SoCal RX Club 2006 Cruise
04-14-2006, 09:10 PM
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Yup... the cruise is still on... the weather looks like it will cooperate with us!! There will be a slight change of route due to closure on Hwy-33. Directions will be handed out at the meet point.
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04-14-2006, 09:59 PM
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Originally Posted by bern
Yup... the cruise is still on... the weather looks like it will cooperate with us!! There will be a slight change of route due to closure on Hwy-33. Directions will be handed out at the meet point.
-Bern
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04-14-2006, 10:42 PM
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I can't wait until tomorrow!!
04-15-2006, 12:02 AM
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RX8er.. The cruise will start around no later than 9:30am I believe from Thousand Oaks. The group meeting at Griffith Park needs to leave around 8am or so for Thousand Oaks.
04-15-2006, 07:05 AM
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OMFG, it's early!!
Just got out of the shower and I'll be leaving my house within the hour. See you guys soon...
X-ped: Call in sick!
That's pretty crummy of your boss to change his mind like that at the last minute. You should seriously call in sick and come out and cruise with us today.
Just got out of the shower and I'll be leaving my house within the hour. See you guys soon...
X-ped: Call in sick!
That's pretty crummy of your boss to change his mind like that at the last minute. You should seriously call in sick and come out and cruise with us today.
04-15-2006, 10:41 PM
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Great stuff (besides Jedi caliper falling off)! I am beat and ready to hit the sack. I do have some suggestions for the future cruise but too tired to go into details so i'll post it later. It was great meeting new faces and look forward to seeing you guys in future cruises 
04-15-2006, 11:13 PM
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What Jedi's caliper fell off? Gotta tell me the rest of teh story plus I want to see pics! Anyways today I quit my job, just got tired of always working on the weekends...
04-16-2006, 12:33 PM
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Yeah, my poor RX-8 is TOTALLED!!
(Okay, just kidding...it wasn't that bad. But it could have been...)
Here's what happened: (long story but worth the read for everyone)
3 of us left OC yesterday morning to meet up with everyone in Ventura. Right as we were approaching the 405 / 101 N interchange, I heard what sounded like something hitting the undercarriage of my car...BAM!!!
First thoughts: OH ****, I ran something over on the road. Problem was, I knew I didn't see anything on the road...
As luck would have it, one of the cars missed the on ramp to the 101N so we quickly pulled over on the shoulder of the 101 to wait for him to meet up with us: It was then I knew something was seriously wrong with my car. As I came to a stop, I heard this grinding / rumbling noise and I could feel my car shaking really bad. I couldn't figure out exactly what was wrong and the side of a busy freeway was no place to start inspecting my car.
About 15 minutes later we were all getting off the freeway at our destination and that's when I KNEW I was in for a bad day. Getting off the freeway, the noise got even WORSE and the car was shaking even worse. (I started to panic) We quickly found a gas station to pull into and that's when we noticed that my front left caliper was RIDING on TOP of my ROTOR!!
We jacked the car up and noticed that the top bolt holding the caliper in had FALLEN OUT and the bottom one was on the verge of coming out as well!! (that must have been what I heard hit the bottom of my car!)
Hmm, wtf to do 80 miles from home at 7 am with a busted caliper!
Fortunatley the damage to the rotor and caliper wasn't too bad at this point so we went about trying to find a way to fix the car.
Long story short: We drove to the nearest Mazda / Subaru dealership only to find out the parts department didn't have a replacement. It was then the service guys tore their shop apart trying to find a bolt that could possibly fix my car temporarily. We had told them about our cruise that morning and they were determind to get my car back on the road in time. A BIG thanks to Subaru's Master Technician who found something in his personal tool box that ACTUALLY matched the size and thread of my car's calipers.
We were able to get my car back in shape JUST as the caravan was about to pull onto the freeway to begin their cruise!
I'm removing the bolt this morning (after washing my car) and I'll have my RX-8 towed to the dealership on Monday for further inspection / repair.
Lesson for all: Check those bolts! My car is only 7 months old with 8,000 miles and no brake jobs... those bolts should not have come loose.
Also, a HUGE thanks to my fellow forum members who were with me through this ordeal: Newcastle and Spicy Carribean Boy... Without you guys I would have been stranded on the side of the road and I would have missed the cruise. Thanks guys!
(Okay, just kidding...it wasn't that bad. But it could have been...)
Here's what happened: (long story but worth the read for everyone)
3 of us left OC yesterday morning to meet up with everyone in Ventura. Right as we were approaching the 405 / 101 N interchange, I heard what sounded like something hitting the undercarriage of my car...BAM!!!
First thoughts: OH ****, I ran something over on the road. Problem was, I knew I didn't see anything on the road...
As luck would have it, one of the cars missed the on ramp to the 101N so we quickly pulled over on the shoulder of the 101 to wait for him to meet up with us: It was then I knew something was seriously wrong with my car. As I came to a stop, I heard this grinding / rumbling noise and I could feel my car shaking really bad. I couldn't figure out exactly what was wrong and the side of a busy freeway was no place to start inspecting my car.
About 15 minutes later we were all getting off the freeway at our destination and that's when I KNEW I was in for a bad day. Getting off the freeway, the noise got even WORSE and the car was shaking even worse. (I started to panic) We quickly found a gas station to pull into and that's when we noticed that my front left caliper was RIDING on TOP of my ROTOR!!
We jacked the car up and noticed that the top bolt holding the caliper in had FALLEN OUT and the bottom one was on the verge of coming out as well!! (that must have been what I heard hit the bottom of my car!)
Hmm, wtf to do 80 miles from home at 7 am with a busted caliper!
Fortunatley the damage to the rotor and caliper wasn't too bad at this point so we went about trying to find a way to fix the car.Long story short: We drove to the nearest Mazda / Subaru dealership only to find out the parts department didn't have a replacement. It was then the service guys tore their shop apart trying to find a bolt that could possibly fix my car temporarily. We had told them about our cruise that morning and they were determind to get my car back on the road in time. A BIG thanks to Subaru's Master Technician who found something in his personal tool box that ACTUALLY matched the size and thread of my car's calipers.
We were able to get my car back in shape JUST as the caravan was about to pull onto the freeway to begin their cruise!
I'm removing the bolt this morning (after washing my car) and I'll have my RX-8 towed to the dealership on Monday for further inspection / repair.
Lesson for all: Check those bolts! My car is only 7 months old with 8,000 miles and no brake jobs... those bolts should not have come loose.
Also, a HUGE thanks to my fellow forum members who were with me through this ordeal: Newcastle and Spicy Carribean Boy... Without you guys I would have been stranded on the side of the road and I would have missed the cruise. Thanks guys!
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04-16-2006, 01:13 PM
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Wow good thing you are ok and i hope the damage isn't that bad. You car must have a monday car build, during the hockey season 
..i am suprised you still went on the trip. Glad you and everyone else form teeh trip are ok.
picture time now!
..i am suprised you still went on the trip. Glad you and everyone else form teeh trip are ok.picture time now!
04-16-2006, 06:51 PM
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small turnout?!
We had almost 50 Rotaries for the cruise! (despite the weather)
This is probably the best cruise I've been on since buying this car. I'll post pictures later tonight.
We had almost 50 Rotaries for the cruise! (despite the weather)
This is probably the best cruise I've been on since buying this car. I'll post pictures later tonight.
04-16-2006, 06:52 PM
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Newcastle: Thanks for the pictures bro!