3rd Annual AZ Tech Session - Saturday March 12, 2011

[Doug Allen]

Thumper and I will be hosting the 3rd Annual AZ Tech Session on Saturday, March 12, 2011. Last March we worked on 46 SSR's.....and got them all completed.

This year we'll be performing whatever needs that can reasonably be done from 6:30 AM until (roughly) 4:00 PM.....

My favorite Father-In-Law Jim will again be our chef - we'll provide the burgers and dogs, buns, sodas and water - the rest is Pot Luck, so please let us know what you'd like to bring.

Potential Work Items -

Ignition Switch Replacement
Sway Bar Replacement
Lowering Spring Installation
Differential / Tranny Pan Removal and Replacement
Brake Pad / Rotor Replacement
Satin to Chrome Parts Swap
Oil Changes
Soundproofing (FatMat)
LC 32 Front Cross Member Installation
Front Stiffening Plate Installation
Air Dam Replacement
Spare Tire Carrier Installation
Hood / Tonneau Deck Strut Replacement
Cooling Fan Replacement
Auxiliary Fan Installation
Radiator Support Replacement
Tranny Cooler Installation
Muth Mirror Installation
Corvette Servo Installation

To order parts -

Contact Joe DeLano for the front cross member in Red
Contact Mike in AZ for items listed in Blue
Contact Greg Ducato for the Corvette Servo in Purple

If anybody wishes to have soundproofing installed, I need to know no later than February 18th!!!!!

As an added bonus, Joe Delano, the Guru of SSR tunes, will once again be on hand to perform HP tunes for your R's, provided we can give him a minimum of 10 R's to tune. The cost per tune will be $ 135.00 per tune - a SMOKING DEAL - AZ TPI charges a MINIMUM of $ 250 per tune, and Joe is driving over from his home in SoCal. Let's make it worth his effort!

Tunes
Doug Allen
Kenny Gibbs
OP
Scott Cavender - Trailblazer SS
lehewp
John317
rkenly
ezmoney

If anybody is contemplating having gears installed, Allen at The Gear Shop will install your gears (supplied by you) for $ 450.00, including GM gear lube and a new pinion seal. PM me for more info - Joe Delano can calibrate your R while he's here if you get the gear install done before the Tech Session.

Gears
ezmoney - 8 AM Wednesday March 9th
OP - 8 Am Thursday March 10th
rkenley - 8 AM Friday March 11th

If you need a front end alignment, Tire Works (my son works there) will perform a laser alignment for $ 40.00. They will install Remote Tire Pressure Monitors (Remote units only) for $ 20.00 per wheel, mounted and balanced. They will not install the monitor.

Alignments
OP
CANARY
dlowery4

TPMS Installation
Bluestreak
OP

Please post your needs on this thread, as well as any parts needed for your desired work items. We'll make sure the parts are on hand if you wish us to provide them, at our cost.

The location is the same as last year -

Gunsight Construction
5959 N. 55th Avenue
Glendale, AZ. 85301

I have again hired my company's maintenance staff, Donald and Ernesto, to help with the heavy wrenching, and my brother in law Boo Boo is flying out from Arkansas to help wrench as well (he's our former master mechanic). We will need lots of help, so if you are willing and able to help out, please let us know.

The list starts here - first come, first served!
You will need to make arrangements with Mike in AZ for the parts listed in blue, unless you already have them.


Yellow Bear - Replace tonneau hinge
Delma Lou - Fatmat, trim bump stops
Yellow Tub - Front stiffening plate
Kenny Gibbs - Fatmat
BlueSSR - Front stiffening plate
AZ Jowett - Ignition Switch, FatMat cab
Smokey - Rear Control Arms
OP - Stiffening plate, cross member, Tranny cooler, chrome swap, oil pan, stepper motor repair, brake pads & rotors
ZL SSR - Alternator swap
DOOPHUS - Front Stiffening Plate, radiator support, air dam, gauge face
Run Rod Run - Gauge face, cluster rebuild, transmission cooler
Road Trip 4 2 - Tranny cooler
Paulee - Fatmat, servo, radiator support, LC32 cross member
Gary Johnson - Servo
Bone Collector - Main fan, gauge face
RAD-SSR - Gauge Face
DANDYSSR - FatMat
joe05SSR - Servo
dlowery4 - Stiffening plate, LC 32 crossmember, radio repair by StereoSteve
John317 - Stiffening plate, FatMat
rkenly - servo
OLBSSRD - Stepper motor repair
lehewp - Muth mirrors, window tint ***** if available
ToonTown Truck - Main fan, hood & tonneau struts, LC32 crossmember, Fatmat
RSMKNSSR - door handle repair
CANARY - lowering springs, servo
ezmoney - Window tint

Helpers
Doug
Donald
Ernesto
Fuji
Mikey
Curt
Bruce
SSRJim
Scott
Dwight
Cal
Gary
lehewp
OP
Larry
Rod
Art
Jporter
Rob
Joe05SSR
Gary Johnson
Paulee
Canary
Larry (ezmoney)
Richard (Umpire13)

Pot Luck Items
Doug and Thumper - Burgers and dogs, buns, soda and bottled water
Fuji and Betty - Sushi plate
Zane Lubin - Donuts and coffee
Paulee - Brownies
rkenly - Potato Salad
JOHN317 - Chili Dip
lehewp - chips & dip
Road Trip 4 2 - cooler of pop, gatorade and water and some cookies
Bone Collector - desserts & munchies

Also, Thumper and I will be hosting a barbecue at our home starting at 6:00 PM on Friday, March 11th. I'm thinking smoked pork barbecue......

All Fanatics are welcome to attend, whether you're attending the Tech Session or not.

Friday Night BBQ
Doug & Deb
Jim & Geneva
Sally and Smiffy
Bob and Cindy
OP & the Doc
Fuji & Betty
RRR
RAD-SSR
Bone Collector
Delma Lou
John317
rkenly
Road Trip 4 2
lehewp
ZL SSR
Smokey & BlueSSR
ToonTown Truck
AC Rob
Joe05SSR
DOOPHUS
Mike in AZ
CANARY
ezmoney
Yellow Tub
Joe Delano
Bigwave
ZsSSR


HOTEL INFO

Thunderbird Executive Inn
15249 N. 59th Avenue
Glendale, AZ. 85306

602-978-7432

Group Name - "SSR"

$ 99.00 Per Night

Thank you, thank you very much!

[artsmart]

Originally Posted by Doug Allen

Thumper and I will be hosting the 3rd Annual AZ Tech Session on Saturday, March 12, 2011.

Stay tuned for more information!

Will this be a movie event as well?

[LTs SSR]

Ummm... if only I had the money to modify a wee bit more

[yellow bear]

Already had it penciled in for that Saturday. Will change it to INK...

[SSRJIM]

I have a Willys that needs a lot of work:

[hdflstf]

As much as I'd like to......I have doubts as to my ability to make it to this event.

[Doug Allen]

Originally Posted by hdflstf

As much as I'd like to......I have doubts as to my ability to make it to this event.

You have a PM.

[BlueStreak]

Got it in my book in ink. Will firm up as we get closer. Already a lot of things going on around that date.

[Thumper]

Last year the out of towner's stayed at the Thunderbird Executive Suites. If there's enough interest, I'll give them a call and see if they'll give us a discount.

[DOOPHUS]

Originally Posted by Thumper

Last year the out of towner's stayed at the Thunderbird Executive Suites. If there's enough interest, I'll give them a call and see if they'll give us a discount.

THANK YOU, Dearest Sweetest Thumper!

That drive up and back yesterday was a booger.

! ! ! ! ! !

[SSRJIM]

Originally Posted by DOOPHUS

THANK YOU, Dearest Sweetest Thumper!

That drive up and back yesterday was a booger.

! ! ! ! ! !

but you should have had a grin the whole way...

[Thumper]

Originally Posted by SSRJIM

but you should have had a grin the whole way...

I agree Jim. Doophus is a wuss Who in their right mind wouldn't enjoy mid 70's weather topless for 2 hours

[DOOPHUS]

Originally Posted by SSRJIM

but you should have had a grin the whole way...

Originally Posted by Thumper

I agree Jim. Doophus is a wuss Who in their right mind wouldn't enjoy mid 70's weather topless for 2 hours

Kinda tough to have a Permagrin with a sore butt.

Besides, it wasn't in the mid 70's by the time I got home around 8 O'Clock so my sore butt was the only warm part of my body.

[SSRJIM]

Originally Posted by DOOPHUS

Kinda tough to have a Permagrin with a sore butt.

Besides, it wasn't in the mid 70's by the time I got home around 8 O'Clock so my sore butt was the only warm part of my body.

Turn off the seat heater.....

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by Thumper

Last year the out of towner's stayed at the Thunderbird Executive Suites. If there's enough interest, I'll give them a call and see if they'll give us a discount.

That would be nice if there are enough of us to keep them happy. They were pretty full last year for some reason.

[SSRJIM]

Originally Posted by BlueStreak

That would be nice if there are enough of us to keep them happy. They were pretty full last year for some reason.

Baseball season!

[DOOPHUS]

Originally Posted by SSRJIM

Turn off the seat heater.....

BUMMER . . . I never thought of that.

[Thumper]

Originally Posted by SSRJIM

Turn off the seat heater.....

[Thumper]

Originally Posted by BlueStreak

That would be nice if there are enough of us to keep them happy. They were pretty full last year for some reason.

Spring Training is all around us!! Come a day early and catch a game. There are teams all over the valley!

[Doug Allen]

OK, I've added all the pertinent info for the Tech Session on March 12th.

Come on out!

[yellow bear]

Doug, Sigh me in as a Helper. I'll pitch in wherever I can. Have to request a vacation day on Friday, unless I have to make it a 4 Day week-end...

[DOOPHUS]

Hey, Doug . . . I'll volunteer as a HELPER.

[Doug Allen]

Got you Fuji and Curt, thanks!

[yellow bear]

? How about I bring a Sushi Platter for the pot luck ? Anybody IN? I'd hate to have to eat the whole thing myself !!

[DOOPHUS]

Originally Posted by yellow bear

? How about I bring a Sushi Platter for the pot luck ? Anybody IN? I'd hate to have to eat the whole thing myself !!

PIG?

Besides, you're gonna be too busy to even think about eating.

! ! ! ! ! !

[SSRJIM]

I'm planning on helping where I can...

[yellow bear]

Hummm... Pig Sushi....

[RUN ROD RUN]

....

[Doug Allen]

Originally Posted by yellow bear

Hummm... Pig Sushi....

Can you say tapeworm?

[turnheadz]

once again, we won't be making this tech session but I know that Monty will proudly represent us