iowa's ltx's

[whammer33024]

are there any here? come on in and lets chat if there are!

[Silversixspeed]

I'm from MN, but I'll be down there soon (hopefully). My girlfriend just started school in Cedar Falls, so I'll be living real close to the track!

[travail]

whatz up

[Holset]

wazzza

[whammer33024]

silversixspeed, i'm glad to see you got those heads sold! sorry i couldn't be much help to ya! where's everyone here from? i'm from clear lake, exit 194 right on I35

[Silversixspeed]

Yeah, it'll definitely help towards getting me moved down. I just looked at a house down here yesterday, and I'm putting in a ton of applications/resumes today.

[jakesz28]

I'm from Camanche IA, about 20 minutes from Davenport.

[whammer33024]

welcome jake! silver, what kind of job ya lookin for? i take it the old lady is from the cedar falls area?

[Silversixspeed]

Anything that pays decent ($13 and up preferably). Preferably something entry level I guess, general labor, auto-related, etc. Do you know of any?

She's actually from Coon Rapids, MN, but she just started school at UNI. Her dad knew a couple people from the school, which was a big influence on her picking that school. She's gonna be an orthopedic surgeon.. Can't wait to see six-figures coming in ;)

[whammer33024]

you lucky bastard! i had a couple of buddy's graduate from there and said they had an awesome time there. i know i had a few fun nights there, haha. i'm too far away from cedar falls to know of any jobs or i'd try to help. shoot, in a few years you won't even have to work with that old lady of yours bringin in the big bills, haha!

[Silversixspeed]

Yeah I know, but I'll be stuck home with the kid all day.. lol

Well, I got a response email from a job I applied for online, its a customer service rep. job, for DC alarms. Pays $17.50 to stay at home and answer calls from people telling you they need their alarms fixed. I also got a call from a local masonry place, and they want to interview me. I wonder what they'd pay..

[whammer33024]

i'm thinking the masonry job would pay pretty damn well, but the sitting at home and answering an occasional phone call would be pretty super, haha

[daves94formula]

Ames iowa checking in here (well technically its iraq right now.....) im over on the ls1tech boards too with the same screen name

[2XR95Z28]

From Davenport here, race at Cordova in Illinois though

[whammer33024]

welcome guys! glad to see some more iowa boys!

[Jeremy]

Muscatine here, although mine is currently under construction :(

[fastazz40th]

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

[whammer33024]

fastazz...that's a pretty good lookin car! and jeremy, you will start to learn very quickly that 90% of ours are under construction! except mine:secret:

[Fraz]

Well it's acutally Illinois but I can be in Iowa in about 5 minutes
(Moline, IL)

[LT1Dan]

New guy checkin in from Cedar Rapids...

[fastazz40th]

Hey LT1 Dan. Where in CR are ya from ? I live on NW side.

[LT1Dan]

I'm in Marion currently. I don't think I've ever seen your car out? I usually have my eye out for the red LT1's too...lol. You've got a nice looking car. You make it out to "the ave" much in the summer?

[Black96Z]

Fredericksburg

[NitrousJunkie]

Waterloo Here :devil:

[reaperracer666]

colona il

[marc97taws6]

Des Moines area/Ames (school) right now!

Let me know sometime when the weather is nicer if you guys want to meet up in Des Moines or something for a nice cruise and some food at a nice restaurant.

I also want to get a whole bunch of guys in downtown DSM on the loop later on a Friday/Saturday night sometime when the weather is nicer so we can overtake the bridge with badass american cars rather than the ricer Hondas out there

[warnerTA]

sioux city :devil:

[95formula383lt1]

since you all live in iowa someone go give this poor kid a hand with his car^

[Noah's95z28]

Calamus,IA. Its a little town on Highway 30 about 20 mins north of Davenport/Quad Cities. Any of the LTX guys going to Newton in june 2010 for the hot rod power tour? I know I will be there with mine, with a buddy and his 94 Formula :cheers:.

[Brady21x]

I live in Beresford, SD which is about 18 miles from the IA border and about 25 miles awat from WarnerTA

[QC97Z]

It's awesome how many are close to the Quad Cities or in the QC. I saw Davenport, Moline, Colona, Camanche...I'm in Davenport/Moline. Working on a 396 build soon, getting estimates from shops right now, Speed INC and locals as well. Anyone know anything about Dirt Tamers in DeWitt?
BTW...if anyone's interested in helping swap a whole drivetrain this summer, let me know :)

[Noah's95z28]

It's awesome how many are close to the Quad Cities or in the QC. I saw Davenport, Moline, Colona, Camanche...I'm in Davenport/Moline. Working on a 396 build soon, getting estimates from shops right now, Speed INC and locals as well. Anyone know anything about Dirt Tamers in DeWitt?
BTW...if anyone's interested in helping swap a whole drivetrain this summer, let me know :)


Hey man hows it going? I take it you will be building that block I sold you? As far as dirt tamers go, I will be taking my heads over there in a few months to have redone. A couple of friends take there engines over there to have machined and built for the rear and front engine dragsters. They both swear by them.
When I get my heads done I could let you know how it goes if you want?

[QC97Z]

Sure, let me know how things go. If you get a chance to get a walk-through tour of the shop, I'm curious about the overall organization, cleanliness, their machinery (CNC controlled or not, if it looks old and beat down, etc). I went to Stealy and American Speed for estimates. Stealy was clean, organized, and had some fairly newer machinery (non-cnc). Estimate for my complete shortblock was $3900. American speed was filthy, had old machines, and so disorganized, I'm surprised anyone can find anything there. Their estimate was $3000, and they expressed some concern with clearancing the block for a 396, mainly the fact that the LT1 castings are thinner than standard SBC. But they know their shit. So, I'm a bit torn between them. $900 is a lot of wiggle room, but I'm feeling like it's a toss-up. I have a few months to decide...got to raise a LOT of money...
Oh...and BTW...yep, it's the block you sold me. It will be on crazy steroids when its resurrected :)

[jakesz28]

Stealy's does good work. The only problem I know of is Jeff has some health problems which might effect how quick assembly work is done. But he won't send junk out. American Speed did a less then expected job on a friend of mines olds. combo a while back. I think they got rid of an employee that might have worked on that motor. It seems that they mainly have repeat customers anymore. So if they keep coming back they must be happy.

[marc97taws6]

I think we all need to go to Cedar Falls 1/4 or Newton sometime this Spring/Summer

or like I said for some of you fast cruisers come down to Des Moines for the loop and we can take our cars out to eat for some "rice" and chat and hang out and whatnot.

Let me know how many of you would be interested in doing something like this

[97pontta]

I'm from Council Bluffs Iowa right across the river from Omaha NE. Doesn't seem like too many guys on here are from the Western side of Iowa.

[warnerTA]

I'm from Council Bluffs Iowa right across the river from Omaha NE. Doesn't seem like too many guys on here are from the Western side of Iowa.

sioux city! :) :D