Your 2012 power tour ride?

[TopBananaSixPack]

Thanks guys. Figured it might be time to get out of lurk mode and say, "hey".

[oletrux4evr]

Nice stuff - welcome aboard --- I'm sure Ed is drooling on your cars all the way from Florida.

so that's what this is.......and I thought this was a winter rain storm......

[70chevyC-10]

Nice stuff - welcome aboard --- I'm sure Ed is drooling on your cars all the way from Florida.

[TopBananaSixPack]

4th tour, 3rd Long Haul

This will be my 4th Power Tour.

Took my 69 Charger in 2005 (Short Haul) and 2007 (Long Haul).

Fast forward a few years and a few cars, in 2010 I Long Hauled in my 1970 Challenger R/T 440 six pack clone.

This year I'll be Long Hauling in my 72 Roadrunner. Built a new motor for it this past spring but had major issues with the remanufactured heads. Santa Claus is bringing me an upgrade though. Should have it back together in plenty of time. I'll also dust off the 2.76 gears and swap out the 3.55s.

[CLA55IC]

Step 2

Boob, thats not suppost to happen when the airbag goes off!!!!!!!!!

[pintoboy77]

All the work going on on this site is making me tired. I need a nap.

[street72]

Phil, I'll send you the paperwork for the job...

[cstmwgn]

Every year we plan for the Tour and then something comes up. So here we go again. The plan was to bring our Malibu Wagon on the Tour. But we have decided to take our 1978 Trans Am instead. Going to need a little bit of work to be ready. But not as much work as the wagon needed. Only concern right now is the solid roller in the Pontiac 400. Anyone else have experiance with running solid cams on a long tour? Should I keep it or pull it out?

I ran a mechanical roller for 3 years on tour in my Ford. Since I have had the joy of experiencing a grenaded lifter before I tended to error on the safe side and therefore replaced the lifters ($$$$$$$$$$$) every year along with a very close inspection of the spring pressures. I also carried a spare set of lifters in the car just in case as it is somewhat harder to pick up a set of lifters for a Ford at Kmart.

[Toecutter]

Every year we plan for the Tour and then something comes up. So here we go again. The plan was to bring our Malibu Wagon on the Tour. But we have decided to take our 1978 Trans Am instead. Going to need a little bit of work to be ready. But not as much work as the wagon needed. Only concern right now is the solid roller in the Pontiac 400. Anyone else have experiance with running solid cams on a long tour? Should I keep it or pull it out?

[BluLightning]

Could this be a simple spelling error? Perhaps the "T" was supposed to be an "N"

Or maybe it was supposed to be TnA?

[cstmwgn]

I believe the jury is still out on that one Ed


You too Phil

Could this be a simple spelling error? Perhaps the "T" was supposed to be an "N"

[1956NY150]

Step 2

[70chevyC-10]

I will have to put that on my to-do list! I have a sister in Crete NE, so maybe I should go for a visit?

If you do be sure to give me a howdy ..... truck is a ten footer - stay back ten feet and it looks o.k.

I need Rett to put me in his will - or make me the curator of his museum in San Diego.

[convss]

Gregg, If you want to see Phil's C-10, you have to go to Omaha to see that sweet ride....

I will have to put that on my to-do list! I have a sister in Crete NE, so maybe I should go for a visit?

[70chevyC-10]

After the annual Lap of I-465 New Year's Day, the 541 is coming back out of the Caddy. I need to install a new dip stick bung, redo the front cover and front seal, and send the inner fenders, intake manifold, valve covers and induction system tubing off to the powder coaters. I hate polishing stuff. This way, I can clean it with a damp rag.

As she is...

That oughtta keep yu busy this winter Alan - hopefully out of trouble too.