Author Topic: California Trip (Read 30477 times)

Lord_of_the_Dance · « **Reply #45 on:** June 17, 2008 3:37 pm »

Yeah that is kool Pete....you free handed our logo very well!! Go Speed Racer...Go

racerjohnson · « **Reply #46 on:** June 17, 2008 7:34 pm »

I was very nervous about both using our logo and putting it in permanent on someones custom, so I made it relatively small. Harder to mess up that darn crown. Why are those crowns so hard to draw correctly? I wanted our mark on that car though. You'll all have to sign around it when you see it. I think hes going to bonneville. He just drove that chevy like 4000 miles, so I imagine he'll drive it to b'ville.

sko_ford · « **Reply #47 on:** June 17, 2008 9:26 pm »

yep petes a regular vancaso

racerjohnson · « **Reply #48 on:** June 24, 2008 12:59 am »

This weekend it was the Kulture Shock show put on by the Los Diablos Car Club. Nice setting, right next to an asphalt circle track in some fairgrounds. Had a big stand set up where a few ladies were giving other ladies those big 50's hair do's for 20 dollars. Pretty neat, and a great idea, I thought. Were selling old dresses too. A few new cars that I hadn't seen yet. It was a pretty good show. The 2.5 hours to get there would've been prohibitive had the drive not been so darn beautiful, twisty, and therefore fun. So it all worked out. 1 dollar beers too!

Pinstriper, how bout that green sedan?

The black roadster belongs to one of the Los Diablos

racerjohnson · « **Reply #49 on:** June 24, 2008 1:06 am »

racerjohnson · « **Reply #50 on:** June 24, 2008 1:14 am »

racerjohnson · « **Reply #51 on:** June 24, 2008 1:18 am »

Camper anyone? Needs everything. Dallas, what year is that caddy? I've never seen one like this.

I know Eberhama's 36 will look like this in no time!

racerjohnson · « **Reply #52 on:** June 24, 2008 1:32 am »

I saw two cars that shook me up a bit. They were both dark blue with a white firewall and red wheels. If i ever paint my car, this is what it'll be. Latex, baby. Its like primer and paint in one!

To be honest, the highlight of my three day weekend wasn't the car show but was working with Duane (strombergs97) on. . . thats right, strombergs for 2 days. Friday we rebuilt 4 carbs and worked on some others. Went to car show on sat, then on Sunday, we built a 2 carb progressive linkage and set up a flathead intake and disassembled 10 carbs and started working on a 4x2 progressive linkage for a 324 olds. Who's idea was that?

The cool part about disassembling all those carbs with him is I learned all the million things that could go wrong on disassembly and how to overcome. You know, the little tricks that would take me forever and lots of wasted money to figure out. It was great. I'm all over this stromberg thing now. Even built a pair of 81's so I learned the differences in jet and power valve sizes. Had to run down the street about 10 blocks to Sacramento Vintage Ford to get some 81 parts and holy cow is that a store. It's a 50's restaurant/museum/parts store. I didn't bring my camera, but they have an open house on Friday so I'll bring my camera then. You'll recognize some of the cars!!

31Rodder · « **Reply #53 on:** June 24, 2008 4:22 am »

amazing, you are on a trip of a lifetime. you have done more since you left than most do in a lifetime. too cool

Eyeball · « **Reply #54 on:** June 24, 2008 4:54 am »

Did you get your potobucket set up yet? I would like to take a peek at the top pics......

Decklid artwork rules.

Wowcars · « **Reply #55 on:** June 24, 2008 5:29 pm »

Pete, that looks like a 42 Cadillac. I'm jealous of the experience you are getting. Bring it back home with ya!

pinstriper40 · « **Reply #56 on:** June 24, 2008 11:08 pm »

I'm way jealous too... I wish I could see all of those tits cars in person! Someday... I shipped out some strombergs to California and it sounds like racerj is going to get a schoolin' on west coast carb building... I'm sure there will be more on that later!