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  • all set got it powdercoated looks great

    By hdbob5454 ·

  • Notta lotta room for the tent. ESP since they now use the only grass space for the swap meet.

    By JUSTA6 ·

  • Violet is a very dirty girl. It has rained on and off for two days. There is more rain in the forecast for tomorrow's run to the former Chanute Air Force base in Rantoul. IL. I don't think I will bother to clean her off much between now and may wait for dry weather on Wednesday before cleaning her up.
    More Day Zero Route 66 shots.
    This iconic spot in Pontiac IL is under construction. The Power Tour folks who expect to get their car's picture next to this sign are going to be seriously disappointment. I am glad I got Violet's picture next to it last year!

    More murals in Pontiac.

    Yup a WWII museum.

    Courthouse is undergoing renovations too. Still reminds me of Back to the Future Part II.



    It can be a tad boring at times. I-55 on the west side and railroad tracks on the east side.

    The famous Odell Standard Oil Station. It was raining and closed by the time I got there…and rather dark!




    Ambler's Texaco Station in Dwight IL

    These totem/sign posts are definitely a thing here on Route 66 in Illinois.
    Here I am - finally made it to Chicagoland SPeedway to get my credentials. Long Hauler line was really long. I get mine just in time to get raining on too much, but I was 100% dry either. You could say it rained a tad bit after that.....


    Yes some people are not afraid to take their Aztek on Power Tour! Good on them!























    By Frosty ·

  • Great. I will bring a tent. No idea where I will set up just yet, I will figure that out as soon as I get there and I can assess the situation.

    By Frosty ·

  • Hello,
    These posts get farther and farther apart because there are fewer things on my to-do list.
    The large fan in front of my AC condenser failed at the shaft - the motor shaft spun but the blades did not move. This drove the head pressures very high and there was no cooling but all is good again with a new fan.
    I have inspected both of the front brake and wheel bearing assemblies for oddball wear on the shoes and any leaks from the wheel cylinders. Nothing wrong found though there is a high pitched squeal when coming to a stop with light pressure on the brakes.
    I paid the local car restoration buddy of mine (he did the motor mounts, AC, etc. on this car) to repair the window regulators and get all four pieces of glass to line up tightly with the convertible top. Quite a few of the little rollers and other things were either worn out or missing but all of this is good now. There are SO MANY glass adjustments here.
    I must leave the top up and latched down tightly for a while to get all of the new weatherstrip rubber to compress down for best sealing.
    I only have one complaint about the convertible top - its loud inside the car with the top up and I did not anticipate this. The top vibrates a bit at 45 MPH but settles down somewhat at 65-70 MPH. I'm told that some of this will dissipate as the top ages a little and gets some time in the sunlight. But, IDK.
    I'm also working through a "slow blink rate" on my turn signals but I've about narrowed that down to needing new lamp sockets - too much resistance, not enough current flow, I think. The signals do work and I've tried electronic flashers and the old school resistance wire flashers and its the same either way. The hazard flashers work perfectly.
    Tomorrow night is my last evening to do anything more on this car. We head to Tulsa, Oklahoma on Wednesday afternoon to join the end of the Hot Rod Power Tour, meet up with Frosty and go to the original 1970 selling dealership there in Tulsa.
    I have reached out to the Tulsa lady that I bought this car from to let her come take a look at it in this resto-mod condition but sadly, I've gotten no response.
    We return home mid evening this Saturday but Tulsa has a lot of rain in the forecast throughout the latter part of this week.
    Rick

    By B52bombardier1 ·

  • I would like to submit my 1971 Pontiac T37. Canadian built. Pontiac tough.

    By Tomst37 ·

  • Not any more
    Before the pandemic, I was in Chicago at least once a quarter for work. Since, its been less due to financials but I remember, getting stuck in traffic, we were going maybe 10-12 miles and it took 2 hours. Never complained again about traffic in my city.
    Great photos! Keep 'em coming! Love the history and cars!

    By Ringo64 ·

  • More from Day Zero

    This picture needs some context since I was not able to photograph this cleanly or correctly while driving. In the background, you see a small ridge line. That ridge was once part of Route 66 (a.k.a. Joilet Road). However it is completely abandon and no cars are permitted on it. There is some sort of quarry on either side of the road and the quarry mined both sides of the road. Now the road foundation is unstable and will, in time, fall into the quarry.

    You see a lot of Jake and Elwood around these parts.

    Dick's Towing - this is once I had to actual stop and look around.

    Old Packard

    Yup, that's a Pontiac Torpedo alright.

    I finally made it to Chicagoland Speedway. Here are just some of the cars I saw briefly while getting my credentials.

























    Then it started raining.....hard!

    So what do you do when it's pouring rain on ROute 66. Check into your hotel and then head for the Pontiac Oakland Auto Museum in Pontiac IL. I have covered this place before, so I just quickly took some snap shots of some of the cool stuff.

    A Canadian-only Firefly



























    By Frosty ·

  • Power Tour has officially started. I was up at 4:30 a.m., out the door justa before 6 am EDT. I made a beeline to Chicago even though credential pickup was at Chicagoland Speedway in Joilet IL. My plan was to start in Chicago and follow-up Route 66 all the way to Chicagoland, which is on Route 66. I downloaded an app for $20 that gives me a week's worth of turn by turn navigation and has highlighted key points of interest. Well that was the plan......
    The plan nor the app anticipated some sort large run/walk/festival near Grant Park / Solider Field. So streets were blocked up and I had to detour around the area 4 times to final take pictures of the start and end spots of Route 66. Because of one-way streets, the start (westbound) and the end (eastnound) are not in quite the same place, but they are close.
    I felt like I was re-living the Blue Brothers movie driving underneath the elevated subway lines. Leaving Chicago was a whole other matter. The constant stop lights, every block it seems. Suffice to say have a stick shifter car in downtown Chitown is NOT a good idea,

    Leaving Michigan - entering Indiana

    Leaving Indiana - Entering Illinois

    Not a pleasant day for some folks on the southbound Dan Ryan. I hope no one was hurt seriously.

    Chicago's skyline comes into view.

    Lake Shore Dr/Michigan Ave looks pleasant enough.


    Solider Field - home of the Chicago Bears
    Here are the official start and end signs for Route 66 (west vs east bound). Start is on Lake Short Dr, stop is on Jackson Ave. Close to each other but not exact.


    Navigating this part of Chitown reminds of the Bluesmobile trying to get away from Carrie Fisher.

    TIme to get out of town - literally!





    By Frosty ·

  • So JUSTA, JUSTAG6, Mike and Liz are out for the Dust Off. Who's in? Indyman? CammerJeff? Revered GTO?

    By Frosty ·

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