C&C Saturday 6-28-08

Wheather looks great, I'll be there before I go surf, SOCers you down???? Cabanaboy

I'm thinking about it. If we can get a few together, I may be in.

I'm in! I'll be there around 06:45-07:00 a.m.

Peace - Out!

I may be IN here, just have to clear one possible hurdle with Lili.. but this sounds cool to...

Speedster "D" jonsing for a drive!

sounds good to me!

Lookin good so far, Mark do you want to meet at Claim Jumpers for the run down? It would be great to see all the Local Boys make it out.

Hey Guys,

I have been booked the last few events, unfortunately, this one too.
Next time I'll be there for sure.
Take lots of photos

Might be able to make this one.

Adrian, Gabe, Tom, Bob, wake up- jump in-strap on-fill up- fly down-cruize in and join us for the 1st 2008 Summer Cars and Coffee.
Cabanaboy!!

I'm gonna be there.

The left coast green coupe will be there at 6:30. I was there 2 weeks ago, guys, and it fills up early. Don't want to be on the back row now, do we. Eddy, come on down. I'll buy you a donut.

Sorry can't make it, my son is getting married this day and to many things to get sorted out.

Next one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gabe
gqspeedster

Eddy, I'll steal the donut from Jim I. and give it to you, shout to Vince make the run, the sun, the fun. Cabanaboy L8

Vince, wake up and smell the Coffee! This is my first time at C&C. What is the time that we need to be there to get a Speedy line up going? Larry Bull, you out there? Let's get a San Diego group to show some life! Dave Obrien, lets cruise!

Will -

Like Tom Williams mentioned, the place fills early. By 07:00am most of the 300-or-so spaces are filled. I'll be there about the same time as Tom, 06:30am. I know, its a crazy early morning - but worth the trip. Breakfast cruise afterwards?!

See y'all there!

Hey Desi,
What time do you want to meet at Claim Jumper? How about 6am?
I Emailed Darren but he will be out of town.
Later, Markos

Here is my plan. 4:30 AM--- Get out of bed,receive death threat from wife for disturbing her sleep. 4:45 AM ---SSS, coffee,get dressed. 5 AM ---pull onto HWY 5 amid late night drunks, and other people crazy enough to be awake at 5 AM. 6-6:30 AM. ---Arrive Cars and Coffee, get a good spot with the rest of the SOC Knucle Heads. Ogle expensive, odd,beautiful, exotic, cars and women. 9 AM--- Breakfast cruise to Coast Hwy, followed by more ogling of cars, women etc. I think that about covers my day!

I hate you people. Here's my plan for tomorrow: Sweat! Wish I was somewhere cooler. Sweat some more. Drink cold refreshing adult beverage to forget about sweating so much.

I gotta be at the Getty tomorrow by 10:00 am. I do not know if Lili will let me take a run I am still trying! LOL.. If she does I'll post later tonight! then get the Speedie all shined up!

Speedster "D"

Sorry, I will be out of the country for a couple of weeks. I will join next time you all come down

Eddy

Will,

I am so tempted to caravan with you tomorrow but the little D is not ready for a longer cruise just yet. I havnt even checked the valve adjustment yet.

But maybe the next one (2 weeks?).
I would love to met everyone and hang around at the C&C.

Have fun and drive safe all

Cheers
Dave

Claim Jumpers 6 a.m. meeting place Speedsters and Mini Coopers, sorry about the late post work and B-party see u in the am.
Cabanaboy

It was good to see my SOC knucklehead friends at C&C this morning. Hope to organize a proper cruise in July - tentative Malibu Beach cruise!

Here are a few pics from the SOC gathering this morning...

http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0DaOGrhoxZPCA&emid=sharshar&linkid=link4

GREAT PICS JIM
THANKS

Well that looked like fun! I am very sorry I missed out but I can make it the Saturday after the 4th weekend. That would be July 12th.

Did my local cruise and the engine tin sealing really kept the car cool, it never really warmed up to standard temp. Got the little car up on the ramps tonight for an early Sun valve adjust (don't think it needs it but I have to check). Maybe I will put on my headlamp guards also.

Jim great pictures thanks. What was this about a Malibu cruise? A little out of my territory but you never know.

Cheers
Dave

Just realized that the Dana Pt 356 Registry concourse is the 12th and 13th, might be worth a look see on the way home after C&C?

Dave, if you can make the dana point run then we hope you can jump up north to join us too. I would like to meet you and see that tub of yours. But, I also understand your position on break in and making a long run too. I am sure Jimbo is planning a sweet run north for us and we'll probably meet somewhere in OC or just off PCH near Huntington beach or something like that.. Lokking forward to it too...

Speedster "D"

Things are looking good for making a cruise in the near future. I did my first valve adjustment since 1970 (on my 59? Bus)it was a small window anyway with a camper setup and it had real safari windows in the front. I went from my MGA to the bus which was quite a shock. More size but much less power but I have many memories of great Baja surf trips.

I had totally forgotten how to do it. Watched the bug me video this morning and flashed on doing it so many years ago! It was a good thing I checked the valves because the valves were very tight!

I will feel better about winding her up on longer cruises. My daughter was very helpful in wrenching the generator back and forth to insure the correct flywheel position.

Trying to get my registration completed. Tomorrow I go to the smog referee for the out of state smog check, even though I am smog exempt. Should be interesting and one of the reasons I adjusted the valves today. The Plugs and dissy looked very fresh, the PO Joe P. told me he had a recent tune up. I will write up my experience in a newbie post.

Dave

Dave -

There's a few of us SOC'ers planning on going to the 356 Concourse D'Elegance in Dana Point! If you haven't been to one of these, it's pretty cool.

C&C would be too crazy of an early start for you (event time is 07:00-09:00am), so instead, maybe a few of us can meet for breakfast in San Clemente and then head over to the 356 Concourse show!

I'll post something about that tomorrow sometime.

Here are a few pics from previous 356 Concourse shows in Dana Point.

Peace - Out!

Mark, bummer you had engine problems, did you get it fixed??

Took the valve cover off and found a broken rocker arm and a bent push rod. Pulled the spark plug and found small metal parts. Oh what fun!! Maybe I'll put the old moter back in????

Mark -

Luckily this didn't happen on the freeway on your way home! Bummer about the engine - hope you get your car back on the road before too much of the summer goes by!

Peace - Out!

That bites, who was the mechanic that built your engine? he should help you out? overtighten adjustment??

I hate when that happens!

I'm over it right now. We're going out to Lake Havasu for a looong 4th weekend.Let me see what I can break out there, It's usually battery isues. With gas prices I probably won't put many hours on the boat!! I'll figure out what to do with Speedie next week, but I will be back on the road real soon!! Thanks again guys for all your support last weekend.
Later, Markos

yo mark
where in havasu are u

#177 Havasu Springs

im at palo verde north and kiowa
are u there often?

With all the other nice SOC Speedsters at C&C last weekend, it looks like by some fluke of happenstance my 13 year old, 75K mile VS made the photo spread (I think this was taken just after Tom & Candace drove off in their coupe)...

http://public.fotki.com/wackydave/cruise_nights/cruise-nights-2008/06-28-08-cars--coffee/062808carscoffee102.html

The Marquee manufacture that weekend was Mini-Cooper.Check out the other cool rides that were there...