Mini Tour to Power Tour from Florida

[cobra]

Re: Mini Tour to Power Tour from Florida

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]

Re: Mini Tour to Power Tour from Florida

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.

[Monster]

Re: Mini Tour to Power Tour from Florida

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

[Dave the Bartender]

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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]

Re: Mini Tour to Power Tour from Florida

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

[cobra]

Re: Mini Tour to Power Tour from Florida

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]

Re: Mini Tour to Power Tour from Florida

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]

Re: Mini Tour to Power Tour from Florida

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]

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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 :'( ;)

[Monster]

Re: Mini Tour to Power Tour from Florida

Allen,

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

Just sayin' ...
Steve

[cobra]

Re: Mini Tour to Power Tour from Florida

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]

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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

[Monster]

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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]

Re: Mini Tour to Power Tour from Florida

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]

Re: Mini Tour to Power Tour from Florida

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.