[Shotimes] Re: The SHO is almost ready

[Ron Porter]

Good Luck!!

Just got done packing the car with everything but the stuff going into the
cooler and my clothes, which I'll pack in the morning.

Looks like just a two-car caravan down tomorrow, with a Marcel from the SHO
Forum, who is coming across from Ontario.

I think John Semchena has given up on his "rare green" '94 ATX, which has
not been able to make it to three Conventions in the past (hence his maxima
making the trip). He just bought a "rare green" '95 MTX on Friday, and he
has to finish his title/license work on Monday. He's going gutsy, taking a
"new" SHO right to the Convention!!

Saved myself a lot of work this year. Too damn hot/humid to do a
clean/polish/wax this past week, and decided to forego the oil change and
brake flush today do to other commitments. Might have saved myself things
like the "broken brake bleeder" issue!! The fluid is 9-month-old factory
fill, so I "should" be OK (brought all the flushing tools & fluid along
anyway).

See many of you in the next day or so.....off to bed!!

Ron Porter

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Rick Glass
Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 12:44 AM
To: v8sho@v8sho.com
Cc: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: [Shotimes] Re: The SHO is almost ready

If I can get the caliper and stud bolts finished early enough tomorrow 
(Sunday), I may head on up.

See everyone there.

Rick Glass
        '99 SF  74k
         Flowmasters
         Kirk'd

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donald Mallinson" <dmall@mwonline.net>
To: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>
Cc: <v8sho@v8sho.com>; "SHOtimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2005 11:18 PM
Subject: Re: The SHO is almost ready


> ron,
>
> Another rule of convention time. Trailers that might not have been used 
> for a year WILL have lights that don't work.
>
> We had lights on both trailers (flatbed for the ;89 and little trailer for

> the '96) that weren't working right. My son Don and I worked on them both 
> and got them going. Still I hate trailer lights. you can count on them 
> having problems at least once a year.
>
> We are 98% packed and ready to take off at 10"30am. Wow, a Convention we 
> don't have to get up before dawn and take off when it is still twilight to

> get there on time! I knew I chose Indy for a good reason! :)
>
> signing off, everyone have a safe trip, see you in Indy!
>
> Don
>
> Ron Porter wrote:
>
>> Always keep in mind: No good deed goes unpunished!!
>>
>> Also, the number of problems that you encounter while doing car work is 
>> an inverse proportion to the amount of time that you have to do it.
>>
>> Ron Porter
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> From: Rick Glass [mailto:cmysho@comcast.net]
>> Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2005 11:30 PM
>> To: v8sho@v8sho.com
>> Subject: Re: The SHO is almost ready
>>
>> I failed to mention, this is why I don't work on my cars....things never 
>> go as they should.
>>
>>
>> Rick Glass
>> '99 SF 74k
>>
>> Flowmasters
>> Kirk'd
>>
>>     ----- Original Message -----
>>
>>     From: Rick Glass <mailto:cmysho@comcast.net>
>>
>>     To: v8sho@v8sho.com <mailto:v8sho@v8sho.com>
>>
>>     Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2005 10:05 PM
>>
>>     Subject: The SHO is almost ready
>>
>>     New tires, new pads and rotors, cut the tabs and dropped the
>>     struts about 1/2", and an incomplete fluid flush (snapped a
>>     bleeder valve). I think the shop that put the tires on
>>     crossthreaded 2 studs, they were difficult coming of and snapped
>>     off going back on......lucky me.
>>
>>     So, rather than detail the car and leave tomorrow like I had hoped
>>     to do, I have to replace a caliper finish the flush and find a
>>     shop that can replace the busted wheel studs on a Sunday so I can
>>     try and leave here on Monday....this should be fun.
>>
>>     I'm figuring it's not safe to drive 300+ miles with only 3 studs
>>     on a drive wheel.
>>
>>     If I can't get it fixed tomorrow, should I just drive it up
>>     anyways and seek a volunteer from the group who can replace the
>>     studs in the hotel parking lot?
>>
>>
>>     Rick Glass
>>     '99 SF 73k FOR SALE
>>     Flowmasters
>>     Kirk'd
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