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flyinhillbilly
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Jeff & I are takin' a road trip up to Muskegon tomorrow to get engine specs nailed down. NO engine yet, just info for figurin' out the trans/converter combo & maybe order some inner cooler parts. It'll be cool to check out Steve's shop & get a tour? Purdy' much just an excuse for Jeff & I to spend the day together and talk "Z"s.
15th Annual DRAGLIST Nationals Sometime in 2020. Somewhere in the USA.
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Rapid Randy Baker
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Thanks Rapid & Mr. Jean. We are headed for Phoenix Tomorrow afternoon. I've got a bunch O' Stuff to get done before we go. I'll try to post a story about the trip & what we found out, but I may have to keep ya'll in "suspension" til we get back. Depends if I get stuff done in time or not. I'll say it was a great day. 
til we get back. Depends if I get stuff done in time or not. I'll say it was a great day. 15th Annual DRAGLIST Nationals Sometime in 2020. Somewhere in the USA.
Well the project i wanted to get done isn't drying like I wanted it to so it'll have to stay clamped til' mornin'. So, it looks like I have some time to describe the road trip...
We left home right at 7am. We stopped off in Channahon to letter a bobcat for a customer, then headed to Michigan. Around 9am we called the shop to make sure Steve was there. I got busy & didn't have a chance to email him til last night. We didn't want to get way up there only to find him GONE. Turns out he was there so we kept on. We saw an overturned semi in the southbound lane on 94 as we were headed north. Jeff tried to get a pic. but ended up with a nice shot of my headrest. We took a vacation up this way many years ago. It was interesting to see what we (Jeff) remembered. We had a good time talkin' about all kinds of stuff but mostly about what we were going to do with our cars.
We got to Steve Morris' shop around 12:30 and had to wait a few minutes for Steve to return from lunch. His secretary told us to make ourselves @ home, so we roamed around the shop. I have a couple nasty bruises on my chin from when my jaw dropped. He had his 1,800 hp 4,800 lb. Chevy Impala wagon in the shop gettin' some upgrades, a couple 2-3 gen 1 camaros, a couple newer ones, a firebird, a dune buggy and a Henry J. Pappy would be proud of this one too. They all had either pro chargers or turbos. I was so in aw I didn't even get pics. I know, my bad. Maybe next time. He's got a chassis dyno & an Engine Dyno. How cool is that?
He said he doesn't usually stock parts, but he just happened to have a pump, intercooler & ice box just the right size for the "Z". And, just like when you see a puppy @ the kennel, I just couldn't leave 'em there.
We told Steve what we wanted to do & he told us what we'd need to git-er-done. I think we have a plan now. Steve said customers usually come to the shop for the dyno pull & then load it up & take it home. Jeff & I were talkin' on the way there about how that would be a Cool Deal to V-I-D-E-O the dyno pull. We paid for the parts, bench raced for a few more minutes & then headed back. We stopped off @ Winners Circle on the way home & Jeff bought a Hurst shifter for his car. We had a little too much ground to cover to make it back to Morris before 5pm, so I called the woodworking shop & had them set a pc. of Birch out behind the shop for me. We swung by & picked it up & drove the last leg for home. As I was gluing up the birch, the neighbor stopped by to see if I had the vinyl for his stock car cut out. I did, so we walked down to his shop & lettered his car. I checked the birch a few minutes ago and still not dry.
Oh, I should explain. The birch is for a plaque for the ''weddin' couple'' this weekend. They had a logo designed & they had me print it on the runner with the large format printer. So, I figured I would cut the same Logo on the CNC out of birch. Unfortunately da' glue ain't dryin' so fast. I've still got all mornin' tomorrow, to get it cut & finished I think a couple quick coats of laquer with a splash of hot thinner should git-er-done.
Well, that's the readers digest version of how the day went. good night........
We left home right at 7am. We stopped off in Channahon to letter a bobcat for a customer, then headed to Michigan. Around 9am we called the shop to make sure Steve was there. I got busy & didn't have a chance to email him til last night. We didn't want to get way up there only to find him GONE. Turns out he was there so we kept on. We saw an overturned semi in the southbound lane on 94 as we were headed north. Jeff tried to get a pic. but ended up with a nice shot of my headrest.
We took a vacation up this way many years ago. It was interesting to see what we (Jeff) remembered. We had a good time talkin' about all kinds of stuff but mostly about what we were going to do with our cars.We got to Steve Morris' shop around 12:30 and had to wait a few minutes for Steve to return from lunch. His secretary told us to make ourselves @ home, so we roamed around the shop. I have a couple nasty bruises on my chin from when my jaw dropped.
He had his 1,800 hp 4,800 lb. Chevy Impala wagon in the shop gettin' some upgrades, a couple 2-3 gen 1 camaros, a couple newer ones, a firebird, a dune buggy and a Henry J. Pappy would be proud of this one too. They all had either pro chargers or turbos. I was so in aw I didn't even get pics. I know, my bad. Maybe next time. He's got a chassis dyno & an Engine Dyno. How cool is that?He said he doesn't usually stock parts, but he just happened to have a pump, intercooler & ice box just the right size for the "Z". And, just like when you see a puppy @ the kennel, I just couldn't leave 'em there.
We told Steve what we wanted to do & he told us what we'd need to git-er-done. I think we have a plan now. Steve said customers usually come to the shop for the dyno pull & then load it up & take it home. Jeff & I were talkin' on the way there about how that would be a Cool Deal to V-I-D-E-O the dyno pull. We paid for the parts, bench raced for a few more minutes & then headed back. We stopped off @ Winners Circle on the way home & Jeff bought a Hurst shifter for his car. We had a little too much ground to cover to make it back to Morris before 5pm, so I called the woodworking shop & had them set a pc. of Birch out behind the shop for me. We swung by & picked it up & drove the last leg for home. As I was gluing up the birch, the neighbor stopped by to see if I had the vinyl for his stock car cut out. I did, so we walked down to his shop & lettered his car. I checked the birch a few minutes ago and still not dry.
Oh, I should explain. The birch is for a plaque for the ''weddin' couple'' this weekend. They had a logo designed & they had me print it on the runner with the large format printer. So, I figured I would cut the same Logo on the CNC out of birch. Unfortunately da' glue ain't dryin' so fast. I've still got all mornin' tomorrow, to get it cut & finished I think a couple quick coats of laquer with a splash of hot thinner should git-er-done.
Well, that's the readers digest version of how the day went. good night........
15th Annual DRAGLIST Nationals Sometime in 2020. Somewhere in the USA.
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