SW Virginia, SE West Virginia, North Central NC

[OL RATLR]

MY GOEREND transmission IS SUPPOSED TO BE HERE FRIDAY. ME AND THE GUYS ARE GOING TO TRY TO HAVE IT IN BY SAT AM. SO I GUESS WE'LL BE THERE TIRED AND DIRTY!! WHAT TIME TO MEET @ 118 C ??



I GUESS IF WE DONT HAVE MINE DONE IN TIME TO GO, ILL GRACE MYSELF IN RIDING IN A SWEET 1ST GEN. !! Oo.

Good Luck with the transmission.

Norm Oo.

 

[OL RATLR]

ORATL I'm not bringing my wife, see said she would be bored to TEARS.

Ask her how a good Buffet would make her cry? :{

 

[MRector]

Yea Cant Wait To Have A Good transmission!! Only Now Im In The Market For A Turbo, Cause My Stock One Will Only Cook Hotter With Dave's Modded Triple Lock! :{

 

[dcoffman]

She said all the diesel smoke is what does it.

 

[tugboatphil]

OK. Weather Channel looks pretty good for partly cloudy and high 40s low 50s for Sat. I've been tracking it for a few days.



Unless you all will need a pit stop in Christiansburg, it would probably be easier for all concerned to meet at the rest stop at the bottom of the mountain, just past the Ironto exit. I will plan for that, unless I hear different. This way, no chance of missing a turn around Exit 118. It is kind of screwed up there.



If you do want to plan a stop, there is the truck stop and another convenience store at the Ironto exit. Anyone wanting otherwise, please post here.



If I don't hear different, I will be at the Ironto rest stop on I-81 North, at 1145. It will take about 20 minutes to get to the Golden Corral from there.



If you need to contact me, my cell # is 540 just in case 230 programs scan for phone numbers 4303 I split it up. (just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean people aren't actually watching you)

 

[WyattEarp]

so far im still planning to attend, i know exactly where the rest stop is Phil... The only thing right now is i am in full swing trying to get my tobacco to market and i don't want to leave pops hanging saturday, if something comes up, Phil i will call you on your cell... .

 

[WyattEarp]

Meeting tomorrow

Just to let the group know i will not be able to attend tomorrow in roanoke :{ , i have another priority here at home which can't be put off, i hope all understands. . Im upset as i was wanting to meet you guys and i had questions about the 92 i have from some guys that know more about the 12v than i do... Also im going to miss the group photo :{ , you guys have a great time and i hope every one has a safe trip to and from the meeting. . I will be looking forward to the next meet you can sure bet on that.

 

[dcoffman]

OK I was looking forward to meeting you. With a handle like Wyattearp you must be pretty cool. Now my big question where is Mouth of Wilson? I thought I knew S W Va pretty well but never heard of it.

 

[tugboatphil]

It's on US 58 down near the NC line. Between Galax and Abingdon. Don't sneeze.

 

[OL RATLR]

Sorry you can't make it. See ya next time.



< Norman >

 

[BGDUMMY]

Had a fantastic time meeting everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!

Looks like we may have a good start for future fun

and just think, no one got into any trouble :-laf . At least up to the point

that I left. Hope all arrived at their destinations OK.

L8tr,

Robbie

 

[OL RATLR]

SW Virginia, SE West Virginia, North Central NC I just wanted to say

I just wanted to say I realllllllllllly injoyed seeing and swaping

stories with all of you and thanks to Fest3er for the free

goodies, and all of you for the good company.



'' Norman''

< OL RATLR >

 

[tugboatphil]

Ditto on having a great time! It was a great turnout and I think we can have some fun with this. Looks like it could grow to pretty fair size if we get the word out. I also want to commend Robbie for his leadership and direction for the group. It was "Presidential" to put it mildly! :-laf :-laf



Thanks especially to all of those that drove from faraway lands like North Carolina and Northern Virginia (is that a different state?)



I'm going to find a spot on the net to post all the pics. Here's a couple:

 

[CAROLINA CUMMINS]

I had a great time It was awesome being able to put faces with names. There was some really nice trucks there, great turnout. I can't wait till next time Oo.









Steven(from a faraway land :-laf )



P. S. I have a few pics I will post when I get time.

 

[CumminSense]

sorry I couldn't make it today, guys -- had a job come up that I couldn't skip. :{ :{ pics look like it was a good time. I'll try again to make the next one. just announce it, I'm looking forward to it now!



-- Steve

 

[dcoffman]

Ditto on the good time it was a great turnout ,looking forward to next time. Phil the pictures are great!

 

[fest3er]

Ditto on the good time it was a great turnout ,looking forward to next time. Phil the pictures are great!

It was cool finally meeting more local dieselheads!



Since *some* didn't like 'Hot Rods' in the name, I changed it. I went through a long list of high- and low-falutin' possibilities.



- Diesel Cats, Mob, Band, Clan, Bunch, Crew, Crowd, Drove, Forces, Gang, Horde, Realm, Society, Dragoons, Brigade, Corps, Division, Squad, Cavalry, Drovers, Drift, Drifters, Roamers, Nomads, Tramps, Roadhouse, Nation, Rabble, Tribe, Crust, Set, Echelon, Union, Kin, Kindred, Kinship, Spirit, Regulars.

- United Diesel ... .

- Regular Diesel ... .

- Fraternal Order of the ...



Even considered Blue Ridge Country Light Oil Brigade



And ended up with this whimsically pretentious sample.



N

 

[MRector]

Sorry I Didnt Make It Guys Was Looking Forward To It. We Were Under My Truck Till 4 Am And Got Back Up At 9 Am To Go Back And Complete It! Man What A Difference That Goerend transmission Made!!! :d After Completing The transmission I Thought It Would Be A Good Time To Check The Balljoints Etc. Well... drivers Side Was Bad And The Hub Bearing Also-****. Got The Ball Joints Done And Sat. And Am Waiting On The Hub Assembly To Arrive Today.



Ill Be There Next Time!

Mike

 

[tugboatphil]

Neal,



I was thinking about this on the way home. I liked Norm's license plate and thought that a good name might be Blue Ridge Rattlers. This is in line with the saying, "Real Trucks Rattle. " I also saw a webpage today that had one of those "Don't Tread on Me" flags. And playing into the old MoPar Super Bee theme, how about a Hot Rod Rattler. It projects the hot rod image, without saying it in words. And there sure enough are rattlers out in the Blue Ridge.



So I apologize for my feeble atempt at artwork, after your previous posts. But here is what I was seeing in my head. The mountains would be in the background and the logo possibly Blue Ridge across the top and Rattlers on the bottom. Possibly some flames coming off the tires.



***EDIT*** I almost forgot. There was some concern about using a blue oval as our background (you know, the same as the f*rd guys) so it could be a square or circle too.

 

[WyattEarp]

I like the oil burners and Phil i like the rattlesnake... decisions decisions, you guys hammer out some more ideas then maybe we can have a vote of some type to decide...