What a Day

[Hazcat]

Drive careful, Mike.  Gettin' home late is MUCH better than not at all!

[shooter32]

Have a safe trip home Mike! Get some rest so you wont be sleeping during the game.

[Hazcat]

Just got an update (phone call) from M58!

They over-nighted the part to the MFG and sure enough it showed up right on time this morning!  The mechs are standing by ready to jump on this and get M58 on the road.....

But wait!.........












The special tool needed for the job did NOT make it! 

M58 is currently driving that Chrysler hemi home. 

[tombogan03884]

 That sounds about normal 

[ellis4538]

You think Lodi is beautiful....drive about 45 min. East just off I76 to Ravenna where I live.  Pizza Shops and Antique stores abound and this weekend the "Balloon A-Fair" (hot air balloons and all if the weather is right).


Richard

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[fightingquaker13]

You think Lodi is beautiful....drive about 45 min. East just off I76 to Ravenna where I live.  Pizza Shops and Antique stores abound and this weekend the "Balloon A-Fair" (hot air balloons and all if the weather is right).


Richard

It also has a great classical music venue, and twenty years ago, the hottest woman in the world who interned there at
Ravenna. She made Angelnia Jolie look lke a nun. She was, objectivley speaking, average at best, But she was smart  could sight read music to the point where you just got scared that something that would take you an hour to play, she could do easily in five minutes. The main thing that made Cathy different from the average bear was her lidbo. She wsn't a slut, was no one's victim, didn't take advantage of anyone, but was happy to drop trou with anyone who met her standards of musical taste. That was the real cool, and weird thing about Cathy. She cared not about age, race, social status, gender or religion. If You you knew who Muddy Waters was, liked Handel and were willing to listen to the Pouges, odds were good you were going to have a good night. The girl was a gifted violinist and horndog that reminds me of the redhead in American Pie. She still makes me smile everytime I hear Ravennna Illinois because this one time at band camp.........
FQ13  

[MikeBjerum]

Whewwwwww ... I made it.

I've actually been home an hour already, but have been visiting with wife and son.

780 miles exactly garage door to garage door; three stops, first one included gas and a run through Mickey D's, second for gas and another run through Mickey D's but they weren't too interested in helping me, so stop three was a Mickey D's that actually gave me my food ... Stops one and two actually included a little pressure relief  ; and a total of 13.25 hours (not the best time, but I think pretty good for all the construction).

Thought the game was 1:10 on Saturday,  but am pretty relieved to learn it is 3:10.  The added rest will be welcome!

Anyone ever driven a 300 with a hemi?  That sucker really screams!  Pull out to get around someone and it is 60 - 100 before you know it    Only downside, besides being butt ugly, is that the anti-lock really screws up power braking.  I think it has to do with having the brakes on, getting the wheels spinning, and having the abs kick in.  It starts out fine, and then it starts bucking and jumping like ... like ... like a fricken bull 

[MikeBjerum]

A quick spy photo before I left this morning ...



The left hand row are 2010's that have come off the full assembly line and been taken aside to remove many items (trunk lids, rear bumpers and trim, rear doors, rear seats and all upholstery, and some glass) before being shipped for commercial conversion.
The one on the right is one of the last 2009's to come off the line.  All I saw there was Caddy and Lincoln.  I know that Mercedes, Lexus, a couple other euro, and Suburbans are converted for coaches, but I forgot to ask how many brands Superior does.

When I was there the last dozen 09's were being completed, and they mostly were just receiving interior trim and finish completion.  There were two 10's that were started, but they were both limos.

If you ever get the chance to watch How It's Made on Discovery, they have a bit on building hearses.  That segment was taped in this plant.

[ellis4538]

FQ13 that's Ravenna, Ohio...not Ravenna, Italy!

Richard

[MikeBjerum]

This is a little late, But ..................................

Hot Damn !!!

It finally showed up about 9:30 this morning.  It is in the next town over, where we store it (that way I don't have to keep it washed  ).  However, due to a little early evening work tonight I will be using it for its first service on Saturday ... Hope I'm not the first to put it back in the body shop.  The other two have both made their trips through the shop, and one got two new fenders, hood, bumper, grill and valance ... all before it was even a year old    We have not had a good couple years with vehicles, so last week was not too much of a shock in hind sight.