Driver,s Club, Take 2

[BeeJay]

On my way hame from turkey Run. Sitting in a motel room in S. Carolina. Broke a lower ball joint. Parts coming tomorrow. Lucky that I am using late model suspension and parts are locally available. Unlucky in that I ruined a brand new tire, screwed up the paint on ft fender, incurred a $234 towing bill, and still have to buy the ball joint and pay for the labor. Fortunately, no one hurt. Rest is just money.
Bob

Own '53 Commander Starliner. Red w/beige top. 350 Chev/700R4. Tilt,cruise,A/C.http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j3...ontheBeach.jpg

[DEEPNHOCK]

I-95 was littered with cars coming home from Daytona Beach[V]

[mbstude]

Glad to hear that you're well on your way to being back on the road.

While I didn't get to Daytona this year, I do remember meeting you there 2 years ago. I asked you if you drove that pretty '53 all the way from Michigan. Your response was, "Yea, it's a car ain't it?" [8D]

Glad to know that it's still being driven like a car.

Matthew Burnette
Hazlehurst, GA

Biggs' H2O-Induction

[DEEPNHOCK]

Where at in SC?

[BeeJay]

I'm at the Quality Inn in St. George.
Bob

Own '53 Commander Starliner. Red w/beige top. 350 Chev/700R4. Tilt,cruise,A/C.http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j3...ontheBeach.jpg

[bams50]

quote:Originally posted by BeeJay

I'm at the Quality Inn in St. George.

What a coincidence- we frequently stay at that very Quality Inn on the way to FL- it's about 15 hrs. from home (just off I-95, right?). In fact, we stayed there a week ago Saturday on the way down!

Good luck on the repair, and rest of the trip!

Robert (Bob) Andrews- on the IoMT (Island of Misfit Toys)
Parish, central NY 13131

GOD BLESS AMERICA

[52-fan]

Couldn't have broken a ball joint on the stock suspension. Sorry for your loss.

"In the heart of Arkansas."
1952 Champion Starlight w/overdrive. Searcy, Arkansas

[Dwain G.]

NOT a wiseacre answer, but that tow bill would pay for two years worth of AAA+ membership for a primary and an associate member.

[Warren Webb]

Dwain raises a good point. Auto Club here offers 3 versions. First one has free tows up to 7 miles. Second (Plus) gives 4 tows up to 100 miles (plus if your wife is also signed up, that gives an additional 4 tows-100 miles each also!) & the third (Premier) has tows up to 200 miles. Before my wife married me, I bought her the standard membership due to the problem she has with her fuel guage being off so much (Mercedes, not a Stude) each time she ran out of fuel, it cost her $85.00 to be towed less than a mile. Money well spent if not needed for the tows, just to avoid the long lines at DMV!

60 Lark convertible
61 Champ
62 Daytona convertible
63 G.T. R-2,4 speed
63 Avanti (2)
66 Daytona Sport Sedan

[dean pearson]

Well Warren,
For a little more than that $85.00 you could have bought her a perfectly good Studebaker
with a gas guage that works.
Just a thought.
I too have "AAA" on all my cars, can't beat it.

Dean.

[BeeJay]

Have both of my street rods insured with Grundy. They will reimberse me for the towing as well as the Motel bill. Just put it on a credit card.
Bob

Own '53 Commander Starliner. Red w/beige top. 350 Chev/700R4. Tilt,cruise,A/C.http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j3...ontheBeach.jpg

[jackb]

I never heard of a king pin letting go...maybe A-arm bolts.....so my question is: does the ball joint swap provide better handling characteristics ??? I'm not going there...just technically curious...