Cascade Crew

85 T/A WS6 · Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 10:57 am Post subject: Meeker Days

That time of year again, This Sunday ....All Pontiac Show and Shine (GMC Trucks too)

http://www.pugetsoundpoci.com/car_show_flyer06.htm

I go there most every year, last round I beat the 2002 Firehawk shown and took 1st place in all Firebirds 1982-present.

http://www.pugetsoundpoci.com/05carshow_page3.htm

The Ventures will be there Sat, Kingsman on Fri

http://www.puyallupmainstreet.com/meekerdays/Meeker_Days_Home.html

~Don

Xophertony · Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 11:17 am Post subject:

anyone from the crew going to be there? i was going to go have dinner with my mom in longview this weekend. think i might make a day of it and hit this show up first. not to enter just to see.

EDIT* i am almost certainly going.

Schultzy89GTA · Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 11:55 am Post subject:

Sounds like a great event including the music. Unfortunately I am in between 'fun' weekends and domestic bliss dictates that I stick around the house with the family this weekend.

Congrats on the win last year Don. You certainly would have had my vote.

Enjoy!

-Schultzy

83Z28BlackBetty · Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 12:44 pm Post subject: Re: Meeker Days

Xophertony · Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 7:42 am Post subject:

well, ... i am on my way up to the show. hope to see some crewbies there. i'll atleast get to see don's "pimpin ride". Very Happy

Xophertony · Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 10:42 pm Post subject:

i did not get to see dons pimpin ride. i did discover somthing neat though GTOs are freakin sweet. especialy the 69-73 ish ones. they look like firebirds but big.

so i ended up staying at the show for around two hours. spend some time talking to a guy about a 455 formie he is building (73??) and the rest talking to a guy with a TTA. it was AWSOME. mostly original, #51 in production. #23 of 50 "festival" cars. meaning it was at the track during the indianapolis 500. it was not one of the 5 pace cars however. t-tops, and CLOTH interior (one of 187 ttop/cloth cars. he thought it was one of 12 Rolling Eyes

. i educated him, in a nice way) it had 123,xxx miles on it. nice nice car.

i took a camera phone picture of it. mostly to get the cloth ant TURBO badge in the same shot.
.............which my stupid windows just deleted Evil or Very Mad

... since when does "no, do not overwrite" mean "delete what i was trying to move" ? WTF.... it's not even in the recycle bin. god i hate windows. meh.. it was a crappy photo anyway.

so i went trough a full tank of gas today. averaged 23MPG. all highway. mostly at 70MPH. had the T-tops off the whole way. nice. got a little "seat belt tan" going. it was a good day.

iansane · Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 10:45 pm Post subject:

I had to fricken work all day... Crappy thing is there are windows across the front of the store so I just get to sit and the parts counter and look out at my car, basking in the sun. I wanted to be out playing, or at least come to that show!

Did you get any other pictures?

Al Hasse · Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 10:46 pm Post subject:

I take it that you took the V6 with that mileage and the fact you had the tops off.

Xophertony · Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 10:51 pm Post subject:

indeed. the six is back to being my daily driver now that i have it back. the 8 will be my weekend car... keeps miles off of her as well. she is ultra-low mialage car. only 136 xxx original miles Shocked

also the GTA is out sic with a bad wheel bearing. it is esentialy waiting for my brake swap to go any considerable distance. i did drive it to the video store yesterday... there is this girl that works there i am trying to impress... she thinks my car is "cool". Very Happy

iansane · Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 10:51 pm Post subject:

Al Hasse · Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 10:54 pm Post subject:

I got a little over 22mpg on the way down. Includes the trip to and from work on Thursday and the little bit of driving around on Saturday prior to fill-up. Not bad for a motor going south.

Xophertony · Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 10:54 pm Post subject:

i don't know. probably around 18MPG. the six does not realy do that much better. of course i drive that thing like i stole it Rolling Eyes

i bet if i was nice to the gas pedal, the gas tank would be nice to me.

those "highway" miles were the most hardcore highway miles ever. i was playing "car slolom" with a BMW and an integra for about 10 miles. we were not speeding much, just doing alot of weaving, brakeing and accelerating. i was in the lead through most of it Razz

iansane · Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:04 pm Post subject:

I had filled up right before I left gig harbor, then picked steve up in renton up north and drove down and filled up at the gas station on the cruise. Got 24mpg. Very Happy

Even with the top down!

83Z28BlackBetty · Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:06 pm Post subject:

Xophertony · Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:06 pm Post subject:

dude. your 305 just whooped the ass of a 2.8 and 3.1 on gas mialage. Shocked

and that is with steve in the car. he adds weight and subtracts 10 horse power. "steve. the anti-mod" Laughing

aaron_sK · Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:07 pm Post subject:

Al Hasse · Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:10 pm Post subject:

Xophertony · Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:20 pm Post subject:

i got ~30MPG on I-5 from portland to LA (in one day) two years ago. but that wa back when the rebuild had 15K on it. not 40K. t-tops were on the entire time. we did around 70 MPH, we were running premium (it's a muscle car right? man i was dumb...) but that was also with 3 people in the car. it kicked ass.

in thory a 2.8 should be able to beat a 3.1 on gas mialage, simply due to the smaller displacement.... but a 3.1 should be able to beat a 2.8 on the track, simply because of the larger displacement. you win some you loose some. we should race al. Very Happy

aaron_sK · Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:25 pm Post subject:

Actually, Tony, I'd put money on yours. It's lighter.

Al Hasse · Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:26 pm Post subject:

Not until I have a few thousand on the clock on this motor Laughing