Cascade Crew

Xophertony · Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 2:39 am Post subject:

in that case i am going to have to drop the car off wherever we will be waking up satarday morning in advance (so i can get both cars to that location). so who's house are we overrunning on friday night?

Schultzy89GTA · Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 12:00 pm Post subject:

Well the commander showed up yesterday evening. We ended up with a mini-gathering early in the day with Paul, Dewey and Bartimus over to hang out. Commander is all tucked away in the factory location, factory harness wiring for injectors and sensors has been trimmed and new harness installed, the new nitrous and fuel solenoids are mounted and wired (still need some adapter fittings). A few more things to hook up and we'll be ready to fire her up and start tuning. Hopefully Monday. Thanks John, Paul and Bart - was a fun day of hanging out.

We went and grabbed a bite to eat and talked about the fact that the Portland Auto Show is this weekend. We were thinking that this might be a fun activity anyone who wants to hang out for a while longer after breakfast on Sunday.

Just throwing it out there.

Not sure what the plan is for Saturday afternoon/night.

-Schultzy

Dewey316 · Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 1:17 pm Post subject:

Just pick a place, if you want to just plan to stay here, that is fine.

Also, if you need, Bart said he would be happy to drive your car to/from the dyno and such.

--John

Quasi-Traction · Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 6:17 pm Post subject:

Doing the Car show sounds good next Sun...if enough people are up for it, I'm game.

Gambino and I had our own Mini-meet today.

We got a clutch fan and spedometer cable for my car from the JY and put them in.

The Bleeder screw on my clutch Slave cylinder is slightly stripped leading to a slow leak... I think I"m just gonna see if I can track down a mechanical linkage setup for my car. Call me old school but I'd prefer to adjust two jam nuts and end play than go through that bleeding BS again. Rod, do you have Mechanical linkage on your car? If so, could you snap some pictures and PM em to me? I'd just like to get an idea of how it looks assembled. I know I'll need a Z bar, Pivot stud and pushrod for the petal and one for pushing the fork, anything else?

Also need to get those braded brake lines and a couple 90 degree fittings. I'll have to make a trip to Oil Filter Service next week.

if the weather is clear on dyno day, I might drive her anyways W/o wipers and exhaust, if I'm not tony's driver for his white bird.

Xophertony · Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 6:37 pm Post subject:

it sounds BAD ASS without exhaust. Very Happy

rjmcgee · The Hammer Joined: 08 Jan 2004 Posts: 2320

I have a complete mech linkage setup Chris. Ill trade you the whole damn thing, bellhousing included for a hydrualic bellhousing.

Quasi-Traction · Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 9:20 pm Post subject:

Consider it a done deal...

I'll pull a JY's Hydraulics since mine doesn't seem to be sealing 100%. I can give you mine too if you want em, otherwise I'll just throw em in the garbage.

lets figure out a time after dyno to do a trade.

I wanted to do a kayak trip on the Rogue in the spring, I suppose I could make a stop in K-falls then.

Twilightoptics · Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 9:34 pm Post subject:

rjmcgee · The Hammer Joined: 08 Jan 2004 Posts: 2320

Or any hydraulic bellhousing.

I HAVE to have a 5 spd swap done before Cows.

But I do thave the whole mech setup out of Bartimus's Trans Am. I also have the mech setup on my car but I'm keeping it for the time being. You can check out how it hooks up next weekend.

Quasi-Traction · Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 8:21 am Post subject:

Sweet.

If its just the bellhousing you want I can pull mine this week and bring it to dyno, we can swap parts then. Is what your talking about trading is already loose off Bart's old T/A?

Let me know.

rjmcgee · The Hammer Joined: 08 Jan 2004 Posts: 2320

Leave your car in one piece for the weekend. Like you said if the weather is good you might bring her out. I'll bring the mech setup and then we'll figure out your bellhousing later this spring. I'm not going to do the swap until late March early April. I want to wait until the snow is done before changing Jen's car so she doesn't have to get used to the 5 spd on bad roads.

Dewey316 · Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 1:35 pm Post subject:

Just to add, for those who are going to the Dyno. I spoke with Steve this morning, we will be starting at 9am on saturday, so we will all plan to be there at that time (figure i'll show around 10:30 Shocked

).

Quasi-Traction · Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 4:04 pm Post subject:

blue89 · Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 10:58 pm Post subject:

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Don't think that I'll make it. The LT1 car is still torn apart for painting and the V6 car isn't up for a 300mile trip. Maybe better luck next time. I'll be sure to bring it down for the next event.

-travis

Twilightoptics · Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 12:09 am Post subject:

Go get a JY slave and exhaust is meh.

I'd make the wipers work. Even a momentary switch or something.

Xophertony · Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 1:21 am Post subject:

we can jurry rig wipers real easy. those wires are right up top and not difficult to get too at all, we can run a few feet of wire through a hole in the firewall and attach it to a switch (i have a few extras i am sure) which we can leave in the passanger seat (or anywhere) that you can hit to wipe. no problemmo.

as for exhasut... pfff.. who cares. just drive it to dyno and then back home. you can roll with me for the rest of the weekend.

we can replace clutch hydrolics easy.

don't be a wuss.... dyno it!!!!!!!!!

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BTW what is our car count up too now?
keeping in mind i am only for sure on one car, the six being a "maybe" depending upon prognosses and availability of spare parts.

thus far i count

John Dewey
Tony
Paul
Al Hasse
Al Hasse
Ian
Mike Schultz
LB985IROC
scott
Rodney

thats 10 cars with the possability of an 11th if i can get the birdie running and have enough cash left over to dyno
Smile

iansane · Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 2:06 am Post subject:

Schultzy89GTA · Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 10:10 am Post subject:

She's alive! She's alive!

Cool

Not too bad... still a lot of work to do before Saturday. It's a good thing that Paul has done the commander 950 swap before.

:waits for nitrous parts:

-Schultzy

rjmcgee · The Hammer Joined: 08 Jan 2004 Posts: 2320