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Re: The scramble for the BCA nationals must be on
« Reply #15 on: June 11, 2015, 10:57:30 AM »
 
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So far these aren,t the updates i was hoping for .

You got that right!  Let's hope today is a better one for our '65 team!
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Re: The scramble for the BCA nationals must be on
« Reply #16 on: June 11, 2015, 08:58:08 PM »
Hopefully things go a little better tomorrow for you guys.....Reminds me of my last purchase. I flew into Florida to pick up a firebird only to find I had just purchased a dead horse. My wife and I are standing in the parking lot of a retirement home where my firebird had apparently been sitting several months. Of course it is 90 degrees and we are on foot from our taxi from the airport with luggage in hand. After towing this bird to a pep boys and working on it all day long in their parking lot, I had to laugh a bit. I have owned a lot of old cars and this was one of the best of tall tales I ever bought into. The lady that sold me the car from pictures and stories was 65 years old and I bet she is still laughing. Just don't say"at least it isn't raining" out loud........good luck. If that tow vehicle has fuel pressure,check the cam sensor in the distributor.
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Re: The scramble for the BCA nationals must be on
« Reply #17 on: June 11, 2015, 08:58:31 PM »
Finally some good news. Mark and Rob made it to the show and have their cars unloaded. Dan has power to the coil. Will try starting tomorrow.

Dan's car in the hospitality room. Changed the points and condenser plus the voltage regulator. Then re-wrapped the engine wiring harness to repair some melted electrical tape.
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Re: The scramble for the BCA nationals must be on
« Reply #18 on: June 11, 2015, 09:22:02 PM »
Finally some good news. Mark and Rob made it to the show and have their cars unloaded. Dan has power to the coil. Will try starting tomorrow.

Dan's car in the hospitality room. Changed the points and condenser plus the voltage regulator. Then re-wrapped the engine wiring harness to repair some melted electrical tape.

Thats GREAT NEWS they made it .
Now lets get Dans car running .     I bet a few of you guys are gonna sleep good tonight !!!!!
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Re: The scramble for the BCA nationals must be on
« Reply #19 on: June 11, 2015, 09:39:20 PM »
A few pics from late afternoon. The word is 15 65 Gran Sports registered.
Possibly more coming.

Mark
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Re: The scramble for the BCA nationals must be on
« Reply #20 on: June 12, 2015, 06:02:26 AM »
Mark, thanks for those pictures. Got word yesterday that a couple of 'iffy' 65 GS's will be here today so believe that 15 or 16 will be the count. Fantastic !

The pictures here are of Loren's handiwork. He put a lot of effort into the displays seen in my previous post. They are very educational about the 65 GS and are a great promotion for the 65GS.com site. Thanks for all that effort Loren !!!

When you open the photos they do come up in portrait so they can be read.
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Re: The scramble for the BCA nationals must be on
« Reply #21 on: June 12, 2015, 06:06:39 AM »
Pictures of the other side of Loren's display case.
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Re: The scramble for the BCA nationals must be on
« Reply #22 on: June 12, 2015, 06:16:14 AM »
Jon Thompson also brought a lot of his historical material. There's more than just this but can't get the pictures to load.

Thanks Jon !!
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Re: The scramble for the BCA nationals must be on
« Reply #23 on: June 12, 2015, 07:27:33 AM »
Glad to hear things are straightening out down there! Keep the pictures coming, much appreciated! Just got back from the Power Tour and the GS was a real trooper, zero issues!
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Re: The scramble for the BCA nationals must be on
« Reply #24 on: June 12, 2015, 03:39:38 PM »
Very nice displays , Loren did a nice job . 
I really like the color on Dans conv.   I see a few familiar faces in those pictures ...
Thanks for the photos guys .

I really hope I can make it to one of these shows someday .
It would be cool to have a photo of each one of the 65 GS Guys and Gals in front of there own car as single photos , and then have as many as possible parked really close to each other in like a half circle and then have the owners all standing in front of there cars for a group photo .
Oh well someday it might happen .
You all have down there and drive safe.
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Re: The scramble for the BCA nationals must be on
« Reply #25 on: June 12, 2015, 04:27:54 PM »
The displays look great, wish I was seeing them in person!
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Re: The scramble for the BCA nationals must be on
« Reply #26 on: June 12, 2015, 07:45:13 PM »
Ok I am about 2 hours out in steelville. RV pulling a trailer. Should I go to Walmart lot for the night??
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Re: The scramble for the BCA nationals must be on
« Reply #27 on: June 12, 2015, 08:32:29 PM »
That would be a good move. The Walmart is next door to the Ramada Hotel which is where the car show is. Saturday is judging so most people will be there early.

Have a safe drive.

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Re: The scramble for the BCA nationals must be on
« Reply #28 on: June 12, 2015, 08:38:20 PM »
Very nice displays....thanks for loading all the pics. I get to watch from the bench so it is nice to see some of the cars lined up. Good luck to everyone, I get to get up at six and change a motor in a tugboat.....the fun of it all. Dan

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Re: The scramble for the BCA nationals must be on
« Reply #29 on: June 13, 2015, 05:39:41 AM »
Having trouble getting pictures to upload. Not sure if it is a site issue or mine. If others are having this problem that would be why there is a lack of pictures.

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