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Monday, March 29, 2010 |
| Packard Bill Weekend |
 Most of our weekend get-together's have been in central Florida. This time, it was off to the west coast, where we gathered in Englewood, and spent the weekend prepping for our upcoming Route 66 Cruise.
Packard Bill and Stevie have Strall's Automotive, so not only did we have access to a couple lifts, but also every tool known to man!
On Friday and Saturday, Sonny got some minor welding done, and then re-charged his A/C.
Cecil got new rear brakes, a tranny seal, replaced the tranny pan gasket and filter, a couple power steering hoses, and fixed a ground wire.
I planned on Stevie...Old Guys can't get upside-down under the dash any more...replacing my stop light switch, but brought along my new roller bearing clutch rod pivot assembly, just in case we had some extra time.
It turned out that in order to get the pedal assembly out, the steering column had to come out, too. Five hours later, it was done, but not without a good deal of cussing!
Packard Bill was in charge of finding us a hotel, and we ended up at a place that was straight out of the 50's. And although we complained about it after sleeping there Friday night, we praised it Saturday night!
Why? Because there's a cocktail lounge next door (Junior's), and we stopped in for a cold one...just one, of course...Saturday evening. Four hours later, it was nice to just have to walk a few hundred feet, and we were home!
Bottom line...we got everything fixed that needed to be fixed, at least for now. We should be good to go. But in the back of our mind is something we already know from experience...no matter how much you prep for a trip, you're still gonna have a problem or two along the way! Lets hope that this year, ours are little ones! |
| Cars of Dreams Museum Benefit Car Show |
 The Cars of Dreams Museum is only open to the public twice a year...once in the fall for the Sheriff's Office Benefit Car Show, and once in the spring for the Southeast Rods & Customs Benefit Show.
If you've not had an opportunity to visit this museum, you're in for a treat when you do! And if you can't, be sure to visit the website...it's full of photos.
The museum itself is FULL of cars, and as you walk around, you feel like you're back in the 60's, in a small town somewhere in New York.
The Old Guys are all South East Rods & Customs' members, and we were all there for the show on March 14th.
As is typical of the Old Guys, we made a weekend out of a one-day car show, first spending some time at Donnie's Hot Rod Shop in West Palm Beach on Saturday, then lunch at the Quarterdeck (always good food there!), then some prep work on the show field, then finally checking into the hotel late Saturday afternoon.
Dinner, as usual, was pizza, and breakfast was, as usual, at Terry's Old Dixie Cafe (another great meal!). Did you know it's still dark outside at 7:15 AM?
We arrived at the museum early, but we weren't the first to arrive. With about 40 cars already on the show field, it continued filling up before 8:00 AM. At the end of the day, there was about 450 cars, and between participants and spectators, EVERY space in the huge plaza was filled!
Bottom line...the entire membership did a fabulous job of managing this oversized show, and at the end of the day, South East Rods & Customs was able to contribute more than $20,000 to Hospice of Palm Beach County!
Photos will be coming soon! |
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