Michigan Summer meet 2016
Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2015 12:40 am
When: Starting Wednesday 6/22 at 6:00pm, ending Monday 6/27 morning
Wednesday (6/22) evening - Early arrivals for the big project cars (after 6:00pm), plan on getting things setup for Thursday.
Thursday - Rust repair 101, L67 swap wiring, setup coin casting.
Friday - Coin casting, prep for the car show
Saturday - 3800 meet, the big bonfire.
Sunday - Relax, possibly get out and either go-cart or disc golf or something like that.
Monay - late departure
Where: https://www.google.com/maps/place/29661 ... -83.330184
Sleeping accommodations: This is mainly a camping affair, so bring a tent, unless it rains in which case floor space is first come first serve. Keep an eye on the weather for 48174, plan accordingly (sleeping in the house on the floor I recommend a pad or something). The two project cars arriving Wednesday get first dibs. There is a spare bedroom available. Anybody who doesn't have or want to camp, we can make arrangements, just let me know.
Showers: Bring your own stuff. I have two bathrooms, the upstairs one is available once my wife is done with it.
Food: I have a grill, you are welcome to use the grill/kitchen, and I'm minutes from several restaurants and fast food places. I plan on getting pizza for the bonfire again, but it also sounds like we will have a smoker available - so bring on the meet ..er, meat! BYOB.
Other: Downriver is a very humid/damp area, with lots of standing water. Bring bug spray, 40% seems to work. It would also be a good idea to keep an eye out for ticks, I've put down a pesticide in the areas around the house so that should help limit them unless you go exploring through the weeds. I haven't seen any yet this year, but it's still a little early. ALSO anybody that has allergies should come prepared. There will be cats, there will be pollen, etc.
Travel to the 3800 meet: Traffic out here can be a pain in the rear end, last year we almost lost a few people (we might have actually lost people, not sure, I had a hard time keeping tabs and never saw them again if they got lost). This year we'll split up into groups of 4. The route to the new site is far simpler, anybody that doesn't already know where it's at or doesn't have navigation will be paired up with those of us who do. I'm looking for an easy rendezvous point just outside the meet so we can all roll in at the same time.
Photos: We're planning to stop on the way back from the 3800 meet to get some group photos. Location is TBD at this point.
Track day: Friday is a good possibility, Milan is the local track, but they appear to have a test and tune on top of another event, so don't expect to get more than 3 runs in. If anybody is interested in going I'll bring either the Bonneville or the Camaro. Both have some time to make up based on last year trap speeds (maybe I'm shifting too slow). I don't expect to do much better this year, the SSEi needs fuel injectors and the Camaro needs driver mod.
I'd like to see if we can get the l67 swap project completed in a day or two, first startup during the meet - and drive it out to the 3800 meet could be a lot of fun!
And I may have another surprise for this years meet - I'm running out of time, so we'll see.
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The 3800 meet: 6/25 at the local Gibralter trade center; 237 N River Rd, Mount Clemens, Michigan 48043
Wednesday (6/22) evening - Early arrivals for the big project cars (after 6:00pm), plan on getting things setup for Thursday.
Thursday - Rust repair 101, L67 swap wiring, setup coin casting.
Friday - Coin casting, prep for the car show
Saturday - 3800 meet, the big bonfire.
Sunday - Relax, possibly get out and either go-cart or disc golf or something like that.
Monay - late departure
Where: https://www.google.com/maps/place/29661 ... -83.330184
Sleeping accommodations: This is mainly a camping affair, so bring a tent, unless it rains in which case floor space is first come first serve. Keep an eye on the weather for 48174, plan accordingly (sleeping in the house on the floor I recommend a pad or something). The two project cars arriving Wednesday get first dibs. There is a spare bedroom available. Anybody who doesn't have or want to camp, we can make arrangements, just let me know.
Showers: Bring your own stuff. I have two bathrooms, the upstairs one is available once my wife is done with it.
Food: I have a grill, you are welcome to use the grill/kitchen, and I'm minutes from several restaurants and fast food places. I plan on getting pizza for the bonfire again, but it also sounds like we will have a smoker available - so bring on the meet ..er, meat! BYOB.
Other: Downriver is a very humid/damp area, with lots of standing water. Bring bug spray, 40% seems to work. It would also be a good idea to keep an eye out for ticks, I've put down a pesticide in the areas around the house so that should help limit them unless you go exploring through the weeds. I haven't seen any yet this year, but it's still a little early. ALSO anybody that has allergies should come prepared. There will be cats, there will be pollen, etc.
Travel to the 3800 meet: Traffic out here can be a pain in the rear end, last year we almost lost a few people (we might have actually lost people, not sure, I had a hard time keeping tabs and never saw them again if they got lost). This year we'll split up into groups of 4. The route to the new site is far simpler, anybody that doesn't already know where it's at or doesn't have navigation will be paired up with those of us who do. I'm looking for an easy rendezvous point just outside the meet so we can all roll in at the same time.
Photos: We're planning to stop on the way back from the 3800 meet to get some group photos. Location is TBD at this point.
Track day: Friday is a good possibility, Milan is the local track, but they appear to have a test and tune on top of another event, so don't expect to get more than 3 runs in. If anybody is interested in going I'll bring either the Bonneville or the Camaro. Both have some time to make up based on last year trap speeds (maybe I'm shifting too slow). I don't expect to do much better this year, the SSEi needs fuel injectors and the Camaro needs driver mod.
I'd like to see if we can get the l67 swap project completed in a day or two, first startup during the meet - and drive it out to the 3800 meet could be a lot of fun!
And I may have another surprise for this years meet - I'm running out of time, so we'll see.
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The 3800 meet: 6/25 at the local Gibralter trade center; 237 N River Rd, Mount Clemens, Michigan 48043
