Matt86t/a

hey guys just one quick question, when is the e-town swapmeet? I really want to go. It's not that same weekend is it? I need new gears and posi. Thanks.

~Matt

1982chevycamaroz28

yea i wanan know too if the swap meet is that weekend also, i need some stuff.

RedZ28Chik

i went to the etown swap meet last year and it kinda sucked, some people want too much for their stuff and the people that were selling the speakers were a total rip off the prices they wanted. i walked away with a dash and side speaker covers for 75 and i think i could have gotten a better price at a junkyard to be honest for the same thing.

twiztidz28

yea so the swap meet is the same weekend. you dont have to spend the whole day at the BBQ. and if i understand the swap meet is all weekend from open till close. if you decide to go to the swap meet cool if you dont cool i cant make people go. it will be fun verry fun.

1982chevycamaroz28

people should go to the bbq on saturday and then on sunday go to the swap meet or go on friday to the swap meet

1991tealRSt-topGuy

well, i cant go to the BBQ anyways, cuz i just realized its on a saturday

i'm actually going to the swap meet on sunday

on saturday I HAVE to work, because mechanic school just started up again

and i'm in the middle of a th350 swap into my Z28

and i have the 350 sitting in my garage waiting to replace the V6 in my green camaro

so i have my hands full

i cant wait until i get rid of that V6......i HATE that thing

next year, i should be in a much better position, considering i'll have 2 V8 cars i can be proud of, i'll be much happier too then

Matt86t/a

yeah, everyone who's going to the BBQ should meet up at the e-town swapmeet. i'm coming back from school fri night so that only leaves sunday. anybody else in? we could pick a meeting place and time. it'd be nice to go earlier. Curt i know you're in and we can make ian go too.

~Matt

curt86iroc

yeah, but we cant stay too late cuz we gotta go back to school...

Matt86t/a

oh yeah, crap. we'll go really early then. Anyone else going sunday?

~Matt

Xenodrgn

Glenn, sell me the Z dude! C'mon... I've been looking all over for donor V8 cars but it's not looking good...

Spring time is the time to buy these cars... I will definatly be in a good financial position then for an engine swap, sometime in late May early June... so maybe then I'll find something... which is why I'm thinking I can just go to the BBQ this time, and hit up the spring swapmeet...

Although I will admit, I really would like to get to the swapmeet early Saturday when all the good deals will be there... :sigh: you can't have it all... I'm stuck with the 6 for another winter... Plus, I would have no way of getting the engine or trans home... those are the things I'd be looking for at the swapmeet...

bigals87z28

hey, dont give me this crazy stuff about people not goin, and goin to the swap meet instead, im lookin foward to this, the swap meet sounds nice, but hell, id rather come 4.5hrs to see all my friends, then to go to see stuff i can only dream of buying, like that guy who had the 74 suburban 454 out, and he started it! so loud and mean!! what would happend if i cleaned it up and put some nice heads on it!! yea!... dam look what u started glen!! hehehe im kiddin, sounds like ur havin fun with the car. anyway cant wait to come home in couple of days (the 20th) and then back for some bbq...

Matt86t/a

don't worry bigal, me, and curt86iroc will definately be there at 10. I'll see you there. I have to drive 1hr and a half and curt has to come 3 hrs. Nice to hear you're coming. You're not bringing the Taurus are you?

~Matt

twiztidz28

Well it looks like i might have a delema on my hands. I might be gettinga 99 Z28 by the time the BBQ comes and I still have my 86. Which car will i drive to the BBQ? Of course the 86. unless i can get someone to drive my 99 there also. by the time the BBQ comes along I hope to have some kind of a headliner in there.

bigals87z28

chuck i will drive ur 99
u know i will!! or ill drive ur 86.. whatever... and no, the bull will not be coming, the Z will show up in all its 15 sec glory... hehehe anyway... well chuck whatever car u need to be drivin, i will drive it, i will be nice to it, promise!.... hehehehe! aight man talk to u online

twiztidz28

Alex if you can drive stick or learn how to by that time and i have the 99 you can drive the 86. i want to get there a little faster then the 15.2. speaking of i am going to the track with Nikki friday and i will have better times.

1991tealRSt-topGuy

erik- in the spring, why dont we borrow a truck from somebody, and we can go together, cuz i want to get a hood and whatnot,

if you want, i have a V8 700R4 in need of a rebuild, $25
let me know, cuz i need to clear all the **** i dont need out of the garage

curt86iroc

guys, i need you opinion. im debating whether or not to bring my car to the picnic. its still a work in progress. i dont really want to bring it cuz i know theres going to be so many nice cars there. no one wants to see an 86 iroc with some rust and a bad paint job....

ps. dont listen to matt86t/a

RedZ28Chik

it doesnt matter what paint job you have!!! hell im bringing my firebird which has chipping paint and primer on parts of it and a dented fender. im bringing my camaro too my friend amanda will be driving my bird. just bring the car!

Matt86t/a

thanks curt. well i'm bringing my beat trans am anyway so if u don't want to drive i'll take you. i'm in for staying at your school for the carslise show thingy in PA too buddy. I know my car won't be the best looking or fastest there but i'll still be proud of it. It's come a long way in a year. It runs on all 8 cylinders, it has a new nose, and some sort of music playing device now. I'm very proud of my car.

~Matt

Xenodrgn

C'mon guys, now is the big push!!! I'm going to be there, and response from the other boards has been positive... NOW IS THE TIME! Request off, go out and buy a small bag of Kingsford have the hunny whip you up some burgers and throw them in the freezer..... next time your at a bar tell everyone... repost on the boards...lets get this frieght train rolling! F-Body Express, next stop, Duke Island Park... then; YOUR FRONT YARD!

Come.

Feel..

Smell...

thousands of firing cylinders thundering and screaming GET THE FCK OUTTA MY WAY!

Stop in...

Grab a bite to eat...

Meet the awesome f-body fans you've been talking to for so long... I've met alotta you and I will tell you... we're a pretty cool bunch of people!

Just over 2 weeks left people! Make the commitment now, and reaffirm it for us and help keep this frieght train going!

Don't ask.. just do it!!!

twiztidz28

Erik,

You jsut summed it all up. Yesterday I received the permit for the park at my house so we ahve nothing to worry about. Don't forget bring food and charcole and soda.

As for the hunny fixing up some bergers, Nikki are you going to do that for me?

RedZ28Chik

you know i will chuck hehe

twiztidz28

Directions from The Parks Commission for Duke Island Park. I got these with the permit. Kind of Long.

SOMERSET COUNTY PARK COMMISSION
Directions to Duke Island Park, Bridgewater

From Route 287 in NJ
Southbound: Follow Route 287 S. to Exit 17 (Somerville/Routes 202/206 South). When the highways split, take R. 202 S.. Approximately 2 miles down R. 202, you will travel under a train overpass. Make a right at the next U-Turn, which is Milltown Road. Take the U-Turn and cross back over R 202 onto Milltown Rd, and follow to the end. Make a left onto Old York Road. Travel a 1/4 mile, and the entrance to Duke Island Park will be on the right.

Northbound: Follow R. 287 N. to route 22 West. Follow the R. 22 directions below.

From route 22
Westbound: Follow route 22 to routes 202/206 South. When the highways split, take R. 202 S.. Approximately 2 miles down R. 202, you will travel under a train overpass. Make a right at the next U-Turn, which is Milltown Road. Take the U-Turn and cross back over R 202 onto Milltown Rd, and follow to the end. Make a left onto Old York Road. Travel a 1/4 mile, and the entrance to Duke Island Park will be on the right.


Eastbound: Follow R. 22 East through Branchbrug. Make a right onto Milltown Road. Follow Milltown Rd. for 1 mile and bear right under the railroad trestle. You will pass North Branch Park on the right. Continue on Milltown Rd. You will cross route 202. Follow Milltown Rd. to the end. Make a left onto Old York Rd. Travel a 1/4 mile, and the entrance to Duke Island Park will be on the right.

From Route 206 Northbound
Follow Route 206 N. into Somerville. Make a left turn at traffic light onto Somerset St. (Landmarks - on the right: Annie Sez; and on the left: Granets Shopping Plaza). Continue on Somerset St. for approximately 2 miles (road name will change to Old York Road). Duke Island Park will be on the left.

From route 78
Westbound: Follow Route 78 West to Exit 29, which is route 287 South. Then follow the above directions for Route 287 South.

Eastbound: Follow Route 78 East to Route 22 East. Then follow the above directions for Route 22 East.

I believe the 287 Exit from Route 80 is 43A. It will say 287 South/Morristown. Not to sure about that though.

OK where it says a 1/4 mile this isn't a drag strip. but we might be able to make it into one.

RedZ28Chik

ok just so all of you know..Raritan and Bridgewater cops are extremely ticket happy so on old york road make sure you only do 35. take my word for that one i used to work on Old York road about 2 minits from the park

Matt86t/a

Xenodrgn, you summed it up. There is a limit of people though right? I'll invite a lot of people anyway I can't wait to see all the awesome cars. I'll just park mine under a tree or behind the bathroooms because i'm the only one that can appreciate it. I'm at school now so i really miss my car. My girlfriend always gets on my case about how i miss it more than her I just can't wait to get back home and cruise in it. Thanks to everyone who's been setting this up especially twiztid. This is going to kick ***! By the way, there is definately going to be a volleyball tournament.

~Matt

twiztidz28

Matt,

Don't forget the wiffle ball games. I went to the Yanks game last night and I'm going to go to their minor league open tryouts next year and see if i ge ton the roster for their minor league team and maybe play in the pros one day. i still go time before i get to old. im 21 now so i have at least 13 more good years ahead of me.

curt86iroc

and my car will be parked right next to matt's....

ps. i rock at volleyball

Matt86t/a

awesome twiztid, good luck with that. I can't wait to see that banging paint job of yours and this new '99 Z i've been hearing about I'm in for wiffleball too. As for you Curt, we'll see how good you are. Your only advantage is you're taller than me...

~Matt

92RSMuscle

iTrader: (1)

ill be there...im gonna bring a friend too...

Matt86t/a

i was thinking of pulling a Mark A. Shield's and using my sig as a huge billboard. Think he'll get pissed? Maybe if we all did it he wouldn't know who started it...

~Matt

92RSMuscle

iTrader: (1)

yo, we should have some hardcore laser tag games goin on haha.


someone make a banner, and i know ill put it in my sig.
im also bringin a high quality video camera for some shots of camaros for a drag racing video im makin....(i want engine shots!)

Matt86t/a

i'd be in for laser tag if i could borrow a gun. The place is really nice. check out the sig, put something similar in yours so Mark doesn't find out it's me

~Matt

curt86iroc

92RSMuscle

iTrader: (1)

consider it done.

by the way...im not sure if its just my comp...but i cant get directions to that place from the link....i know to get to bridgewater Via Rt. 22 (Mall area)

thanks

mike

twiztidz28

I will post the directions to the place in a min i have to copy and paste from over at ls1.com they are pretty long and they give you the wrong road but i will post the right road.

twiztidz28

Here are some directions. The name of the road the park is on is Old York Road in Bridgewater.

SOMERSET COUNTY PARK COMMISSION
Directions to Duke Island Park, Bridgewater

From Route 287 in NJ
Southbound: Follow Route 287 S. to Exit 17 (Somerville/Routes 202/206 South). When the highways split, take R. 202 S.. Approximately 2 miles down R. 202, you will travel under a train overpass. Make a right at the next U-Turn, which is Milltown Road. Take the U-Turn and cross back over R 202 onto Milltown Rd, and follow to the end. Make a left onto Old York Road. Travel a 1/4 mile, and the entrance to Duke Island Park will be on the right.

Northbound: Follow R. 287 N. to route 22 West. Follow the R. 22 directions below.

From route 22
Westbound: Follow route 22 to routes 202/206 South. When the highways split, take R. 202 S.. Approximately 2 miles down R. 202, you will travel under a train overpass. Make a right at the next U-Turn, which is Milltown Road. Take the U-Turn and cross back over R 202 onto Milltown Rd, and follow to the end. Make a left onto Old York Road. Travel a 1/4 mile, and the entrance to Duke Island Park will be on the right.


Eastbound: Follow R. 22 East through Branchbrug. Make a right onto Milltown Road. Follow Milltown Rd. for 1 mile and bear right under the railroad trestle. You will pass North Branch Park on the right. Continue on Milltown Rd. You will cross route 202. Follow Milltown Rd. to the end. Make a left onto Old York Rd. Travel a 1/4 mile, and the entrance to Duke Island Park will be on the right.

From Route 206 Northbound
Follow Route 206 N. into Somerville. Make a left turn at traffic light onto Somerset St. (Landmarks - on the right: Annie Sez; and on the left: Granets Shopping Plaza). Continue on Somerset St. for approximately 2 miles (road name will change to Old York Road). Duke Island Park will be on the left.

From route 78
Westbound: Follow Route 78 West to Exit 29, which is route 287 South. Then follow the above directions for Route 287 South.

Eastbound: Follow Route 78 East to Route 22 East. Then follow the above directions for Route 22 East.

I believe the 287 Exit from Route 80 is 43A. It will say 287 South/Morristown. Not to sure about that though.

I just learned never to trust the Park System. directions are kind of wrong. If you are getting the directions and you see something like this "Make a right at the next U-Turn, which is Milltown Road. Take the U-Turn and cross back over R 202 onto Milltown Rd, and follow to the end. Make a left onto Old York Road. Travel a 1/4 mile, and the entrance to Duke Island Park will be on the right."
The u-turn is on the left and the name of hte road is "Old York Road" There is the Branchburg Police dept on the opisit side of 202 and a Bank on the corner of Old york Road and 202 on the West side. That road is about 5 or 6 miles could be more but about 10 mins from when 202 splits from 206. Kind of easy to find. Here is my cell# if anyone has questions call me 201-522-9637.

92RSMuscle

iTrader: (1)

thanks! ya know what else would rock? if we all work "hello my name is" tags with our screen name on them

it would make things for people like me (who dont know to many of you) easier to put a face to a name

just an idea

mike

twiztidz28

well we could do that. we tried doing something like that at toms river but we put the papers in our cars. if you want that would be cool. i will be there before 10 to setup and get things ready so i might be one of the first people you see.

RedZ28Chik

well lol last time we did try somthing like that at toms river and it was a good plan however...very few people put their screen names on their cars.

Matt86t/a

whichever works is good. I'll be there early too. I have to go out and buy a volleyball now. That and a nice big steak for lunch. I'm so glad i finally get to meet everyone. Except that Curt86iroc kid. He pisses me off... Try and get as many people to go as you can. Twiztid, where do we have to park again? Is it a charge? Thanks for setting this up too buddy.

~Matt

twiztidz28

I don't know if there is a charge for parking but i have never been to this place. The lady i spoke with in the parks dept. said there is plenty of parking and we have the SHADY GROVE area of the park the whole area so we have plenty of space to do whatever.

RedZ28Chik

i highly doubt we will be charged for parking there ive been there a few times

Xenodrgn

RedZ28 chick...

Correction... Rich (quingofpenguins) and I were the ONLY ones who put thier SN's on thier cars... Which didn't help because I could simply say, "mine is the nice Sport Coupe over there".. and Rich could say, "Mine is the beat up LT over there"... hehe

I'm looking forward to this... hopefully it'll be bigger than Toms River!

Oh, and matt t/a... look at my sig... I've joined on too... mark will never now.

Xenodrgn

I will wear a nametag for y'all though...

My car will be one of the only Sport Coupes there and the only car there with the "other" colored 3" Daytona cowl hood!

bigals87z28

erik, ur gettin ur hood on this weekend! ah ****!... thats hot, ur probably on AIM right now, let me check,..... ah ur away... aight man, cant wait to go. Erik, ur gar is gunna be hot!. Its gunna beat me soon!.... ahhh gotta get money....hehehehe were gunna have to rac...... drive side by side with each other after the engine goes in.... hehehe aight man, ill talk to u on AIM... peace

curt86iroc

uh oh, the sigs are spreading. shhhh, dont tell mark

RedZ28Chik

lol you forget i had a crumped up piece of paper i put in my dash with my sn this time i think i might tag up my car with my sn

Matt86t/a

good job spreading the sig guys. I'll put something on my window after i park. I don't know where the shady grove section is. I didn't know there were sections. I know that when you first enter the park (there is a long entryway off the street over a few speed bumps) there will be a building on your right, a parkinglot ahead and a big white stage in the distance. There are grills and tables everywhere. As the first few people there twiztid, we'll have to figure it out. Everyone else will know where to go because we'll park near it.

~Matt

Xenodrgn

Sorry redZ28.. must not have seen that.

And lol at alsz28... Who said anything about money... :reaches in pocket: I'm broke too brother (well not exactly)... I hate spending money.. I almost don't wanna buy the Z, it'll sit on a strangers lot for 6 months... but I think in the long run it'll be worth it. I can be happy with my ride at last. But I also know this means I'll never be able to stop spending money on the car... a few bucks here, a few there... it all adds up... and as far as me beating you? hah! not yet... it's still a stock lethargic low compression carbed 350... wait until it at least gets headers on it! lol Plus I don't even have a posi rear for it... :sigh: it's a step in the right direction though. And yes, I will have my hood... I talked to my dad and he agreed to actually drive me down there with his trailer to pick it up... that way I don't need to take my car, and I don't have to really worry about my brakes as bad, which is real good for me... I'll have it around dinner time Saturday... I'll do my best to get as much of it sanded down as I can... but my gut says that the hood will still be a spraybombed silver when you guys see it...

black83z

Hey fellas. Kinda new to NJ, but this sounds like a good time. I dont have a truck to haul stuff from the swap meet so this sounds like the place to be on the 28th. Any other teenagers driving beat up thirdgens gonna show? See y'all there
matt