SSHS6 - November 4, 2006

[NYC LS8]

Be there or be square you Southern yokels. :D

www.sshs6.com

I myself just registered and reserved a room at the Super 8.

:drink:

[2manymarks]

Be there or be square you Southern yokels. :D

www.sshs6.com

I myself just registered and reserved a room at the Super 8.

:drink:

Which Super 8?

[NYC LS8]

Commerce, GA off I-85.

[Mr Wiggl3s]

13.54 huh...
Thats pretty good, you going to make it quicker though?

[coffeepot/hrlmk7]

think'n bout going jerry?

[2manymarks]

think'n bout going jerry?

I just booked the motel for friday and saturday night. I din't know what car I'm taking, but not looking to do any racing unless it's just to see a time. How about you?

[coffeepot/hrlmk7]

it's on a non pay day week so i'll have to start saving up now and ask for the day off as well.it's pretty close to my aunts house so i wont need to get a hotel.

[2manymarks]

it's on a non pay day week so i'll have to start saving up now and ask for the day off as well.it's pretty close to my aunts house so i wont need to get a hotel.

What's your car status?

[coffeepot/hrlmk7]

new trans and hopefully the motor will be done befor then,if not i'll still run the 130k one.:o

[Mr Wiggl3s]

Hay coffee you should post your mark in the lincoln car thread, its a sticky

[90LSC]

Jerry, It is good to know you will be there. Maybe get more of the Power Tourers together?

I will be there BTW. With my slow assed ride.

Armond

[Jon90LSC]

Shotgun!

[2manymarks]

Shotgun!

COOL!!!

[Jon90LSC]

I'm in. I am staying at the lovely Super 8 as well.

[pro-five-oh]

I will be there BTW. With my slow assed ride.

Armond

Though I'd love a rematch (now with exhaust and a chip/trac-lok to follow) I'm gonna have to pass this time around.

Sorry boys, school is kickin my ass. :(

[doodaa]

...) I'm gonna have to pass this time around.


And we just got you trained to line up next to the Chebby guys instead of the other Marks during eliminations... oh well. ;)

[pro-five-oh]

And we just got you trained to line up next to the Chebby guys instead of the other Marks during eliminations... oh well. ;)
Next year. ;)

[NYC LS8]

Well, that coulda been ugly!

I'm outisde hooking up my electric fuel pressure gauge and my friend Vinny stops by to shoot the shit. He notices that one of the ribs on the serpentine belt is sheared completely off...nylon flapping in the wind on a now 5 rib belt. Loosen the blower, remove the blower tensioner, remove the pulley on the stock tensioner, pull the lower pump to head bolt on PS pump, loosen the electric fans and I was able to put a new belt on it.

Putting everything back together was, of course, much harder and required 52 sets of hands, but I got it done - with a spare belt in the trunk.

[2manymarks]

Well, that coulda been ugly!

I'm outisde hooking up my electric fuel pressure gauge and my friend Vinny stops by to shoot the shit. He notices that one of the ribs on the serpentine belt is sheared completely off...nylon flapping in the wind on a now 5 rib belt. Loosen the blower, remove the blower tensioner, remove the pulley on the stock tensioner, pull the lower pump to head bolt on PS pump, loosen the electric fans and I was able to put a new belt on it.

Putting everything back together was, of course, much harder and required 52 sets of hands, but I got it done - with a spare belt in the trunk.


When are you leaving?

[NYC LS8]

I left 49 minutes before you posted this. Sorry Jerry. I did make it home ok with some minor coolant incidents. Thanks for the "just in case" number. :)

[doodaa]

...I did make it home ok with some minor coolant incidents.

Apparently it was a bad weekend for Mark cooling systems. Of the VIIIs one guy had to get his radiator replaced, I had a loose clamp and another lost a fan motor on the way down. Hope no one else had any trouble...

[90LSC]

And I made it home.

Last night, about one mile from home, Mark007 and I could hear a bad squealing from under the hood. We got his Navigator out of my garage, he headed to Houston and I parked for the night.

This morning I fired it up and took it for a drive. Once it warmed up the squealing was LOUD. Got it home and got to looking.

Turns out the noise is coming from the converter/front pump area, and the noise continues for several seconds after everything visible stops spinning.

I do believe I have destroyed my converter.

And so it goes....

[OneWayStreet]

Looks like y'all had lots of fun. :drink:

Can't wait to see more pics!

Now get those Marks fixed. :p

[pro-five-oh]

Good job guys, I'll make it right next year.

[OneWayStreet]

Any orange coat antics? :D

[NYC LS8]

For those who haven't already seen these, here are the pictures that I've collected so far (since I didn't take any). As more are posted elsewhere I'll add them.

http://s127.photobucket.com/albums/p131/nyclsc/sshs6/

Make sure to check out my old harmonic balancer that took out a few belts on the way down to GA.

[pro-five-oh]

Any orange coat antics? :D

Its too hot in Houston for that. Plus I'm swamped with research papers.

Nice pics, Tom. Wish I went!

[doodaa]

...

Now get those Marks fixed. :p

Took care of that before the racing... they frown on drips from under the car even from the slow guys. :)

Which one of you guys did I talk to for so long and didn't think to ask a name? Had something to do with the USMC and owns about 40 VIIs?

[NYC LS8]

If I had to guess, that was Jerry "2manymarks". Which car was yours?

[2manymarks]

If I had to guess, that was Jerry "2manymarks". Which car was yours?

His was the Mark VIII (blue, I think) and when I came in it was parked 2 rows back near the brown 88 Mark VII -GA plates-that belonged to "one fastpizzaBoy".

[doodaa]

His was the Mark VIII (blue, I think) and when I came in it was parked 2 rows back near the brown 88 Mark VII -GA plates-that belonged to "one fastpizzaBoy".

Blue, yup that'd be me. Of course there were 5 blues out of the 7 Mark VIIIs that showed up, mine is drillers' ugly sister or the dirtiest one with FL plates. For the MTV generation, if you saw a guy that looked like Phil in a flannel shirt over by the VIIIs that was me. I spoke briefly with one fastpizzaBoy as he was coming in the gate but I guess the rest of you guys were in the lanes while I was wandering around visiting.

[NYC LS8]

I uploaded more pictures..

http://s127.photobucket.com/albums/p131/nyclsc/sshs6/

[2manymarks]

After I left the interior lights of "TOTALLED" on friday night, it got down to freezing and knocked my battery out. Eventually we got it jump started and checked out and it charged back up. Ran three runs at the track bone stock w/best time 15.8 @ 88.8mph. First half of the trip back home on sunday I got the worst Interstate gas mileage ever and it was on higher test gas than the usual 87-not a clue here! Great time-and NEXT year.....

[doodaa]

....I got the worst Interstate gas mileage ever and it was on higher test gas than the usual 87-not a clue here! Great time-and NEXT year.....

Could be just the one tankful was bad???

"NEXT year"? And after they had to drag you onto the track... :) Told ya it wasnt that tough to adjust to lights instead of flags.

[2manymarks]

Could be just the one tankful was bad???

"NEXT year"? And after they had to drag you onto the track... :) Told ya it wasnt that tough to adjust to lights instead of flags.

I miss the girls in the shorts and halter tops {;~))

[doodaa]

I miss the girls in the shorts and halter tops {;~))

Won't see those at this event.... too cold every year I've been there for any girl I ever met to run around dressed like that. You're looking for the Fun Ford Weekend event in Orlando. ;)