Mike and Michael Hill here....... (our Original thread, is called "2 Birds from South Carolina") ..... We are asking a favor of all board members that live along route 66, I'm asking for board members to text me their name/ and state they live in , Just incase we breakdown.
its nice to know that some guys have already given me their phone numbers and contact info incase of emergency.
We're pretty confident that the car will make the trip, but its always nice to know, help is close by.
Mike and Michael Hill
My contact info is:
Mike Hill
803 236 8828 cell
*text your info to this phone
I will also be checking my email at mjhill@ftc-i.net.
thanks in advance,
Mike Hill
ps. We would love to meet a couple of board members along the way to "grab a bite to eat, or just hangout .
I'm too far away in Northern Utah, but the Grand Canyon is a must see off of 66 in AZ.
Quote from: Mopar Nut on July 18, 2014, 04:33:22 PM
I'm too far away in Northern Utah, but the Grand Canyon is a must see off of 66 in AZ.
On our List for Sure!
Sent ya a text mike. Do not live on Route 66. But not sure what route your taking once you hit the end of Route 66, or if your taking it all of the way. Live in central Indiana. If your anywhere in this state and have problems give me a shout and I will come.
Danny
I have sent a PM. If you have trouble Ill get you a truck and trailer if reasonably close. I guess you will do some trial miles around the shop before heading out? I don't trust my cars that much but I'm not GYC.
Mike and Michael,
I don't know where your headed when you finish up Route 66 on the east end in Chicago?
But if your getting on I-80 or I-90 Or the Indiana Toll Road to head east or south were
close by in northwest Indiana. Let me know if you need our contact info?
MJ
This place was actually really nice and had a lot of cars and it was free:
http://www.russellsttc.com/NewMuseum.html
They had a bunch of Linegfelter and Callaway stuff that was pushing big HP. Also a lot of nice memorabilia.
Sendona, Az, Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon and Zion National Park were all awesome and worth the trip.
Quote from: triple_green on July 18, 2014, 07:53:22 PM
This place was actually really nice and had a lot of cars and it was free:
http://www.russellsttc.com/NewMuseum.html
They had a bunch of Linegfelter and Callaway stuff that was pushing big HP. Also a lot of nice memorabilia.
Sendona, Az, Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon and Zion National Park were all awesome and worth the trip.
Nice...I'll look for it
Quote from: Mopar John on July 18, 2014, 07:52:01 PM
Mike and Michael,
I don't know where your headed when you finish up Route 66 on the east end in Chicago?
But if your getting on I-80 or I-90 Or the Indiana Toll Road to head east or south were
close by in northwest Indiana. Let me know if you need our contact info?
MJ
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Sure John , send me your info as we are not sure how far we are going to follow 66..
Mike
I AM WILLING TO PICKUP BIRD AN PUT ON SOME TEST MILES TODAY FOR YA??? ???TOM has my # we could test it together if that wood make ya feel better,ha ha..
have brother in bandon oregon,,coast 3 hrs south of springfield an brother in las vegas,there are lots of members in cally an vegas. Hope ta meet ya an son at marks before you roll away with that awesum ride.Tom has my # will head by GYC sat morning an say hi ta Tom,,,that other wing guy that took a awesum wing car out of OREGON,,,HA HA HA.. ALL DA BEST to ya an son on trip.. :cheers: :cheers: :2thumbs: :2thumbs:DJ :popcrn:
Just texted. I am in Illinois just before you cross the river into MO.
Quote from: djcarguy on July 19, 2014, 06:56:25 AM
I AM WILLING TO PICKUP BIRD AN PUT ON SOME TEST MILES TODAY FOR YA??? ???TOM has my # we could test it together if that wood make ya feel better,ha ha..
have brother in bandon oregon,,coast 3 hrs south of springfield an brother in las vegas,there are lots of members in cally an vegas. Hope ta meet ya an son at marks before you roll away with that awesum ride.Tom has my # will head by GYC sat morning an say hi ta Tom,,,that other wing guy that took a awesum wing car out of OREGON,,,HA HA HA.. ALL DA BEST to ya an son on trip.. :cheers: :cheers: :2thumbs: :2thumbs:DJ :popcrn:
Looking forward to seeing u there. !
:cheers: :popcrn:
sent a pm. illinois near husk41. right off 66 that goes through hamel illinois. :2thumbs:
Got your pm husk thanks
buddy
Route 66 gets pretty desolate out here in the West. I'm at least in Az. If you have trouble on that section give me a call but I'm at least 3 hours away from the nearest point and about 4 1/2 hours froth furthest. I do have an enclosed trailer that a 'Bird will fit into.
Have fun. Driving my hemi 500 on the road a couple of years ago was a blast!!
Chris
Hey Mike, I doubt you'll be passing through Mississippi, but I just in case, I just sent you a text with my contact info. Have a safe trip!
Justin
"CornDog"
Any Idea when you will be in the Stlouis area? I would love to meet up and see the car.
Quote from: 41husk on July 20, 2014, 10:20:56 AM
Any Idea when you will be in the Stlouis area? I would love to meet up and see the car.
St Louis. .most likely next Friday or Saturday.
(If all works out )
I'll keep u posted on where we are and when we may be through.
Just out of curiosity, will any of GYC film crew ride with or follow you? Seems like they would possibly want to film some of the journey.
Justin
"CornDog"
Hello,,Dont know where you are from , or where you are going but,,,I live about 10 miles from 66.
Just south of Springfield Mo. Springfield is were the documents were signed , to build 66. Quite a bit of the old orignal road left.
3--daytona
Jim,McCauley 417 725 3524
jdmccauley@aol.com
Bout 2 pm Sunday i was near GYC shop an saw a awesum white Superbird ahead of me that then turned into Graveyard shop,,,its a awesum,pretty site..going down the road again. :2thumbs: :cheers:
stopped by an met Mike,misses MIKe an Mike JR,a tall young man.. even met Harry the man who sold the 2 birds. got some still pix an meet some real nice folks. Tom r4daytona was there too help Mark an crew finish an prep the bird for long road home.
:2thumbs: this bird is alive an well an great seeing the awesum wing car an meeting more nice folks an mopar owners.. :cheers: :cheers: :2thumbs: :popcrn: :popcrn: :2thumbs: DJ :drool5: :2thumbs:
WHY IS A LOCK ON 2 SUPERBIRDS HEADED HOME ??? ??? :icon_smile_question: :icon_smile_question: DJ
Just sent you a text Mike, Good luck on the trip. I live in Central Illinois near the Springfield/Bloomington stretch of Rt. 66.
I have done a couple of long distance trips with an older vehicle, but none as mechanically sound as the Bird your driving or as far. Take it easy and enjoy yourselves!
Quote from: djcarguy on July 21, 2014, 08:18:39 AM
WHY IS A LOCK ON 2 SUPERBIRDS HEADED HOME ??? ??? :icon_smile_question: :icon_smile_question: DJ
Probably the end of that saga........
Quote from: 70Sbird on July 21, 2014, 08:49:56 AM
Just sent you a text Mike, Good luck on the trip. I live in Central Illinois near the Springfield/Bloomington stretch of Rt. 66.
I have done a couple of long distance trips with an older vehicle, but none as mechanically sound as the Bird your driving or as far. Take it easy and enjoy yourselves!
If a stop is planned for Springfield area, please let me know. Would love to meet up with you guys! If I can swing it, I will. :2thumbs:
Not one pic yet?
you guys up in springfield have a good hotdog stand :2thumbs:
Did ya get on the road an going?? saw bird sat,sun and monday in springfield ,oregon?? Well if on the road,have a fun an safe trip ..great meeting ya all.. latter DJ :cheers: :popcrn: :popcrn: :2thumbs:
now mike, if your up to a fun night in our area, there is a drive in near here. friday night, or saturday night at the drive in with a bird??? you would have everyone there wanting to here the story. :2thumbs:
ok, thats just a thought. the movies are " the fault in our stars" and "edge of tomorrow" with tom cruise. july 25th - 27th
http://www.litchfieldskyview.com/Now_Showing.html check it out if interested. :2thumbs:
and its right on rt. 66. you will go right by it. so at least stop for a picture or two in litchfield illinois. :yesnod:
If you come through Kansas City, I have a bed for you. :cheers:
Quote from: djcarguy on July 21, 2014, 07:51:44 PM
Did ya get on the road an going?? saw bird sat,sun and monday in springfield ,oregon?? Well if on the road,have a fun an safe trip ..great meeting ya all.. latter DJ :cheers: :popcrn: :popcrn: :2thumbs:
DJ... man it was so good to meet you, It made michael and I feel great that there are still people in the world willing to give there time and effort to ensure
we got off to a good start. (ive got all the numbers with me )
we left around 3pm and I felt like it was gonna be a "good safe run " after testing the car out for about 25 miles.
thanks for stopping by and love the conversation.
Update on our Cross country trip, today Michael,and I Left graveyard cars about 3pm , headed for the coast of Oregon,( to start our way down toward the California coast.) Our Bird performed flawlessly , we hit a little rain, driving through the mountains, saw a herd of elk, ended up putting 180 miles on the bird .Our first stop is to ride the sand dunes of Oregon(on Dirtbike or 4 wheeler). We found the riding area took a few pics of the bird, "tomorrow we ride" !!!!
pics
GOOD TO HEAR you guys got some test ,tune an under way miles.Sure is a awesum site to see ya bird powering down the road again.have fun an bee safe on the dunes,been there few years ago.
Great to met ya Mike,michael,an your wife an that good old boy Harry had fun talking with ya al.take care an safe travels to ya guys. post lots of pixs.. all my best ta ya an yours.. hope to get to talladega some yr an see more wing cars. :cheers: :2thumbs: :cheers: :2thumbs: :popcrn: :popcrn: latter DJ out west,,tell harry were not yankees out here an you all welcome any time,haha.... :2thumbs: :cheers:
Update on our Cross country trip, today Michael,and I Left graveyard cars about 3pm , headed for the coast of Oregon,( to start our way down toward the California coast.) Our Bird performed flawlessly , we hit a little rain, driving through the mountains, saw a herd of elk, ended up putting 180 miles on the bird .Our first stop is to ride the sand dunes of Oregon(on Dirtbike or 4 wheeler). We found the riding area took a few pics of the bird, "tomorrow we ride" !!!!
Sand dunes..............
dunes ..
To bad you are coming by way of Pittsburgh have a safe trip :cheers: :popcrn: :2thumbs:
Car looks great......
Here's to a nice safe and non-overheating trip........ Superbird across the country with wind-generated A/C....... :2thumbs:
Quote from: djcarguy on July 22, 2014, 03:18:29 AM
GOOD TO HEAR you guys got some test ,tune an under way miles.Sure is a awesum site to see ya bird powering down the road again.have fun an bee safe on the dunes,been there few years ago.
Great to met ya Mike,michael,an your wife an that good old boy Harry had fun talking with ya al.take care an safe travels to ya guys. post lots of pixs.. all my best ta ya an yours.. hope to get to talladega some yr an see more wing cars. :cheers: :2thumbs: :cheers: :2thumbs: :popcrn: :popcrn: latter DJ out west,,tell harry were not yankees out here an you all welcome any time,haha.... :2thumbs: :cheers:
Dj.......... Jen, Micheal, Harry I thank you again for your time and Kindness.
I only see one Bird ?
:2thumbs: :popcrn:
I also have room for you to crash if you need to stop in the metro StLouis area for a night.
Quote from: ACUDANUT on July 22, 2014, 02:46:52 PM
I only see one Bird ?
I thought there were two coming home ?
Quote from: 41husk on July 22, 2014, 09:31:31 PM
I also have room for you to crash if you need to stop in the metro StLouis area for a night.
Ill keep that in mind Husk, Thanks so much!
day 2 pics.
Sand dunes, Hwy 101 to calif., Red wood National Forest
more yesterday..
Having a hard time posting today...weak signal...have a lot to post, but may have to wait...time to hit the road.!
look me up on Facebook if you have a account. Ive posted some there.
Mike Hill
tree...
last ..too slow of connection this morning.
Look mom A bird in a tree :scratchchin: :drool5:
i have pictures of my family driving through that tree when i was a kid. moms 65 chrysler newport was still new, so 65-66 era. :2thumbs:
There are two cars but they only had one restored by graveyard carz.
What a great run :2thumbs: :2thumbs: :2thumbs:
Quote from: Grm2159 on July 23, 2014, 06:28:34 PM
There are two cars but they only had one restored by graveyard carz.
I would have waited and picked them up at the same time. :Twocents:
the orange one was restored starting in 2008. http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,85867.225.html page 8 starts the restoration. :2thumbs: now the second one has been completed.
Quote from: ACUDANUT on July 24, 2014, 01:18:33 PM
I would have waited and picked them up at the same time. :Twocents:
Aside from the other car already being finished several years ago, these cars still take a lot of money to restore. Hard to financially swing two cars being worked on at one time.
Trip of a lifetime, keep up with the photos.
Have a great run home
Can't wait to see them finish your car on GYC.
Good luck to you on your road trip!
CAN YOU SPOT----- THE SUPERBIRD-----WHAT STATE IS IT IN NOW????
REWARD AN PRIZES FOR SPOTTING AN POSTTING THE RARE WHITE S-BIRD ON ITS MIGRATION EAST,HA HA.
FUN AN SAFE TRAVELS... WHERE YA AT??????? LATTER DJ :popcrn: :popcrn: :2thumbs:
Following this thread, and on Facebook. Looks like you two are having a blast. I have not ever driven my 500 cross country, but have logged a few miles in it. Gotta say there are a lot of people who will break their necks trying to get a look at your Bird.
Cross country in a fresh Superbird, almost seems like a movie plot. :cheers:
No word for a while. I hope all is well, and you are having a blast. Despite being 96 outside I think I am going to get the black car out for a spin today. You have inspired me! :cheers:
quick update..were moving and taking pics...no problems to speak of ..13.1 mpg 1800 miles logged.
look me up on Facebook to see all the pics.
Mike Hill
.....pics from yesterday
Thanks for entertaining us... The images are great Mike...
I just finally noticed the trailer hitch. :2thumbs:
Quote from: Ghoste on July 27, 2014, 12:43:05 PM
I just finally noticed the trailer hitch. :2thumbs:
i think that's the graveyard cars logo on a second plate. there's a better view in a photo on the previous page
Ah yes, okay. I was also going by the 2nd last photo where that GC logo plate drops down and the passenger exhaust tip seems like its coming out of it. Between the two pics I thought it was a hitch.
DAY 7 of our Cross Country Trip. We visited Metor Crater in the morning, and hit the road for our goal of 500-600 miles . (made 585miles...to the Town of Tocumcari) The Famous Blue Swan motel was booked solid, so we took a few pics of the famous Neon Motel, and ended up staying at the new renovated Roadrunner Motel.
Today we make TEXAS and beyond
more from yesterday...................................
You pretty much had to stay at the Roadrunner anyway, any pics of the Superbird at that one?
last from yesterday......look me up on Facebook, (mike hill) lots more pics there
Quote from: Ghoste on July 28, 2014, 08:58:13 AM
You pretty much had to stay at the Roadrunner anyway, any pics of the Superbird at that one?
yep, Ghoste, worked out for the best.
Haha, luv it. :2thumbs: :2thumbs:
Looks like yous having one heck of a trip. Gotta give you props on driving the car. I know people looked at me weird this weekend for just putting 800 miles on my car. I would love to do a cross country trip in mine.
Well, there was a white Superbird sighting in Missouri this afternoon...
Mike and Michael intended to make a brief stop on their Route 66 voyage, and called me ahead of time - so I was waiting by the shop door with camera in hand for their arrival.
While waiting for their arrival, I called my local friend & 'Bird owner Rich Bolzenius, who abandoned his wife at an auction and rushed home to get his FY1 6-pack bird out of his garage. You can see him in the first photo on the left, and the side of his bird in the background. Nothing like having another wing car show up in a small town to bring out the fellow WingNuts...
After exchanging pleasantries and just beginning to talk about their journey, history of the car, etc., Mike noticed his wing now had a slight defect...
:o
Here was the culprit (sorry for the blurry pic, I'm still not adjusted to this camera)
There was rust/corrosion on all but just a small sliver of metal, which means that fracture had been present for at least a little while. I didn't look closely enough to see if the wing had been painted separately at GYC or not - but that bolt was a grenade with the pin pulled.
Mike could not get the other side's bolt to budge without stripping the allen-head capscrew, so taking the horizontal section off was not an option. The bird would have looked a little odd for the rest of their trip with two uprights sticking up and no horizontal wing, so we put on our thinking caps for a different solution.
There's a pretty good chance the remaining fine-thread bolt section is not going to come out of that extruded aluminum wing without a great deal of difficulty. Since it's pretty secure right where it is, and it's made of some pretty good steel, we decided to drill & tap a smaller bolt hole in the middle of the existing capscrew's body. I scrounged around the shop here and found a couple of 1/4-20 bolts with about the right length.
Here's Mike doing the drillwork:
After a little fettling and finding just the right combination of washers, the wing seems pretty secure - although I'd probably be guilty of taking a peek at that corner of the rear view mirror pretty often myself...
With the work done, it was time for some quick visiting and photos.
More photos of the small flock of 'Birds, and a shot of the wounded wing after repairs...
Mike and Michael have already logged 3,500 (well, actually 3,500.1 when he pulled in the shop) miles on their trip so far, and 500 of those were put on today. He said it's been a blast to drive, and hasn't really given them any major problems so far.
Since they have another 750 miles to drive before they get home, and with their plan to be home tomorrow evening, it was time for them to head out back to the Mother Road.
Gentlemen, it was a pleasure to meet you. I hope I was something of a small blessing to you along the way, and it was a sincere joy to see you guys out enjoying such a fantastic road trip in a fantastic (wing)car. Have a safe remainder of the trip!!!
Geno
nice job on the wing repair. lucky for them it was found while pulling in for a visit instead of miles from no help. :2thumbs:
Not the first repair I can think of that has been done on weary travelers cars in that shop! Brake boosters, voltage regulators and now wing repairs. Thank God for Geno's muscle car pit stop. :smilielol: Three wings in the building at one time. That's a new record isn't it? Oh and the red one and the yellow one together again under one roof. Been a while on that too if you follow me. ;) Good write up Geno. :2thumbs:
I can't believe that the wing needed help, after a 200K + restoration. :brickwall:
Good show on friends, rendezvous' and home repair projects.......... Ok, not home repair, Bird repair........... It is inevitable for ALL old cars to need SOME attention.....
Keep on truckin' Mike and Mike..
(http://www.sunshinedaydream.biz/assets/images/buttons/keep-on-truckin-button.jpg)
He ain't truckin. :scratchchin:
Absolutely amazing story. Makes me glad to see others helping.
I did spend a year at Rolla (before 66 became a interstate.)
:popcrn: I glad to see it wasn't too major. :2thumbs:
Quote from: ACUDANUT on July 29, 2014, 10:29:09 PM
He ain't truckin. :Twocents:
For me he is......... Unless another phrase could be "Keep on Birdin'"........
Lets hope the rest of the trip is just scenery, clever repair Gene. :cheers:
Quote from: Davtona on July 29, 2014, 08:40:34 PM
Not the first repair I can think of that has been done on weary travelers cars in that shop! Brake boosters, voltage regulators and now wing repairs. Thank God for Geno's muscle car pit stop. :smilielol: Three wings in the building at one time. That's a new record isn't it? Oh and the red one and the yellow one together again under one roof. Been a while on that too if you follow me. ;) Good write up Geno. :2thumbs:
I didn't think about the "reunion" of the red & yellow cars until you mentioned it, but you're right. Rich has had his car at the shop before, and my car has been at his house before also (albeit riding on the rollback bed of my 2-ton truck) - but this is probably the first time his car has been at the shop since mine's been done. I was a little distracted by the Hill's visit, but you're right.
Geno's Musclecar Pit Stop... I should get a sign or banner. :coolgleamA: :2thumbs: The times I've helped out with some repairs is still way fewer than others have done out on the road somewhere (Doug/Pettybird is one of several side-of-the-road or hotel-parking-lot master mechanics I've seen in action). That's a truly fantastic thing about this hobby... the number of great people you meet, and how willing they are to help one another.
I'll be interested to hear how the Hills fared on the balance of their trip. They plan to be home this evening, so mabye they'll check in with an update soon.
so cool!
Nice work men! :2thumbs:
I guess the whole "its pretty cool to sit on the wing" ideas have stopped for a little while?
Looking good. I figured you would have a cabinet full of original wing bolts laying around Geno. Jk.
Last time I was in your shop we changed the brake booster on Troy's car.
Geno, what City do you live in ?
Geno, Michael and i would like to thank you again for the help.
Well I made a phone call to my wife (the boss) , to see how things were going at our family printshop , she told me things were running smoothly, with that said, i mentioned to her that Michael had never seen Nashville, and we would like to stop off there for the day, .....So as i type this, we are still in Nashville and plan to plan to get home tomorrow night.
We will have covered over 4400 miles in our 10 day trip.
Superbird averaged 12/13 miles per gallon, With a fuel bill of about $1400.
I'll be sure to post alot of pics when I get home of our adventures.
Again , thanks Gene.
Mike and Michael Hill
a photo in front of the Parthenon in Centennial Park would be cool
http://www.nashville.gov/Parks-and-Recreation/Parthenon.aspx
Quote from: gymratt30 on July 30, 2014, 06:48:47 PM
Geno, Michael and i would like to thank you again for the help.
Well I made a phone call to my wife (the boss) , to see how things were going at our family printshop , she told me things were running smoothly, with that said, i mentioned to her that Michael had never seen Nashville, and we would like to stop off there for the day, .....So as i type this, we are still in Nashville and plan to plan to get home tomorrow night.
We will have covered over 4400 miles in our 10 day trip.
Superbird averaged 12/13 miles per gallon, With a fuel bill of about $1400.
I'll be sure to post alot of pics when I get home of our adventures.
Again , thanks Gene.
Mike and Michael Hill
Mike & Michael,
It was a pleasure to meet you guys, and an honor to help out. Hope the rest of the trip goes smoothly!
Gene
P.S. How's the bolt holding up? Have you had to tighten it any?
Wish I would have known you stopped in Washington. I would have drove the clone down. I never get enough looking at Genes car and soaking up his wealth of knowledge. The clone looks pretty good but would have definitely been the ugly step child in that gathering.
Quote from: ACUDANUT on July 30, 2014, 05:32:50 PM
Geno, what City do you live in ?
As listed in my profile, I live in/near Washington.
Quote from: 41husk on July 30, 2014, 07:21:33 PM
Wish I would have known you stopped in Washington. I would have drove the clone down. I never get enough looking at Genes car and soaking up his wealth of knowledge. The clone looks pretty good but would have definitely been the ugly step child in that gathering.
You'd have had to be pretty light on your feet to make it, Allen... Mike called to let me know they were stopping by when he was about 30 miles away from the shop, and he had truly planned to stay only about 30 minutes. Had it not been for the wing repair, you'd have got here about the time the dust died down from them leaving town.
It would have been great to see you again, and I still haven't had the time to check out your black car as closely as I'd like. Would have been a great time. The ugly step child title was already taken though, by my dad's '78 Lincoln Town Car - which we affectionately refer to as the "Linc-abago"
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Geno, the bolt is holding up fine!
Checked it a couple times...solid as when when we left your shop!
Thanks again,
Look for pictures when we get home.
Quote from: hemigeno on July 30, 2014, 07:34:17 PM
Quote from: ACUDANUT on July 30, 2014, 05:32:50 PM
Geno, what City do you live in ?
As listed in my profile, I live in/near Washington.
Quote from: 41husk on July 30, 2014, 07:21:33 PM
Wish I would have known you stopped in Washington. I would have drove the clone down. I never get enough looking at Genes car and soaking up his wealth of knowledge. The clone looks pretty good but would have definitely been the ugly step child in that gathering.
You'd have had to be pretty light on your feet to make it, Allen... Mike called to let me know they were stopping by when he was about 30 miles away from the shop, and he had truly planned to stay only about 30 minutes. Had it not been for the wing repair, you'd have got here about the time the dust died down from them leaving town.
It would have been great to see you again, and I still haven't had the time to check out your black car as closely as I'd like. Would have been a great time. The ugly step child title was already taken though, by my dad's '78 Lincoln Town Car - which we affectionately refer to as the "Linc-abago"
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Again. What City do you live in Geno.
Quote from: hemigeno on July 30, 2014, 07:34:17 PM
As listed in my profile, I live in/near Washington.
:nana:
No sorry Geno, I for some dumb reason did not look at your profile. :brickwall:
No problem on my part...
"Let he who is without fault cast the first stone", and that ain't me!
Quote from: gymratt30 on July 30, 2014, 06:48:47 PM
Geno, Michael and i would like to thank you again for the help.
Well I made a phone call to my wife (the boss) , to see how things were going at our family printshop , she told me things were running smoothly, with that said, i mentioned to her that Michael had never seen Nashville, and we would like to stop off there for the day, .....So as i type this, we are still in Nashville and plan to plan to get home tomorrow night.
We will have covered over 4400 miles in our 10 day trip.
Superbird averaged 12/13 miles per gallon, With a fuel bill of about $1400.
I'll be sure to post alot of pics when I get home of our adventures.
Again , thanks Gene.
Mike and Michael Hill
wow what a awesome adventure !! looking forward to seeing pictures & stuff :cheers: :popcrn:
:popcrn: :popcrn: :drool5: :popcrn: :popcrn: :2thumbs: :cheers: Hope ya home safe an getting pixs of both Super Birds?. :popcrn: :drool5: :popcrn: DJ out west,, :slap: for taking a wing car out of Oregon,,,jokin,,ha ha :2thumbs:
Quote from: hemigeno on July 30, 2014, 07:20:17 PM
Quote from: gymratt30 on July 30, 2014, 06:48:47 PM
Geno, Michael and i would like to thank you again for the help.
Well I made a phone call to my wife (the boss) , to see how things were going at our family printshop , she told me things were running smoothly, with that said, i mentioned to her that Michael had never seen Nashville, and we would like to stop off there for the day, .....So as i type this, we are still in Nashville and plan to plan to get home tomorrow night.
We will have covered over 4400 miles in our 10 day trip.
Superbird averaged 12/13 miles per gallon, With a fuel bill of about $1400.
I'll be sure to post alot of pics when I get home of our adventures.
Again , thanks Gene.
Mike and Michael Hill
Mike & Michael,
It was a pleasure to meet you guys, and an honor to help out. Hope the rest of the trip goes smoothly!
Gene
P.S. How's the bolt holding up? Have you had to tighten it any?
dang, this is a long trip :smilielol:
sorry, just had to say it. :coolgleamA:
Day 8 of our cross country trip.
We've logged over 3000 miles so far ( from our starting point of Springfield Oregon) we've hit a lot of the small diners, and route 66 landmarks. The half way point has a cool cafe that is located exactly 1\2 way between California and Chicago. (1139 miles either way.)..... we have passed through Texas and we are currently in Oklahoma headed towards the very tip of Kansas then Missouri.
The last picture shows how I can sleep comfortable at night...rotor button in my motel room every night.
OK OK were Home... I just woke up from a weeks long Nap!
heres more pics of our route 66 trip
1st pic show us drying off engine bay after a storm caught us in New Mexico. ( Drowned the car our in a flood of water on the road)
2nd pics shows, I did have Michael go slightly above the posted speed limit.
3rd pics shows how I slept better at night....( still got up to check on car) but not EVERY 30 mins..lol
more from our trip
Shamrock Texas
A small diner in Texas,
MIDPOINT in Aderan Texas
Glad to see you guys and car made it congrats to you and GYC efforts in making it happen.
I did 24 29 hours run from TX to NJ in younger days bringing superbirds home.I couldnt sleep thinking it was outhere unprotected in motel parking lots and keep going on
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Day 9 of our cross country trip.....lots of hwy driving yesterday. We left Oklahoma, made it through Kansas, Missouri, and into Mt Vernon Illinois. (Driving 610 miles).
We stopped off to see a friend of ours (Gene) . Gene has one of the nicest (if not the Nicest Daytona in the country.) It won best of show at the 2012 mopar nationals.
While we were there, we had to fix a broken bolt in one end of the rear wing stabilizer. ( it had sheared off ).
Gene ( hemigeno )...as known on the Dodge charger.com discussion board , really helped us out by allowing us to use his shop tools to extract the broken bolt , drill, tap and re thread a smaller " makeshift" fix to get us home.. a friend of Gene 's (Richard Bolzenius) showed up with his 6pk 4 speed superbird also.
After leaving his shop we saw the St Louis arch, at that point, It was time to set our GPS Toward home. (785 miles) . We wish we could have driven the rest of Route 66, but we have to get Michael moved into his apartment this weekend to start his college classes .
It's been a Blast driving route 66.
Look for one more update tomorrow that will show some cool "random " pics from our trip.
We will have covered over 4400 miles in our 10 day trip.
Superbird averaged 12/13 miles per gallon, With a fuel bill of about $1400.
We are missing our family and sleeping in our own beds.
I am also missing my beautiful wife Jen , .... (shes in last pictures posted here.).
She kept things going on the home front while we enjoyed the ultimate Father/Son trip.
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some of these pics are from different days ... but I thought id share them....
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cop liked the car... I asked him to "turn on the Lights"
I told Michael, were gonna Make it if we have to PUSH it in the shop. :popcrn:
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these 3 pics were taken by Michael ..."BY HIS PHONE"... wow... here ive got $2000 dollars worth of Len's with me ... his phone took the BEST pics of the Canyon.
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good one from the MECCA .... where Bodybuilding started..
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Look my pics up on facebook to see many more than posted here.
Mike Hill
SC
Id like to thank all off you guys on here for the kind words and Support, (* especially Hemigeno for lending me his shop and tools for a day,)
Ill do my best to get some pics of the two cars back together soon.
Michael is now away at college , so in a few weeks we will shoot some pics for the board.
Congrats Mike! I'm sure you two have some awesome memories from your journey! :2thumbs:
Must have been an awesome trip! :2thumbs:
It truly was a trip of a lifetime.
Wow, isn't this exactly what the guy that sold them to you wanted his dad to share with him? :2thumbs:
Great pixs an great times,you too had. :cheers: :cheers: :2thumbs:
YOU HAVE PHOTO PROOF,OF YA WIFE DAMAGING THE WING?? SITTING ON IT..HA HA HA kid in.
great memories an future fun ta ya an yours... :popcrn: :2thumbs: :cheers:DJ out west.
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When you said route 66 I didn't realize you would change directions in IL
We were only 30 minutes away when you were in Mt Vernon would have been glad to get the car out and come over to meet you
Quote from: Mopurr on August 08, 2014, 09:49:11 PM
When you said route 66 I didn't realize you would change directions in IL
We were only 30 minutes away when you were in Mt Vernon would have been glad to get the car out and come over to meet you
Sorry me missed you. It was kinda hard to keep up with who lives where when you're passing from state to state
Got a picture of both of birds sitting side-by-side finished?
Yes it is I'm sure we all often travel right past a member and never know it. I thought you were doing the whole 66 route so thought you be going north and the closest you would have been was 1 1/2 hours away so I had not messaged you.
Would have been nice to have met you.... Perhaps someday will be at the same meet
Glad you had a very enjoyable and safe trip
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Quote from: Mopurr on August 09, 2014, 10:31:15 AM
Yes it is I'm sure we all often travel right past a member and never know it. I thought you were doing the whole 66 route so thought you be going north and the closest you would have been was 1 1/2 hours away so I had not messaged you.
Would have been nice to have met you.... Perhaps someday will be at the same meet
Glad you had a very enjoyable and safe trip
My son and I have made 2 trips to Carlise for the ALL FORD nationals.We had SOO much fun on those trips.We still talk about them regularly.It looks like you guys had an awesome trip and great memories made.Glad you guys are home safely.
Quote from: jonw29 on August 10, 2014, 04:21:19 PM
My son and I have made 2 trips to Carlise for the ALL FORD nationals.We had SOO much fun on those trips.We still talk about them regularly.It looks like you guys had an awesome trip and great memories made.Glad you guys are home safely.
Yeah, it was father/Son time well spent.
awesome lot of pictures !! :cheers: :cheers: adventure of a life time with your son :yesnod: :popcrn:
I like the carboard sign held up at the end, kind of reminds me of the Daytona 200 mph impromptu photos. :2thumbs:
Thanks for sharing your trip with us......................looks like you had a lot of fun..... :2thumbs:
I enjoyed the thread and believe the smiles are real not for the camera!
Thanks for including us on your adventure.