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How was everyones trip home?

Posted: 6/26/06 1:56pm Message 11 of 43
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Summerville, SC - USA
Joined: 8/31/2005
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Vette(s): My 1974 Vette sold last August 2014. I am still willing to show up to events and local gatherings if anything happening No new vette yet.

I got back towing my vette at 2pm this afternoon (monday). we stayed over last night in staunton, va for the night. rain was horrible. our rooms we got were leaking and so was the lobbys roof. god, i will never stay there again. but safe and sound and we dropped off the trailor and got home safely. my vette is now sleeping in its garage, nice and dry till the next show or event comes around.

see you all around,

Jeremy H.




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Posted: 6/26/06 2:17pm Message 12 of 43
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Braselton, GA - USA
Joined: 11/29/2005
Posts: 47
Vette(s): 1968 convertible 427/390 British Green w/saddle interior and soft top.4 spd no air. It has just been mechanically restored from the tires up, and I'm working on the cosmetics.

Great to meet all you guys and gals, and glad everyone is home safe so far. We had to leave Saturday afternoon unexpectedly and didn't really get to say goodbye, so here it is, GOODBYE and a safe trip to all!!!

                                                    Jim C.




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Posted: 6/26/06 2:33pm Message 13 of 43
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SHELBYVILLE, TN - USA
Joined: 7/5/2002
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Vette(s): 1976 L48 auto

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made it home ta 4:30 the strips on the back cam off 20 mi from home we made it ok had a great time




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How was everyones trip home?

Posted: 6/26/06 3:27pm Message 14 of 43
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Greensburg, IN - USA
Joined: 9/24/2003
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Vette(s): Previous: 1984 Coupe, 1988 Maroon Coupe, 1989 Coupe, 2001 Roadster Present: 1967 Stingray Roadster, 1976 Stingray Coupe, 1989 Roadster..
Like everyone else my wife & I were no strangers to the rain. Once we got on I75 N it stayed with us until Corbin Ky. Then WooHoo the heavens opened up and down came the sun. We made it home in time to put away our stuff start the laundry and take a walk.
Glad to here that I'm not alone when it comes to leaks, for the most part we were dry with the occasional drip. (gotta work on that).
Sounds like new header gaskets are in order though. I could hear the distinctive sound and slight smell of fumes by the time we got home. Oh well, I can Get R Done before the Mid America show & Bowling Green!!! See ya'll soon!



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Posted: 6/26/06 3:41pm Message 15 of 43
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Poquoson, VA - USA
Joined: 11/20/2004
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Vette(s): 73 Conv, Blue-Green/White Top - 454, M21 - Dark Saddle Leather, Power Windows, A/C, Tilt/Tele, AM/FM St. (orig. and sounds like it too).#2 -- 2007 Coupe,3 LT package, Z51 option, Victory Red, Ebony Int. Clear Top.

Just got in at 6:00 PM... we left 5:00 am... took us 12 hours with stops(Gas guzzler), and rain... drove 11 hours with little traffic and 15 miles from home traffic jam for 10 miles... backed up... spent an hour working around it... rain was terrible at times, but my sealing of the new header and windshield etc was fine Thanks to help on this forum).. no leaks and it was surely a  real good test (3M is great) ... just need to make some minor adjustments to the side windows and it will be perfect as i can get it... we didn't get wet at all..... we had a great time and really enjoyed our first one with the C3VR gang... kudos to Adam, Mike, Norsky, Stingray and everyone else that helped put this on (we know who you are now)...  Finally got to put some faces to the names and my wife now knows why I love this site...... and last but not least thanks Belgium Barry... popped a few for ya! Your the  "man".

And thanks to all that responded to Mikes phone #.. we met up no problem that night... gotta wash that filthy car tomorrow

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Posted: 6/26/06 4:43pm Message 16 of 43
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Mayport, PA - USA
Joined: 11/15/2003
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Vette(s): 1976 C3 StingRay Original color Buckskin Repainted Deep Fuschia Pearl and 1998 C5 Convertible Torch Red

 

         Just like everyone else, minor difficulties, plenty of rain.

         Thanks to all for a great time, good food, great ride on the

          Tail of the Dragon.....racepark was fun, too.....although I

           spun out  Norsky's sister (sorry, hope she understands it was

          in fun only).  Hope to see everyone next year.

          Wade




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Posted: 6/26/06 5:23pm Message 17 of 43
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Montesano, WA - USA
Joined: 9/27/2003
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Vette(s): had a really nice one. sold it to a good friend. Purchased 2004 custom coupe in Feb. 2009 did not tell anyone here until August 2009. BAD I KNOW.

glad to hear all went well, sorry I could not go, but I was able to put around a thousand miles on the vette up here driving in a big ol triangle, to problems, temp outside was in the mid 80's to high 90's and the temp never went above 200 degrees., the last part of the trip home oil gauge started to bounce a little bit? maybe loose wire.  After all of the money i have spent on this vacumn system i think it would have been cheaper to fly ken out and pay him to fix it, it still is not working again, vacuman leak some where that nobody can find, really starting to piss me off.......  The vette BBQ in tigard Or, sponsored my mt. hood corvettes had an unoffical total of 116 vettes all c classes were there.  glad to hear all went fine and every had a great time.  will see you all next year.

Larry




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Posted: 6/26/06 5:29pm Message 18 of 43
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Pasadena, MD - USA
Joined: 6/16/2004
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Vette(s): 72 Coupe L48 4 sp Air Tilt Leather

My trip home ( left the hotel 10:00 ) was fine until rain started in the middle of the trip on I81 N. The first accident had the road closed at MM250, so we decided to detour to Rt 11 through Harrisonburg...big mistake. The rain started heavy, you know, white knuckle 20 MPH. It was all down hill from there. Accidents just about every hour or so with the rain just as hard as I've EVER SEEN. Got home dodging stalled out cars and spun out cars in the meadian strips.....

Kathy was certainly glad we did not drive Ol Blu.....it would have been buried in water for sure. Safe home in the SS about 10:30, performed flawlessly in the almost unpassible water at times.

Great to put faces to names....

Thanks to all who worked so hard to make this outing a success. Thanks to Barry for the beer, popped a few for you buddy!




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Posted: 6/26/06 6:39pm Message 19 of 43
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Columbia, TN - USA
Joined: 10/5/2002
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Vette(s): (1) 1971 Roadster, (1) 1971 Coupe (2) 1977 Coupes, (1) 1972 Coupe, (1) 1998 Coupe, (1) 1997 Coupe
We made it home safely and found EVERY leak in the Vette!  Had lots of rain with a couple of real downpours! 


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Posted: 6/26/06 7:27pm Message 20 of 43
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Dillsboro, IN - USA
Joined: 8/3/2003
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Vette(s): 1969-427/435hp T top Tri-power 2000-Mag Red six speed convertible

Thanks to all of you that made the weekend GREAT. Our trip home wasn't too bad-some rain, no leaks, altho we didn't get home till around 9pm. Just had to go back into the Smokies, up to where the hydroelectric plant can be seen from above. Had lunch sitting on a rock wall in the rain with an awesome view. Would have loved to have done the ""Tail" again, but the wife was not to be persuaded. A big THANK YOU to Stingray Jim for the relishand to Theresa for the food and everyone else that helped and contributed to make this one fantastic time. The wife will e-mail the minutes tomorrow because she put in a 10 hour day today and I'm not messing with her (that means "no clucking" to you Tuxblacray ).         &nbs p;   Butch




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