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A little blurb about my trip.

Discussion in 'H.A.M.B. Drag Nationals' started by DamnitDave, Aug 23, 2012.

  1. DamnitDave
    Joined: Jun 18, 2003
    Posts: 166

    DamnitDave
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    This years trip was a little different from year's past. This year instead of the usual caravan from Austin, my journey began back in Sioux City, Iowa, my old stomping grounds. My buddy's Joe and Kevin had recently put the finishing touches on Kevin's coupe. These two fools spent the last year or better thrashing on that car 4 nights (or more) a week. Everything you see done to that car (including paint) was done in Joe's small 2 car garage. Joe has had a few builds under his belt, but this was Kevin's first. They started with a stock coupe that Kevin found in some shed somewhere. They yanked the body, sold the stock chassis and fenders, and began cutting and welding from there. Not an uncommon story, really.

    The car had been on the road a week or so prior to the drags, enough time to get in a few shake down miles, or so you'd think. Unfortunately, there were a few clutch dwelling gremilns to be dealt with. After a few wrestling matches of their own, the pair turned to an old friend and veteran builder, Gary Monroe, who on the night before we left, fabricated and converted the clutch pedal/linkage from the troublesome hydraulic setup to fully mechanical. At 8pm Thursday night, the boys got a call. (Don't quote me, but I believe it went something like this...) "Come get this piece of shit. It's fixed. Oh, and your brakes suck!"

    With that being said, 6:30am Friday morning, we hit the road. Joe, Aiden, and I in the Comet wagon, with my bike in tow, and Kevin in his coupe, comfortably optimistic with 30 shake down miles on the car and hitting 4th gear for the first time southbound on I29 to Joplin. The bottom line is that we had no major issues on the trip to or from the drags. Both cars did great, despite the lack miles on a fresh build.

    I'm sure there are several other similar stories like this to be told throughout the HAMB, but I just wanted to let y'all know how proud I am of Joe and Kevin. Takes some balls in my opinion to commit to a 500 mile shake down run. I can't say I wasn't nervous. Job well done, boys. Thanks for the lift. I had a great time.

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  2. JRussell
    Joined: Nov 21, 2003
    Posts: 491

    JRussell
    Member

    Thanks man that was an awesome road trip !
     
  3. ryno
    Joined: Oct 6, 2005
    Posts: 3,470

    ryno
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    Glad to have meet Ya man
     
  4. KustomCars
    Joined: Jul 31, 2011
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    KustomCars
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    from Minnesota

    Cool! Anymore pics?
     

  5. daschaefer
    Joined: Jul 12, 2010
    Posts: 81

    daschaefer
    Member

    GOOD STUFF!!!

    That story is just one example why the HAMB DRags have become my favorite event of the year!
     
  6. bigken
    Joined: Jul 7, 2005
    Posts: 2,788

    bigken
    Member

    Great crossing paths with you guys. Glad the trip and wekend was such a success on the fresh ride. Nuttin' like gassin' up and goin'..............congrats.
    Dig the Comet wagon AND that gorgeous Sporty.
     
  7. Congrats...wish I coulda made it this year.
     
  8. Model A John
    Joined: Apr 24, 2008
    Posts: 1,771

    Model A John
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    from wichita ks

    Very cool car. I was checking it out last weekend.
     
  9. Yup. Love your coupe. Very well done.
     
  10. BLAKE
    Joined: Aug 10, 2002
    Posts: 2,783

    BLAKE
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    Great pic and write up, Dave... it was great seeing you again and getting to hang with Joe, Aiden, and Kevin. Where's the video of the bike at speed? :D

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  11. Firedome
    Joined: Jul 21, 2005
    Posts: 274

    Firedome
    Member
    from Austin, TX
    1. THE YAY-HOOS

    Hi Dave,
    Sorry we missed this one! It would have been fun to line up the triumph with your sparkly scoot....and probably lose, but would have been a blast!...as well as getting to hang out some more over some cool refreshments.

    Great pics too!
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  12. Blakmerk
    Joined: May 15, 2002
    Posts: 320

    Blakmerk
    Member
    from St.Joe MO

    I'm glad ya'll made it home. That beautiful coupe was mad at its front tires when we passed by. See ya next year.
     
  13. Tim
    Joined: Mar 2, 2001
    Posts: 17,095

    Tim
    Member
    from KCMO

    Was super stoked to hear that the trip went so well, that coupe is just dead on cool.
     
  14. Malcolm
    Joined: Feb 9, 2006
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    Malcolm
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    from Nebraska

    Great car, great guys, fun trip!


    Malcolm
     
  15. raven
    Joined: Aug 19, 2002
    Posts: 4,698

    raven
    Member

    Real nice coupe...
    "Takes some balls in my opinion to commit to a 500 mile shake down run"

    Uh, we do that nearly every year for the drags...
    r
     
  16. photomania01
    Joined: Oct 3, 2012
    Posts: 1

    photomania01
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    from bali

    Great Pict Blake

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