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By my count (which i can't) we got 5 for the long haul and several short timers.
anybody interested in a C3 caravan?
man I hope my **** lasts this year....
I'm sure we can meet up in KC and possibly roll out together. I'm leaving Houston on the Thursday 8th, gonna drive most of the way to KC, spend the night somewhere on Thursday night, then roll into KC on Friday morning.
Just slapped new red top Optima in it, now its time for a compression check up, fresh plugs and an oil change, after that, mechanically, its ready to go.
Already started packing my spare parts I'm bringing along....
Gotta pack real smart to take a bunch of extra parts and tools in a vette.
Bringing a bunch of Holley parts, fuel pump rebuild kit, electric fan motor and new relays, valve springs, rocker arms, bulk spark plug wire/ends, extra plugs, plus a ton of electrical supplies. Ofcourse an extra gallon of oil, antifreeze etc...
Pretty much just need to leak check the T Tops and rear window, wash/wax it and we'll be KC bound from Houston. 10 days and counting.
Great to see you guys taking up the challenge. I can't make it this year....but need to put it on my to-do list.
We'll need daily updates!!
JIM
Jim, you know I'll be updating with pics/vids etc.. I'll probably just add everything to this thread. I figure its gonna be about 3500 miles round trip for me.
I was always geeked out following people's adventures in their cars with pics, vids, stories etc.... Luckily I'm fortunate enough this year to be able to do it myself so I like sharing with everyone... Maybe it will motivate people to get out and DRIVE THEIR VETTES...
Well ajrothm with all the spare parts you're bringing, I'm definitely following you. 😀
I fixed a bunch of things that let me down after coming home from the Loan Star Classic last weekend. Took car out for test run yesterday and snapped the bolt off the front of the ProCharger. You know the one that holds the pulley on.
So today will be spent removing the blower and getting it packaged up with the hope that ProCharger can fix it and return it to me on time.
plan B, will be to modify the hardware and EFI tune to run blower-less. Either way I have 10 days to get it working.
BTW I too am leaving Thursday morning and spending the night in OKC. if you like, PM your phone number to me incase you need a hand with something.
Well ajrothm with all the spare parts you're bringing, I'm definitely following you. 😀
I fixed a bunch of things that let me down after coming home from the Loan Star Classic last weekend. Took car out for test run yesterday and snapped the bolt off the front of the ProCharger. You know the one that holds the pulley on.
So today will be spent removing the blower and getting it packaged up with the hope that ProCharger can fix it and return it to me on time.
plan B, will be to modify the hardware and EFI tune to run blower-less. Either way I have 10 days to get it working.
BTW I too am leaving Thursday morning and spending the night in OKC. if you like, PM your phone number to me incase you need a hand with something.
Let the fun commence!!!!
OKC may be a good place to stop for the night...I haven't really planned the Thursday night stop. I'll PM you.
BTW, no way you can drill/EZ out the broken bolt?
No way will you get the blower back from ATI in less then 10 days. I think I'd take it to a local machine shop, they can get the bolt out. Need to heat it up. Make sure to change the blower oil after you do all of this.
I will try to remove the bolt myself, I will have to mic the shaft because it took a hit. The pulley will need replacing. The belt guard I made saved my hood.
I will try to remove the bolt myself, I will have to mic the shaft because it took a hit. The pulley will need replacing. The belt guard I made saved my hood.
Know anyone with a 4.5" 12 rib pulley for a F1?
thanks for the heads up on the oil. Will do
You can get the pulleys from A&A corvette, and maybe Dallas Performance, however a 12 rib will be hard to find. You'll probably have to get it from ATI directly. Most of the F series stuff is either 10 rib or cogged.
Yeah when you break or sling a belt, it will mess some stuff up for sure.
I may have a new bottle of Procharger oil laying around I can send you...Lemme look tonight.
HRPT 2017 is less then a month out... I've already started prepping the car. Just a couple things left to do on my list. I'll be long hauling my 71' bringing my 65 year old Dad along for the ride.
Who else is coming and what are you bringing?
Car/prep pics are welcome!
This is year 3 we have tried to pull this off and we just might do it.
My son's twin turbo TransAm is about ready and my 74 Stingray vert is finally ready as we just got her dyno tuned and the supercharged LSA 6 liter iron block is ready for some state to state activity.
If anyone in Oklahoma is going, give me a shout!
Plenty of power, along with creature comforts like an AC that will shrink your cojones... Pretty much says it all....but that was before adding the supercharger
This is year 3 we have tried to pull this off and we just might do it.
My son's twin turbo TransAm is about ready and my 74 Stingray vert is finally ready as we just got her dyno tuned and the supercharged LSA 6 liter iron block is ready for some state to state activity.
If anyone in Oklahoma is going, give me a shout!
Plenty of power, along with creature comforts like an AC that will shrink your cojones... Pretty much says it all....but that was before adding the supercharger
We may be stopping in OKC Thursday night, then leaving OKC early Friday morning to roll to KC and be there before lunch. Maybe we can meet up on the way out of OKC or something.
We may be stopping in OKC Thursday night, then leaving OKC early Friday morning to roll to KC and be there before lunch. Maybe we can meet up on the way out of OKC or something.
Sounds like a plan. We plan on leaving Tulsa early Friday. I think we have 4 from our local area going counting my son and I, but Im not sure what the other two's plans are.
Compression check.....(pretty much exactly where it was 16k miles ago)
AC check up...
Greased the front end, oiled up anything squeaky, checked tension on everything, checked wheel bearings etc..
Also leak checked the pop out rear glass and T tops, both leak profusely.....I think I got the back window 95% sealed up but...T-Tops are another story, new seals on them and they still leak. Not sure what I'm gonna do about that. Also, I may need to change the trans pan gasket as it seaping pretty good and snugging the bolts didn't help. I may be having to leave Friday for a funeral out of state, so I'll lose 3 days of prep time.....I'll be running it down to the wire for sure.
Wife and I will be long hauling again this year in the 65. Great fun! I carry a decently equipped tool box and a few parts in the spare tire carrier if anyone needs them. Hopefully they are just ballast!
Oh yeah man....Its gonna be a total blast. I'll be running the GoPro camera and will eventually put together a little documentary of the trip showing the action, the cars, and the people. This will take me a while to do though, so, I'll update this thread with pics as the trip progresses.
I'm just hoping for good weather at this point. Weather has been real sketchy everywhere lately.
Hey Alan, I remember when you made your road trip to the east coast and you posted a pic driving in the rain. I think your wife was with you on that trip and your dad will be with you on this trip. I suppose your T tops were leaking back then too. I have a wife and I remember my father and I can tell you if your wife survived the water leaks, I'm sure your father will be fine.
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