Miami - Day 1

[SYO237]

Welp, me and ian got in at Garys on Thurs at about 11pm.

Got up this morn and got started on Ians idler, pitman and zq8 box. Took our time, pretty much an easy swap. Burned most of our time looking at the 8 boxes Gary had aquired and measuring ratios and checking what the alpha numbers on each box meant making sure we had true zq8 boxes.

Gary went and got 2 new tires mounted up for ian while we worked on starting to put things back together. Rob and Mona showed up just as we were dropping the truck back to the ground.

Overall good day, got stuff done that we wanted, minus an alignment.

Time to go eat.....

 

[Ian Turgeon]

Re: Miami - Day 1

The new steering box rules so far... it makes a ton of nasty noise at first as it still has a lot of air, but its a huge difference in feel already. Can't wait to get the alignment done and rip the sidewalls off my tires.

 

[phoonTy]

Re: Miami - Day 1

pics man, pics! :tup: looking forward to getting some boxes soon.

 

[420]

Re: Miami - Day 1

Awesome

What time do the festivities start tomorrow?

 

[SYO237]

Re: Miami - Day 1

Awesome

What time do the festivities start tomorrow?

gary has been telling everyone 9-10.... im sure we'll be up around 8.

get the truck running yet? if BigAl shows up, we might have to find a nice quiet section of road for you too.

 

[SYO237]

Re: Miami - Day 1

pics man, pics! :tup: looking forward to getting some boxes soon.

been taking them.... wont be able to load any up till i get home. gary hooked it up with rim boxes and lip protectors, so good to go on those

 

[420]

Re: Miami - Day 1

gary has been telling everyone 9-10.... im sure we'll be up around 8.

get the truck running yet? if BigAl shows up, we might have to find a nice quiet section of road for you too.

*sigh* No... it was so close, too. Looks like Monday or Tuesday. I wanted to push it, but I was reasoned with. It would suck to work on this thing for 3 years, and blow it up because I rushed at the end and missed something simple.

I have to get one thing wrapped up for work, and then I'll head out. I should be there close to 10am.

 

[MRKING]

Re: Miami - Day 1

So how did the weekend go ? Us that had colds stuck inside all weekend going nowhere are waiting for some riveting stories . I couldnt make it this time so i decided to buy a typhoon , that way I can pretend Im hanging out with other syty'ers on the regular .

 

[SYO237]

Re: Miami - Day 1

well, i did a post and pics and whatnot and my stupid ass hits the new post button by accident when i was closing some windows.

F*ck.

Heres a good portion of pics. If you find something interesting, post it up, I'll explain. I'll do a recap tomorrow.

http://www.sytyarchives.com/gallery/v/events/miami2008/


Oh, and you all missed BigAl's sweet truck. Freshly done, 50 miles on the motor when he arrived.

 

[supersports10]

Re: Miami - Day 1

The new steering box rules so far... it makes a ton of nasty noise at first as it still has a lot of air, but its a huge difference in feel already. Can't wait to get the alignment done and rip the sidewalls off my tires.

now all you need is one of my shaft's

 

[2fast4u]

Re: Miami - Day 1

Welp, me and ian got in at Garys on Thurs at about 11pm.

Got up this morn and got started on Ians idler, pitman and zq8 box. Took our time, pretty much an easy swap. Burned most of our time looking at the 8 boxes Gary had aquired and measuring ratios and checking what the alpha numbers on each box meant making sure we had true zq8 boxes.

Gary went and got 2 new tires mounted up for ian while we worked on starting to put things back together. Rob and Mona showed up just as we were dropping the truck back to the ground.

Overall good day, got stuff done that we wanted, minus an alignment.

Time to go eat.....

Hey SY0237, Have you seen Tony Montana runnin' around?

 

[SYO237]

Re: Miami - Day 1

Hey SY0237, Have you seen Tony Montana runnin' around?

huh?

 

[phoonTy]

Re: Miami - Day 1

i want a bigger pic of this one:

lots of wallpaper potential there. :tup: and who's is it?

and classic! :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[SYO237]

Re: Miami - Day 1

Gary's truck, that was the 2nd time its been out in almost a year. I'll send you the full size.

 

[phoonTy]

Re: Miami - Day 1

Gary's truck, that was the 2nd time its been out in almost a year. I'll send you the full size.

Nice. :tup:

oh, and are those true CF sideviews? :drool:

 

[SYO237]

Re: Miami - Day 1

made those years ago with ian. unfortunately, no they are not 100% CF, just a wrap.

we've come a long way and learned alot in those years, so they are up on the list for being redone.... in 100% CF.

 

[420]

Re: Miami - Day 1

I just wanted to say it was real nice to put some faces with some names. Thanks again to Gary for hosting, and providing lunch. The steak was great

Al and Rob, we will have to keep in touch to exchange some information as we work on our respective builds

 

[RAACCR]

Re: Miami - Day 1

Gary,

Thank you for your hospitality in hosting this annual event...great trucks, great food, and most importantly, great people! Although I have not been very involved in the SyTy community for the past several years, I always make a point to check this forum around each New Year in anticipation of your Miami meet. This year especially has been very difficult due to some personal issues...I have done nothing "fun" for myself for quite a while, as lately my life has revolved around just working, sitting in hospitals, and occasionally sleeping and eating. So, it was a very welcome diversion for me to come down and spend a few hours with the FAST crew...seeing many OG SyTy peeps, as well as meeting a few others for the first time. Thanks again, and I'll hopefully have some updates on the status of my own truck to share wilth you over the upcoming months (and probably years).

Rob

Edit: Somebody had to be irresponsible and do a big smokey burnout; hopefully your neighbors aren't too pissed.

 

[GAShan]

Re: Miami - Day 1

The only ones pissed are the ones who missed it. Adam especially. Always a pleasure to host and see everyone. A few regulars didn't make it and we missed them. I'm going to try to raise the ante again next year. And for those who weren't around on Sunday we had a good time and some success at the annual U-Pick parts hunt and destruct-o-derby.

 

[SYO237]

Re: Miami - Day 1

The only ones pissed are the ones who missed it. Adam especially.

yes. without glen being able to drive at this meet, it was definatley quiet.


i think the highlite of the weekend goes to BigAl's truck. Damn that thing was s-w-e-e-t