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Pontiacdad wrote:Hello from the sunny Shuswap, first days of our trip have been great!!
Did some house hunting yesterday and spent a few hours at the beach.

Will give you a call John when we get close to Ellensburg.

See you all soon

Nice! Have a safe drive...enjoy my bed tonight. It's comfy, if I do say so myself. Can't wait to see you guys!

Oh I'm starting to have my doubts that the Grizz is going to make it down to Corvallis.

Today he hands me this....




He says it fell off on the front end and was dragging for a while before he could rip it off in a parking lot.

The right front tire is losing about 10 psi a day from a slow leak and now I can see not only the wear marks showing level but large tears around the circumference where the tread meets the sidewall.

He says no problem, we can just stop at gas stations along the way and fill up the tire or use the trunk inflator.

Bill, I hope you can double check to make sure the tire shop has those tires ready as soon as we get to town.

Is that just the splash guard under the radiator? Atleast on your way down there are plenty of people along your route to rescue you. How are things with Laura coming down?

What times are we looking at people passing through Portland down I-5?

I pick petraman up at the airport at 10:30 Monday night and then we are heading down Tuesday morning after Wendy gets off work. Wendy will have limited appearances due to her working a lot.

2000Silverbullet wrote:Oh I'm starting to have my doubts that the Grizz is going to make it down to Corvallis.

Today he hands me this....

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He says it fell off on the front end and was dragging for a while before he could rip it off in a parking lot.

The right front tire is losing about 10 psi a day from a slow leak and now I can see not only the wear marks showing level but large tears around the circumference where the tread meets the sidewall.

He says no problem, we can just stop at gas stations along the way and fill up the tire or use the trunk inflator.

Bill, I hope you can double check to make sure the tire shop has those tires ready as soon as we get to town.

wtf is that?!

It's the front belly pan air dam.
Darn it, now it'll cost some wind resistance.

The tire is more my concern.

No word from the employer to Laura so she's still coming.

In case it's perhaps not obvious, I am announcing I will not be able to make it to this WCBF. I was hoping that I could at least get there with the 99 SLE, but various other things have taken hold of my time. I was really banking on Kevin to help me get out there, and even he has been taken down by the times out here. This is pretty horrible. I'm sorry if anyone was antsy about me getting there and showing off my awesome 94 SSEi, but maybe next year. The worst thing about it is I won't be able to meet up with you guys as soon as I was hoping. The good thing is that I'm right now getting ready for all of 09's regional/national meets. No missing it next year!

2000Silverbullet wrote:It's the front belly pan air dam.
Darn it, now it'll cost some wind resistance.

The tire is more my concern.

No word from the employer to Laura so she's still coming.

I ripped off an airdam off my '89 TransAm when it was hanging down -- overheated like a big dog at speeds much past 40 mph.

Good luck with that tire . . . maybe stop and pick up full size spare at first tireshop and run that instead?

Don't worry about that air dam. You'll be fine without it... it was only used on the 94/95. Mine never had one nor did my friend's 93 SE. My 94 did have one though.

Bonneville92V688 wrote:Don't worry about that air dam. You'll be fine without it... it was only used on the 94/95. Mine never had one nor did my friend's 93 SE. My 94 did have one though.

Worry about the airdam, and it was used on 92 and 93 also. I have one on the Zilla. It directs airflow around the engine for efficient cooling instead of the air just dumping out the bottom. All SSEi's have them. They are quite different in design to the SE/SLE style. But you know what? My 93 and 95 are very similar, possibly because of the L67 and it's need for more cooling. I'd have to compare them side by side, cuz I haven't had coffee yet.

Paul, put a can of fix-a-flat in that tire and drive a bit with it (follow the directions). It'll probably slow the leak at the very least, but make SURE it's not a bent rim/bad bead first. I'm not ordering those tires until I KNOW the Grizz is coming. I need confirmation. Any time today or tomorrow is plenty of time to have them here Monday. Order them Monday, have them Tuesday. They are in a warehouse an hour away.

That's exactly what I told him about the air dam but, meh, he's not worried about it so neither am I. It's his car.
He works today and tomorrow and is off on Sunday. I'll try the fix a flat stuff.

He will have one of my race tires in his trunk and I will have the other one, so he has to go now!

I will confirm Sunday.

WCBM08 BONNEVILLE ATTENDANCE LIST

Willwren = GreenZilla 93 SSEi & SLEeper 95 SLE - Bill, Kim, Katie & Bo - home
PDad and PMom = 00 SSEi Maroon Bone Evil - O'Neil, Nichole and Andrew - KOA 43
2000SilverBullet = 00 SSEi Silver Bullet - Paul & Laura - Hotel
Grizz = 94 SSEi Green - GRIZZ - Victor - Hotel & KOA 41 for a night
EchoSSEi = Camelion 97 SSEi - Teal Green - Bob - KOA 44
Bugsi - 97 SE - Mark - KOA 44
SSEiMatt = 97 SSEi Damien - Silver - Matt - KOA 45
Slayer = ? - Joel - KOA 45
DriverJohn = Gravenge 92 SSEi - John - KOA 41
2000CadillacSTS = Matt with F250 - KOA 41
Chadow427 = Shadd - KOA 48
RRounds = 00 SSEi - Dk Blue - Rod, Cindy, Rodney Jr., Hillary & Lexie - KOA 34
PDXGTP = Black -Thomas - Hotel
id97GTP = Red - Keven and Celine - Hotel
SuperSLE = 00 SLE White L67 - Jared - KOA 35
PianoBomber: Landon 97 GTP white
Benzilla: Ben 01 GTP SE red
Cujo: Randy 02 SSEi silver
Hans = 01 SSEi - KOA RV 35
Myfirstbonnie = 89 LE Red & 00 SSEi (nursebonnie007) & 95 SE Megan - Matt & Wendy - KOA 42 & Hotel
GXP_Vince = BMW 740iL Black - Vince & Tarah - KOA 46
GreyHare - SC VW - Mike - home
JMH1950 = 94 SE - White - John, Margaret & Tucker - KOA 47
tpulliam79 = (96 SSEi - The Green Raptor) - Taylor - KOA 40
Singscountry1967 = Flying/Rental Car - Tracy & David - Hotel
Petraman - 00 Impala LS - Peter - Flying - KOA 42
VBCSpangler = 96 Gold SSEi - Jordon - home


AGENDA - Firm Dates...it never rains!

Sun. July 20 - Early arrivals, fun and mods, fun at Bill's

Mon. July 21 - Bullet hits the road. Some early arrivals, shopping, Tints, mods and Pizza & Beer or Soda at Bills

Tues. July 22 - Morning Golf, Hotel check-ins. Afternoon new Tires for Grizz, Tuning and Mods, Corvallis touring & arrivals at KOA, Chinese food. Patron Tequilla or Monster Drink Party at Bill's.

Wed. July 23 - 10:am Continue mods or Tour to the Coast......Rogue Beer run and Moes for Clam Chowder or Weanies. Put on the Race tires, Pour in the Rocket Fuel. back to KOA for Fun - Dinner at Manchurian Grill. Full Throttle Ramp Run video shoot, KOA Testing and tuning .. ... . Campfire discussions, Flag Dance.

Thurs. July 24 - Egg McMuffin morning, and final Mod morning.... then Ready for Test and Tune at Woodburn Drag Track - Quiznos for lunch at noon. Convoy Leaves KOA at 1:30pm sharp. Drag races - 3:pm - 7:pm. ....dinner at McDonald's @ 7:30pm.........back to KOA by 10:pm for the wet and brown shorts club

Friday July 25 - Testing and tuning at Bill's. Arby's/Wendy's dinner. Road testing and final tweek mods. . ...... campfire discussions..........bed by 10:pm for big day tomorrow.

Saturday July 26 - Woodburn Chevy Showdown Show'n Shine Swap Meet & Drags Woodburn 100 WCBF08 convoy leaves KOA at 6:00 a.m. sharp.
8:am-6:pm followed by our traditional Flagged Bonneville/GP group photo shoot at Woodburn Dragstrip, and dinner at Salem Peitro's Pizza with the SEACPGP and PDXCGP Grand Prix's . ...back to KOA by 9:pm for WCBF08 awards and party till the engine blocks are cold.

Sunday July 27 - Mass for some. Group discussions and picture/video swap at Bill's. Some will leave.
Coffee Day or hair of the dog.

Monday July 28 - Most will leave cruising home to post pics of the best time they ever had with memories to last a lifetime.


...not sure about this....."dinner at Salem Peitro's Pizza with the SEACPGP and PDXCGP Grand Prix's . ..."

Wed. July 23 - 10:am Continue mods or Tour to the Coast

The drive to the coast is a favorite of mine

driverjohn2005 wrote:

Wed. July 23 - 10:am Continue mods or Tour to the Coast

The drive to the coast is a favorite of mine

Yes, we must do that this year. Quizno's is also important.

:sad5:

Travis wrote....

I'm out Paul. With not having a driveable Bonnie yet and all the cost associated with trying to get it running I'm toast.

He said something else about Bill's couch that kinda grossed me out......


I told him I would be thinking of him when I do my flag dance.

How about a movie night ?
"Dark Knight" at the Tigard I-MAX, 72 miles from Corvalis

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&g ... 221985&z=9

ROD

rrounds wrote:How about a movie night ?
"Dark Knight" at the Tigard I-MAX, 72 miles from Corvalis

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&g ... 221985&z=9

ROD

I'd be totally up for that. Freaking awesome movie

Tues, Wed or Friday. You would need to be away for about 5 - 6 hours and give up a tank of fuel. Would be a very expensive movie.

I drove in from Edmonton today to Red Deer (85 miles north of Red Deer), then tomorrow early am I leave for Lethbridge (230 miles south of Red Deer were I now live), tomorrow night Joel and Drew will roll in. Quick food, then sleep. We depart Lethbridge @3:00am, (2am Oregon time). Mapquest says 14 hours even from Lethbridge, but, I have made it in 14.5 from Red Deer, which is 200 miles further away. Should make a 12 hour trip out of it without trying hard.
Lets hope and pray that Joels 1999 Dodge Stratus makes the trip, I think my SSEi is ready! Hahah.
New tires go on the Pontiac Monday morning at Les Schwab in Corvallis on 9th.
:D

New tires go on the Pontiac Monday morning at Les Schwab in Corvallis on 9th.

Les Schwab? I thought Bill told me that Grizz was going to get tires at another Tire place.

What kind of tire are you getting?

We are getting 225 60 VR 16's

I used the fix a flat foam on the Grizz right front tire and it's holding for now at 35 psi. We'll see what it is in the morning.
There sure isn't much tread left on these. Hope they make the 500 mile trip.

Paul, he's going to LS because Beggs doesn't sell what I have on the Zilla. He's getting some major sticky meats (same size I have also).

245/55/16 Toyo T1R's (summer traction only, no treadwear warranty, expected to last about 10k miles).