Cory,
Count me in for one also
Barry
Please put me on the list for one. Thanks -- Syl
Cory,
Put me up for one.
Thanks
Put me up for one.
Thanks
Me too. Need some of that slimming stuff.
The shirts were super nice, wore mine in the DR last week.
The shirts were super nice, wore mine in the DR last week.
Ill take one
Bryan
Bryan
Cory,
I'll take one
Eddy
I'll take one
Eddy
Count me in for one.
ME TOO!
Holy smokes!
We're probably at fifty NOW, and there are still three months to go before Carlisle!
I want to get the sample done and pictures of it posted before we begin collecting for these bags, but I'm glad we've struck such a good chord on this year's souvenir.
Thanks for all the feedback. I need to mention that Henry at IM has volunteered funds which offset the bags' per-unit cost significantly.
I'm pretty confident that his contribution will keep the bags under $20 each.
We're probably at fifty NOW, and there are still three months to go before Carlisle!
I want to get the sample done and pictures of it posted before we begin collecting for these bags, but I'm glad we've struck such a good chord on this year's souvenir.
Thanks for all the feedback. I need to mention that Henry at IM has volunteered funds which offset the bags' per-unit cost significantly.
I'm pretty confident that his contribution will keep the bags under $20 each.
Henry is such a great guy. I think of him from time to time as I watch the Olympics.
I continue to be impressed by his support for us who are non-IM owners and may never be.
I continue to be impressed by his support for us who are non-IM owners and may never be.
I, may never be......
...may?!!
Thanks Henry and nice work Cory putting this together.
I ordered a fifty-first bag today to be shipped to me. I'll use it as the guinea pig instead of mine. It might be that there are subtle differences between them.
Otherwise, all is going according to plan. After the prototype is done, y'all can count on pre-ordering 'long about late March.
I'd love to pay the lady the day I pick 'em up.
Vince, there's still time, Dude. ;)
The count seems to be at thirty-two. More than enough to suspend this thread until it's time for a picture and actual orders.
Thanks for the help, everybody.
Otherwise, all is going according to plan. After the prototype is done, y'all can count on pre-ordering 'long about late March.
I'd love to pay the lady the day I pick 'em up.
Vince, there's still time, Dude. ;)
The count seems to be at thirty-two. More than enough to suspend this thread until it's time for a picture and actual orders.
Thanks for the help, everybody.
Vince!
It's just the right size to fit a quart of Oban!!
Think of it!
It's just the right size to fit a quart of Oban!!
Think of it!
Cory,
Put me down for two..
Put me down for two..
The sample bag came in the UPS today. I'll be working with its dimensions and the embroidery shop now for a draft copy.
Thought I'd keep y'all posted. This bag came brand-new, in a sealed plastic bag, and I think it'll do just fine for what we're after.
The pictures are just a little overexposed for clarity. It truly is a very dark black, not the somewhat greyed-out 'surplus' look I was expecting.
Thought I'd keep y'all posted. This bag came brand-new, in a sealed plastic bag, and I think it'll do just fine for what we're after.
The pictures are just a little overexposed for clarity. It truly is a very dark black, not the somewhat greyed-out 'surplus' look I was expecting.
SWEEEET
Uh-Oh.....
How's Lane gonna fit his Humongously-long wheel lug torque wrench in that?
;>)
How's Lane gonna fit his Humongously-long wheel lug torque wrench in that?
;>)
There is a limit to what Lane won't do, I suppose. Naturally, now that he's as savvy with his car as he is, he probably does have a floor jack, some air tools and a whole trailer-load of tools with him on road trips.
In fact, I heard that Lane was going to fit a chrome luggage rack -- big enough for a mahogany Lempert steamer trunk -- to the back of his Speedster for Carlisle.
That's what I heard, anyway. ...
In fact, I heard that Lane was going to fit a chrome luggage rack -- big enough for a mahogany Lempert steamer trunk -- to the back of his Speedster for Carlisle.
That's what I heard, anyway. ...
I helped a friend of mine last summer put an air suspension on his F350 dually for improved towing with a fifth wheel race trailer. Since he was already mounting the compressor and air tank to the frame of the truck, running another air line with a quick disconnect to the rear bumper was trivial...
... which also means he has air tools available at any time the truck is running. It's hella sweet at the track, and apparently awesome for roadside tire changes if you happen to blow a trailer tire out.
My mind is already mulling over places you could stuff a scaled down system in a Speedster!
... which also means he has air tools available at any time the truck is running. It's hella sweet at the track, and apparently awesome for roadside tire changes if you happen to blow a trailer tire out.
My mind is already mulling over places you could stuff a scaled down system in a Speedster!
Yeah, but in a Speedster the compressor would haf'ta be so small all you could blow up would be "balloon animals"!
;>)
http://futureretro.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/balloonanimals1.jpg
;>)
http://futureretro.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/balloonanimals1.jpg
I hope that bag doesn't clash with my back pack
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Cory,
Getting those from Sportsman Guide? I thought about buying a similar bag labeled as military style! You did good!
Getting those from Sportsman Guide? I thought about buying a similar bag labeled as military style! You did good!
They came from a surplus outfit in Vermont:
vtarmynavy.com
Good people to do business with.
vtarmynavy.com
Good people to do business with.
Put me down for one. ~ Alan
Cory, looking good on everything(thanks for the emails). Can't email from work though, but at least I can peruse a couple sites and comment.
Test bag and art are going to the embroidery lady today.
Wooooo-Hooooo!
Wooooo-Hooooo!
WORKS FOR ME
TFA!!
Where did you get the Speedster logo? I played hell looking for that a while back. IS that an image, or did you find a font that is the right style?
Where did you get the Speedster logo? I played hell looking for that a while back. IS that an image, or did you find a font that is the right style?
Still waiting to see if the side pockets on the bags will fit into the embroidery machines. If so, we're in good shape.
I need to pass on some info: I initially asked the embroidery lady to keep the per-item cost to less than $20.00; that may change slightly if we're able to get some more detail into the cars. Since this is the only souvenir with our logo on it this year, I told her yesterday to just tell us what the cost would be if she was able to get everything onto the pocket flaps.
I believe we're still in the $20.00 each ballpark (especially since Henry decided to buy the bags for us), but if the price of stitching them exactly like we want them to look goes up -- it'll absolutely be worth it.
I'll keep y'all posted. Preliminary art is now at the embroidery shop, so it shouldn't be long before she tells us what's possible and for how much.
I made these up using MS Paint; they're not the art she will ultimately use, and were ONLY intended for her to see what we were after -- but this is close to what I want them to look like:
I need to pass on some info: I initially asked the embroidery lady to keep the per-item cost to less than $20.00; that may change slightly if we're able to get some more detail into the cars. Since this is the only souvenir with our logo on it this year, I told her yesterday to just tell us what the cost would be if she was able to get everything onto the pocket flaps.
I believe we're still in the $20.00 each ballpark (especially since Henry decided to buy the bags for us), but if the price of stitching them exactly like we want them to look goes up -- it'll absolutely be worth it.
I'll keep y'all posted. Preliminary art is now at the embroidery shop, so it shouldn't be long before she tells us what's possible and for how much.
I made these up using MS Paint; they're not the art she will ultimately use, and were ONLY intended for her to see what we were after -- but this is close to what I want them to look like:
Kelly, I made it. I traced the Speedster and Spyder fender script outlines from InterWeb photos, took pictures of each tracing with my phone, e-mailed them to myself, dorked with the color and contrast in Microsoft Picture Manager ... and then put them into a composite bitmap I could manipulate in MS Paint. That way, I don't have to be at a specific computer to tinker with the drawings; I can keep pulling the master file down from my gmail wherever I am. I'm doing most of my correspondence these days from my phone; I don't have a personal laptop to store the file on.
There are waaaay easier ways to skin a cat, I'm sure, but that's what I have available to me this week. Teresa will be making the final artwork look good on her Mac, and then we'll be in business.
There are waaaay easier ways to skin a cat, I'm sure, but that's what I have available to me this week. Teresa will be making the final artwork look good on her Mac, and then we'll be in business.
WOW dude, you must have some pretty good thumbs. I lost you right after you took some sort of picture. Hey, if it works . . .
Sweet! I'm definitely in for one.