Southeast Meet

[Vanilla Sky]

I've noticed a lot of new members have joined, and a great deal seem to be in the Southeast. With the existing members, that means we should have a decent turnout for a meet in the SC/GA area.

My suggestion would be Savannah. Ideally, the meet will be early Fall, but these things take time to plan. A lot of people have to get people to cover shifts, and the more time they have, the better.

Another suggestion would lead to less turnout, but would provide great pictures and provide us with a ton of things to do would be Orlando.

With that said, let's get something going.

I want to avoid Atlanta, but I want somewhere we can take good pictures. I want to make this a meet as big and cool as the West Coast meets, so we need cool locations. Where would you want pictures? Urban pics, maybe by the beach? I'm an abandonment photographer by hobby, so I can find locations for pics fairly easily.

I'm also not sold on any particular location.

Do we need activities? I've done meets that didn't have anything planned, and they seemed boring. We could go to Valdosta and reenact scenes from Zombieland.

The next question would be when the meet should be. It would be great if we could hold off until the temps start dropping, so we're looking at September to October. I have a major race to attend the last weekend of September, so that's out. For me to attend, it would ideally be October or later, or sooner than the end of August. I would have a better chance having my 3gee street legal after the race, but I have no problem attending in another vehicle.

If there's anything I've missed, let me know. Post here or send me a PM. If you're a member of the 3geez Cell Phone Club, feel free to send me a text about it.

-Derick

[2oodoor]

wow, you're 3.5 hours from Savannah which is unbelievable since it is 3 hour for me too. Must be the interstate.

I didn't realize Zombieland was shot in Valdosta, so was that Wild Adventures they used for the amusement park scenes?
Im going to have to watch that tonight again.

[Vanilla Sky]

Wild Adventures was the park, most of the outdoor travelling scenes were in the Northwest GA area.

[2oodoor]

I knew about some of the North Atlanta area shots, at least I was watching Pass Time and that host guy mentioned he worked as an extra. That may have been the other zombie movie where they are stuck in a truck stop and they try to outrun a nuke blast.

About the time the heat breaks off would be good for me, I would drive an Accord then. :help:

[redneck]

3hr to Savannah for me. its all good. ill keep my eye on this thread

[mushroom_toy]

About 6 hours to savannah for me..sounds good...as long as we make it a few day meet..at least 2.

[Vanilla Sky]

Sounds like a good option. Stay in a room or find a cool camp site? Guerrilla camp somewhere?

[Tdurr]

I'm so down, but I might be at basic by then. I'll bet getting my dates this weekend so I'll keep you guys posted.

[Vanilla Sky]

Hey man, if you're serving our country, more props to you. You can be there in spirit and we'll all have a beer for you.

[Tdurr]

but wut if i want that beer.... lol

[hammer3rd]

How about Charleston SC. Alot to do and take pics of.

[Vanilla Sky]

That's doable. Where does everyone stand with abandoned industrial sites for backdrops?

[2oodoor]

That's doable. Where does everyone stand with abandoned industrial sites for backdrops?

huh? abandon disco bars sounds cool. lol
Charleston is gorgeous also there is Folly beach, lots of places in the area that look cool.

[King Peetis]

Im in...with the car

[Deathconfess]

I would attend. Cars gunna be ready in about 3 weeks and it would be a nice trip to stretch her legs:D

[Deathconfess]

Any new news from this yet???

[Tdurr]

Hmm lets pick a date before it gets too late.

[Vanilla Sky]

I agree. Weekend of the 20th and 21st in October? Now we need to figure out a location. One of the main things I want is a cool photoshoot. I know of a cool place in Savannah, I'll just have to check to see what's going on there that weekend.

[2oodoor]

Savannah not a bad choice for me either since Im driving down that way a couple times a month now that schools back in.

[Vanilla Sky]

So how many are in? Is the date and place cool?

[redneck]

ill be in charleston this weekend and gonna scope it out. but its whatever.

[Vanilla Sky]

Charleston doesn't have a race track we can drive on freely.

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Savannah,+Chatham,+Georgia&hl=en&ll=32.087186,-81.07417&spn=0.009435,0.02002&sll=29.645251,-81.668987&sspn=0.07743,0.16016&t=w&geocode=FVWO6QEdxoMq-w&hnear=Savannah,+Chatham,+Georgia&z=16


I'm also thinking about pushing this back so we have more time to plan. Since I'm planning on a weekend meet, I think we need more time to find lodging and such.

How much are you guys willing to spend on a place to sleep? My wife and I want a room of our own, but we're not terribly budget constrained. Obviously if you guys share rooms, we can bring the cost down.

So, how much are you willing to spend for a night of climate control and a comfy bed?

[2oodoor]

100 a night sounds about a place to start.. hopefully less.:bandit:that's with a nice conti breakfast so that saves that meal expense.

I was stressing out already, the LX will not be ready by mid Oct. not even in primed form Im thinking. It is too hot to work on it, we need some more cool temps like week before last!!
I went to pullapart Sat. morning, early, but not early enough I thought I was going to die before I got the RT front knuckle off a car. It came off easy, heh there were no cottor pins in any of the joints :ugh:the axle nut came off quick too. I was pouring sweat like a garden hose, it was soooo muggy and the sun felt like it was like 6 ft from my head. I got home, took a shower and didn't hit another lick the rest of the weekend. :banghead:

[2oodoor]

Im rolling, time to bump

[Vanilla Sky]

As soon as this GB is done, I can concentrate on something else. I need to make a recon trip up there to see where we can meet up, and find some nice places for pictures. Guy, you wanna have a mini meet when the manifolds come in?

[2oodoor]

Sure but hope we can do it before the 100 deg days get here, no ac no good....no plans ir budget to get ac this year either.

[redneck]

and where is this going to be? where ever it is im sure we can ride around and find a place for pix! ill be atl for the ia spring meet next month.

[redneck]

come on guys lets do this

[Vanilla Sky]

Let me try to get some people together. I have 4 manifolds I can deliver at one time if the meet is timed and located well. Anyone in for Deal's Gap?

[redneck]

how much is one them there manifolds you speak of?

[Tdurr]

deals gap?? yesss

[redneck]

im down, depending on when. working on the sedan right now and should be back on the road soon week or two

[Tdurr]

Fall ia!

[redneck]

Bump bump bump,

[2oodoor]

Bump bump bump,

Mini meet towards the end of the month maybe.

[apache07x]

Where at?

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[Vanilla Sky]

2oodoor's house.

[redneck]

augusta works for me hahahah

[apache07x]

Either of those work for me since I been secretly planning a trip to 2oodoors' anyways haha

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[2oodoor]

2oodoor's house.

Yeah yeah we can have a wrenching party making a 2wd cherokee into 4wd, complete drive train swap.....hey wher'd everybody go?lol
I do wish I had a big place. I guess we could put together a cook out :)

[apache07x]

Well I'm a coming. Soon, maybe as soon as next weekend. Then we can wrench all you can stand.

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[redneck]

well now, i guess i could hit up the ole pullapart next weekend hahaha

[Tdurr]

:ninja: give me dates and a location. .m

[88lxi-shortram]

lol i love how i never get the memos for the meets.... im coming for sure need info though.maybe tims car will be done by then....maybe

[apache07x]

Alright let's do this. Any suggestions? How about Jacksonville or Valdosta?

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[Vanilla Sky]

2oodoor, why do that to an XJ? Why not build an XJ-S :D https://www.facebook.com/JeepXJR

[Tdurr]

Mannn thats soo far south...

[apache07x]

The other way is so far north for me lol. I'll just have to drive the calico sedan if I go far. Don't take the hatch too far I'm paranoid it's going to get hit plus I've only put a couple thousand on it so I really don't know the hatch too well yet.

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[Tdurr]

What other way?

And bro its a honda, even if it brakes it can be usually be driven broken. Lol and we can help u fix anything if you need it.

[redneck]

haha i have parts as long as that a20 is not smoking, knockin or leaking oil really bad and oil in the trans and tires you should be good hahaha, either way its only a few hour drive to begin with. i know its getting cold

[redneck]

well the main thing is where would everyone be coming from. and how many.

[Tdurr]

im 25 min north of atlanta. 30 min min from the laweranceville ppl(truitte*spelling* and them)

and i can talk to pete, he stays in the Peachtree area so hes a bit more southern then I.

[apache07x]

I'm 8 hours south of Atlanta. Hence my suggestions

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[88lxi-shortram]

me and truett live together tim..... both in lawrenceville

[88lxi-shortram]

waiting on parts for truetts car but they should be here soon so we can finish the damn thing. gonna be wayyyyy different than it was

[88lxi-shortram]

someone call Luke. i got a new phone don't have numbers anymore..... speaking of that Tim i don't have yours either

[King Peetis]

Im in. The car is running like I want, finally. I need to put it on the road for a long ride.

[Tdurr]

Last I heard of lukes car it was in a fender bender and he was waiting on some sort of check.

But ill pm u my # Man

[88lxi-shortram]

he got it back. but from what i heard its completely unrecognizable

[88lxi-shortram]

also truetts putting his engine in saturday (tomorrow ) and he said he wants to have a "3gee party" lol. whos down on such short notice

[Tdurr]

Bumppp. We all need a map that shows were we all live then pick a spot near the middle

[redneck]

well idk how to do that, so.... like a map link or something? yea

[Vanilla Sky]

PM me your ZIP code and I can put it into a map. There's a feature on the site for this, but it bites.

[Tdurr]

Have the meet here?


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We could do karts or see about getting a track day set up!

[88lxi-shortram]

i wanna do a track day setup dude thatd be awesome to have a bunch of 3gees out there just going at it.

[redneck]

im down for three sessions on the gocarts. so this should be set up around spring or so, cant do march 21 cause im going to drive a lambo hahaha

[Tdurr]

I would deff say spring. It gives everyone time to get off work and save cash for karts!

[Vanilla Sky]

I say that if we're doing a track day, it needs to be at The FIRM, where there's a couple of stage rally courses.

[Tdurr]

Wurr is that?

[Vanilla Sky]

Starke, FL. I can get special rates where I work if you guys want to make it a weekend meet. Our hotel is around an hour from that facility. They also have a paved track on site that hosts track days. It could be a good option for a big meet.

[Tdurr]

Hmmmmm im down for either. Any other imput? Btw I think we might have to plan this via txt cuz not alot of activity on the meets section

[2oodoor]

I have work to on my car yet, shud be decent by early spring or before ac is needed

[apache07x]

I like Florida better just because it takes the better part of a day for me to drive to Atlanta. So I basically would have to drive there hang out a few hours rent a hotel room and come back home. That's if I got Saturday off

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[Vanilla Sky]

That the problem with Florida meets, and Florida guys attending meets. Everything is a pretty long drive North.

I work at a hotel, and can get us a good rate, probably $49.95 a night for double occupancy, with a riverfront room. We're an hour from Jacksonville, Gainesville, Starke (The FIRM), Daytona, Ocala, Deland (a local autocross venue), and about 2 hours from Orlando. Maybe we can all plan a track day in Starke and a party at the hotel that night?

[redneck]

why dont we just see what meets are going to be in atl and do it then

[Vanilla Sky]

Most of us FL people don't want to travel 8-10 hours when there are perfectly servicable large cities nearby.

[apache07x]

I personally don't mind driving to northern Florida or southern Georgia but I wouldn't drive to northern Georgia. I just don't have the free time with my job.

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[Tdurr]

lol weare at a stand off.. we need a big meet that's planned some were and we just meet up there like we did IA like 4 yrs ago.

there is more northern ga ppl here wanting to meet up but they don't post on the forms or fb group really and I cant make em. hell one of em is b swapped lol.

but alas they are doing a cookout kinda thing in gwinett o feb 8th on their own. but if we can plan something on here ill keep them in the loop and force em to go haha.

[Vanilla Sky]

I wonder if there are any good indoor kart tracks in Orlando. There's an outdoor track in Ocala, and an indoor down in Tampa, but I think with so many of us close to Orlando, it would be a better spot for the Florida guys to meet. Then the guys in the Northern Georgia and South Carolina area would have a meet that way. In the recent year or so, there have been a lot of new guys become active in this area. There are enough of us to plan 2 separate meets.

Who is in to plan an Orlando area meet? Maybe like I said, some indoor karting. I think we're all of drinking age, so we can then hit a bar or something for a couple drinks and good times afterward. What do you guys think about March or so?

[firefighterwhite89]

We need a map of where all of our members are. Pretty sure i'm the only 3geez guy in North Alabama. Atlanta is a 3 hour drive for me. Ocala is a 10+ hour drive for me. Chattanooga is a 2 hour drive for me. I think there a few guys in Chattanooga, but i may be wrong. I'd love to go to a meet, BUT, Atlanta is about the furthest i can go. I have a Baby due in 18 Days...Fixing to not be able to do much of nothing for a few years...Nonetheless, In 18 days, we'll have another future member :)
We breathe and bleed Honda at the White Household.

[firefighterwhite89]

I'd love to meet other gear heads that share the passion for these model cars. All my buddies are EF and EG boost enthusiasts. That's the predominant Honda setup here. Though, if i did come, i'd probably have my buddy Joe come. He's got a shweet boosted KRX and no job. I wish my mommy and daddy would sponsor me. lol

[apache07x]

I'd be good with something local for us Derrick. But seems like me and you are the only ones talking about it lol. Maybe you know how to get a hold of other local guys? March works. I'll have one of mine going at all times.

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[Tdurr]

I wanna meet up with everyone lol. if we had to do 2 diff meets id be at both. but id rather do one big one.

edit yea a map or list of sn and city so we all can get a good location on everyone to pick where this shall go down

[Vanilla Sky]

Yeah, I offered to do up a map, but only received 2 responses. If you guys want a map, I need more members to put on it.

[redneck]

https://mapsengine.google.com/map/edit?mid=zuRwTOQHslIg.ka20xZ_OX-NU

nuff said

[firefighterwhite89]

https://mapsengine.google.com/map/edit?mid=zuRwTOQHslIg.ka20xZ_OX-NU

nuff said

That's SO awesome! Unfortunately, pointless as well, as noone can add anything to it. I can't add my location...How would one go about listing their location?

[Tdurr]

Log in with a Google account, type in ur location then hit add marker

[firefighterwhite89]

Perfection. A marker has been added to valhermoso springs, Alabama for this Guy. :-D

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[apache07x]

I added to it

[Tdurr]

hmm seems like a good location between us would be state lines if we wanted to do the middle of everyone. but Im down to visit Florida! James and Steven, how do yall feel about a drive like that?

[firefighterwhite89]

Meh, IDK...I'd have to drive to Atlanta, then go south on I75 or head south to Montgomery then take I10. There's no easy way to get to the Florida/Georgia from north Alabama.

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[VIPER1988]

I would go if it was further north. Florida is to far to drive. Atlanta or anywhere north of Atlanta would work for me.

[redneck]

aight it is done. i will be at import alliance on march 29-30 2014 * atlanta by the way

[carotman]

I doubt I can make it but I'll follow this thread nonetheless.

[firefighterwhite89]

Works for me

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[Tdurr]

Yea let's just do an import alliance meet up. Ill be there myself. And im sure the 3gee guys who don't post will be there

[88lxi-shortram]

ill be there. having a rollout from my house early that morning

[madaccord1]

hey vanilla sky my names jon been trying to run you down this site is complicated im in reddick fl west of you and am in need of some parts can you email me [email protected]

[Tdurr]

Okay, who is going to spring ia?

[88lxi-shortram]

me