Midwest Spring Meet 2011, April 9th, Starved Rock. Options

[Bitter]

Shig, come.


Uh anything faster than a 5s 5sp will be faster than my Celica, and I'm sure some of you can even go round the bends faster than I'm willing to try for...for now. I don't push it to the limit ever, maybe 70% of what the car can do at most.

[Driver]

I'll be the slowest car there unless I decide to bring the XRunner...

[4-eyed-freek]

365xxx miles on my car... im sure a 80 year old man in a wheel chair could go faster.

[richee3]

Driver, you're bringing the Celi. Shig, you're coming. I'll wash the Celi for you.

[enderswift]

hey guys I discovered that my rear passenger caliper is locked up this morning. I was pulling in to my schools parking garage just after getting off the highway and smelled burned brake pad. Sure enough when I put my hand near the rear wheel I felt a ton of heat coming off the brake. The other side was cool to the point where I could rest my hand on the drum. So I may not be able to make it out to starved rock tomorrow. I'll wake up early and see if I can manage to push the piston into the caliper or free up a frozen slide or something. If I don't show up then I hope you all have a fantastic time, and be careful on that road!

[Shigexile]

hope all goes well with the brakes.


jordan, only reason why i'm re thinking of attending this meet is because of work until 3:30am tonight.
richee, in fact I would love to have all the girls wash my car for me.

[4-eyed-freek]

ahhh people please dont back out! please! let this not end up like the last meet.

[Bitter]

hey guys I discovered that my rear passenger caliper is locked up this morning. I was pulling in to my schools parking garage just after getting off the highway and smelled burned brake pad. Sure enough when I put my hand near the rear wheel I felt a ton of heat coming off the brake. The other side was cool to the point where I could rest my hand on the drum. So I may not be able to make it out to starved rock tomorrow. I'll wake up early and see if I can manage to push the piston into the caliper or free up a frozen slide or something. If I don't show up then I hope you all have a fantastic time, and be careful on that road!

Just grab a loaded caliper, trust me. I'll be the piston froze AND the slides are stuck. Parts stores open at 9, should be able to find one by 10, about an hour to put it on and bleed it. Plenty of time to be a little late to the meet!

If anyone needs, my number is . I should be down there earlier than noon. Hope to see you all tomorrow!

This post has been edited by Bitter: Jan 25, 2020 - 1:59 PM

[enderswift]

hey guys I discovered that my rear passenger caliper is locked up this morning. I was pulling in to my schools parking garage just after getting off the highway and smelled burned brake pad. Sure enough when I put my hand near the rear wheel I felt a ton of heat coming off the brake. The other side was cool to the point where I could rest my hand on the drum. So I may not be able to make it out to starved rock tomorrow. I'll wake up early and see if I can manage to push the piston into the caliper or free up a frozen slide or something. If I don't show up then I hope you all have a fantastic time, and be careful on that road!

Just grab a loaded caliper, trust me. I'll be the piston froze AND the slides are stuck. Parts stores open at 9, should be able to find one by 10, about an hour to put it on and bleed it. Plenty of time to be a little late to the meet!

If anyone needs, my number is 708 543 4755. I should be down there earlier than noon. Hope to see you all tomorrow!

yea I ran through the same thought process as well... but theres two reasons why I dont want to go that route:
1. I've worked in auto parts for the past four years, and I've seen the some really really crappy part quality in that time. That's not to say that all aftermarket parts are junk, some are quite good in fact, but in the end its a hit or miss situation. The suppliers for zone/advance/pep are to blame, since they offer inconsistent quality. Therefore I'll stick with toyota oem, its worth the money imo. Especially since my original one lasted 90k

2. I'm a broke college student. So I cant afford either an oem or an aftermarket caliper at the moment. So I'll try to see if I can salvage the one I have.

anyway, the last two meets I went to were small but still fun. So this one is looking to be amazing in comparison, hope I can make it!

This post has been edited by enderswift: Apr 9, 2011 - 1:02 AM

[richee3]

Luke, hopefully you can make it. You've got the worst luck of anyone I know.

I'm heading out. Call or text me at 618-926-4447 if you guys need anything. See you there!

[Bitter]

hey guys I discovered that my rear passenger caliper is locked up this morning. I was pulling in to my schools parking garage just after getting off the highway and smelled burned brake pad. Sure enough when I put my hand near the rear wheel I felt a ton of heat coming off the brake. The other side was cool to the point where I could rest my hand on the drum. So I may not be able to make it out to starved rock tomorrow. I'll wake up early and see if I can manage to push the piston into the caliper or free up a frozen slide or something. If I don't show up then I hope you all have a fantastic time, and be careful on that road!

Just grab a loaded caliper, trust me. I'll be the piston froze AND the slides are stuck. Parts stores open at 9, should be able to find one by 10, about an hour to put it on and bleed it. Plenty of time to be a little late to the meet!

If anyone needs, my number is 708 543 4755. I should be down there earlier than noon. Hope to see you all tomorrow!

yea I ran through the same thought process as well... but theres two reasons why I dont want to go that route:
1. I've worked in auto parts for the past four years, and I've seen the some really really crappy part quality in that time. That's not to say that all aftermarket parts are junk, some are quite good in fact, but in the end its a hit or miss situation. The suppliers for zone/advance/pep are to blame, since they offer inconsistent quality. Therefore I'll stick with toyota oem, its worth the money imo. Especially since my original one lasted 90k

2. I'm a broke college student. So I cant afford either an oem or an aftermarket caliper at the moment. So I'll try to see if I can salvage the one I have.

anyway, the last two meets I went to were small but still fun. So this one is looking to be amazing in comparison, hope I can make it!

I've never had a problem with Centric. 3 of the 4 on the celica are reman from them. They own stoptech you know.

[Stambo]

i feel like an ass but, Boss pulled a fast one on my and told me to come into work. Didn't ask if i wanted to just told me to come in. I don't work saturdays either.....

[SoDo]

I had a great time at the meet / stream hike. Lol! Nice meeting all of you that came. Looking forward to the next meet. I'll post up pics later

[Bigblock]

M.A.M
{ Missed At Meet }
Enderswift, Keison, NavySeal, Stambo, Shigexile
( Feel free to add others I didn't put in )

SoDo, I agree-- good turn out, & met new 6gc family!!

My Bride, myself, & Desirae hope everyone has a safe drive home!!!

To sum up the food---
Mmm burgers...Mmm Pico de gallo...Mmm puppy chow...Mmm 6gc Dragon cake!!! [ Anyone get a pic of it? ]

Thank You EVERYONE!!!!!

< edit >
bloodmoney
Just older!!!
Hahaha ROFLMAO!!!



This post has been edited by Bigblock: Apr 9, 2011 - 10:47 PM

[Zake]

i got a few pics of that epic cake. everything is loading to photo bucket right now, it'll be up soon
EDIT:.... they are still uploading... maybe i should have shrunk them a little..

This post has been edited by Zake: Apr 10, 2011 - 12:04 AM

[bloodMoney]

I'd like to thank everyone who came out today. This was by far the best turnout for a midwest meet ever!

I'm really looking forward to the Midwest Meet v.2 2011

LMAO BigBlock ^_^
I totally didn't think about it when I was talking, then I was like,"did I really just say that with Rob standing there? I should probably correct myself....."

Who sent the picture of my hut to Daniel? After seeing that, we laughed so hard it was unreal.

[Bitter]

OMG LETS ALL RACE HOME TO POST ABOUT THE MEET! lol. Hope everyone had a good drive back, mine was uneventful other than the weirdos at the 24hr Walmart. They really do have the best prices on synth 5w-40.

[Zake]

ok, all but one loaded.. i have no clue which one didnt show up.. here is a link to them. (i figure i shouldnt post em all up on here.. (too many)) (also some are a little pointless but who cares right?) photos

[richee3]

It was good seeing some familiar faces yesterday and meeting some new ones. The guys that couldn't make it, you missed out on a great time. The cake was epic. I got a picture of it but I'm having difficulty finding our camera cable.

Chris, I got halfway home and realized I forgot some puppy chow. Lame. I can't figure out who sent me that picture!



More pictures coming later.

[4-eyed-freek]

It was good seeing some familiar faces yesterday and meeting some new ones. The guys that couldn't make it, you missed out on a great time. The cake was epic. I got a picture of it but I'm having difficulty finding our camera cable.

Chris, I got halfway home and realized I forgot some puppy chow. Lame. I can't figure out who sent me that picture!



More pictures coming later.

chris! is that your hut lol