WCBF - Spring Break 09 Mini Meet

[SuperSLE]

tomorrow we clean up and add a poly bushing to Matt's solid front motor mount.

I need one of those too.

[willwren]

Today's pics......


M62 magnetic plug:










M90:









Working on Ray's car (boss455):

(Left to right VBCSpangler, 2000Silverbullet, Boss455)




Back to Matt's 2k:



5 Bonnevilles shown here:


And two more here:



Back to Boss455's car:





And Matt's again:

[2000Silverbullet]

Couldn't get the Grizz's seats fixed though. Not enough time or patience. Too many other more interesting jobs to do. These AL7 seats are comfortable but a very cheaply designed mechanism.

I have too many pics to download but Bill got most of the good ones.

Dex ate my headset and mic, chewed my power cord to shoot.....so I am hiding in the bedroom away from the crowd who seem to be getting off on "Dancing with the stars"

[Ragsdale]

Wait.. so what are the magenetic plugs for =/?

EDIT: Nvm... I finally red ALL the posts. I want one at WCBF

[willwren]

Most of that is covered on page 4.

1. Larger hex that won't strip out like the OEM plug. Ever try to remove a stripped headed OEM plug? I have. It's a bitch.
2. Slightly larger hole to aid in draining and filling.
3. Most important, traps the steel particles from the gears and bearings and keeps them from circulating and causing more wear.

[willwren]

Wait.. so what are the magenetic plugs for =/?

EDIT: Nvm... I finally red ALL the posts. I want one at WCBF

Plan ahead. On your car, it means taking off the supercharger and then disassembling the 'charger. MUCH MUCH simpler on an M90. WE just did a little more work on Matt's 2k solid front mount and shot some group pics.....right before myfirstbonnie and boss455 left. I'll add pics here shortly.






EDIT TO ADD TODAY'S pics........


Matt's original allthread in his solid front mount:



Re-drilling the steel-clad rubber block to make the new allthread easier to install:



Drilling out a Poly bushing to fit his allthread:



Matt's nuts:



Going back together:
NOTE.....poly bushings were installed below and above the top bracket. The one you can't see under the black top bracket is to dampen vibrations at idle.....it's a little worse with the lumpy cam. The one above is to take some stress off the subframe under accelleration. When it's power-braked in gear, the front subframe flexes with the solid or semi-solid front mount. We'll get his 'road test' results after he gets home (he's on his way).









Magnetic plug whorage:



At lunch, missing one car:






And at our picturesque photo location, with all 7 cars:










Left to right....
2000SilverBullet (Paul) with Grizz, 94SSEi
willwren (Bill), shorty94 (Katie), Dex with Zilla 93SSEi
Eric (Matt/Wendy Dad) with SLEeper, 95SLE(SC)
myfirstbonnie (Matt) with freshly-cammed 2000SSEi
jmh1950 (John) with Christine, 94SE
boss455 (Ray and Debbie) 94SSEi
vbcspangler (Jordan) 96SSEi


Not bad attendance at all, and we got a ton of work done on every car with great success. It got a little wet and cold towards the end of the meet, but it was good times. Both Black SSEi's are on their way North. The rest leave (2000Silverbullet and jmh1950) head out in the morning.

[2000Silverbullet]

Have patience while this old guy tries to download 150 pictures......

Here's a few for now....





















































































Too darn many Green ones!!







Ahhhh Black one!! Boss455 Ray



He's gonna need help with these....




























That's enough for now.

[bonnevillain]

hey! that scantool looks familiar

[myfirstbonnie]

Well, made it home. Played around a little and had a few WOT runs and it feels great. I still averaged 26mpg from the time I left until I got home. Drove 70mph most of the way.

As for the headers and MPS, that will happen in the near future, but before WCBF 09. I will be seeing about an alignment tommorrow because with dropping the strut and subframe it threw the steering wheel off a little. It needs one anyways, we have had it for a year now and I haven't done one yet.

Overall, I am real happy with the cam and it seems to pull hard a lot longer than before. Even cruising at 60, it pulls hard and gets me up to 80 rather quick.

It was a great time and I want to thank everyone involved. From those who posted their advice to those who turned the wrenches with me, it was a lot of help and many thanks.

As for Mr. Wren, Thanks for allowing me to straighten out my back on your couch and allowing my Father-in-law to crash at your place on a short notice. He had a great time hanging out and enjoyed the company. Thanks Bill, I owe you one! (and we know what that is) If you don't know, watch the WCBF '08 videos.

[JMH1950]

This could be for another post, but I think it should be mentioned that the directions included with the Yella Terra rockers suck. I'm sure I would have been frusterated if I had tried this install at home without the support and knowledge I found at the Wren residence.

After install, I noticed a slightly lumpier idle, smoother acceleration and much better throttle response with the TC locked up. I'll hook up the scanner tomorrow on the way home and see if the numbers change much.

All in all, I'm pleased with the results so far, and I would like to thank Bill for the hospitality. I know that guests, like fish, start to loose their appeal after a few days, so I'm out of here tomorrow morning and hope the snow up my way has changed to sunshine.


*edit* Forgot to mention that Katie was as charming as always. Well at least as charming as a teenage girl can be.

[gonzo4191]

jmh....needs to update his siggy

and anyone else experiencing slwo load time on this page :-p

[SuperSLE]

Hey, what the crap Ray! Good to see you out there Mr. Idaho potato. We want a full report when you get back over on the Idaho site.

[willwren]

We sent Ray home with a freshly installed SC coupler, a magnetic nosedrive plug, and enough ES Poly endlink bushings and washers for his rear swaybar. 'Leftovers'. All he needs is the front kit for 20 bucks for a good amount of happiness.

Ray and Debbie were awesome. They bought us donuts and cinnamon rolls every morning. He looked like a drowned rat yesterday, but I never saw a happier drenched rodent in my life.

[Ragsdale]

Where's my pictures of dinner! :(

[00Beast]

Bill, where did you get the steel-rubber-steel front mount??

[wake]

looks like yall had fun...im def jealous...and yea i am juan...took about 20 minutes just to look at the pictures

[myfirstbonnie]

Bill, where did you get the steel-rubber-steel front mount??

I have been running that since May of 08. I got it from another member, but can't remember who.


Something a lot of you have been waiting for. I can't go full throttle from a dead start because it spins them too much, so in this video I just eased into it.

Before:




Now:

[GoldenBullet]

nice! with a smaller pulley and headers that thing will really move

[VBCSpangler]

Gee matt! You just HAD to take it up to 125 miles an hour, what road were you on? Seriously, you can hear the engine opening up on the top end, it's niiiiiice!

[Boss455]

Just pulled in around 10pm local time. Had a complete blast and I know why this (and Idaho Club GP) are some of the best people around. Will report more tommorrow!