Spring Fling Mopar April 21st and 22nd Woodley Park, Van Nuys, California

[ChgrSteve67]

The date for the 2012 Spring Fling #26 has been finalized.
http://www.cpwclub.com/

The show will be on April 21st and 22nd.
Woodley Park, Van Nuys, California
This will be one week after the Mopars at the Strip in Las Vegas

Anyone here interested in going?
Maybe setup a caravan from Northern CA?

I just called and made my hotel reservations.
Steve

[68X426]

Bump.

Just sent you a PM.

Anyone in NorCal going?

[MadScientist]

Yup. Ill be there! Time to get some motivation!

[Kern Dog]

Last year was the first time I drove the Charger down there. It was a 900 mile round trip and the longest drive that I'd been on with the car. This year the car will have a NEW stereo, a Gear Vendors overdrive, frame connectors & torque boxes. It should be fun!

[Rolling_Thunder]

See you guys there!

[Troy]

I will be there for the first time this year. I think it's just under 4,000 miles round trip. No, I'm not driving.

Troy

[Ponch ®]

I'll be there too. 17.8 mile round trip. w00t! 

[xpbprox]

I want to go, 300 miles round trip

[Rolling_Thunder]

I want to go, 300 miles round trip

That's not too bad...     I am about 70 miles round trip. 

[xpbprox]

Yeah my dad and I are going to go, I just had to make sure. We're just gonna go for Saturday.

[Finn]

I'll be there with some friends. Are we going to try to meet up at certain location at the show?

[ChgrSteve67]

Sound good to me.
Now we just need to figuure a place and time.

Everyone got cell phones or e-mail?

This is going to be about 900 miles round trip for me.

Hopefully Dan and I will be parked together.
I'm not sure if they make everyone park by class or not.

[70sixpkrt]

I will be going for the first time. I'm bringing my truck instead of my Charger in case I buy some parts.

[Finn]

Troy - I don't know if the last update on the t-shirt list is still current or not but I could use a replacement for my old DC t-shirt (Ill probably be wearing it at the show).
It doesn't look like you have any more Black Mediums short sleeve with the large logo on the front but if the "Long sleeve White L with large logo on front" is still up for grabs Ill buy it from you at the show if you can bring it. 

[monolith]

What's the attendance like on sundays? I've only ever been on saturdays and can only make it sunday this year.

[Rolling_Thunder]

sundays are a good turn out just like saturdays from what I see. There is the judging that day so people get a little more...     antsy. 

I'll be there Saturday only - supposed to be 85*       

[ChgrSteve67]

Up to 89 on Saturday now.
Sunday is like 75

I'm really looking forward to the drive down Friday and seeing everyone.

[68X426]

I'm really looking forward to the drive down Friday and seeing everyone.

Me too. I'll be driving down on Thursday. Maybe see some fine Mopars along the way. 

[GunMetal]

Looks like I'm going too! Charger is down , but I 'm going with some friends . Did we get a list of phone #'s or meeting place yet? Hope to catch up with you guys.

[Ponch ®]

Yeah, let's set up a time and place to meet. I'm busy from 7-10am directing parking and with other organizational stuff, but after that I'm free to roam about the show.

I'd say let's meet at my car, but I still don't know which car I'm taking (the 08, the wife's Chally, or my buddy's 72 Satellite). Saturday is tricky because parking is not organized by class (so we can't even say "let's meet by the K-Cars") Anyone wanna volunteer to "host" the group by their car?  Otherwise we could find a "landmark" - like somewhere by the TTI booth or by the CPW Club tent (those two always set up in the same spots) and meet nearby at an agreed upon time.

PM me for my # and/or with any other show related questions.  

[Finn]

Sending PM now.

[ChgrSteve67]

I'll be there and can host.
My friend Mark and I will be parked together with our Chargers (Red and Blue) and hopefully Dan and his Road Runner (orange) will be parked with us too.

I say we shoot for a 11AM on Saturday time.
I will have my phone and I can send out a e-mail of our location as well.

PM me your info (number, e-mail or both) and I can help coordinate. (I will send you back mine as well)
I will PM Ponch my info as well.

-Steve

[68X426]

Steve, I understood it to be that at the Fling the club segregates by car groups and manufacturer (B Plymouth can't associate with B Dodge, etc.).

So they might locate us low-life Road Runners near your upscale Charger neighborhood - or - maybe my Plymouth tribe might be a mile away. 

I'll find you in any case. 

[Ponch ®]

Steve, I understood it to be that at the Fling the club segregates by car groups and manufacturer (B Plymouth can't associate with B Dodge, etc.).

So they might locate us low-life Road Runners near your upscale Charger neighborhood - or - maybe my Plymouth tribe might be a mile away.  

I'll find you in any case.  

Saturday is show n' shine, so you can park wherever you want with whoever you want.  Sunday is a different story since that's when we do judging, so we do separate the cars by Class / Body (ie. we have all the stock B-Bodies together in one area, the restified B-bodies in another, the modified E-bodies in another, and so on, etc), but not by make.

[68X426]

Thanks Ponch. 

[Ponch ®]

Two days to go, my ninjas!

Hit me up with some #'s!

BTW - for those of you that are getting in early - and I mean early - we'll be doing a cruise from Woodley Park (site of the show) thru the Malibu mountains and PCH tomorrow (that's right..Friday). We meet at about 9:45 am and plan to roll at about 10:15. Just another show related activity if you're looking for something to do tomorrow.

[ChgrSteve67]

I just have to get the wife packed and I'm good to go.

Been fighting with the Charger the last two day trying to get a god damn oil leak fixed and my front break lines replaced. The break lines were a big fail but I got the oil leak resolved.

Come 4.45am I'm hitting the road.
I should be at the host hotel around 5pm.

[Troy]

I'll be there Saturday morning some time (maybe I'll make some of the activities Friday night). Number is 513-907-7844.

Troy

[ChgrSteve67]

On the road to the PHC

I will add you to my list of numbers Troy. Hopefully we will see you at the museum tonight.

[68X426]

I'm in LA after a long trip Thursday. Killed lots of bugs on the grill and windshield. The Road Runner ran great. I'm with family today, no cruise or warehouse for me. See y'all Saturday morning.

[ChgrSteve67]

Never made it to the museum.

LA traffic sucks, the freeway was jammed and a accident didn't help matters at all. The poor Charger was running around 240 degrees but held in like a trooper making it to the hotel. After a while we went and got it washed getting all of the bugs off it.

My Friends Mark and Melisa made it in there 66 Charger and we went out to dinner. While walking down the street to eat we see this car full of punks trying to drive down the gutter of the street rubbing thier wheels against the curb, they run into the back of a UPS cargo truck and trailer. They back up and sit there for a minute. The truck driver never felt the hit. The truck drives off and the punks drive off. Funniest crap I saw all day.

Well its been a long day and I'm going to bed. See everyone tomorrow.

[Supercharged Riot]

Have fun at the show guys.
I wish I could make it, but I gotta go to my friend's baby shower.
And I dont have a running Charger right now.

I was hoping to find someone that's selling an intake manifold.

Maybe next year.

[Finn]

Good meeting everyone!!

[68X426]

Good meeting everyone!!

Yes indeed, great meeting up with everyone.

[ChgrSteve67]

Made it home around 10am today and I'm beat.

Charger made it home without any drama unlike Saturday. Starter decided to fail so I spent Saturday evening in the hotel parking lot replacing it.

it was great meeting Troy, Ponch, Finn, Monolith and seeing Dan (68X426) and Steve (GunMetal) again.
I have lots of pics and video to sift throught so I will post some later.

-Steve

[ChgrSteve67]

Here are my pictures from the weekend.

Friday was a trip down hwy 1 with some other mopar heads
Saturday was a show and shine park anywhere you like
Sunday was judging by class

Kenny Wayne Shepard showed up Saturday with his GL and Duster
and Jey Leno showed up with one of his Chrysler Turbine cars.

Sorry no pictures of me under my Charger changing the starter out.
Car Show Pictures

-Steve

[Ponch ®]

Thanks for coming down guys. We had one of the biggest turnouts since I've been part of CPW (365 cars on Saturday). It was good to meet some of you first timers and to see some of you again. I would have liked to spend more time hanging out with the DC.com crew, but being involved with the show means that I have to be running all over the place.

So NorCal guys....Capital City Mopars on 6/23 or Mopar Alley on 6/3? Don't know for sure if I can make either one just yet, but I'd at least like to start planning it.

[Dans 68]

Thanks for the pics, Steve. Looks like a great time! I see you met our fearless leader...just be sure you frame that pic!

Ponch, Mopar Alley on 6/3 is always a good time for a one day show. No where close as big as your shindig but still a good time under the shade of the eucalyptus trees.

Dan

[moparstuart]

Here are my pictures from the weekend.

Friday was a trip down hwy 1 with some other mopar heads
Saturday was a show and shine park anywhere you like
Sunday was judging by class

Kenny Wayne Shepard showed up Saturday with his GL and Duster
and Jey Leno showed up with one of his Chrysler Turbine cars.

Sorry no pictures of me under my Charger changing the starter out.
Car Show Pictures

-Steve

KWS   had to fly right out after to KC  he was here sunday to sing before the NASCAR race out at Kansas speedway   

[Bob T]

Lots of good pics Steve, Thanks for the link 
Gotta get to Spring Fling one day too...

[Kern Dog]

Great show as always. CPW does a great job of adding in other activities in addition to the show. Other clubs should consider something similar.
I'm a member of the Capital City Mopars. For me, these car shows have usually only been about the cars and the swap meet. THIS year, I actually had MORE fun hanging out with fellow enthusiasts. The show was great, but the other activities really shined for me. I don't know how difficult it might be to schedule a cruise or drag race event to tie into our show, but I'm going to bring it up at our meetings.

[67Charger440]

I was there in the '67 for the Malibu Cruise on Friday, although I was running really late and didn't catch up to everyone until after the Rock Store.  Lunch at the Reel Inn was great, but the traffic out of there was atrocious, and I'm an LA native.  I sat in the left hand turn lane for 20 minutes waiting to turn up Topanga Cyn, and the average speed from there was about 6 mph for the 1st 1/2 of the canyon.  Engine was fine running 180-ish, but the trans was getting up to 240.  2.76's and a 3000 stall converter work great at triple digits, not so well putting around in low.  

I was in the swap area on Saturday in my truck, and actually did very well, but I could not for the life of me get rid of the '68 Charger fenders, even at $200 for the pair for some very straight metal.  One had some pinhole issues and was priced accordingly, but c'mon, $200 for the pair with a 3rd for patches thrown in free and no takers?!?

I wish I could have met up with some of you guys personally, but maning the swap space really doesn't allow for the social time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nHv_NFQAZI

[Ponch ®]

I was there in the '67 for the Malibu Cruise on Friday, although I was running really late and didn't catch up to everyone until after the Rock Store.  Lunch at the Reel Inn was great, but the traffic out of there was atrocious, and I'm an LA native.  I sat in the left hand turn lane for 20 minutes waiting to turn up Topanga Cyn, and the average speed from there was about 6 mph for the 1st 1/2 of the canyon.  Engine was fine running 180-ish, but the trans was getting up to 240.  2.76's and a 3000 stall converter work great at triple digits, not so well putting around in low.  

I was in the swap area on Saturday in my truck, and actually did very well, but I could not for the life of me get rid of the '68 Charger fenders, even at $200 for the pair for some very straight metal.  One had some pinhole issues and was priced accordingly, but c'mon, $200 for the pair with a 3rd for patches thrown in free and no takers?!?

I wish I could have met up with some of you guys personally, but maning the swap space really doesn't allow for the social time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nHv_NFQAZI

Thanks for coming out to both the Cruise and the Show. The cruise had the biggest turnout since we started doing it in 2007 - about 35 cars. You're the guy that came from the AV right? your car is badass, dude ...sorry I didnt get to talk to you more, but hopefully ill see you at some other shows.

The traffic deal on PCH / Topanga was an aberration from the norm. Evidently at the same time we were having lunch at the Reel Inn (who, BTW, were VERY accommodating to us and will definitely be getting our business in the future) some assclown in a stolen car decided to drive it off a cliff on Malibu Canyon to escape the cops. So by the time we were done, Malibu Canyon was closed down while they looked for him, creating havoc on most of the immediate canyon roads back to the Valley. I ended up having to back track all the way to Kanan Road (a good 12 miles) - pretty aggravating considering that I live literally off a block off Topanga on the Valley side.

Justin - the other dude that runs the Cruise - and I are considering tweaking the route a little for future cruises, as we've been doing the same exact drive for a good 5 years now. But who knows...the participants seem to enjoy it, so why mess with success?

[Troy]

I had a good time at the show and meeting new people. Some other things didn't go so great but, overall, it was a good trip. Lots of 1st gens at the show. And, I have pictures!

















All of them: http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v375/switchstancebrdr/SpringFling/2012/

Troy

[Dans 68]

Thanks, Troy. Good pics.

Dan

[FlatbackFanatic]

Thanks to all for posting pics!!! It looks like it was a great show!!

[xpbprox]

I had a good time at the show and meeting new people. Some other things didn't go so great but, overall, it was a good trip. Lots of 1st gens at the show. And, I have pictures!

Man this looks really good, wish I could get the specs

[Finn]

Ive seen it at the show a couple times. Pictures don't do it justice. Its extremely nice.

[Dans 68]

...I was in the swap area on Saturday in my truck, and actually did very well, but I could not for the life of me get rid of the '68 Charger fenders, even at $200 for the pair for some very straight metal.  One had some pinhole issues and was priced accordingly, but c'mon, $200 for the pair with a 3rd for patches thrown in free and no takers?!?....

Someone else's loss was my gain.    Thanks, Dan, for bringing the fenders up to the Bay Area (even though you had to be up here anyway). You are one of the good guys.     

The short story....
Steve (GunMetal) called me Saturday of the show and left me a message saying that Dan (67Charger 440) had a fender for my '68. Steve would then be able to bring it back up to the Bay Area which would have been the perfect scenario. However, I looked at my messages Monday morning.   Then Dan posted on this thread that he still had the fender(s); it turns out that he was going to up this way today and could bring up the fenders at no charge. Needless to say I now have two charger front fenders in the back of my truck. A great start to my week. And best of luck with getting your Dad's race car on the road. 

Dan

[GunMetal]

I feel like a matchmaker! I love it when a plan comes together 

[Rolling_Thunder]

If I actually walked around the swap area I would have bought those fenders...    I was too busy carrying around a K member. I am convinced people didn't buy things that day because everything was sitting in the sun and got HOT 

[ChgrSteve67]

Video Gearheadlive took of my Charger

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waAIu36NlbI

[68X426]

Look what I found on my camera. 

Steve explaining the aerodynamics of a first gen Charger ?

"and then the wind goes this way and then .... "

[ChgrSteve67]

LOL
My wife doesn't care about such things.
I'm probably digging myself out of a hole from looking at some chicks backside.

Actually I think I was explaining to her why the front end of the Plymouth next to us had its nose so high in the air.