Anyone interested?

I have a three bay garage, a lift, tools, ....etc

I live 3 miles from the Oasis - food, view, live music....

thinking - last Sunday in March - I'm in California and Vegas earlier in the month.

looking for some projects we can tackle together and then have some food / beers...

I have no mechanical knowledge but I'd be happy to hang out, check out some fellow LSes, and maybe learn a thing or two!

Quik-
I'm right up the road from you in Cedar Park. I've seen you out on 2222..love those curves. I'm game.

My LS would have 100,000 miles on it by the time I got it down to you:) How bout THIS LS day in wisconsin! We can get together and wash the salt off our ls'es and maybe have some hot chocolate:p What? No takers?

Man, I would love to, but thats a long trip:shifty:
Sounds like a blast tho. How is that car of yours runnin?

as with northstar, i would love to, but im just a couple of miles away

I JUST registered, and I'm going to be getting an LS close to this summer, so maybe then I can swing by and wrench a little bit. I can't wait to get an LS since I'm driving around my 94 Grand Marquis (distant cousin, twice-removed of the LS). I drove a 2003 V6 (blah, sorry V6 owners, but I love me some V8) a couple years ago as a rental car and I fell in love with it.

:q:q:q:q I will drive up there, maybe get my exhaust done. I live in Corpus Christi

should be awesome

You lucky dogs....I'd love to be there



I drove a 2003 V6 (blah, sorry V6 owners, but I love me some V8)

Actually, you'd be surprised at how good the V6's run. I've driven with gt95coupe a couple of times now in some twisties, and the V6 is very hard to shake. I gained a lot of respect for them, and wouldn't totally eliminate a V6 from my search.....Good luck though.

i dont drive an LS but would love to rebuild my 88 LSC i already have my custom stainless steel tail pipes and mandrel bent pipes. Wanna change out the entire exhaust and headers as well new fuel tank and fuel pump. redo the interior and so on...im off of Wells Branch Pkwy here in Austin..

Quik,

I'm down to meet up too. Been wanting to meet you since I had my '02 and had exhaust questions... (which you helped answer) :D

Maybe the exhaust for the '06 will be out by then!

So wasup lets make a get together day happen i will be out of town in NJ from March 2nd til the 5th.

Great Idea Quick... hope this works out for you..

cool deal - I belong to several car forums - and will try to pull as many folks in as we can. I'll post up a date - thinking 4/1 Sunday - and the following weekend as a rain-date.

Think through some projects that we can tackle together.

wish I was a bit closer.

I wish I had my LS already. :( Can Mercury owners play or is it Lincoln only?

I got my magnaflow I ordered still in the delivery box. This would be a great time to install it (if you have the space and time allowed).

Put me down on the list

I am going to get magnaflow exhaust by then so we can install,

cant think of what else I could.

what is everyone else going to do?

Thats cool thay you guys can get togehter like that, too bad there are not any MK VIII days in austin. I would be up for that, I live at the Mansions on 620 I have seen your car around it looks pretty good.

sign me up im definitely down from SA, dont know any other LS owners from SA, if anyone wants to "road trip" it up let me know

cool deal - I belong to several car forums - and will try to pull as many folks in as we can. I'll post up a date - thinking 4/1 Sunday - and the following weekend as a rain-date.

Think through some projects that we can tackle together.
I too would love to participate in that. A good garage, some knowledgable poeple, tools...sounds like a winning situation. How many miles from Orlando to Austin again?

Seriously though, if you guys get some good stuff done take some pictures and do some write ups. Good Luck.

hhmmmm i have an 88LSC that need a complete over hauling lol... nah i just want to change the interior and seat color redo the exhaust i have 3" stainless steel tail pipes and mandrel bents plus i want to put a rear bumper and trunk lid on gas tank and fuel pump. to name a few things i want to do before i repaint her.

wish I was a bit closer. We need to get quick to move his shop closer.:) :Beer

hell, george, we could caravan it if you came down 65 then got on I-40 at conway. maybe we could meet up with n8 too, get an arkansas contingent down there.

I cannot make this one. BTW what ever happened to the AR get together?

So what's the 411 on this Quik? Any updates on a time/date? Is this gonna happen? Excited to see if this pan's out. Austin is a mere short drive! (for me :))

Well - I thinking Sunday the 1st - or Saturday the 7th?

leaning towards the 1st - then use the 7th as an alternate rain day. I'm off work the week in between so if any of the Sunday projects run over - no big deal....

we need to finalize what the projects will be...

The 7th would be good. (for me at least) I would like to install my magnaflow.

work sat the 7th im down 1st

Quik....
Are you outta your mind? LOL
I'm thinkin' you need to take your show on the road like a , a , like a SUPER HERO! Just go town to town helping Ls 's everywhere get meaner , faster , stronger than before.Just you and your snap on box.
"Look up in the sky!"...
LMAO
Sounds amazing , too far from this other country here.But if you make it to Detroit ,you can jump over from there!
Can't wait to hear all about it tho..|
Good luck boys.

Ok folks - let's get a head count!!!!!

Plan on the 1st - rain date 7th.

Nick - if we do this the first and you can't make it - still plan on coming down on the 7th.

Who has something we can work on?

im in pm me directions

I'm in. I might be in Houston that weekend but I'll hurry back ;)

I cannot make this one. BTW what ever happened to the AR get together?

I dont know. We can try to get it together again. I'll see if I can contact some of the LS's i see around town. Get them on here so we can get something together.

see ya guys in a week!

ARGH!! Looks like I'm gonna miss out on all the fun!!

I'm still on for the 7th (if that's ok).

ok - here' the plan – this Sunday 1st

about 6 to 10 folks coming

unless more projects surface - we'll open shop at 10am

about noon or so – we will BBQ a simple lunch – brats, burgers, …etc
Beers, soda, ..etc will be on hand throughout the day…

I have a couple of things to chat about
- LiveWire
- the rear diff with the Cobra T2 Torsen
- a set of port and polished heads

and of course the Supercharged Quik.


Hoping we can still find more projects to work on other LSes – but if not – the Goody’s Cool Orange 500 (Martinsville Speedway) 12:30pm can be buzzing in the background. I have a large hi-def TV.

If we are still going late in the afternoon – we can plan to hit the Oasis for some music and eats….

Right now the forecast for the 1st is Sunny and a High of 75 – but if it should rain – we will postpone until Saturday 7th. I have a UFC pay-per-view party already planned for that Saturday night – so if we move the garage day to the 7th - anyone who wants to hang are welcome to.

I will post first thing in the morning of the 1st to confirm it’s still on for the 1st

UFC, GSP is going to stomp Serra.

Diego will probably win too

I am stoked. Turns out no go on exhaust but I will swing up to hang out, help and see the LS.

sweet im down like charlie brown, no mods to do, just to talk and help others if they need it (know alittle bit about the ins and outs of cars)

Quik - how much cash should we bring? I mean for food and everything else.

it's all on me for the drinks and food at the house - if we end up going somewhere later them each their own...

i still have no idea where your house is

I'll PM you the google map....

I cant make it that far but I wish I could...I need help with this mirror crap...LOL

And Texas kicks ass.

yea lets go COWBOYS

Gotta keep the 7th open for Spamarama!!!! :joke

Spamarama?

http://www.spamarama.org/
:yuck: :facesjump

Hey Quik - do you have a buffer? I still have that swirls on the drivers side of the car and thinking maybe we can get it out.

just wondering.

I don't - never used one

...but - maybe this is a great excuse to get one.....

yeah, I mean once you see it you will agree its pretty bad. Does any else have one that is coming?

speak up folks :)

anybody else getting excited :)

Well we could have had a perfect garage day.to fix something on my 2000 conti. on my way to work yesterday on highway 360 my power steering went out and smoke went everywhere. i open the hood and power steering fluid is all over the engine. Guess what broke... The RACK!!!!! so now its sitting in B&B Automotive on S. Lamar waiting for the part...wont be done til probably late saturday. and i am not done moving to hutto.. hopefully i can make it to the garage day still...

might get luckly....

nice, looking good. I have a three hour drive so keep us posted as the time gets closer

Let's DO IT!!!!!

typical Texas weather - we were under tornado watch until 1am this morning - then sunny, clear skies and 85 all day.....

tomorrow is suppose to be great!

awesome, I am now going to set the alarm :)

I'm in houston but i'm coming back asap, probably be there a bit after lunch. see you guys soon

sorry couldnt make it, last minute work emergency.

I hope it was cool, and everyone had fun. If it was delayed for some reason to Saturday let me know.

posting up some pics....

nice, nice day... too much food, too much beer, too much sun ;)

aww damn i had a lastmin move couldnt make it this sucks looks like u guys had fun...

damn I wish I didnt have to miss that.

Good times :Beer

Nice, the LSs look HOT!! Nice house too.

i'm all alone w/ a magnaflow exhaust brand new in the box :(

What? I thought you were planning on coming down this weekend?

Of course I am. I'm just saying that I got a exhaust brand new in the box and no one to play with yet.

Speaking of which, I'm gonna need some directions to the casa.

I'll PM you.

anyone else in Austin wanna stop by - we'll be in the garage all day.

Start making (homemade) pierogies 4:30pm -eat 6pm

UFC Shootout on pay-per-view 8pm....

I'll have a house full already - so the more the merrier.

Of course I am. I'm just saying that I got a exhaust brand new in the box and no one to play with yet.

Speaking of which, I'm gonna need some directions to the casa.

tu falas portgueuse?

um pouco.
Fiz que um amigo me ensinasse.

Alright Quik. I have the directions printed out. Looks like a 3.5 hour drive. I'm gonna try to leave early enough to get there by noon.

How long do you think the switch is going to take?

I've got plans that evening but I might stop by for a bit to see some exhaust action. :)

cool - see you about noon!!

Noah - stop in!

I may stop by too. I didn't make it last weekend but may tomorrow for a little bit.

Here's a couple of pics of swapping out Nick's exhaust with a new magnaflow...

1) his LS up on the lift
2) the pulled stock exhaust
3) Nick working on it...

I'm sure Nick appreciates it, but you really didn't need to wash the driveway, and the house, and the neighbor's house... :D

Well, all I can say is "WOW"!

It's was just me, Lou, and his son putting the magnaflow on. The hardest part of the ENTIRE project was getting the old exhaust off those blasted rubber hangers. But after that, it was just bolting on the new exhaust and doing alittle alignment tweaking.

The first time you start it up, I got a rush and goose bumps. But was really cool is the sound when your laying UNDERNEATH the car and Lou taps the gas so I can check for leaks and your about 12 inches from the pipes. AWESOME!!! (and kinda scary:rolleyes:)

Also, the fact that it was about 40 degF outside and it was raining/light hail/rain/light hail for then entire time made everything alittle slower and harder to do. Nothing like numb fingers and toes.

But what was really awesome was Quik. That car is UNBELIEVABLE!! Seeing it in person was sweet! But I actually got to have a ride in it, rippin down the street! Seeing and Hearing that supercharger made me want to throw one in mine.

All I can say is Thank You Lou. You have a great heart, home, family, and friends. I felt really welcomed while I was there. Thanks for dinner and the beer. Definelty worth the frost bite and cut up knuckles.

Next on my list is new braided steel brake lines. (and that power switch like you have by the ashtray)

Looks like it was a productive day. Got any more pics?

That's about it.. We should have taken pics throughout the install, but it just slipped our minds.. When we thought about it, we already had it 90% bolted on.

Oh yeah, Hey Lou here is that link to that oil drain valve I was talking about:
Fumoto Drain Valve (http://www.fumotovalve.com/)

But w/ how low Quik is, I don't know if this would work since it's slightly longer (7/8") than a standard plug(1/2").