Well I posted a few weeks back about a nice afternoon with Warren Webb. I was 4 for 4 at that time of meeting SDC members and having a nice visit.
I joined in September 0f 2011. In Sept I met Mark {bullet} at the SW Zone meet and had a great time. I also hung out with Warren that day. Very nice morning
Then in Oct Bob K offered me the 289 I am building so I jumped in the car and headed up to pick that up and spent the early afternoon with Bob {Roscomacaw} and learned a bit about Studes and had a great time again.
Then November I met up with Dean Pearson at his house and saw a REALLY cool bullet he is building and again had a great afternoon talking and hanging out with an SDC member and his dogs.
December puts me back with Warren at his house checking out his cars and trucks, learning some more and seeing some cool stuff. I know that I had known Warren before and hung out with him before but this was the first at his house and seeing his Studes, so I put this as my 4 for 4 member meetings.
So let me tell you a funny story about a 5th member meeting.
As many of you know I am building a mild 289 that is mid build and decided I want to have the cam reground to a nice performance cam, and was debating the Isky E4 or the ST5 grind since Isky is nearby and well versed on Stude cams. After some discussion with a few members here like Jack Vines, Allen, Mike VV, Dan and few others input I decided to mill the head to raise the compression a bit, new seats and a valve grind job and to go with the ST5 grind Isky cam.
Also in the mean time I break my cam end and have to order another one from my good buddy Bob K. so I am delayed in getting a cam to Isky. I finally get the time today to make it down to Gardena to drop off my cam. I am running late because I remember I need to run my valve seals and 1 loose valve I had out over to me my machine shop doing my heads. I planned on leaving before 10 am, but it ended up being closer to 11:15 ish before I hit the road.
GOOD THING.
I walk into Isky and I am standing there a few minutes with no one even saying hello or saying I will be with you in a minute, nothing. One guy is talking to another customer about some small engine stuff, but has not given me the time of day. No biggie, they are busy. I am there only a couple of minutes and a guy walks in the front door, walks past me and leans on the counter next to me. I figure I had ought to unwrap my protective tube from my cam so I can be ready when someone does decide to help me. Almost as soon as I pull the cam out of its tube, the guy who walked in shortly after me looks at it from 5-6 feet away and then looks at me and says "Studebaker cam?"
I am in shock that ANYONE could take a quick glance at a cam and know what it is for and then know what an obscure cam is from a not so common motor as a Stude. Then before I can barely even answer, the guy says "ST5 ?"....I say "yes" in shock and with a quizickle look on my face I am sure. Then he says "kmac530?".....now completely dumbfounded I again say "yes".
The obviously Genius, mind reading, and clairvoient man says...."I'm Allen....from SDC"
What are THOSE odds?
BTW Allen, my cell number is {951} 775-7043 for the next time you are heading to Pala and want to stop by and pick up my broken cam for your roller projects.
I joined in September 0f 2011. In Sept I met Mark {bullet} at the SW Zone meet and had a great time. I also hung out with Warren that day. Very nice morning
Then in Oct Bob K offered me the 289 I am building so I jumped in the car and headed up to pick that up and spent the early afternoon with Bob {Roscomacaw} and learned a bit about Studes and had a great time again.
Then November I met up with Dean Pearson at his house and saw a REALLY cool bullet he is building and again had a great afternoon talking and hanging out with an SDC member and his dogs.
December puts me back with Warren at his house checking out his cars and trucks, learning some more and seeing some cool stuff. I know that I had known Warren before and hung out with him before but this was the first at his house and seeing his Studes, so I put this as my 4 for 4 member meetings.
So let me tell you a funny story about a 5th member meeting.
As many of you know I am building a mild 289 that is mid build and decided I want to have the cam reground to a nice performance cam, and was debating the Isky E4 or the ST5 grind since Isky is nearby and well versed on Stude cams. After some discussion with a few members here like Jack Vines, Allen, Mike VV, Dan and few others input I decided to mill the head to raise the compression a bit, new seats and a valve grind job and to go with the ST5 grind Isky cam.
Also in the mean time I break my cam end and have to order another one from my good buddy Bob K. so I am delayed in getting a cam to Isky. I finally get the time today to make it down to Gardena to drop off my cam. I am running late because I remember I need to run my valve seals and 1 loose valve I had out over to me my machine shop doing my heads. I planned on leaving before 10 am, but it ended up being closer to 11:15 ish before I hit the road.
GOOD THING.
I walk into Isky and I am standing there a few minutes with no one even saying hello or saying I will be with you in a minute, nothing. One guy is talking to another customer about some small engine stuff, but has not given me the time of day. No biggie, they are busy. I am there only a couple of minutes and a guy walks in the front door, walks past me and leans on the counter next to me. I figure I had ought to unwrap my protective tube from my cam so I can be ready when someone does decide to help me. Almost as soon as I pull the cam out of its tube, the guy who walked in shortly after me looks at it from 5-6 feet away and then looks at me and says "Studebaker cam?"
I am in shock that ANYONE could take a quick glance at a cam and know what it is for and then know what an obscure cam is from a not so common motor as a Stude. Then before I can barely even answer, the guy says "ST5 ?"....I say "yes" in shock and with a quizickle look on my face I am sure. Then he says "kmac530?".....now completely dumbfounded I again say "yes".
The obviously Genius, mind reading, and clairvoient man says...."I'm Allen....from SDC"
What are THOSE odds?
BTW Allen, my cell number is {951} 775-7043 for the next time you are heading to Pala and want to stop by and pick up my broken cam for your roller projects.
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