3rd annual Washington State East vs West Flathead run Sept 15th 2012

I'm goin hwy 2... I'll see ya there bright and early. I think trevs goin too. JohnnyA

 

Fantastic! Now we have a rod run. I'm leaving my place at 6:00. See you there guys.

 

Man , wish I was riding along !!!

 

Picking up Terry's old roadster today from Mark Anderson and driving out early Sat AM.......is there a group going from the Tacoma area?....Amocat? or not? .... Jack

 

Great news Jack! Dale should be sending me
Terry's swap meet jacket, and few things. If your taking the roadster may I display Terry's items with thecar. Thanks Rob

 

Anyone from the puget sound area need a co-pilot? All my cars are overheads :/

 

Looking forward to it. But the only Flathead powering my Bomber is ME.

 

No prob Rob....hope I get there...front end is shaking a bit and I'll have to go slower than I'd like I think...

 

I'll be there, but with out a flathead maybe I'll just throw an old block in the back of the Dodge! I know it won't count, but I guess I could say I brought one!

 

Tires balance? try airing the tires down to about 22-24 in the front. A lot of ol Fords shake a little...

 

you guys are the high way that could be fun i love that drive

 

And a quick toe-in check. There's no reason that car shouldn't track well. But what Chris said about tire pressure is right. That's a mistake made by many.

 

Good tip. Any recommendation on rears? Doesn't matter?

 

Same, drop em down to the mid 20's unless it's a heavy rig. On a light roadster the common 32 psi is a bit stiff

 

I think I have mine at 30 all around right now. Of course I don't drive mine so it doesn't really matter.

 

Look forward to seeing you and everyone else.... Wish I could make the run in my 35 but , need to get back for my Dad's 80th Birthday.

 

Getting the tire balance done Thursday.....will do tire pressure tomorrow and try freeway again.....thanks for the tips.....JB

 

Yes I will be driving the 40 Ford coupe over Sat from Poulsbo. anyone else from this area going

 

Weather for Sat looks perfect. Best yet for this run!

 

Hi, I'm Josh, I work at AMOCAT, and yes, we ****. Neither of us can make the run this year because Glucoft is going to be in Oregon through the weekend and my wife's birthday is this Saturday. Sorry guys. If I can contribute to the westside cause in any other way please let me know.
Hey Doug, Rob said you were looking for a crank pulley and I found one with your name on it. (Actually, I wrote your name on it. With my sharpie.)

 

Thanks Josh, you're the MAN! We'll miss you guys.

 

Some of the Wenatchee guys are meeting and having breakfast at BJ's truck stop in Rock Island at 8:00 on the way to Vantage.

 

What no Sultan Bakery its not that far out of your way

 

As of right now, SR10 is still closed. Unless it opens by friday, i think we're gonna have to p*** on this year...That first year left me afraid...

Never mind. Thank you google!

https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=...keLj2rJg&oq=va&t=h&dirflg=h&mra=ls&z=14&via=1

 

pulley is sitting in my car...

 

So far I have driven a different flathead powered car to the last two Reliability runs. I want to keep my streak going. The car I plan to bring needed some attention given to the transmission. This evening I pulled it out...Good thing. I need a Main drive gear, a Cluster gear, 2nd Gear,main shaft and main drive gear bearings, a small parts kit and a cluster and reverse idler shaft... wait that is pretty much a hole new ******. I also need to repair a busted leaf on the front. I plan to keep it a secret as to what I bring but I will give you a hint. It is a Ford product and none of them have been at the last two runs. My Wife came by the shop to have dinner with me. She asked if there was anything she could do to help so I put her to work... I gotta be the luckiest S.O.B. to have a chick that likes this **** as much as I do.

The first photo is the car we drove last year, the second is Jill helping me tonight, the third is our '37 I drove the first year, and the pink model T is her car and she drove it the First year.

 

I only have one more flathead powered car that I haven't brought. I may need to buy/build another car for 2 years from now.

 

Mike I can't believe your gonna take that thing!

 

I only drive untested **** half way across the state and back.

 

Ha we were thinking of you when we discussed breakfast!