This Project Keeps Following Me

[louosten]

Greetings to Members!

My name is Lou and I have a kit car project that has followed me around for 28 years.

I purchased a Ford based Fiberfab/CMC MG-TD kit in 1986. Got a ‘rolling chassis’ built, then changed jobs and moved twice since then. No appreciable work, or strong desire to finish until now. About 2 years from retirement and Wifey sez “finish the kit car, or get rid of it.”

Sooooo, with my trolling skills I’ve spent 2 weeks on this Board, reading a lot of the posts, and convinced myself that this is THE GROUP to get help from.

Am planning to go to Carlisle in May and have registered under the Speedster group (hope this is OK). Can’t figure out which hotel everyone is staying in – advice?

My learning curve will be steep but right now I’m a sponge for important, and necessary knowledge. I’m usually careful with, and successful with mechanical efforts as long as I have a guide of some kind and don’t rush the process. That’s where I need to depend on suggestions of this group from time to time.

Funny Story: I was too cheap to pay shipping from the FF/CMC factory in Florida to West Virginia, where I lived at the time. My neighbor drove a bread truck, and knew a guy in the truck transfer business. The big rig went down to Fla. on a delivery and was coming back empty, so my neighbor’s friend had the rig pick up the packaged kit and bring it back to WV. My neighbor then took his bread truck and brought the kit home to me. Nice guys; they almost lost their jobs over this, and I haven’t even built the car yet!

I owe it to them to finish…maybe, just maybe, I’ll be able to give them both a ride before we all meet our creator…

[Royal]

Lou, great that you’re coming to Carlisle.  Are you bringing “wifey”?  

[louosten]

Mr. Royal (are you British?);

Wifey has her own problems. She wants me to deal wif myne…nuf sed? She will let me go on trips by myself, totally unsupervised.

louosten (lou)

Raleigh, NC

[edward ericson]

Lou! This is gonna work.

I think your two best sources here are Bill, who built his Ford-powered kit 20 years ago and raced it; and Gabor, who made his own frame so as to convert a Chevette kit to Ford v6 power.

Both men are hyper-skilled and friendly. There are other members with Ford kits too, some recently finished. You will be regaled with tales of obscure problems and their solutions. Take notes.

Carlisle Hotel:

Courtyard Marriot, Mechanicsburg PA~

 

Once again we have a block of 50 rooms for each night:

 

Thursday Friday and Saturday.

 

Room block name: “Speedster Owners Group”

 

Room Rate is $121.00 plus tax……….(1 king or 2 queens)

 

Check in 3:00pm check out is 12:00 noon

 

Reserve by April 15, 2014 

 

Courtyard is again supplying a Hospitality room for each night.

 

Book your room online by entering the details for your stay to the left, and then click “Find” to submit your request and complete your reservation. If you are a Marriott Rewards member, enter your number in the appropriate field….there is a 24-hour cancellation and modification policy. If you must alter your reservation in any way, please do so no later than 24-hours prior to arrival. A few rooms may still be available for nights surrounding the main dates. If you find yourself having difficulty reserving for nights other than 5/15-5/18, please make your reservation for the core nights then contact the hotel sales office at 717.458.0531 for assistance with shoulder nights.
We look forward to seeing you May 2014!!

 

Court yard has created a web page for the SOC guest reservations , click the link below or call the Hotel direct.

 

http://cwp.marriott.com/harwm/sog2014/

 

 

• Courtyard Harrisburg West/Mechanicsburg
• 4921 Gettysburg Road
• Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055 USA
• Phone: 1-717-766-9006
• Fax: 1-717-591-1728
• Sales: 1-717-766-9006 ext. 1001
• Toll-Free: 1-800-228-9290

[louosten]

edsnova;

You Rock! Sounds like a ‘community of believers…’ Yeah, that’s what I need. Royal suggested (since I don’t know anything or anybody) that I taxi over to the show with billnparts and/or Mr. Gabor? That would be a dyno-mite once-in-a-lifetime experience for me to ride in their cars. Ahhh, the sweet smell or naugahyde and contact cement! I’m ready, willing, and able, (with notepad) as soon as I reserve my room.

louosten (Lou)

Raleigh, NC

“The resultant accuracy in any complex project is the sum total of your compensating mistakes”

[billnparts]

You’re welcome to look all you want…just don’t look too close at mine.
It’s good enough for who it’s for. Gabe is the craftsman.

Bill Ascheman
Fiberfab Ford
Modified 5.0, 5sp., 4:11
Autocross & Hillclimb
"Drive Happy"

[Gabor Kesseru]

First thing you should do is take some pictures and post them here. We will all look at them and you will get a lot of experience based comments.  You can attach pictures using the little tree symbol when you post your message.

Looking forward to meeting you.
Gabor also know as Gabe….

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