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YorkL8apex
08-29-2010, 11:57am
Vet4jdc and I had a good weekend, Adam's party was a blast as usual, Gary showed up with some Vette Barn Gear, hats and golf shirts with Vette Barn logos. He says they will be for sale soon.

Met WWomanC6 aka Wendy on her TX to PA to TX tour but not many other VetteBarn folks.

Had to do a little roadside repair on the ZR-1 Saturday when I broke a fitting and spewed about 2 gallons of coolant out the gills but it held up all the way back home. I am now JB Weld's biggest fan!
Big Thanks to Jimmy, Ed, and Lance for all the help
http://jbweld.net/img/jbkwik_lrg.jpg

We got back to Hampton Roads about 11:30am Sunday. Will post pics later.
YorkL8apex
08-29-2010, 2:49pm
Ugly but effective roadside repair job on LT5:
http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/3921/jvweld.jpg (http://img251.imageshack.us/i/jvweld.jpg/)

Vette Barn Oasis:

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/3456/vboasis.jpg (http://img153.imageshack.us/i/vboasis.jpg/)

Vett4jdc's ride at speed...check out the shine comin' off those wheels!
http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/811/vbvet4jdc.jpg (http://img831.imageshack.us/i/vbvet4jdc.jpg/)


LT5 from the top with its "hat"/plenum off:
http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/6431/vbplenum.jpg (http://img94.imageshack.us/i/vbplenum.jpg/)

Is this thing on?
http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/7650/vbisthison.jpg (http://img843.imageshack.us/i/vbisthison.jpg/)


WWomanC6 brought all kinds of Grub for the Oasis:
http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/2160/vbfries.jpg (http://img375.imageshack.us/i/vbfries.jpg/)


Sweet C3, the General did not build 'em like this!
http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/1926/vbc3.jpg (http://img836.imageshack.us/i/vbc3.jpg/)


YorkL8apex trying to repair a busted Wheel:
http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/2080/l8apexankle.jpg (http://img837.imageshack.us/i/l8apexankle.jpg/)

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wwomanC6
08-29-2010, 4:54pm
Tony,
Sorry to hear about your eventful ride home. Glad the quick fix worked. It was awesome hanging out with ya'll. Glad I got to me you, Gary, Susan, Jimmy, Lance, Ed, Tim, John, Dalton, Ashley, Billy, Susan, & Tom. Hope I didn't miss any names there. Great group of folks!

Squirrel

http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss305/wwomanC6/Carlisle%20Trip%202010/CarlisleAug2010463-1.jpg
http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss305/wwomanC6/Carlisle%20Trip%202010/CarlisleAug2010465.jpg
http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss305/wwomanC6/Carlisle%20Trip%202010/CarlisleAug2010470.jpg
http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss305/wwomanC6/Carlisle%20Trip%202010/CarlisleAug2010500.jpg
http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss305/wwomanC6/Carlisle%20Trip%202010/CarlisleAug2010502.jpg
Munch
08-29-2010, 5:41pm
Cool pics, looks like a fun time.

JB Weld has saved me in the past, love that stuff!

Looks like a lot of cookies there, I figured Sneaks would have eaten most of them.

Sorry to see you hurt your ankle/foot. Do you shave your legs? :leaving:
Garb55
08-29-2010, 5:48pm
Thanks!
YorkL8apex
08-29-2010, 5:55pm
Sorry to see you hurt your ankle/foot. Do you shave your legs? :leaving:

:lolsmile: No but from all the years of taping my ankles there is no hair from the calves down!
http://www.csuchico.edu/~sbarker/injury/ankle/tapeankl.gif
FastZR-1
08-29-2010, 7:10pm
So T.WAT- Did you pick up a new/used plenum? That doesn't look good. Maybe SGC can weld that aluminum but it might be a tough one. Is that thing a P&P? I wonder if that process could have weakened that area.
Heck, I think Shrek has a spare plenum or even an engine in a black ZR-1.
YorkL8apex
08-29-2010, 7:48pm
It does not look like the plenum was damaged. The fitting is pressed into some kind of ring that joins it to the plenum and the ring is what failed. We had to goop the JB Weld to be sure we had enough to keep it from leaking.

I'll have to grind the JB off if I can find another Elbow and figure out what kind of fitting is used to join it to the plenum.
Shrek
08-30-2010, 9:35am
It does not look like the plenum was damaged. The fitting is pressed into some kind of ring that joins it to the plenum and the ring is what failed. We had to goop the JB Weld to be sure we had enough to keep it from leaking.

I'll have to grind the JB off if I can find another Elbow and figure out what kind of fitting is used to join it to the plenum.

Should be able to use a slide hammer style dent puller. Thread it into what's left of the tube fitting and pop it right out. Then press in the new elbow.
Cobra4B
08-30-2010, 9:41am
What caused that coolant line to snap off? Age? Glad you guy had a good time... it was a tough decision between Carlisle and VIR this past weeked.
YorkL8apex
08-30-2010, 6:51pm
I found the fitting and sleeve at White Racing Products :skep: about $79 each for a 1/4" aluminum elbow and sleeve.
http://www.whiteracingproducts.com/images/10110911 http://www.whiteracingproducts.com/images/10174347
Sneaks
08-31-2010, 12:01pm
Cool pics, looks like a fun time.

JB Weld has saved me in the past, love that stuff!

Looks like a lot of cookies there, I figured Sneaks would have eaten most of them.

Sorry to see you hurt your ankle/foot. Do you shave your legs? :leaving:

I practiced self control. I only had 9 over the course of 3 days. And trust me, it was VERY hard not to grab that cookie box and NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM!!!!!!!
Wendy makes AWESOME cookies! :thumbs:
FastZR-1
08-31-2010, 8:31pm
Damn... Kurt White always had a premium on the ZR-1 parts but he does have the market cornered and did the leg work to track and list all those parts.
It could be worse I suppose. Good luck Tony. I would drop that car off in Moyock. I hear there is a great vette wrench down there and he has a lot of experience with ZR-1s.