So if I have this right, there is a car show behind a closed store? You guys never have problems with cops?

 

No Lowes I guess sponsors the Car Show. They allow the people to use their back lot for the Car Show as long as they follow the rules. It usually get pretty good turn outs on nice days.

 

Thats a sweet deal. I'll have to swing buy sometime and check it out

 

Its a real chill scene, mostly older guys with thier hotrods, a few imports and alot of American muscle...

 

Sounds tight. How many cars and people usually show?

 

sometimes the parking lot is full,, the peak Ive been to was easily 250 + cars...

 

Abingdon. Right. NOT Aberdeen. My bad.

Last Friday there were probably more than 80 cars. Almost year-round somebody will show up if there isn't snow on the ground or a monsoon. Official event is during the Summer proper.

As for American muscle: Corvettes, Chevelles, and Rustangs are like a**holes - everybody's got one there! New Camaros and Challengers are quickly getting that way, and they are all stock!

I'm an old dude (by the standards of the forum, anyway) and I like seeing the unusual stuff. Like the '59 DeSoto wagon, new GT-R, Delorean, '68 Charger, the odd Turbo Regal. A mint old MG straight-six convertible showed up last Friday too. It was perfect inside and out. You could clearly see why the British shouldn't build cars...

 

Nice, sounds like a good mix

 

Damn you Wanklebolt for getting that brake ducting kit, I was gonna wiat alil while and see if I could strike a deal for alil bit cheaper,,, "Shakes fist"

 

Yeah it is usually a good turn out. And this Friday (tomorrow) has a Sunny forecast so it should be a good week to come out and see it!

 

Sorry Greg. Snooze you lose.

I tried to make a deal on the ducts and radiator together, but he declined, then sold the radiator out from under me before I could get back to him. I snoozed and lost.

Not sure the 8 even really needs the ducts, as the brakes are huge and pretty well ventilated anyway. Even with Konis and sticky tires I couldn't get them to fade, and the HP+ gave me enough power to overpower the rubber and get into ABS anytime I wanted. Maybe I can trade you for those slick aux radiators and stuff...

 

Depending on how bad I get screwed at work tomorrow (Hawaiian shirt day. I'm living Office Space...) and get to sleep tonight, there's a good chance I'm going to Lowes tomorrow evening.

Ought to take the CYM and irritate all the old guys in Chevelles.

 

Ill be in the Aberdeen area in the afternoon, Ill swing by Lowes what time you showing up???

 

I will probably be there between 6-7 PM. My brother really wants me to put my 8 in there, so it'll probably be the only red one there lol.

 

If Wankle shows it wont be,,,,

 

Lol well at least I will know whos it is then.

 

Yeah, you'll hear me coming.

Beautiful day, likely to stay that way. I'll probably get there between 6:30 and 7:00 depending on schmucks traffic. My 8 is filthy and completely stock appearing, I won't go in the show. Unless there are half-a-dozen other 8s there.

 

Lol it will look better than mine. Still putting mine in though, just gave it a nice bath and about to wax it

 

Gutted RP pipe installed, Wankle, place two O2 bung spacers would not have worked using one was alittle tight against the trany case until we started tightening the threads,,,
No CEL and sounds wicked,,,

 

Nice to meet both Greg and Klanham08 at the Lowe's Friday. Keith's car is sharp and Greg's car is ultra-razor-sharp. Learned a lot shooting the breeze with Greg for something like two hours.

Love the semi-custom big happy-face nose, Greg. Not a fan of the MS or RB noses because they lose the Mazda identity, but yours keeps it and makes it bigger! And the power is, well, huge and completely smooth! Thanks for the ride.

Got the RE-medy water pump and thermostat to install this week. Along with maybe the cheesy-but-effective Lo-Tek gauge pod. And finally a gutted stock cat. With that I should be able to try the two-anti-foulers on the 02 sensor, else I'm going to have to blow $700 on a Cobb just to pass emissions... >-(

Then with any luck I'm off to the FATT this Friday at Summit Point Shenandoah.

 

Good stuff,,, Bill, I've had a head cold ever since Friday night, Im home on sick leave, I think it was a result of welding all day long then hangin out in cooler weather at Lowes...

For the O2 sensor bung, try one first and go for a run it shouldnt throw a code, mine doesnt,,,

Thanks for the compliments on the bumper, alot of planning a work went into it and its nice to hear it was appreciated...

Your car sounded great when you reved it up,,, it should sound even better and more raw when you put on the mid pipe,,,

 

Yeah it was good to meet both of you guys at the car show! Sorry I couldn't talk to you guys more, next time I won't bring my brother along so I won't have to watch him lol.

 

Er, you weren't welding anything galvanized, were you? There's a thing an old-timer used to call "hepazudics" but is more commonly know as "metal fume fever". It's acute (but usually not permanently damaging) zinc poisoning. Symptoms are just like the flu.

By all accounts, it will eventually. The anti-foulers may slow down how long it takes, but it will probably still show eventually. I'm eternally optimistic, however.

I'm looking forward to that. Don't think my neighbors are. You've seen my gootube videos? It's nice and loud at full-song. Can't wait to shoot flames. (Without accidentally unhooking a leading plug like the last time I was shooting flames...)

 

I have a RP midpipe with a gutted cat and a spacer in the bung for the second O2 as well, but mine threw a CEL right away.

 

Huh, maybe your onto something there,,, anyone know what the floorpan of a 96 VW Jetta is made from,,, yup I think thats what happened,,,


huh, thats wierd mine hasnt at all,,, and it is an Ebay bung spacer,,