Bird Run 4

[kwplot34]

The Bird Run is approaching soon. where are we staying the night at? we need to get room reservations dont we? can we spend the night in Temecula again? or do you have another town in mind.

Are we there yet?
can i drive?
I have to pee!!!

 

[nearbrt]

where to stay ?

barona resort and casino is nice but no rooms that night when i checked online . must be saving them for the big spending gamblers with the club cards.maybe one of the other hotel casino places would be alright ? my 2cents

 

[big2bird]

barona resort and casino is nice but no rooms that night when i checked online . must be saving them for the big spending gamblers with the club cards.maybe one of the other hotel casino places would be alright ? my 2cents

Pala is a thought. Temecula is another. Plenty of Hotels outside San Diego. I'll speak with George and Darrow this weekend. The good part is our small heatwave seems to be breaking up now for awhile.

 

[big2bird]

Map

Hope this goes thru: (Naw,it's wrong)

http://maps.yahoo.com/#lat=33.20422...31;32.823323,-116.612195;32.802662,-116.93576

We will leave Angel Stadium at 7AM. Route to Darrow's, then over Ortega. From there up to Palomar, but then south via Julian and points south. La Mesa, El Cajon area for the night.
Sunday is Balboa Park, North Island, then up the coast.

 

[kwplot34]

Sounds like fun. Just hitched the trailer up to the truck and put the vette in the trailer. Im ready to go. Almost.

 

[big2bird]

Sounds like fun. Just hitched the trailer up to the truck and put the vette in the trailer. Im ready to go. Almost.

You'll have a great time. Even if it's just us.:thumbs:

 

[kwplot34]

Sounds like fun. Just hitched the trailer up to the truck and put the vette in the trailer. Im ready to go. Almost.

You'll have a great time. Even if it's just us.:thumbs:[/QUOTE

I have a good time, every time i come out

 

[kwplot34]

I pulled up the weather for the weekend.
La Mesa
http://www.weather.com/weather/exte...yahoo.com&cm_pla=forecastpage&cm_ite=CityPage

El Cajon
http://www.weather.com/weather/exte...yahoo.com&cm_pla=forecastpage&cm_ite=CityPage

Julian
http://www.weather.com/weather/exte...yahoo.com&cm_pla=forecastpage&cm_ite=CityPage

 

[big2bird]

barona resort and casino is nice but no rooms that night when i checked online . must be saving them for the big spending gamblers with the club cards.maybe one of the other hotel casino places would be alright ? my 2cents

Holiday Inn Express in El Cajon/La Mesa area has lot's of rooms.

 

[big2bird]

So far:
Bird
KWPlot
Nearbrt
George's White
Doug Mariani (Sunday)
Scotty(Saturday)


Darrow is out (Car not ready)

 

[Corvettes White]

FYI, I am in for both days, George

 

[73 Mike]

So far:

Ca Legal Vette (I think)

ready)

I'm still trying to figure out how to do the run and get back here for Monday morning jury duty.

 

[big2bird]

So far:

Ca Legal Vette (I think)

ready)

I'm still trying to figure out how to do the run and get back here for Monday morning jury duty.

You could take off to your brothers Sat afternoon. Can you make it home from there Sunday??

 

[73 Mike]

So far:

Ca Legal Vette (I think)

ready)

I'm still trying to figure out how to do the run and get back here for Monday morning jury duty.

You could take off to your brothers Sat afternoon. Can you make it home from there Sunday??

That's what I've been thinking. I still have to make it down on Friday afternoon/evening so that I can be ready to go Saturday morning. Depending on traffic it's about 7 hours each way from San Clemente.

 

[big2bird]

So far:

Ca Legal Vette (I think)

ready)

I'm still trying to figure out how to do the run and get back here for Monday morning jury duty.

You could take off to your brothers Sat afternoon. Can you make it home from there Sunday??

That's what I've been thinking. I still have to make it down on Friday afternoon/evening so that I can be ready to go Saturday morning. Depending on traffic it's about 7 hours each way from San Clemente.

Darrow is the first stop in San Clemente. Hook up with him, and start there.

 

[kwplot34]

The wife and i are getting closer. We are in wichita Kansas tonight. Flagsstaff tomorrow .

 

[nearbrt]

scratch this off the list

fireplace broken http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/inland_empire&id=8513879

 

[big2bird]

Sat night, if you need reservations, Holiday Inn Express in La Meas, Ca. 9550 Murray Drive. 1-619-466-0200.

 

[kwplot34]

We got in to flagstaff aafter midnight. Stuck on the hi way for 2 hours , 11 miles from our room. A semi rolled in front of us blocking both lanes. That sucked.

 

[Douglas Mariani]

Is anybody leaving the Orange County area to meet everybody in San Diego on Sunday?

The way this week has been going it looks like I may only be doing a one-day run.

And to top it off on the way home last night I lost all electrical on my 2003 Honda Accord :crutches:

 

[Vettezuki]

I'm most likely out. Me mum is driving my sister back to Wisconsin from Saturday and I have to be around to keep an eye on my elderly pa. I might be able to intercept you guys somewhere on Sunday, but that's the max. I was looking forward to this but, the Gods have conspired against me.

 

[73 Mike]

Looks like I'm out too. I haven't even finished work for the day and I already should be a quarter of the way to LA.

Sorry Kevin.

 

[big2bird]

Looks like I'm out too. I haven't even finished work for the day and I already should be a quarter of the way to LA.

Sorry Kevin.

Sorry to hear that. Did you get your issues solved after Hot August Nights?

 

[73 Mike]

Looks like I'm out too. I haven't even finished work for the day and I already should be a quarter of the way to LA.

Sorry Kevin.

Sorry to hear that. Did you get your issues solved after Hot August Nights?

Mostly sorted out. I drove home in hundred degree temps and had a few more incidents of sputtering, but I kept my foot out of it and it seemed to recover. I'm thinking that I have a heat transfer issue from the side pipe muffler as it seems to take over an hour of driving before it becomes an issue.

Now that I have some time, I'll have a look underneath to see if there is anything obvious.

You guys have fun !

 

[big2bird]

Well Scotty made it to Temecula before his A/C-Pow steer belt came off on the freeway. He limped home from there.
4 of us made La Mesa as a group just fine.
Kwplots new 600+ hp monster is a demon on wheels, and gets pretty fair milage to boot.
Tomarrow, around San Diego, and up the coast highway home where it will be a tad cooler.

 

[73 Mike]

We want pics!

We want pics!

We want pics!

We want pics!

 

[big2bird]

We want pics!

We want pics!

We want pics!

We want pics!

Everyone got some great pics. Nearbrt took some super videos. As soon as we figure out how, we'll get some up.

 

[big2bird]

Kwplot had a tad of trouble. His alternator stud loosened up, and scorched pretty good. We did a temp fix, but he will need some bench work to fix it. The insulator was burnt, and the stud is turning inside.
Scotty has always had belt issues with that beast, and may go to a serp system to finally solve it.
The disco buggy develpoed an exhaust leak on the pass side, and I suspect that stupid 81 vacuum operated heat riser again. I'll look tomarrow.
No major issues though, and a great run.
We got home at 3:30PM, and I immediately napped 4 hrs. I'm pooped, or aphyxiated.
Thanks to all who came, and we will do it again soon.

 

[nearbrt]

short clip

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wjxi4nr4Ksk&feature=youtu.be

 

[big2bird]

Looks like one of the stud nuts on the pass side rams horn fell off. Should be an easy fix.
The pow steer control valve is leaking more now.:rain: I'll install the BRAND NEW unit Tracdog sent me that Lonestar manufactures. I'll see how that goes.