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Re: Eagle Road (Rhode) Trip- Sept 2-16 from So. Cal. to RI & then to Intl. Meet
« Reply #135 on: September 15, 2011, 10:29:40 PM »
Quote from: eaglefreek on September 15, 2011, 10:15:32 PM
Glad you made it home safe. I bet you'll appreciate your bed a little more after sleeping in the back of the Eagle for a couple weeks.
Yes, but the bed in the Eagle was VERY comfortable (4" thick memory foam).  I have slept on worse many times.
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Re: Eagle Road (Rhode) Trip- Sept 2-16 from So. Cal. to RI & then to Intl. Meet
« Reply #136 on: September 15, 2011, 10:58:13 PM »
Rollguy...those aircraft fuselages are Boeing 737s. They're headed for Washington to grow wings  :eagle:
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Re: Eagle Road (Rhode) Trip- Sept 2-16 from So. Cal. to RI & then to Intl. Meet
« Reply #137 on: September 15, 2011, 11:17:51 PM »
Quote from: eaglebeek on September 15, 2011, 10:58:13 PM
Rollguy...those aircraft fuselages are Boeing 737s. They're headed for Washington to grow wings  :eagle:
I would have thought that they are too wide to travel on the railroad, but I guess not!
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Re: Eagle Road (Rhode) Trip- Sept 2-16 from So. Cal. to RI & then to Intl. Meet
« Reply #138 on: September 18, 2011, 03:18:43 PM »
Quote from: rollguy on September 04, 2011, 09:26:34 PM

 All I see is "corn, corn, corn" (can anyone tell me what movie that line is from?):
Anyone??   I will give you a hint: Robert Duvall played a part in the movie.
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Re: Eagle Road (Rhode) Trip- Sept 2-16 from So. Cal. to RI & then to Intl. Meet
« Reply #139 on: September 18, 2011, 03:42:58 PM »
"Corn, corn, corn -- nothing but corn"
Secondhand Lions   ;D my daughter and me love that movie.
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Re: Eagle Road (Rhode) Trip- Sept 2-16 from So. Cal. to RI & then to Intl. Meet
« Reply #140 on: September 18, 2011, 04:22:23 PM »
Quote from: MudPuppy on September 18, 2011, 03:42:58 PM
"Corn, corn, corn -- nothing but corn"
Secondhand Lions   ;D my daughter and me love that movie.
Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!   You're the winner!  (what you've won, I don't know).
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Re: Eagle Road (Rhode) Trip- Sept 2-16 from So. Cal. to RI & then to Intl. Meet
« Reply #141 on: September 18, 2011, 05:33:41 PM »
Have another Good Egg for sharing this great story with us.
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Re: Eagle Road (Rhode) Trip- Sept 2-16 from So. Cal. to RI & then to Intl. Meet
« Reply #142 on: September 18, 2011, 07:46:18 PM »
Quote from: rollguy on September 18, 2011, 04:22:23 PM
Quote from: MudPuppy on September 18, 2011, 03:42:58 PM
"Corn, corn, corn -- nothing but corn"
Secondhand Lions   ;D my daughter and me love that movie.
Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!   You're the winner!  (what you've won, I don't know).
Well I guess i can throw you an egg for the correct guess.
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Re: Eagle Road (Rhode) Trip- Sept 2-16 from So. Cal. to RI & then to Intl. Meet
« Reply #143 on: January 08, 2012, 08:54:27 PM »
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Quote from: rollguy on September 04, 2011, 09:57:25 PM
 I really enjoy fabricating and making things work.  
I have a special surprise (I fab'd for the Eagle) for those that will be at the meet.  Brandon has seen it, and I am sure everyone will want one.   What I am saying, is EVERYONE needs to come to the meet!  
It has been a while since this trip, and I forgot to show everyone the surprise!   I was so busy at Mav's and the car show, that I forgot to take photos.  I went camping over New Years and took a few photos:



Brandon was the first to see it, and here it is for the rest of you.  I will do a complete write up and post the link....Rich
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Re: Eagle Road (Rhode) Trip- Sept 2-16 from So. Cal. to RI & then to Intl. Meet
« Reply #144 on: January 08, 2012, 10:40:39 PM »
I would love to have one of those.  Finally, now I can post the pics I took of the tent set up in my driveway.
Nevermind, not going to post the pics I took.  They are not as nice as the ones already posted by Rollyguy.
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Re: Eagle Road (Rhode) Trip- Sept 2-16 from So. Cal. to RI & then to Intl. Meet
« Reply #145 on: January 08, 2012, 11:08:58 PM »
Hey, thats really cool...where did you get that?
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Re: Eagle Road (Rhode) Trip- Sept 2-16 from So. Cal. to RI & then to Intl. Meet
« Reply #146 on: January 08, 2012, 11:36:26 PM »
Quote from: shanebo on January 08, 2012, 11:08:58 PM
Hey, thats really cool...where did you get that?

Rollguy made it himself. 
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Re: Eagle Road (Rhode) Trip- Sept 2-16 from So. Cal. to RI & then to Intl. Meet
« Reply #147 on: January 08, 2012, 11:45:54 PM »
Quote from: 83Eagle! on January 08, 2012, 11:36:26 PM
Quote from: shanebo on January 08, 2012, 11:08:58 PM
Hey, thats really cool...where did you get that?

Rollguy made it himself. 
I bought a $30.00 tent from K Mart and modified it to fit the back of the wagon.  This one is actually my second try.  The first one I used the wrong thread on my home sewing machine, so I bought another tent (did not have time to take it apart and re-sew it because I was leaving the next day for the meet).  I used my commercial walking foot sewing machine on the second tent, and it worked much better.  One day I will fix the original tent and have it for sale.  I may even buy a couple more tents and mass produce them. By the fourth or fifth one I should have it figured out!
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1982 Eagle 4 Door Sedan  Copper over Satin Black
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Re: Eagle Road (Rhode) Trip- Sept 2-16 from So. Cal. to RI & then to Intl. Meet
« Reply #148 on: January 08, 2012, 11:49:39 PM »
Sign me up for one.  Of course I need to figure out where to get struts for the hatch that actually hold up the hatch.  IIRC this is my third set that has not worked.  Wish I could have returned them, but O'Reilly's would not take them back.
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Re: Eagle Road (Rhode) Trip- Sept 2-16 from So. Cal. to RI & then to Intl. Meet
« Reply #149 on: January 08, 2012, 11:50:35 PM »
If it had an amc logo on it would swear it was an aftermarket factory thing.
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