*updated* Official Northeast Meet @ Corning, NY 3-11-06

[NewGenSTi]

well, give me a location for both and I will let you know. if its not too far out of the way I would meet up with all you guys for the drive up..


This is the route mapquest is giving me to corning. I just have no actual end address there. just general directions

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2006/03/mqmapgendgif-2.jpg

[gil_ong81]

i'll meet you jokers HERE (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?searchtype=address&country=US&addtohistory=&searchtab=home&formtype=address&popflag=0&latitude=&longitude=&name=&phone=&level=&cat=&address=1904+Pinnacle+Road&city=&state=&zipcode=14801)

[belladonna]

well...we're meeting up at the state park in addison, ny and then we're going to eat...in gil's post right above me he posted a map with the address of the park on it...
the rest of us are meeting right outside williamsport on route 15 N at the hepburnville exit...
i'd say it would be easier just to meet us at the state park in addison. i think it'll be a lot of extra miles for you to drive to williamsport and then up to new york

[Wiscon_Mark]

^^good call. I expect lots of pictures, and maybe some videos :D This makes me want a midwest meet badly :D

Have fun everyone!

Oh, btw, I figured out that I've been fairly close to the Williamsport crew several times in my travels to the catskills in NY via route 80...maybe sometime :)

[belladonna]

okay....port crew....when you turn left at the bottom of the ramp, there will be a gravel lot to your left on the other side of the underpass....i thought that it would be best to meet there instead of clogging the off ramp up...

[badbasser98]

Hope you all that are going enjoy the meet tomorrow :wink: Take tons of pics so I can see what I missed :?

[belladonna]

you're going to miss so much that i think you should come :-D

[ivwarrior]

I was wondering if there was a obvious parking spot we were meeting in, or what. See ya tomorrow.


Didn't get the car cleaned, but I did change the oil tonite.....

[dropdfocus]

okay....port crew....when you turn left at the bottom of the ramp, there will be a gravel lot to your left on the other side of the underpass....i thought that it would be best to meet there instead of clogging the off ramp up...
Its' off the Hepburnville Exit heading Route 15 North.

[belladonna]

alright guys...i'm assuming from the lack of posts that everyone knows what they're doing....i'll see most of you at the hepburnville exit and the rest of y'all at the park :-D

just in case anyone needs it... my cell number is 570-220-6648

see y'all later! :-D

[Reason]

Now we get to see who clowns out.

[gil_ong81]

gerat to have met everyone who showed up today.

and bella, you HAVE to show me the "outback option" button on mapquest. :smt023

[Wiscon_Mark]

did everyone that planned to go show up?

[dropdfocus]

NewGenSti did not show. He was the only one I believe other than a local guy who was going to tag along.

Well, lets just say the moring started off very well. Of course until we followed MapQuest directions to leave Route 15 North to find the village of Addison then follow our way to the State Park. Jess & Spencer had the directions that took us to one HELL of a fun soft dirt/clay road! It was rally cross heaven... :twisted: Then we thought we were lost so we headed back down the road to get back on North 15. Matt & myself played for a little bit on the way back down.

Finally we found our way to meet Gil & his girl at the park (the lack of signs pointing us to the park sucked). Well, ivwarrior had GPS & found us a way back to the now titled "fun road". We played hard & had fun!! I managed to hang my Legacy GT over an embankment w/ a 4'-5' drop while trying to turn around in a muddy road way (not recommended to novice drivers). Lucky for me we had enough people to push it back onto the road.

The crew then headed back into Corning to eat at Friendlys. God the waitress took forever to get stuff to us & even forgot some people's entire meal (Astin's buddy). 2 hours later we were back on the road to head home.

As we came up on the top of Steam Valley we were all passed by a ricer in a '96-'97 Honda Accord. It was on!!! I dropped the hammer & lost the crew as I bombed the switch backs of Route 15 South eating the Honda alive (reached 100+ mph at one point through the straight aways going from turn to turn).

Once we hit Trout Run, Matt wanted to take a scenic stroll on the Rose Valley hill climb road. Big mistake!!! I went down it with no problems. Matt had to avoid an on coming truck & put his Legacy into a large rock with ruined both of this WRX wheels on the right side likely bent the control arms too. He limped it home, but I don't think he'll be allowed out to play any time soon... :evil:

Pictures soon to come!!!!

[dropdfocus]

gerat to have met everyone who showed up today.

and bella, you HAVE to show me the "outback option" button on mapquest. :smt023

It was great to meet you too Gil! I'm envious of your car's factory color if you couldn't tell. Hands down that has to be one of my favorite colors now!

As for the Outback Option, you all now know why I got nicknamed "Magellan" for using MapQuest directions... You really never know if they are going to get you to where you want to go.

[belladonna]

Jason... the "subaru/outback button" on mapquest really deserves the credit for the "fun road" a good time was had by all (except for when you decided to take a detour into a local field)... luckily we got you out before the locals showed up in pickup trucks with rifles and pitchforks. (nothing like braking for chickens to make you truly realize how far out in BFE you really are) who knew NY's idea of a state park is a golf course... i guess that's saying something.

glad to hear that you and matt made it home ok... we actually came up over the hill climb on the way back to my house to make sure you guys weren't broken down somewhere along the way.

it was great meeting the non-port crew :twisted:

pics coming shortly

[belladonna]

gerat to have met everyone who showed up today.

and bella, you HAVE to show me the "outback option" button on mapquest. :smt023

It was great to meet you too Gil! I'm envious of your car's factory color if you couldn't tell. Hands down that has to be one of my favorite colors now!

As for the Outback Option, you all now know why I got nicknamed "Magellan" for using MapQuest directions... You really never know if they are going to get you to where you want to go.

they would have worked if mapquest would have listed one small stretch of road that connected everything.

[ivwarrior]

The worst part is, when on the "fun road" when we thought we were lost and turned around (I had the computer firing up to see where we were, but they weren't patient enough to wait for the GPS to lock on) we were only about a mile away from the park, and the roads would have gotten us there. We ended up doing probably 20 miles turning around and getting to the park.

I had a great time, it was nice meeting everyone. You'll all have to make sure you make it down to Beaver Springs, we'll have to meet somewhere.

I left my card reader at home, I'll check what pictures I have and get some up tomorrow. My wife and I are gonna spend the night here at her parent's house and drive home tomorrow morning.

[belladonna]

the "state park"
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v490/InvernessShadow/PinnacleStatePark.jpg

FUN ROAD (well, the bottom section of it)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v490/InvernessShadow/funroad.jpg

the group
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v490/InvernessShadow/group1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v490/InvernessShadow/group2.jpg

Astin in the rear view
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v490/InvernessShadow/Astininrearview.jpg

rollin'
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v490/InvernessShadow/rolling.jpg

the gathering
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v490/InvernessShadow/talking.jpg

there's more....

[Wiscon_Mark]

I can see the camera in your rearview mirror! ;)

Do we get mugshots, Jess?

[belladonna]

it's the camera in spence's rear view mirror. he took the photos...

there are pix with the owners standing next to their cars, yes...

[dropdfocus]

We took pics of members with their vehicle (some serious, some clowning :-D )

[belladonna]

some not work safe :wink: (jason)

[badbasser98]

So where are they?!

[dropdfocus]

some not work safe :wink: (jason)
Sorry, couldn't resist since Matt was shooting the pics... :-D I'm very far from what you would call a serious guy, so I had to do my own thing. (bent over my hood "Jess" style) :twisted:

[gil_ong81]

as much fun as i had today, i can see this as a weekend event some time in the future rather a a quick meet and run.

[dropdfocus]

Here is a link to my PhotoBucket Album:
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e179/ ... us/Subaru/ (http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e179/dropdfocus/Subaru/)

[Wiscon_Mark]

seems like the camera focused on Jess an awful lot ;) :lol:

Cool though :)

major OUCH @ Matt's rims :(

[ivwarrior]

I've got pictures of each car/driver together on my camera. Gotta get home tomorrow to get the pics onto my computer to resize and post. We could easily do a weekend event, camping in a PA State Park. I even know some more typically muddy roads near 2 state parks. And they're out in the middle of nowhere, typically empty roads.

[dropdfocus]

seems like the camera focused on Jess an awful lot ;) :lol:
Spencer was "love wrestling" with her, so we all wanted to get it on camera in case it went to court.

As for Matt, it was a good down hill drift run until he met up with the other vehicle & then the abusive rock. :(

[Wiscon_Mark]

Spencer was "love wrestling" with her, so we all wanted to get it on camera in case it went to court.

:smt043

[badbasser98]

major OUCH @ Matt's rims :(

surprised its still holding air...

[dropdfocus]

I'm surprised he made it home 10 or so miles home w/o the tire blowing out from it being turned outward. He said if he let the steering wheel go, it would pull straight to the right & off the road it's that bad. We drove no faster than 45 mph on the way home. He thinks he can get replacement parts from a local Subaru Used Car dealer here locally. We'll find out Monday. I already informed him to drag it down the street to my garage & we'll tear it down with air tools in no time.

[strat81]

Jason... if he needs anything, i think i'm gonna try to hit harry's U-pull-it on tuesday... and now a moment of silence for matt's turbo leg... :(

mark... if you've seen the movie "Just Friend's" you can basically equate it to ryan reynolds and his brother and their slap fighting :lol:

i have to say i had a TON of fun today. one of the coolest car meets i've been to and definetely a unique one. who knew that mapquest catered to subaru owners and their "dirt road tendencies" you guys were a blast to hang out with and i look forward to having another meet soon!

pssst... ms. event cordinator should get on that already :P :wink:

[NewGenSTi]

yeah, hey guys sorry for not making it. believe it or not I was in an elevator and the thing fell 4 floors and hit the bottom and I was stuck in there for a while untill the fire company came and finally got us out so it kind of messed up my entire day.

[dropdfocus]

yeah, hey guys sorry for not making it. believe it or not I was in an elevator and the thing fell 4 floors and hit the bottom and I was stuck in there for a while untill the fire company came and finally got us out so it kind of messed up my entire day.
Ok, you're excused. I could never come up with that as an excuse, ever. :shock: Anyone injured?

[belladonna]

nice pix jason :-) we'll start planing on the next one here shortly...

newgen - that's crazy :shock:

[dropdfocus]

Thanks Jess. Now Matt & Spencer need to post their pics! Spencer has video too!! :-D

[gil_ong81]

Thanks Jess. Now Matt & Spencer need to post their pics! Spencer has video too!! :-D
i'm sure ivwarrior has a nice stash too.

[belladonna]

Thanks Jess. Now Matt & Spencer need to post their pics! Spencer has video too!! :-D
i'm sure ivwarrior has a nice stash too.

well, the pix that i posted are spencer's...so it's up to the other two guys to get theirs up now :)

[strat81]

there are a few more pics worth posting off my camera... also, i'm gonna use moviemaker and make one clip instead of a bunch of little ones.

[Wiscon_Mark]

still no pix from anyone else?

c'mon :P

Spencer- No I haven't seen that movie, but it sounds funny nonetheless :lol:

[Wiscon_Mark]

yeah, hey guys sorry for not making it. believe it or not I was in an elevator and the thing fell 4 floors and hit the bottom and I was stuck in there for a while untill the fire company came and finally got us out so it kind of messed up my entire day.

That's absolutely crazy :shock:

[NewGenSTi]

yeah, no everyone was fine but it was pretty weird. there was too many people on the elevator and I guess the counter weight couldnt stop the thing so it went all the way to the floor. and then because it went past the last door we couldnt get the doors open. I tried taking the thing apart from the inside. lol it felt like it was like 100 degrees inside the thing and it was like really hard to breath. The most anyone got was just a little scare I guess.. but it was weird we sat there ringing the alarm for like 20 min and noone answered us or anything like no one knew. so someone called 911 and the fire company came to get us

[belladonna]

that isn't an experience i would like to live anytime soon :shock:

mark - spence hasn't made the movie yet

[Wiscon_Mark]

mark - spence hasn't made the movie yet

I wasn't talking about that movie ;)


mark... if you've seen the movie "Just Friends" you can basically equate it to ryan reynolds and his brother and their slap fighting :lol:

[belladonna]

aaaahhhhhhhhhh.....my mistake

[Reason]

Looks like it turned out well, I'm looking forward to see more pics. Sorry about what happened Matt, it sucks, I did the same thing before but it was a curb instead of a rock. We have any video of you all on the dirt road??

[dropdfocus]

That would be a big negative... Every place there was a good rally drift corner, a house w/ people home was very near by. After I managed to hang up the GT on the bank, we all high tailed it out of there just in case they called the cops. Of course as we headed up towards Corning to eat, the NY State Police were sitting there in between the lanes of highway. We thought they were waiting for us but they weren't. *whew!*

[belladonna]

yeah, and they were staring :shock:

[Wiscon_Mark]

yeah, and they were staring :shock:

They always do.

One time, I passed on the right (it was only 1 lane :lol: ) and as I pulled in, I spotted a cop about a 1/4 mile down...he gave me an angry stare as I went by, and I found a side road ASAP. Don't think he saw me do what I did though :D

[ivwarrior]

Of course as we headed up towards Corning to eat, the NY State Police were sitting there in between the lanes of highway. We thought they were waiting for us but they weren't. *whew!*

And not just one State Police vehicle. There were 2 or three State Police cars and a Sheriff or two in SUVs.

I'm home now, give me a little bit to pull the pics off the card and format and I'll get some stuff online. Now, if I just knew how to morf a couple into an animated .gif..........

[badbasser98]

well, glad he wasn't waiting for you guys :P

I'd give you my cop story but its a bit OT... :wink:

-BB98

[redlegacygt]

Yeah the people living on those back roads got a great wake up call with all those subaru's slining mud and dirt all over!.

I would just like to say that it was one of the best car events i've every been in. It was totally awesome meeting everyone its no wonder that SLI is as great as it is with all the nice people. There were so many highlights throughout the day that i could prob. type up a novel, but mostly everyone mentioned them. But once again, thanks to everyone for making it an awesome day, and a another event must be in the works immediatly :-D

Now for some Pics:

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2006/03/Picture026-2.jpg

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2006/03/Picture016-2.jpg

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2006/03/Picture015-2.jpg

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2006/03/Picture017-2.jpg

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2006/03/Picture013-2.jpg



More to come, and a couple videos too :twisted:

[Wiscon_Mark]

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2006/03/Picture013-2.jpg

Hi Matt! :lol:

[badbasser98]

damn, hope the time is wrong on your camera....

[ivwarrior]

His time and date are both wrong. I think mine are correct. A glance at a couple pictures of mine and the time's at least close.


Ok, I finally got everything together. If anyone cares, my total mileage was around 350 miles. I put some of my better pictures together in an album. You can view them here. (http://ivwarrior.singerscents.com/corning/index.html)

Now, is the "event coordinator" working on the next meet? :-D

[Wiscon_Mark]

ROFLMAO @ Jason's pose :smt043

I also like the caption for Spencer's picture :lol:

[gil_ong81]

thinking back, we really lucked out with the weather. don't know what's it liek for you PA guys today, but it's pretty rainy here. in fact, the weather was so nice yesterday that becky's face was actually a little red by the time we got home.


one more thing.... why do the 2 turbo engines look so different from one another??

[Wiscon_Mark]

one more thing.... why do the 2 turbo engines look so different from one another??

read Matt's (SLi Matt) signature: NOT STOCK

;)

[belladonna]

those are some really nice pix :-D

and yes, we'll start thinking about the next meet soon...i think a lot of the guys wanted one in the fall...

[badbasser98]

those are some really nice pix :-D

and yes, we'll start thinking about the next meet soon...i think a lot of the guys wanted one in the fall...

:-D

[belladonna]

yeah, thinking a little more upstate to get the vermont/new hampshire kids in on it too

hey matt, try deleting one of those :lol:

[badbasser98]

yeah, thinking a little more upstate to get the vermont/new hampshire kids in on it too

great idea... where'd you come up with that? :P

[Wiscon_Mark]

all new thread planning should be in a different thread please :P

Get GatorGT to come to one of those ;)

Anyways, I'm waiting for Jason to explain himself :lol: I'm still chuckling.

[ivwarrior]

We did get lucky with the weather. I stayed at my inlaws last night and it was raining for the entire drive home today. Yesterday was absolutely beautiful.

We don't need to wait for fall for another meet. :) At the very least, we should make sure we have a "meet up point" for the event at Beaver Springs dragway and go in together. And/or the Wellsboro event. THEN have something like yesterday again in the fall.

[belladonna]

matt - i have no idea :-D

mark - the pic of jason bending over the car? lol. i ran up behind him and pretended to smack his ass, but i don't think anyone caught that on film :lol:

[ivwarrior]

matt - i have no idea :-D

mark - the pic of jason bending over the car? lol. i ran up behind him and pretended to smack his ass, but i don't think anyone caught that on film :lol:

I just BARELY missed it. I have another pic, with both you and him in it, but you were already past the smack point in the picture.

[belladonna]

awh! can i see anyway?

[ivwarrior]

awh! can i see anyway?

Sure.

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2006/03/spank-3.jpg

[Wiscon_Mark]

OMG!

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

right click ---> save as

[badbasser98]

lmao

[gil_ong81]

now THAT'S a right flogging!!!

Bella, ever thought of moving to Singapore??

[dropdfocus]

ROFLMAO @ Jason's pose :smt043

I also like the caption for Spencer's picture :lol:
Thanks Mark! :-D It's impossible for me to be normal at all. Besides, Jess decided to add to the fun too. :twisted: 8)
(made for a great picture huh??) I wonder if Spencer gets that kind of lovin'? :shock:

[Wiscon_Mark]

I can understand that, I'd probably have been goofing around too :D

[Wiscon_Mark]

btw...

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2006/03/spankchopped-2.jpg

Those will be your new nicknames :lol:

[belladonna]

mark - uh, no :shock: :lol:

yeah, we were all having a good time joking around :-D

[dropdfocus]

Ummm, how about "Mr. Goofball" & "Mistress Belladonna"?

For instance I drive like a maniac goofball as it is on "fun roads". I have many witnesses (aka: roadside pit crew) to prove it too... And to think NO ONE has evidence of my so called "accident" either. :wink:

[belladonna]

:lol: good ones jason

[Wiscon_Mark]

a compromise...mr. goofball, and ms. spanky! :lol:

No, kidding, we'll leave it alone. I just couldn't resist.

[badbasser98]

FIXED :-D :lol:

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2006/03/spank-4.jpg

[Wiscon_Mark]

holy shit!


:lol: :lol:

this is the best thread in the history of SLi

[belladonna]

:smt043

hey jason :smt047 :lol:

[badbasser98]

I had to do it :P

[Wiscon_Mark]

:smt047

:smt042

[dropdfocus]

this is the best thread in the history of SLi
You're very welcome! 8) :wink:

Any time you'd like, I'm up for it again Jess. I'll send Spence away to the bar with Matt to assist in drowning his woes. I'll even by the first couple rounds to keep them happy while we play. :-D 8) :D

[belladonna]

we what happens when you put a bunch of goofy subaru people together?! :lol:

[Wiscon_Mark]

yes, you are. And I feel very lonely out here in the midwest :(

Seriously, I think we should have a Willamsport meet, special mark edition :D I'd really like to meet all of "y'all" :D

[dropdfocus]

We also proved that a cute red head doesn't always provide the proper weight sitting in the trunk to of offset a perfectly balanced GT sedan with only 2 wheels touching the ground! But I'm sure she did manage to distract the locals who were staring just down the road from us. 8)

[ivwarrior]

I finally figured out where Jess got the directions from. Check it out.

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2006/03/directions-2.jpg

[Wiscon_Mark]

careful with those cute redheads ;) I have one of my own :)

[dropdfocus]

I'm married to one & dated 3 before her. I have a thing for red heads (more fun than blondes ANY day of the week!!)

[badbasser98]

what's wrong with cute redheads?

[ivwarrior]

We also proved that a cute red head doesn't always provide the proper weight sitting in the trunk to of offset a perfectly balanced GT sedan with only 2 wheels touching the ground! But I'm sure she did manage to distract the locals who were staring just down the road from us. 8)

We really should have gotten pictures of that.......that's it, I'm gettting a camera mounted on my car and having video rolling constant for next time. :)

[Wiscon_Mark]

what's wrong with cute redheads?

nothing at all! That's why you have to be careful :P

[dropdfocus]

We really should have gotten pictures of that.......that's it, I'm gettting a camera mounted on my car and having video rolling constant for next time. :)
Not a bad idea really. I'll likely pull some more stunts at future meets also. I can't seem to behave myself (that's why I got "spanked"!)... :twisted: muahahahahahahah :twisted:

[gil_ong81]

Seriously, I think we should have a Willamsport meet, special mark edition :D I'd really like to meet all of "y'all" :D

i'll be up for a trip down there if you show, mark.

[ivwarrior]

Seriously, I think we should have a Willamsport meet, special mark edition :D I'd really like to meet all of "y'all" :D

All discussion of a future meet should be in a seperate thread. :D :D :D

[strat81]

hey now kiddies :P :lol:

i've got a few funny ones of jess to post too... but she'd probably kill me :twisted:

[belladonna]

jason - you're on! :lol:

mark - you should definately come chill with the port crew...and a few others that live nearby :wink:

that mapquest photochop is awesome! :-D

and yes, we figured out that i don't have enough mass to make the ass end of a subaru touch the ground if it so happens to be in the air :lol: but i tried! :lol:

[dropdfocus]

You can PM me the link Spence. I won't tell, I promise! :wink:

Thanks for the "ass"istance anyway Jess. You were the first on the scene of disaster. What a sweet heart! :) If you are ever in a ditch, just call me & I'm sure I can be a great help holding down your rear for ya! :oops:

[Wiscon_Mark]

Seriously, I think we should have a Willamsport meet, special mark edition :D I'd really like to meet all of "y'all" :D

All discussion of a future meet should be in a seperate thread. :D :D :D

ouch, moderator got burned :D

[ivwarrior]

[quote="Wiscon_Mark":24t539aa]
Seriously, I think we should have a Willamsport meet, special mark edition :D I'd really like to meet all of "y'all" :D

All discussion of a future meet should be in a seperate thread. :D :D :D

ouch, moderator got burned :D[/quote:24t539aa]

Seriously though, if you're ever gonna be in the area, let us know.

[Wiscon_Mark]

oh definitely! Too much fun going on for me to miss it! 8)

[legacy92ej22t]

Yeah, this meet was a lot of fun.....up until the point where I almost died. :shock: I seriously came very close to becoming a little cross on the side of the road. That truck came out of nowhere and if it weren't for my considerable driving skillz, I'd be toast. I'm lucky I got away with as little damage as I did but Subarina is pretty messed up.

This is why we don't drive with completely bald front tires boys and girls. These cars understeer enough as it is and don't need any more help.

Both of my passneger side rims are toast, well, ones toast and one is bent and rashed severely. My control arm is tweaked SEVERELY and both control arm bushings ruptured. Hopefully the sway bar and tie-rod are ok. My fender (which I replaced only 6 months ago :roll: ) is bent, corner light is broke and I lost my inner fender liner. The front wheel got pushed so far back that it's touching the back part of the fender well. :shock:

Still though, I'm really lucky. The spot where this happened is extremely hairy, wooded cliff drop off on one side and nasty rock bank on the other. I chose the rocks and caught a really nasty one. :lol:

I'm ok though and Subarina should be ok soon. I'm forced to keep driving her in this condition though (no other car to use to get the kids to school and to work) but it's not an easy task. I have to counter steer 90 degrees to the left just to keep it going straight. *sigh*

It's funny though. Just after I talked to Jason about coming down and he turned around to go down first so he could video me, I thought about how tired I was and actually had a premanition (sp?) that I was going to crash from avoiding another oncoming vehicle. Then I thought I was being silly and went ahead and went. Guess I should have listened to myself. :oops:

Anyways, it really was a fun meet and it was great to meet those of you that I hadn't already met. We'll have to do it again soon (hopefully the wife will let me out to play, I'm currently grounded).

I'll try and get my pics and video up soon.

P.S. Jason did video the incident but turned the camera off just before impact, so you can't hear it. You do see the truck, me then hitting my brakes, tires sqeeling and then I clear the truck and dissapear over the hill. It's creepy for me to watch.

[Tleg]

I'm glad you're ok Matt. The hill climb can be dangerous. My bro ate those same rocks years ago.

[dropdfocus]

Anyways, it really was a fun meet and it was great to meet those of you that I hadn't already met. We'll have to do it again soon (hopefully the wife will let me out to play, I'm currently grounded).

I'll try and get my pics and video up soon.
I told Kate all about it (ok, so I left out the part that I drove it prior to you going down) & figured it would be a good while before you were allowed to come out & play down at my house. Jess & Spencer have your inner fender well. They picked it up & followed us back the road to make sure no one broke down ("Casper the Evil GT" was running a bit warm after the hill climb & bomb session).

We are all very glad you made it out alive Matt!!! So if there's a next time you get a "feeling" like that, LISTENT TO IT DUMB ASS!!!! :shock: :twisted: Ron made the point afterwards we should have had people at top & bottom with 2way radios to cover the possibility of traffic coming. You live, you learn right?

If you manage to pick up the parts any time soon, you know how to find me to fix her back up. As for the wife, there's nothing I can do for ya there bro... That's way outta my field of expertise. :wink:

[dropdfocus]

OH, and I need to see pics & video too!!!! Get on it Matt! (not like you are allowed to go anywhere at the wife's & Subarina's request...) :roll:

[legacy92ej22t]

if he needs anything, i think i'm gonna try to hit harry's U-pull-it on tuesday... and now a moment of silence for matt's turbo leg... :(


I need a passenger side control arm with both bushings and the ball joint! I need to get my car at least somewhat fixed (drive in a straight line) ASAP! If you see one there Spencer, snatch it for me as long as it's cheap. Use your best judgement on that. THANKS! :-D

PS- It can be off an N/A.

[belladonna]

that's good because there aren't any turbo legs at harry's

[legacy92ej22t]

Oh cool, they have my liner! Yeah, that's awesome! :D

I don't want too many people talking about what happened. The wife got a slightly different version of what happened as to safe my nut sack from being relocated like my front tire. :oops:

[legacy92ej22t]

that's good because there aren't any turbo legs at harry's

Yeah, wrecked turbo legs are pretty hard to come by and when you do they get stripped quick.

[legacy92ej22t]

OK, I just got off the phone with Linda and she wants $65 for the control arm, both bushings and the ball joint. A little more then I wanted to spend but not too bad.

Spencer/Jess- Do you think it would be less then that at Harry's? When will you guys get back tomorrow? Tomorrow is my day off, so if I could do it tomorrow at some point, it would be great. :-D

If you guys aren't going to be back until late or if you think it might cost more at Harry's then I'll probably go ahead and just get it from Linda. LMK!

Thanks. :)

[strat81]

i'll have to check the price list but i'm guessing probably under 30 for the control arm... i'd be going in the morning and probably be back 4-5ish

will any bc work?

i'll drop off the fenderwell liner today after work...

[legacy92ej22t]

Any BC/BF/BJ should work. I need the whole assembly though, a-arm, bushings and ball joint. You still think it will be under $30?

I'll be at work today but you can just throw it in my carport.

Keep the incident on the down low if you see any of my family members please. ;)

[strat81]

liner is on the car port next to the tranny...

if i'm reading this price list correctly, i'm looking at under 20 for everything... harry's is pretty cheap.

do you think you bent the strut too?

[legacy92ej22t]

I'm not sure on the strut but I have a new suspension (struts and springs) sitting in my basement, so I'll be ok there. It's more the tie-rod, sway bar and axle that I'm worried about.

Thanks for dropping that off. :)

[strat81]

matt... i'll see what i can find! no problem dropping that off... i'm in that neck of the woods anyways when i'm working.

i'm doing some vid editing now... then i'll get them uploaded and posted up. 8)

[Wiscon_Mark]

that's good because there aren't any turbo legs at harry's

I'm sure Jess combed the place at least 10 times :lol:

[ivwarrior]

Ron made the point afterwards we should have had people at top & bottom with 2way radios to cover the possibility of traffic coming. You live, you learn right?


Yeah, I just wish I had thought of it, oh about 10-15 minutes sooner.

[strat81]

freakin a... putfile is down for maintenance and streetfire is being retarded for me... :evil:

[strat81]

here ya go... click on the link... even though the pic isn't working, the vid should be

http://thumbs.streetfire.net/5A9EF859-E256-44EB-9E25-5C4089F57E94.jpg (http://videos.streetfire.net/video/5A9EF859-E256-44EB-9E25-5C4089F57E94.htm)Click here to see Video (http://videos.streetfire.net/video/5A9EF859-E256-44EB-9E25-5C4089F57E94.htm)

[Wiscon_Mark]

Bella's exahust sounds pretty good :)

[badbasser98]

Matt (the first one) was going alittle faster than the others on the way by :lol:

[dropdfocus]

Man I need to get an exhaust on her car!!! Gil loved the sound of the mock Injen intake I have installed on "Casper". The car definitely lets you know she's coming! :twisted:

[gil_ong81]

Gil loved the sound of the mock Injen intake I have installed on "Casper". The car definitely lets you know she's coming! :twisted:
hellz yeah. it sounded damn fierce.

[legacy92ej22t]

Hey Spencer, do you think you can get my cell # from Jess and call me as soon as you know wheather or not you'll be able to get the parts? That way if you don't find one or the price is too high, I can still get to Lindas to get the parts off her tomorrow before she closes? I'd appreciate it. :)

You da man! Thanks! :D

[Wiscon_Mark]

just PM him with it, Matt ;)

[legacy92ej22t]

But that'd be too easy Mark. :)

[strat81]

matt... i have your number from when i picked up the pulley. there are a ton of bc's down at harry's so it shouldn't be a problem grabbing one. i'll call if we run into any issues though.

matt (badbasser)... that's because i just passed for the lead and he thought we were fighting for the lead position :lol:

all the cars sounded great driving by... now i just need vid of my car rollin :lol:

[EXP1787]

Great pictures and video. I think its time for me to start organizing some meets on my local forum. This makes me miss ours so much.

[dropdfocus]

Matt & I went head to head while going up hill. We were close until we hit 90 mph and then he started to walk away from me (I was in 5th and he was only in 4th gear).

I must say we had a great bunch of guys & gal with us that day. I was proud to be a part of it for sure!! I'd do it again in a heart beat. 8)

[strat81]

5spd MT swap meet :wink: :lol:

[ivwarrior]

Shouldn't we have another exhaust video coming? The one from the Cough*golf course*cough State Park parking lot.

[Pwise2326]

Wow I am so upset that I missed this, looks like you guys had an amazing time...unfortunately last friday I found out I had a severe oil leak when I was about 45 minutes from my school, needless to say it took me 8 quarts of oil to get back, and I spent that whole friday scamming my friends AAA to get it towed back to my house for free. I won't be able to fix it until this coming weekend during my spring break. I'm real bummed! It'll definatly be all set for the next one though! Awesome pictures!

[Wiscon_Mark]

ouch Ryan :?

[strat81]

ryan... that sucks... sorry you couldn't make it...

matt... where are the vids already?? :P your grounded so get on that would ya :lol:

[dropdfocus]

Be nice... He's already going through enough as it is with "Subarina" damaged & still having to drive her around. I'm sure by the end of the summer things should be fine with the wife, right Matt? :wink:

[Reason]

Bella's exahust sounds pretty good :)

Gil's too, sucks that I missed it. I'll try to make the next one. It would be nice if the port crew could make it to the New England meet in July. I'm going to try to find some nice places to mess around.

[legacy92ej22t]

Yeah, take it easy on me guys. :cry:

My gallery isn't letting me upload the pics and I'm not sure why or how to fix it.

Video might be harder. My PC that I can upload the video on isn't hooked to the internet so I have to upload it, burn it to dvd, then upload it on my old pc and try to host it......somewhere other then my gallery. :x

[legacy92ej22t]

Jason- What kind of availability do you have today? If I get the parts today I want to try and fix my lady asap. :D

[dropdfocus]

Tonight after work is fine (2-7pm). I'm repairing rusted out cast iron bath tub drain pipe before I go into work today.

[legacy92ej22t]

Right on, later tonight would work for me. Spencer is going to try and pick me up the parts (as you know) and won't be back until evening anyways.

:-)

[legacy92ej22t]

Jason- Let me know if/when we can do it. I got a control arm but we'll need to swap over my ball joint.

[Wiscon_Mark]

okay guys, we're way off topic. I will lock the thread if this keeps up.

please discuss new meet plans here: https://sl-i.net/FORUM/viewtopic.php?t=2356

Please take all matinence discussion to the proper forums, and Matt & Jason should take their discussion to a PM, face meeting, or maybe a phone call :P

[strat81]

matt... you should be able to upload the video to either streetfire or putfile. streetfire allows vids up to 150mb. not sure about putfile.

shane... i dunno about the rest but i think it'd be fun to make it up to NE.

[legacy92ej22t]

Mark- I truely hope you're joking because if not, that is really lame.

Do not over moderate, we're still discussing something that happened at/was a result of the meet. Don't get power happy.

[Wiscon_Mark]

Matt- I was somewhat joking, but I really don't think (even if it is relevent) that we need to be discussing meeting times for doing these repairs. considering you guys are local to each other, it's really not necessary to discuss it on this thread.

But I won't lock it, it was just to get your attention ;)

[Reason]

lol, Mark is a pitbull, I knew I pick you for a reason. :twisted:

It would be best to start up new threads. Get em' Mark!