Chocolate and coffee run
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Topic: Chocolate and coffee run
Posted By: Patrick
Subject: Chocolate and coffee run
Date Posted: 17 March 2010 at 9:13am
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Don't forget - this Saturday, March 20th, is the day for our annual visit to Blair and Angela’s http://www.euphoriastore.ca/ - Euphoria Chocolates in Fort Langley, to be followed by a club run along River Road. (Route to be discussed.) Tentative plans are to also take a little guided tour through the township of Fort Langley to have a quick peek at some of the neat little shops that cater to the many visitors in this historic town. This is a daytime event, so those of you who are leery of checking out new locations in the dark need not have any fear. We plan to meet at Euphoria at 12 noon. Blair and Angela are great hosts, http://www.westcoastfieros.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=113&PN=1 - and Blair knows a thing or two about Fieros (to say the least). If you've got any burning questions about engine swaps etc, here's your opportunity to ask the master. For anyone who hasn’t been to Euphoria Chocolates, it’s kind of a funky place (in a good sense). As we all know, women LOVE chocolate. It does something special to them, something about releasing endorphins. So guys, get lucky on Saturday and bring your "significant others". And for you guys who are single, here’s a tip for you... There’s no better place to hit on chicks than a chocolate shop. I’m not kidding, 90% of their business is women! So get a fancy coffee while you’re there, grab a stool, and try out your pickup lines that never work for you at the bar. This should be fun. This will our first chance to really enjoy our cars this year. And the weather forecast is for a PERFECT sunny, warm day this Saturday!
Coffee and chocolates... and Fieros... a great combination. Let’s do it! Euphoria Chocolates, 9103 Glover Road, Fort Langley
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Posted By: Romeo
Date Posted: 17 March 2010 at 11:10am
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Gnarley. Marcel, you still planning to pick-a-part after the run? ------------- Never shift into reverse without a back-up plan. |
Posted By: marcelvdgn
Date Posted: 17 March 2010 at 10:55pm
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Sorry but im pulling a 4.5 V8 from my 90 cadillac that day I may break for the coffee though Any one interested in a motor/ tranny with only 143,000km M ------------- Marcel 86SE V6 Auto 85SE V6 Auto 85 2m4 soon to be sleeper 3.8sc 5 speed |
Posted By: Romeo
Date Posted: 18 March 2010 at 7:49am
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As the french would say, that's le non-fun. ------------- Never shift into reverse without a back-up plan. |
Posted By: Fiero308
Date Posted: 18 March 2010 at 11:27am
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I'm bringing my daughter directly from karate class which
ends at 12noon so I'll be a little late. Where do you guys anticipate being at 12:30PM or so? Hugh |
Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 18 March 2010 at 11:44am
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Hugh, I suspect we'd still be "staging" at Euphoria at that point, but I can't say for sure. Blair will be running the show once we're out there. Maybe if Blair sees this thread he'll chime in with a word or two.
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Fiero308 wrote:Posted By: Romeo
Date Posted: 18 March 2010 at 6:37pm
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Ok, still planning on attending, but now it's down to if Gretchin wants to be ruthless or not. She's been tempermental with the water pump/alternator/belt the last couple days, and I've replaced everything except the pump, hopefully that will appease her. ------------- Never shift into reverse without a back-up plan. |
Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 18 March 2010 at 7:36pm
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My serpentine belt shredded the day after our club meeting. I'm in the process of changing it tonight... in the dark with a "trouble lamp".
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Posted By: Romeo
Date Posted: 19 March 2010 at 12:35am
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Yes, she still can't tell if she wants to be good to me or not. Seems to be just fine most of the time, occasionally on start-up it will still squeel until shut off, and even if it doesn't squeel on start, any rapid change in RPM (IE Neutral-Revving or engine braking) causes it to chirp for a moment, so clearly static friction is just on the border with it. Will have to look at the water pump tomorrow. ------------- Never shift into reverse without a back-up plan. |
Posted By: Dr.Fiero
Date Posted: 19 March 2010 at 8:47am
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Polishing the pulleys with a red 'scotch brite' pad seems to work. Gets rid of the rust crusties, and any glaze that's built up (both of which will make it loose traction). |
Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 19 March 2010 at 10:36am
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Ah, that's why the first thing I got when I bought my GT was the custom http://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum4/HTML/039384.html - Fiero Belt Tensioner made by Dodgerunner at PFF. Works like a charm. Never needs adjustment, never squeals.
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Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 19 March 2010 at 5:22pm
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Okay, back on topic... I just got off the phone with Blair, and he was saying we'll play it by ear in regards to what we'll do when we get out there. As a group we can discuss a route for a Fiero run, touring local shops, etc. The weather will be perfect. I'm sure the coffee and chocolate will be as well.
Coffee and chocolates... and Fieros... a great combination. Let’s do it! Tomorrow - March 20th, 12 noon. Euphoria Chocolates, 9103 Glover Road, Fort Langley
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Posted By: Romeo
Date Posted: 20 March 2010 at 12:58am
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I may or may not be out tomorrow Patty. Gretchin's bitchiness aside, I'm also now sick as can be. I'll try to be there though if I can. ------------- Never shift into reverse without a back-up plan. |
Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 20 March 2010 at 9:39am
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The sun is shining, the birds are singing... perfect day for a cruise! John Carlo and Clynt (if he doesn't have to work today) will both be coming by my place in their Fieros for all of us to "convoy" out to Fort Langley together. Tristan, hope you're feeling better this morning and can make it out.
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Posted By: Romeo
Date Posted: 20 March 2010 at 11:09am
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I'm sorry, but there's no way I'm making it out. Diabetes just has no intention of backing down for now... Hope you guys have a good time, please take some pictures for me. Sorry again. ------------- Never shift into reverse without a back-up plan. |
Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 20 March 2010 at 11:18am
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Aw hell, don't apologize. I'm sorry you're not feeling well enough to go.
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Posted By: Bassman
Date Posted: 20 March 2010 at 12:57pm
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Nice day for a cruz...hope you all had fun while I am at work...:( ------------- Brian (Bassman) 86 GT Fastback 3.2L 2013 Mazda3 Sport GS SkyActive [IMG]http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u243/Bassman68/BassmanSignature.png"> |
Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 20 March 2010 at 4:09pm
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It was a great day for a cruise! I'm sure we'll be hearing about our day from a few participants (including myself) later...
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Posted By: Car-2-Lo
Date Posted: 20 March 2010 at 4:34pm
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Few pics today... 
Few fun shots... 
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Posted By: Romeo
Date Posted: 20 March 2010 at 7:32pm
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Damn, looks like it was an awesome day. ------------- Never shift into reverse without a back-up plan. |
Posted By: Car-2-Lo
Date Posted: 20 March 2010 at 8:45pm
Few more...
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Posted By: grokan
Date Posted: 20 March 2010 at 10:48pm
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I definitely had alot of fun on the cruise, the civic crew
was stoked that they could come along. ------------- Lets get it sideways |
Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 20 March 2010 at 11:18pm
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We had a good turnout today with eight Fieros plus the "civic crew" as Luke calls his buddies. Our fine Fieros drew lots of attention from many people, although one young woman who walked up to have a closer look thought they were all 300ZX's. We waited quite awhile for Angela to return to the shop so Blair could lead us through the back country. However, she never did return. Rumour has it she ran off with a biker gang. So unfortunately Blair wasn't able to lead the charge after all. What he ended up doing instead was plugging the route he had planned into one of Luke's buddy's GPS units. (Our thanks to Blair for doing that.) We therefore ended up being led on our high-speed trek through the countryside by a Honda Civic. Anyway, it was a blast. I'm positive there's no carbon build-up left in my engine after that. I witnessed at least one club member (who shall remain nameless) lock up his brakes in a corner. Thanks to everyone who turned out. I think we'd all agree it was great fun! Johnny baby, thanks for taking the pictures.
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Any chance you took a picture of the old Pontiac that the hood emblem (great shot!) was on? If so, let's have a look. It's the great-great-grandfather of our little Fieros!Posted By: grokan
Date Posted: 20 March 2010 at 11:49pm
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Hugh did you get your window up? ------------- Lets get it sideways |
Posted By: Car-2-Lo
Date Posted: 21 March 2010 at 8:41am
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This is all I have ( sorry I didn't shoot the whole hot rod ) 
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Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 21 March 2010 at 11:56am
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Well dang it John, you didn't get a shot of the whole car? Oh well, at least this shot shows enough to indicate this was not an old Pontiac for the "faint of heart".
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Posted By: Romeo
Date Posted: 22 March 2010 at 7:31am
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Pfft. It's not the size of the blower that counts... ------------- Never shift into reverse without a back-up plan. |
Posted By: Fiero308
Date Posted: 22 March 2010 at 7:49am
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Yes I know my tires locked up in that turn(I was hoping
nobody noticed!)but I'm going to blame it on my winter tires |
Posted By: Fiero308
Date Posted: 22 March 2010 at 7:50am
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Yes I did get my window up (thanks to the Doctor)turns out
it was the switch. |
Posted By: Romeo
Date Posted: 22 March 2010 at 10:47am
Atta' boy.  ------------- Never shift into reverse without a back-up plan. |
Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 22 March 2010 at 10:50am
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Does that mean what counts is the size of the blowee? Oh, that's rather cheeky.
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Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 22 March 2010 at 10:55am
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Heh heh, lucky for you I don't have a dash mount for my camcorder! I'm going to have to rig something up though, 'cause I can see that shooting video under those circumstances could result in some interesting footage!
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Posted By: Romeo
Date Posted: 24 March 2010 at 8:10am
Oh my childhood innocence has been stripped from me! ------------- Never shift into reverse without a back-up plan. |
Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 24 March 2010 at 10:44am
I thought that happened in the sixth grade with Becky-Sue.
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Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 24 March 2010 at 4:00pm
Or was it six weeks ago with Becky and Sue?
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Posted By: Romeo
Date Posted: 25 March 2010 at 9:06am
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Best emoticon ever made. But just for the record, never been with anyone named Becky or Sue. ------------- Never shift into reverse without a back-up plan. |