Let's meet at the Englishtown Swap Meet to get the NJ chapter rolling!

Sept 24 2006

Meet at 10am at the Ground Up booth

Weather dependent

http://www.etownraceway.com/

Thats great with me. I'll be there. Thanks

PS Do you know abouts where the Ground Up Booth will be ?

Gary

They show they are in booth RED RJ-76. I do not see a map on the e-town web page

In the past they are on the spectator side (not pit side). Enter thru the main gate facing down the track and they are right there.

Yes, they are usually right near the entrance. I'm 98% in. Sunday is usually car show day anyway, right?

Right, sunday is restored cars!

Ooooohh... that's tempting. I gotta check my calendar, I have a wedding to go to in late Sept.

Nope, wedding is the week after. :D

Anyone know if they will be having any specials??? I mean show prices for parts/sheetmetal. I guess I'll contact them.
OK I called and emailed them asking for a list of the sales and the guy told me that the owner has not put the list together yet.... i guess we'll see if the email gets more info.
Maybe we could get a group buy special..... I'm interested in inner fenders for a 68, maybe I should just start a new thread....:clonk:

Jim, good thought, but keep it here for more action :) Anyone else need parts from G-UP?

I'm debating bringing the L78 down to enter in the show. It won't be good in traffic but if I can get my butt up early enough I can get there before the traffic gets bad. It's not a show car but who cares, it's a Camaro!

A week to go! 10:00 Sunday at Ground up trailer on the spectator side. I will have my custom cart with Team Camaro signs :D

better not rain

If it rains Sunday, can Saturday be the rain date? :clonk:

FYI, I emailed Groundup to tell them we are coming. Ken is aware and will see us Sunday.

Looks like rain Saturday and Sunday.

:( I will be there friday and since the forecast is 40% chance of rain, I would not count out sunday. Of course, if I wake up sunday and it is raining I am not going and I expect not many of you will either.

If you see someone pushing a wierd wooden cart with wheel barrel wheels (and maybe team Camaro signs, if I can get them on in time), stop me and say hi!

But... that reminds me of the numurous times I have been at the E-town swap meet as both seller and buyer in the rain. I recall getting some good deals in the rain on sunday :D

I plan on going Sunday to meet you guys. I just recently became a TC member and dont know anyone, so I guess its a good oportunity to meet some other Jersey Boyz. Going Friday before my graveyard shift too. Never went on a Friday but was told its pretty good.
Rain/ showers doesnt scare me. Guys leaning over thru the window to look inside a nice car... with huge belt buckles...... do.

Gary

Rain will hold of Sunday until late afternoon/evening. Just like Power Tour - and it never rained that day either (at least at the track!)

I seriously doubt I'll be bringing the L78 car due to the clutch issues and knowing it will be heavy traffic. So I guess I'll decide if I'm going down in the next couple of days.

Does anyone know if there will be a Wilwood brake dealer at the show this weekend?? I'm in need of the 140-2285-B kit

All the reports I am seeing say rain early AM, partly sunny, rain later afternoon/evening. We are good.

6am Few Showers 70°F
7am Mostly Cloudy 70°F
8am Mostly Cloudy 71°F
9am Mostly Cloudy 73°F
10am Mostly Cloudy 79°F
11am Mostly Cloudy 81°F

Does anyone know if there will be a Wilwood brake dealer at the show this weekend?? I'm in need of the 140-2285-B kit

I was there today and didnt notice one but i was like a kid in a toy shop and running like a woman at a shoe sale cause I had to go to work by 4:30. I could have blown past one...

It was nice out there today but kinda quiet.

I'm goint to try and get there on Sunday.

Gary

Today was very light on vendors and shoppers, but it STILL took all day to walk it! Picked up 4 NOS YJ rims early in the day and just a couple of odds and ends. Hopefully there will be more on list on sunday. I am really tired! :)

I'll be there all weekend. Got spots RP 58-59.Spectator side right after the grandstands.It backs up to the track. A few rows from Ground-up. Feel free to stop by for a beer or 6 :beers: If i'm not there just ask the big bald guy "richie" to give me a call, I might be out cruizin.

Got a nice 66 chevelle project if anyones lookin :thumbsup:


See ya..........


bob

just got back from Englishtown and wasn't really impressed with the sales Ground Up had.... 160 for a set of 68 inner fenders instead of the catalogs 170. I guess you just save on shipping, but you need to drive to the swap meet and pay $8 to get in...
I guess I'm just cheap. just checked Rick's and they want 180 a pair + shipping.... ah maybe i'll pick them up tomorrow if it's not raining

Jim, you must have flew through there! I live 20 min away, got there at 7:30 yesterday and left at 4:00! Here you must be an hour away, got there and back by noon! :D I must be spending too much time looking through those rusty parts in the blue bins or milk crates that I see everywhere there :) See ya tomorrow!

Ya, I pretty much walked quickly thru everything, but the reason i finished early is because I didn't go to the other side of the race track. :)

I only had a couple of objectives... car dollies, engine cradle, and deals at Ground Up. I got the first 2 items from the generic vendors and didn't really do much at Ground Up but get rubber lower control arm bumpers. I considered the stock looking shocks, but I picked it up and saw a Made In Taiwan sticker. or was it china.... whichever it was i didn't want them.

I was thinking about going back before they close and get those inner fenders, cause I dont want to go if it rains tomo and I can still get i for free today. ;)

Okay see everyone Sunday at 11am.
Ground Up trailer

Wait, 10 or 11?

Scott-

It is 10:00. Look for my cart with Team Camaro signs.

I'll be wearing the TC shirt. Scott-

i'm not gonna make it guys... have fun

Family obligations prevented me from making it there tody. I wish I could have been there. I'll have catch up to all during the Spring event.

it was a bust. nobody showed up.

Not a total bust, I hooked up with Kevin, Scott, Gary....also ran into Jeff (Jcdubs) and Bob (Bgonz69). I hope we can put something together.

Sorry we missed you Doug

Last Jackson Outlets is this Friday....

Yeah, my back was really cranky this morning and the threat of rain meant no way I could bring the 70 SS396(it needs tires bad). It would've been too painfull to sit in traffic with the manual trans truck as well. I hope to make it to the Jackson Outlets this Friday though.

Hey guys. It was great meeting some of you this morning at the show. I would of liked to hang longer but my 8 year old sons attention span and patience was about 15 minutes. If you all decide to get anything going in NJ count me in. Hopefully by next spring/summer my car will be done.

Thanks
Gary

Doug, the meet was for 10:00am. We hung around until around 10:30, then I bought the full floor GUP brought. What time were you there? I was loading up the floor around 11:00.

Jackson Outlets this friday is scattered thunderstorms, gotta keep a eye on it.

hello all I was also there on Friday beat to say the least!I was shocked at how dead that place was? Did sunday pick up any? My only deal was a Covan's dash new with Phantom autometers for 150$$$$....I stole that one and a set of rs wheel well molding from ground up....... I will be in carlise this friday also anyone attending that meet? love to hook up with some local jersey guys.... I have several camaros would like to get something going on here in NJ... I used to sponsor a Guy that ran the eastcoast camaro gathering....but health issues forced him to end the meet...that was a great get togather in itself...but now there really is nothing that I have found here in NJ....south nj that is...... keep me posted maybe we'll hook up Tom

I screwed up and was running late.
Must have missed everyone.

Doug, there will be more meets, I was forced.... :) ummm, elected by the guys to try to keep the NJ chapter going. :) I have to think about how we want to do this. Any suggestions are welcome!

Tom, You knew Ben? I talked with him at great length about starting a Central NJ club many years ago, but he set me straight on all the headaches and legal issues, so the idea went on the back burner. How is he doing? I have not heard any updates on his condition. Can you tell me how your sponser thing works?

I think this should be more informal then anything else.
ACA should be the Camaro club we all pay dues to and all that stuff.

My feeling is for a NJ chapter it should be someone is is responsible to organize meetings of the members at events throughout the year. Like we did on Sunday (too bad I can't tell time).

Swap Meets, car shows, drag race events, barbecue at someones house where we bring all our cars, etc..

Lets not get into having dues, newsletters, and such. it will never happen

hello all I was also there on Friday beat to say the least!I was shocked at how dead that place was? Did sunday pick up any? My only deal was a Covan's dash new with Phantom autometers for 150$$$$....I stole that one and a set of rs wheel well molding from ground up....... I will be in carlise this friday also anyone attending that meet? love to hook up with some local jersey guys.... I have several camaros would like to get something going on here in NJ... I used to sponsor a Guy that ran the eastcoast camaro gathering....but health issues forced him to end the meet...that was a great get togather in itself...but now there really is nothing that I have found here in NJ....south nj that is...... keep me posted maybe we'll hook up Tom

I'm not sure who picked up the torch on that one, but it appears to have moved to Wilmington, DE at a place called Khanuaville. I think first Sunday in June.

Toyboy, that was a fat deal on the gauges.

We could think about getting together on a semi-regular basis, for example 1st Saturday every other month, or something like that. If there is a coinciding event to hook up at, all the better.

Kevin.....yes I knew Ben...as a sponsor I really just did trophy's ect....helped judge, direct some people to parking spots ...you get the deal.....Ben now writes for a paper called crusin news....it is tied to Khanuaville in DE I heard that this was the first year that the camaros had gathered I don't know how well it went? I know Ben had some health issues and I assume had to back off some....he did some neat shows...but it is a bit of work..... I myself would also like to just be able to meet, hook up a few times a year etc....no fees no dues just some car runs like shore points and a car show or two somewhere....easy on our part and still get to connect with others.... It takes a lot of work with a full blown club.....email and a few posts on boards like this would work for just a normal get togather....count me in for sure.....

BonzoHansen...... It was a deal!.......from the same guy my buddy bought a flowmaster american thunder system in the box for 200. and a complete disc brake set up new inthe box for 225....this was about the only guy we bought from.....we cleaned him out!!! had a project that went south and sold the car the parts were just laying around I assume he got a good penny for the car with prices like that he lost his A## on the resale!

Tom, thanks for the info. Glad Ben is still in the hobby.

On the Team GM thing, I also would like an informal group of enthusiasts just getting together, so it sounds like we have a consesus.

Some random thoughts from me:

nice weather cruises are good for the guys with cars. Guys without running cars (me too currently) will have to hitch rides :)

Guys with projects might be interested in overhaulin meet. Kind of a revolving 'git-er-done' party for the big resto items that need 2 or more people to make it easier. Also can provide the needed moral boost when a project is stuck (like mine has been stuck for 20+ years) :D

winter is always tougher to get together, kids in school, sports practice, cold weather.

spouses: Not sure about yours, but mine would freak out if a bunch of gearheads showed up at the house. Gotta go slow here.

Jackson outlets is a good place to start meeting, cause its free and there is shopping there for the wives. And a good way to introduce the spouses. This friday is not looking good for me. Last minute work thing and if I get there, I might be late.

If there are any local cruise nights that are good, suggest away. I would like to check out other areas.

Thats all from me. We need chapter forums! Scott, did you say you were talking to Al about that?

A meet up at a restaurant in the winter would be great.

I couldn't find my post on it, but I know I asked. But you just posted a thread on it, so I did agreed with you.

What's all this talk about wives? :D It would be cool to get a group together every once in a while. We used to have a group called CJCFO(Central Jersey Camaro and Firebird Owners) that would meet up the 2nd Tuesday of every month. It has fizzled for the most part but it's a good way to start something. Pick a common day/time so those wives can add it to the schedule. Dec/Jan will always be the toughest due to holidays and related spending. Lets hope this Friday stays nice for the Jackson Outlets cruise, that's a good place to meet up for starters.

Some quick e-town pics. And low-qual video of JCDubs car. Complete with wind noise. :)

http://s77.photobucket.com/albums/j65/BonzoHansen/ETown%2009-24-2006/

Is there a link to info on the jackson outlet show?

I don't know of any link. But it's a cruise night, not a show. Pretty much anything pre 74 is allowed in but there's also some newer cars and trucks that show up. Looks like it's gonna be a little cool Friday night so bring a sweatshirt or jacket. It's located at the Jackson Outlet's which is the exit off 195 after Great Adventure if you're coming from the east. It's about a 1/4 mile up the road once you get off 195.

At your command...

http://www.fossilscarclub.com/cruisenight.html

Jackson tomorrow night?

I heard the Jackson cruise night is a good one. I wish I could stop by tomorrow night but got a gig with the band in Forked River. Hopefully I can meet up with some of you guys again next time.

Gary

I should be in Jackson tonight. Planning to get there early to walk around and do the family thing first before the cars show up.

Oh look at all the cars must be a car show, I'll be darned ..

I heard the cars start getting there real early. Think they will be there around 3-4 yet.

If you see a twin stroller being pushed around at Jackson today its probably me. Wearing a Williams HD T shirt