy and on to I-39 N to madison or,
2)I-24 to nashville (overnite in nashville), then:
a) I-65 N to indy to I-74 W to I-39 N to madison, or
b) I-24 W to I-57, N to I-74, W to I-39, N to madison.

we came back via option 1 last year and it took 2 solid 12 hr days. bad delays in around indy.

at quick eyeball, all routes seem close in distance.



any comments welcomed.



We took 2b last year (backwards of course).
We made it to Forsyth Georgia Saturday night (late).

[Fleetline]

We took 2b last year while other friends took 1. By 10 PM we were south of Nashville while the others were just south of Indy.

[cobra]

we took 1 last year because we had other places we wanted to stop on the way home, but i kind of was leaning towards 2b this year. from what you two says, sounds right.

[Dave the Bartender]

Cobra,
I know I let ya down last year, but I just went on a 5 hour test drive to Mississippi and I believe I have a contender. I might need to travel with a support group considering my mechanical ability but it felt tight. The 55 looks like it is ready now and I have 7 or 8 months to dial it in. Sooo, count in DTB.

BTW the Tour goes through Auburn, Ind. so I may have to stop by and visit the new pig guy. Last I heard he put 4000 miles on the Stroller (aka Pig Car) over the summer and is having a ball with it. I expected nothing less !

Have fun at the Turkey Rod Run. (count me out)

DTB

[mrs crankshaft]

OK we would like to leave on Thur am and get to Madison around 6:00 pm Friday so where do we go for Thur night?

[carhabit]

Hey All! Hope everyone is doing well.

We left Madison this year and did 12 hours through Nashville to stop in Chattanooga for the night. Took about 10 to get back to S. Fl on Sunday. The quickest route is through Nashville, up through Bloomington, IL and straight up to Madison. If we are able to cruise with ya'll next year, Nashville is a relatively easy 12 hour drive from Palm City, less from the Orlando area.

Sadly, we are thinking of shipping the car up as Lisa just started a new job and vacation time is at a premium.

Cobra,
Sorry we lost you last year on the way back. It was cool to cruise together for awhile through IL though.

Kerry

[cobra]

great to hear from all. i was thinking if we leave thur morning, we should be able to make nashville thur nite. remember, if we pick people up along the way, it will probably take longer.

carhabit, sorry you won't be joining us, but keep up with the thread, and we get a phone list going, contact us when you get to madison.

DTB, when you stop to see the new pig guy.... can i come too, please, please, please??
(we'll mis ya at turkey run. maybe some other year.)

[cobra]

another thread talked about a VA show at the Quaker Steak & Lube on Friday nite. i missed the Quaker last year and was looking forward to going next year (thinking maybe sat nite). problem would be getting there after the 12 hour drive from nashville. what does anyone/everyone think about leaving wed? maybe driving less per day and arriving madison friday afternoon? any thoughts?

[cstmwgn]

I am out but until I know my daughter's exact schedule - I probably would be out anyway.
Hope to see everyone there if I can still afford to go after our leader redistributes my wealth.

[cobra]

I am out but until I know my daughter's exact schedule - I probably would be out anyway.
Hope to see everyone there if I can still afford to go after our leader redistributes my wealth.


sorry to hear that. i was looking forward to trying to keep up with you. ;)
it's still a while off. maybe things will change.

[Solsticefun]

It looks like I would be taken 55 north to 39 north straight to Madison. It is only 5hrs from the house.

[55lincoln]

It looks like I would be taken 55 north to 39 north straight to Madison. It is only 5hrs from the house.


did I see 55north?????

yes I'm north

[Solsticefun]

Yes 55lincoln. I live near St. Louis and would go up 55 to Bloomington and pick up 39 straight to Madison. I hear rumor that the tour from LA might go through St. Louis on its way to Madison. If so I might wait and tag along with them.

[Leon]

Where did you hear the rumor on St Louis? It would be a nice trip, you have a good source?

[1956NY150]

Bruce, i think I shook my head to hard
bob

[cobra]

twice a month i go to miami, 4 hours down without stopping, 8 hours of work in miami, and then 4 hours back without stopping. :'(
i'll cannonball with the best of them if the rest of the crowd wants to. 8)
it's what everyone else wants to do. :D
as long as we get there. ;D ;D

[Dave the Bartender]

Cobra,
count me in for an early departure. Just Adam is having a big party in Madison (he just doesn't know it yet!) So I want to spend some time viewing his car collection before focusing on the Tour. I am committed to the Tour now that the sponsors are coming on board, so I registered today. This will not detour from a daily Brat fest though, except this year I want to do shrimp and gator tail kebobs. Hey we're from Florida lets act like it. . . maybe JAdam can cook the Brats this year?

I am not particular what route you choose, just so it goes in a northerly direction. It will be a lot different riding in comfort rather than in a POS, so it's all good to me! Remember last year cruisin in the rain with the NAPA drain pans catching the water inside the car? Rat Rod fantasy, meets Rat Rod reality. I am really looking forward to a different PT experience this year.

Hope your project is coming along.

DTB

[cobra]

dtb - just adam mentioned last year that he wanted to do a kickoff party this year. sounds like fun. how far is he from madison? still not sure if we'll leave wed or thur, plus they are talking about va show on friday nite, so maybe set up just adam for sat nite. also, harry and i will be getting up early sat and hitting a junk yard about 2 hours out of madison, before we head to pt start, so i won't want to over due it fri nite. ;D
whew!! sounds like a rough start to a long week. ;)

[cobra]

because of dave's said news, in case this forum goes bye-bye with out notice, anyone interested can keep up on this thread via my e-mail: redlinexpressbc@aol.com
in the mean time, i'll monitor davids website for action.

[cobra]

just moving it back to the first page.
as of now, it looks like we might need to leave on wed., to be in madison by friday for va show on friday nite.

[cobra]

just moving it back to the first page.
as of now, it looks like we might need to leave on wed., to be in madison by friday for va show on friday nite.


same ol' same ol'

[george1861]

for me it looks like a straight shot up 65 all the way to the by pass around Chicago.

[cobra]

nothing new. just keeping it to the front.

[carhabit]

Not terribly new, but we have decided to drive up to Madison from S. Fl this year. My wife doesn't have enough vacation for the 7 days off work, so I am going to drive up and fly her in Friday night. I guess the stereo will be wide open for the cruise to Madison! :D
Myself and another car will be leaving Thursday morning for the trip. Anyone have a destination in mind for Thursday night as a stopping point?

[cobra]

if we leave wed, we hope to be in madison by thur nite so we can get up early fri and check out the junkyard and be back in time for the charity cruise ??? (if it happens) at the QSL. as PT gets closer, things could change, of course. :-\

[carhabit]

Travel safe. I wish we could bolt a day early to join you.

See you in Madison!

[cobra]

sorry. nothing new. just moving it to the first page.

[mrs crankshaft]

Hi Cobra

Whats going on bring me up to date

[cstmwgn]

Well, I have good news. The Manatee County School District has adjusted the schedule and Thursday June 4th at Noon - High School will be out for the year. Soooooo - assuming we can find something road worthy, we will be north bound on I75 shortly there after. Perhaps we will be able to catch up with a couple of you before Madison.

[Orange95Z]

Good to hear Allen.

[tcbnj]

Well, I have good news. The Manatee County School District has adjusted the schedule and Thursday June 4th at Noon - High School will be out for the year. Soooooo - assuming we can find something road worthy, we will be north bound on I75 shortly there after. Perhaps we will be able to catch up with a couple of you before Madison.

I feeling some good karma from this update ;D

[67goatman]

:) Newbie to this forum. I am going up in my '56 orange F-100 pickup on 4 Jun (Thurs) morning early to meet up with a couple of buddies in Georgia. We will drive until on and spend the nite with a plan of getting to Madison by mid-day on Friday. I look forward to meeting some of you this year and seeing some old familiar faces as well....take care......Steve

[cobra]

:) Newbie to this forum. I am going up in my '56 orange F-100 pickup on 4 Jun (Thurs) morning early to meet up with a couple of buddies in Georgia. We will drive until on and spend the nite with a plan of getting to Madison by mid-day on Friday. I look forward to meeting some of you this year and seeing some old familiar faces as well....take care......Steve


did i read in another thread that you are from orlando? i'm in sanford.

[cobra]

latest is we will try to leave on wed morning and try to get to Nashville wed nite. thur we'll get to madison thur nite. that will be two full 12 hour days.
friday morning to junk yard 3 hours NW of madison. QS&L friday nite.
anyone south that wants to run with us is welcome to come up tue nite and crash at the house. we'll find someplace for you.

[Dave the Bartender]

Cobra,
I want to meet you somewhere on Wed. I will drive the 12 hour days. Gives me time to hang with JAdam and see his collection before the Tour starts. He is 30 min from Madison. I drove the 55 back from the Charlotte Auto Fair last weekend. Over 400 miles in the rain . . . A mini tour of sorts, and now the 55 is ready for the real thing. I can't wait for June.
Hope Harry is drivin one of his cars?

DTB

[66Fury3]

Hi Guys,
We will be leaving early afternoon on June 4th from New Port Richey..... Taking 75 up through Atlanta... Looks like we will do a non stop to make Madison in early afternoon..... May be we see some of you on the road and tag along.......

[cstmwgn]

Hi Guys,
We will be leaving early afternoon on June 4th from New Port Richey..... Taking 75 up through Atlanta... Looks like we will do a non stop to make Madison in early afternoon..... May be we see some of you on the road and tag along.......


Look for us - we should be leaving around 1:00pm on Thursday from Bradenton. I am going to try to make it into Tennessee before calling it a day.

[66Fury3]

Look for us - we should be leaving around 1:00pm on Thursday from Bradenton. I am going to try to make it into Tennessee before calling it a day.


That would be cool, how many are travailing with you, as we get closer I can give you my cell phone number so we can meet up on the road.......

[cstmwgn]

Look for us - we should be leaving around 1:00pm on Thursday from Bradenton. I am going to try to make it into Tennessee before calling it a day.


That would be cool, how many are travailing with you, as we get closer I can give you my cell phone number so we can meet up on the road.......


Us would be me and Kate (my daughter) - just one vehicle.

[cobra]

Cobra,
I want to meet you somewhere on Wed. I will drive the 12 hour days. Gives me time to hang with JAdam and see his collection before the Tour starts. He is 30 min from Madison. I drove the 55 back from the Charlotte Auto Fair last weekend. Over 400 miles in the rain . . . A mini tour of sorts, and now the 55 is ready for the real thing. I can't wait for June.
Hope Harry is drivin one of his cars?

DTB


i'm thinking i'll call when i leave here and we can meet at rest stop just across the fl/ga line? i think you should talk Jadam to do a BBQ sat nite.then, if you can get Jen to go along with the idea, you can come junkyarding with use on friday. just a thought. ;D

[67goatman]

Cobra,
yes, I live outside Orlando (Montverde by Clermont) just of the Fla. Turnpike. I can't leave until Thurs am early but I'll be bringing up the rear just in case. I'm meeting a couple of Ga. buddies either in Warner Robbins or Columbus and then going from there as far as we can on Thursday nite. We plan on getting into Madison on Friday afternoon and then make it over to the QSL to meet up with some of you. I'm going in my orange '56 Ford pickup again this year (like in '07) cause my 63 chevy II project is going slower than I had hoped. My cell is (407) 256-3183 and Steve's the name.....hope to meet you in a few weeks and share in the fun!! This will be my 4th straight long haul.....can't wait......Steve

[mrs crankshaft]

hi 67 goatman we are leaving early Thur am from Sanford up 75 plan to stop for the night about half way

Mrs crankshaft

[cobra]

Cobra,
yes, I live outside Orlando (Montverde by Clermont) just of the Fla. Turnpike. I can't leave until Thurs am early but I'll be bringing up the rear just in case. I'm meeting a couple of Ga. buddies either in Warner Robbins or Columbus and then going from there as far as we can on Thursday nite. We plan on getting into Madison on Friday afternoon and then make it over to the QSL to meet up with some of you. I'm going in my orange '56 Ford pickup again this year (like in '07) cause my 63 chevy II project is going slower than I had hoped. My cell is (407) 256-3183 and Steve's the name.....hope to meet you in a few weeks and share in the fun!! This will be my 4th straight long haul.....can't wait......Steve


the tranny seal is fixed, so it looks like the red 83' mustang might make it this year (i hope i didn't just jinx it). i should be at the QSL. if you get together with the Crankshafts and run with them, they know who I am. name is Bruce.

[67goatman]

nice to meet you Mrs Crankshift. As we get closer to June, just give me a shout on my cell phone and we can see if meeting up is in the cards. I plan on meeting at least 1-3 guys in Ga. and then go on north for most of the day. My plan is to arrive in Madison on Friday early afternoon. My son lives there and I will spend my evenings at his place. I'd like to do the QSL and VA event if they come together as well. My wife and I are supporting a Paralyzed Veterans Bass Tourney this weekend again this year. Last year was such a reward and they were thanking us for helping them!! I told them we were the ones that should be thanking them for their service and sacrifices. Anyway, just give me a call and we'll see about going up together or at least part of the way....thanx, Steve

hi 67 goatman we are leaving early Thur am from Sanford up 75 plan to stop for the night about half way

Mrs crankshaft

[carhabit]

Enjoy the cruise up this year fellow Floridians! We are leaving Thursday morning as well but have to stop for a family day in IL on Friday. We plan to arrive in Madison Saturday morning.
Travel safe. See ya'll in Madison!

[cstmwgn]

Bringing this back up to the front.

We are hoping to leave Bradenton between 12:30pm and 1:00pm on Thursday.
I am not sure how far we are going to make it but I am going to try for 650 - 700 miles (short of Nashville) before stopping for the night.

[White Monster]

I am not sure how far we are going to make it but I am going to try for 650 - 700 miles (short of Nashville) before stopping for the night.


With the way you drive, be careful not to overshoot and go 850-900 miles !!
;)

[cstmwgn]

Well, without chemical inducement, it would be hard for me to rip off 850 - 900 miles starting at noon.
It is pretty tough to average 75mph in the wagon given that I have to stop every 200 miles for fuel and bio breaks.

[cobra]

Well, without chemical inducement, it would be hard for me to rip off 850 - 900 miles starting at noon.
It is pretty tough to average 75mph in the wagon given that I have to stop every 200 miles for fuel and bio breaks.


"bio breaks"? sounds like a nice way to say "taking a .....". ;D

[BluLightning]

This is all you need.

http://www.pilotshop.hu/images/littlejon.jpg

[cstmwgn]

This is all you need.

http://www.pilotshop.hu/images/littlejon.jpg


Gentlemen - remember I have a passenger and I doubt she is going for any roadside options.

[BluLightning]

They make one for ladies too. ;)

[White Monster]

Oh yeah, I can see her using that next to Dad .... NOT !!
:P

[Bigbuds1]

We have a small group meeting on I77 near Beckley,WV. the Tamarac Rest Area. Should be around 9am Thursday, we plan to stay over somewhere, then arrive in Madison in time for QSL. Anyone else want to join in call me 434-907-3524. or just be there. Lets Roll..................

[Solsticefun]

Boy this thread is going South fast. ;D

[White Monster]

But it's supposed to be heading North !!!
;)

[cstmwgn]

Boy this thread is going South fast. ;D


Should it concern me that this always seems to happen to threads that I am active in? :-[

[cobra]

yes....?

[Solsticefun]

Boy this thread is going South fast. ;D


Should it concern me that this always seems to happen to threads that I am active in? :-[


If I were you I would be worried. :D

[BluLightning]

Boy this thread is going South fast. ;D


Should it concern me that this always seems to happen to threads that I am active in? :-[
Nah, its the threads that we're BOTH in! ;D

[Solsticefun]

You have a point, I didn't look at it that way. You are a bad influence on me. ;D

[BluLightning]

You have a point, I didn't look at it that way. You are a bad influence on me. ;D
I try. ;D

[mrs crankshaft]

we will be on the road in one week ;D ;D ;D ;D
start time 5:00am

[carhabit]

Man, that's early Lori!
We are leaving Palm City at 6:00 a.m. Thursday. We are going to try to make Nashville for the night.

Travel safe everyone. See you in Madison!

[67goatman]

8)Leaving Clermont about 4am on Thursday and meeting 2 friends in Montgomery, Alabama and then 2 more outside Nashville later in the day. Goal is to make Louisville by evening and go the rest of the way on Friday and get in around 3-4pm just in time for the QSL event......Steve ;D :D ;D

[cstmwgn]

Dang - y'all going to have a big lead! While I might be up at 6:00am on Thursday doing laundry, packing, loading, boarding cats (who knows what else at this point), I won't get on the road until 12:30 - 1:00pm when my daughter gets out of school. If you leave a trail of bread crumbs I will do my best to follow them. At this point, I am not optimistic about getting our credentials until Saturday morning.

Have a safe trip

[mrs crankshaft]

Man, that's early Lori!
We are leaving Palm City at 6:00 a.m. Thursday. We are going to try to make Nashville for the night.

Travel safe everyone. See you in Madison!


Man, that's early Lori!
We are leaving Palm City at 6:00 a.m. Thursday. We are going to try to make Nashville for the night.

Travel safe everyone. See you in Madison!


How many hours to nashville do you know?

[carhabit]

How many hours to nashville do you know?
[/quote]

It is a 12 hour drive from Palm City. We want to get through Atlanta before the heavy rush hour begins. If my memory serves me correct, we took approx. 9-10 hours to get to Nashville from Madison last year going home.

[66Fury3]

How many hours to nashville do you know?



Palm City to Nashville 12 hours 15 min
Nashville to Madison 9 hours 45 min

[68sscamaro]

New to this web site! So if anyone is interested we will be leaving Sarasota county Wednesday heading up I75 to Nashville. then I think we hit I24. Driving a 68 SS camaro. Orange with white stripes. Hope to see you on the road! Have a safe and fun trip!!!!!

[White Monster]

Welcome to the Forum Freaks 68sscamaro, have a great Tour and drive safe.
:)