Cedar Rapids Iowa swap April 18-19

It was rain last year also, but can you trust the weather until it happens ?? time to get a poncho

 

You cant shop in the rain? So if we meet up do have to help haul out each others stuff? If so nobody better buy anything to heavy! Dont want this to seem like work right?

Brad

 

If were posting pics I kind of look like this. Just bring lots of candy.



Brad

 

I will be there. Red Tahoe and blue single axle flat bed. Hope to say hi to a bunch of people. Dan

 

I'll be there. I'll be the guy thats a bit over weight, balding, ....

Hell, I think I just described 90% of the people that go to the swapmeet!

 

sounds like rain now ! oh well don't think i'm made of sugar ! still thinkin 10:30 around the track entrance , thoughts ?

 

That works for me, I cant remember where you get to the track, is it by the grandstand or do you walk to the end of the stands, been a couple years since I was there.

Brad

 

Count me in, I don't know how long I will be able to stay. I have my niece and nephews b-day party. Would be nice to meet some people.

 

ya by the grandstands !

 

cool deal, meet ya there. Hey PoPo, you still down?

Brad

 

yeah i will be there, try to make it around at that time

 

I'll be there come rain or shine!

 

btt the top guys ! lookin like 10:30 by the track entrance fot a quick meet ! see you there !

 

The rain is suppose to come late in the afternoon. Its looking good for the morning. I'll see you guys around 10:30 at the track entrance. I'll be the ugly one.

 

The main entrance is by turn # 1 at the SE corner of the track. It is the first corner you come to when you come up the main driveway. The ticket booth / entrance is behind the wooden bleachers and located east of the steel center grandstands.

I'll try to meet you guys there but the 10 minute drive from my house is a killer and I may get stuck in traffic!

 

i was talking about the ticket booth entrance i guess by the bleachers !

 

Well if your walken around the track, i will have the white explorer with ISU plates that say TMUP4 so if you walk by and see myself or my buddy sitten there say hello we are trying to get there a little before 7am

 

just to avoid some confusion the meeting area i'm thinking of is on the main straightaway in front of the grandstands , a small opening in the fence you get onto the track through ! will see you guys there around 10:30 !

 

Well i got more **** than first expected, so i will be down in a red F250 i will try and swing around the streightway at 1030, (and im a youngen only 20) but i will be looken for everyone

 

Cool deal, had a few small issues with the car tonight, gonna be in the danger ranger for sure now. Need to find a volt guage that works for the car. Hope the sun and warm temps hold out for us.

Brad

 

10:30 at the grandstands works for me. Quick hello and off to find goodies. LOL

 

see you guys tomorow !

 

See you at the grandstands fellas

 

Sorry guys, I left when the rain came around 10:00 . Darn weathermen can't get nothing right.

 

yeah i didnt make it eather, my buddy was running around trying to find some super swampers and i didnt get to leave


so what are everyones good finds??

 

I found a ratchet strap to replace the one that broke after picking up my frame on the way there. Then a buddy found an antique fire extinguisher. I couldnt find anything I NEEDED and couldn't walk away with.

My wife decided she wouldn't go to any more swap meets with me, just shows. She was bored and knew I couldnt look at everything with her there.

Well to those who went, I only met one HAMBer. Nice to meet you Brad

 

yeah by the time i got around it was 10:45 i bought a few vintage signs, and a new key rack to hang up, i picked up an old schwinn bike for 5$ and i plan on chopping and streching it and making it a custom bike some saddle bags for my custom motorcycle project


It was a bad morning, we were up until 1am fixing (trying to fix i guess) the truck trailer wiring, then we left at 5am from waterloo, got to cedar rapids, and blew the pump seal out of the 250 and lost all ****** fluid, so the local gas station had some ATF added it and drove it to the track, and had to trailer the truck home


NOT FUN, but i got some stuff sold and some stuff will be going to s**** monday becuase i cant have it sitting around what a long day

 

yeah i only met up with brad but it was good visitin with ya , was gonna hang around and chat with ya popo but he said you were runnin behind ! think i saw you comin through the gate when i was leavin ! didn't see anything i couldn't live without but it was cool to see some old friends and meet some new ones !

 

I wandered by the track gate around 10:30 I didn't see a bunch of guys standing around so I kept going. I didn't buy much but I did get wet and hungry.

 

Yea the rain kept me movin rather than head over to the grand stands. Wanted to meet up with PoPo but never found him either. The three things I went back to buy got sold right in front of me, even that 79 Malibu wagon. lol I only got two car club plaques from the guy on the track and a 1/87 scale 55 Chevy. It was not a lot of spendin out of my pocket there. Hopefully the Model A didn't sell when I call him back.