Pickups Limited – Orange County Chapter
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Pickups Limited – Orange County Chapter
Orange County Chapter The Official Publication of Orange County Pickups Limited www.pickupslimited.com September - October 2006 This was the big one for our club. The 24th annual F-100 Western nationals has a rich history on the west coast as one of the premier events of it’s type. Where else can you gather so many Ford trucks that your senses go on overload? Bill Lee was the event chairman and once again out did himself. Our group started early, in fact the night before. Tables were unloaded, raffle prizes were sorted, all before the mandatory movie night compete with munchies, drinks and of course, cherries. The good thing about those cherries is that they seem to keep the mosquitoes away! Saturday morning came much faster than most of us wanted. Dusty and Jim took up their post at the gate to begin the registration process, then the trucks began to roll in. Carlos, Ed, Jeff, Rich and a few others did a great job helping me to park everybody in an orderly fashion; Titan Graphics took some photos of each truck as they arrived; Larry and Maryanne had the help of Gib and Marsha with the raffle; DJ Dan made sure that The Music Played On, and everybody else that I may not have mentioned worked their fanny off to be sure that all attendees felt welcomed and that everything ran smoothly. And it did. It was plenty warm for the event but the park trees made for lots of comfortable shade. In fact, it was difficult to find enough sun to get a tan. The club supplied bottled water to keep everybody hydrated throughout the day. continued page 4 The Pres Says... by Jeff Hornsby - President Wow is all I can say about the 24th annual Western Nationals. It was the best yet. The members of Orange Count Pickups Limited, all pulled together to put on an outstanding event. It was great how the club became a well oiled machine from parking to the trophy presentation and everything in between. I hope someone got a picture of the water wagon. That cold water was appreciated by everyone. As most of you know June 23 is the date for next year so mark your calendar. Many new things are going to help make the 25th edition of the Western Nationals bigger and more enjoyable than ever. After the Western Nationals, some of us went to John Force’s Race Station for his monthly cruise night and Rich Miller, Ron Smith and Dale Hadfield all walked away with a trophy. It goes without saying that after all of that, I was ready to relax so Deb and I went back to our cabin at Canyon R.V. Park. No TV or phone (well I did have my cell phone) and went home the next day. Speaking of the R.V. Park if you want a R.V. space or cabin for next year you need to call them soon as these go fast. The July meeting at Zito’s Pizza was not what I had planned being noisy with no privacy, so for August we tested Main Street Pizza in Garden Grove (right where the Friday night cruise is). The food was good but our allotted space on the patio was a bit cramped. They do have a large building so maybe that is the answer. Since the club is growing so fast, it seems like once a new meeting place is found it is already too small, but we must endeavor to persevere - what movie is that from? Trust me, Pickups Limited will find a good home (sounds like I am running for office). At the last meeting there was a little going away party for Bill and Bonnie Lee. We had cake and gifts for them and their new home in Utah. We are going to miss both of them but Bill assured us he won’t be a stranger. It’s hard to put into words how much this club and the F-100 community owe to Bill. Thank you from all of us The Club outing for July was the monthly John Force Cruise Night. I was running late because of slow play at the golf course. The members waited for me at McDonald’s but that meant that they gave away the space that was saved for us and we had to park in the back but we were in good company. It was the biggest turn out this year and there were seven trucks from the Orange County Chapter, one from Pomona and one non-member but at least he brought “The Cherry’s” and also won best of show. Way to go Walt…they tried to give it to Rich but he won last month. I spent a little time with Ed working on his to do list for the North/South Run in Santa Maria. He can check one off the list. Wait till you see that new shifter! My truck is getting the front end rebuilt as I write this and we are planning our trip to the North/South Run. We can’t wait to get going. The membership is growing every month as we voted in a new member each of the last two meetings. Be sure to greet any one that is new when you see them. It goes a long way if we make new people feel welcomed. You can greet the old members too. That’s about it for now I have to email this to Chris. Jeff Keep on trucking jeff@pickupslimited.com 2 www.pickupslimited.com Mad, Mad World…..Cured with Good Friends by Ed Oe - Vice President We all work hard, to enjoy the good things in life. Since joining PUL I have met many people who do just that. Some have already made their mark and are enjoying their retirement years trucking a long. Many are like me who continue to work hard each day, trying to do all the right things, enjoying every minute with our families and hobby. Finding that balance is hard with the demands in our days and I find myself talking to many of my F-100 family during the day, which takes the stress off. I have found a very talented group of guys among PUL who are always willing to help when a problem arises. It’s been a pleasure and learning experience getting to know everyone. The Super Tour was one of my best life experiences! In fact, Steve and Autumn from Ohio will be traveling in their F-100 to Santa Maria to capture that experience again. Anthony is taking the trip from New York City in his ‘55 panel. I’ll get a chance to DRIVE my 56 to the show and hang with my extended family. It’s all good! Ed ed@pickupslimited.com Orange County Pickups Limited - a chapter of Pickups Limited of So. California PRESIDENT- Jeff Hornsby - jeff@pickupslimited.com VICE PRESIDENT- Ed Oe - ed@pickupslimited.com TREASURER- Jim Gozzo - jpgtrader@earthlink.net SECRETARY- Marian Gray - SGT. AT ARMS - Gloria Beverley - SAFETY COORDINATOR - Larry Lopez - larry@pickupslimited.com NATIONAL COUNCIL REP- Dusty Peetoom - rpeetoom@earthlink.net NEWS LETTER EDITOR- Chris Travers - spokesniff@verizon.net Orange County Chapter Copyright ©2006 Orange County Pickups Limited. All Rights Reserved. Nothing whole or in part may be used, republished or copied without the written consent of Orange County Pickups Limited. www.pickupslimited.com 3 2006 F-100 Super Nationals... 4 www.pickupslimited.com from page 1 Our Western Nationals for 2006 was sponsored by Blue Oval Truck Parts. Larry was on hand to work with the vendors and to award a few special pick awards to some high quality rides. This event is opened to all Ford trucks so there was just everything from late model Lightnings to the classic “T” Bucket to flat beds to the classic panels and even a few ‘Rat Rod” style trucks. Yes there was something for everybody and it was all good. As the day progressed and the great music from DJ Dan played on, Dale and his son were quite busy roaming around the crowd doing interviews and making recordings of the day. Dale is currently busy editing hours of video to create a first class memory for us to enjoy. You can find information on purchasing this video on the Pickups Limited, Orange County web site at http://www.pickupslimited.com/Links/Main/Recent/WN06/WnVideo.html The cost for this video will be $12 plus shipping so get yours today. continued page 6 www.pickupslimited.com 5 2006 F-100 Super Nationals... from page 6 Orange County Chapter 6 www.pickupslimited.com Several special interest trucks attended our event this year. Gib’s son arranged to bring out a cherry ‘56 big window named Moonstruck which was owned by Cher and Rob from no limit trailered the F-100 Supernationals truck for everybody to drool over that had not already done so during the Super Tour 4. There were a ton of awards to go along with a nice raffle and 50/50 drawing. Blue Oval had some special awards that Larry himself picked and the remaining of the awards were voted on by a committee of members. All tabulation was controlled by the unflappable Bill Beverley who kept everything above board. After the dust had settled, Bill DeGaine walked away with the Ultimate Truck award. Bill Lee then took special photos of each winning truck which was placed into the award plaque for a first class keepsake. Planning is already in the works for the 2007 event which will be held again at Featherly Park on June 23, 2007. With Bill Lee now in Utah, there will be some new things in the works with as much of the tradition as possible retained. It’s hard to replace someone like Bill and to top the job that he has done over the years, but at least he is only a phone call away and willing to stay involved. Remember that Orange County does reach all the way into Utah! Plans call for a special celebration for this 25th anniversary event which will make it bigger and better than ever. www.pickupslimited.com 7 Donut Derilicts... AKA “The Donut Shop” ...a unique collection of gear heads and run what you brung vehicles by Chris Travers One of the great things about our group is how spontaneous we have become. A quick phone call or web posting can produce a group of 8 to 15 F-100’s and their supporting cast. Just ask Ed, Jeff, Chris, Dale, Ron, Gib, Dusty and Carl what goes on. Adams Avenue Donuts serves up some of the best “gut bombs” anywhere, but what makes this establishment world famous is not the donuts, but the cars that they attract and have done so vor over 30 years. On any given Saturday morning you will find as many as 200 cars, trucks motorcycles and who knows what, arriving as early as 5:00am, just to spend a few hours with their buddies bench racing. That’s right, 5: ooam, the butt crack of dawn! One of the nice things especially for us early risers is the fact that everything is over by 8:00am or so which gets everybody home in time for those “honey do’s” that seem to appear every weekend. Oh and one more thing...don’t be late or else you may just be the one who has to buy for everybody. 8 www.pickupslimited.com John Force Race Station... by Ed Oe Our club cruise event for july was the monthly event at the John Force Race Station. It was Saturday the 29th and we started out meeting at the near by McDonalds at 4:00pm so we could enter the Race Station Cruise Night together. We had 8 trucks as we made our entrance into the front gate. All eyes were on us as we rolled past everyone. The O.C. Mustang club was hosting the night with PUL member Rich Miller waving us in. Rich is the VP of the Mustang club and had his hot California Special on display, along with his Bad Ass 56! With all trucks parked, doors and hoods open we set up our chairs and marked our spot. Talk quickly when to the North / South run on the 17th of August. Plans were made for caravans with groups for the cruise to Santa Maria. Walt Pocock passed the cherries and everyone settled into an awesome bench racing session with each other. Raffle time came fast and the chairs were moved to the raffle area. We had our ticket stubs out as they called off the numbers. Carl and Pam won a car cleaning set with Dee Pocock winning a signed John Force connecting rod. The best part was seeing Walt accept his award for “Best of Show”. www.pickupslimited.com 9 Rollin’ for the Kids at the Fender Center By the editors of TEN magazines When it comes to educating kids on music, we think no one does it better than the Fender Center For The Performing Arts. The center offers free music lessons to local children who are interested in playing the guitar, drums, bass, keyboard and other instruments with a talented staff of musicians and teachers. The center operates purely off of donations and one of the fund-raising events is the Rollin’ 4 The Kids Show. The show attracts many Southern California vehicles to help raise money for the center and many of the participants were members of the California Chapters of DodgeTruckWorld.com, FordTruckWorld.com and ClassicTruckWorld.com websites. These members showed up with their vehicles prepped and ready for display. But more importantly, they were willing to donate their time and money for music education. Among the members of the TEN network of websites, there were also club members from the Southern California chapter of Pickups Limited and No Sympathy. The variety of these vehicles, as well as other vehicles that attended the show was quite impressive. Vehicles from Classic Hot Rods to muscle cars and even a dropped Chrysler 300 C were in attendance, along with lifted and lowered trucks that made up a majority of the vehicles in attendance. The show was sponsored by Lucas Oil, The Enthusiast Network, and Mequires but a host of other vendors willing to contribute to the cause were also in attendance. Along with participating in the show, both vendors and vehicle participants were able to walk through the Fender Center museum, where the rich history of the Fender guitar can be seen and appreciated. Although the museum is a great attraction in itself, the music played a large part of the overall success of the show. One would imagine that a show put on by an organization associated with Fender would have great bands. The fact was, that the bands that played during the show were fantastic, but the most impressive was band put together by the students of the center. The group was called Half Stack and the six member group of kids rocked to a multitude of Eagle and Steve Miller tunes and more that highlighted the show. By the end of the day, there were 20 awards given out to the vehicle participants who entered their vehicles to be judged. This, along with a multitude of door prizes that included such items as music CDs, a Fender guitar and even a set of custom wheels. The Rolling 4 The Kids show is still in its infancy but the popularity of the event is growing far beyond the capacity of the Fender Center parking lot. Next year, the center’s director of operations Debbie Rodriquez says that they hope to expand the show to accommodate a larger amount of vehicles and vendors that have shown interest in attending the show again. Corona’s Firefighters stand next to a commemorative Harley Davidson motorcycle honoring the nation’s firefighters that was displayed by the local paint shop, Starbucks Customs. Members of TEN’s network of websites, FordTruckWorld. com and Dodge TruckWorld.com were recognized for their community effort to attend and participate in the show. 10 www.pickupslimited.com Annual Braille Rally... July 8th by Chris Travers As hopelessly certified car geeks, we all enjoy it when the sound our cool ride turns a head and the head nod that follows, but what if that visual contact was missing. Yes it is hard to imagine, but that is exactly the reality of the Braille Rally. This is an event that pairs the cool vehicle and it’s owner with an energetic teenager that happens to be blind. Your partner is also your navigator during this genuine road rally that had us wandering from Hollywood down through the beach cities of Orange County. Since this was a genuine rally event, all of the sports car types arrived with their Corvettes, Ferraris, Deloreans and MGs all with timing equipment while the old F-100 guy forgot his watch and was using his cell phone as the only timer. Oh yes, my partner did have her braille watch that was a big help. The end result was a massive burn out at the starting line, a spot on the 10 o’clock news AND an overall first place! I guess that turned a few heads. Good Shepherd Car Show... July 15th by Chris Travers Remember how hot is was in mid July? Yes it was 100°+ but not too hot for a good car show. The annual Good Shepherd car show in Downey was is always more than just another show that is not only top quality, but one of those down home type of events that we all wish for. Tons was tons of food, a large raffle, great t-shirts, a big 50/50 and generous trophies to make this a memorable event. This year F-100 owner Rodger Young walked away with top honors in the custom category for his blue chop top / slant cab. I guess that will show those Chevy guys now won’t it! www.pickupslimited.com 11 Spray Can Alley... by Larry Lopez - Safety Chairman Well if you haven’t been out lately, you didn’t experience the heat wave we had a few weeks ago. It was real hot in the So Cal area, so hot that I had no interest in working on the truck. It did inspire me to start installing the Vintage Air A/C kit I got back in April. It just needed to get hot enough to get me going, not to mention the wife chewing at my ear. Before I could install the kit I found that I had some surface rust under the dash. Using a Scotch Brite® pad, I was able to remove all of the big rust flakes. I then sprayed some Rust-Oleum® primer and paint afterwards. The kit that I got was a complete kit. It even came with a generic compressor bracket. The instructions start with installing condenser first but I opted to install the evaporator unit in first. Taking the advise of Chris and Steve, I started by shortening the passenger side defrost duct about 1”. I needed to modify the driver side duct because its shape and the direction the hose connection pointed. After taking it over to a steel pole, I reshaped the duct so that the top matched the dash outlet and the connection points towards the passenger side making things much better. Mounting the evaporator proved to be a little challenge. I didn’t have anyone to hold it as I positioned it under the dash. The supplied brackets seem to do the job, I didn’t want to drill any additional holes so taking the advice of others, I used one of the mounting holes that will hold the plastic outlet that the A.C. lines and heater hose exit the body thru. Once I’m happy with its position, then I can move on to make hose connection that lead from the cab. 12 www.pickupslimited.com That’s as far as I’ve gotten so far; not much but it’s a start. In the next issue, I hope to have a few more pictures and a complete article on the installation of the kit. A while back some of you might have read a little about LED tail lights that are becoming more popular. At the last Long Beach swap meet, I came across some LED tail lites for our trucks. I was a little surprised at how cheap they are, but that might be because there made in China or some third world country. The complete lens assembly is only $28 each. The installation is straight forward, you start by removing your old lens and bulb, then connect the LED bulb lead into the socket, bolt the lens into place and you’re done. They really stand out during the day and especially at night. One extra note is that you may need a low resistance (no load) signal flasher to make the LED lights work properly. You can find these at NAPA Auto Parts or other quality parts houses By the time you read this, the North/ South Run will be happening. I know that many of you will be driving your trucks and I’ve seen check lists being developed to help with all the necessary items, and you wouldn’t want to forget your favorite shirt. As those that went to the F-100 Super Nationals back east got to experience, hidden problems tend to pop up when you least expect. Things like a transmission overheating and fuel systems that vapor lock, plagued a few trucks, so take the time to check your truck thoroughly. Be sure that your hoses and lines are routed correctly and away from heat generating items like heater and radiator hoses, exhaust and your A.C. compressor. All of these items generate their own heat and you don’t need that added to the temperature of your fuel or other fluids. Make sure those you fluids are at the proper level. If you haven’t changed the oil or coolant in the last year, now would be a good time to do it. I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe trip and keep the rubber side down! Larry larry@pickupslimited.com Are your lights this bright? Editors Ramblings... This column is always the last item to go into the newsletter. I like to get the feel of the various stories and events over the previous two months and enjoy seeing what the other guys have to add to this newsletter. It’s always refreshing to see what my other contributors have to write about and I think we all enjoy seeing what the camera lens has captured too. There is a constant is what we do and that is trucks...heck, it’s not just trucks is all things motorized...scratch that to now read all things mechanical that include wheels. Let’s face it, we are all hopeless gear heads that can’t resist not only a great looking car or truck, but the strange and obscure also. You can’t tell me that the thought of watching carpolcalypse hasn’t crossed your mind can you? You know, that program on the SPIKE Network that features southern Destruction Derby drivers racing with refrigerators and stoves on top of their “vehicles” while towing a boat. Now that’s racing! maybe not but is sure is fun. Other parts of the country would call this the peak of the “outdoor” show season but to us this is the essence of life itself. We are lucky that we can choose from events on almost a daily basis. From the mega shows that have upwards of 3,000 vehicles to our favorite Saturday Donut Shop cruise, we are truly in the hot bed of street rod activity and we can see it all. Look for the Pickups Limited “Official Event” icon in the event guide so you can see which event we will attend that mongh as a club. Through my travels as a Marketing Director for a major bicycle component manufacturer I always seem to come across some of the more interesting and unique vehicles you could imagine. The thing that I always say to myself is that ‘someone did this on purpose’. Here are a few “special” shots from my collection. Some of you may have seen a few of these shots before, but they are among my favorites so enjoy and ask yourself, am I really that hopeless? Keep in touch, Chris Travers - Editor www.pickupslimited.com 13 What’s Going On... All official club events are indicated in bold print with this PUL Special Event icon SEPTEMBER – 2 – 24th Annual Great Labor Day Cruise 6 - NHRA Twilight Cruise @ Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum in Pomona - p.m. 9 - Claremont - The Village Grille cruise night - 5:30 to 8:30 - Information (909) 621-6712 9 - 2nd Annual Coddington Foundation Car Show - 9am-2pm at Boyd Coddington’s Garage, 811 E. Lambert Rd., La Habra - Information 562.691.8215 10 - Veterans Stadium High Performance Swap Meet – (800) 762-9785 10 – 17th Annual Belmont Shore Car Show - 9:00-3:30 - Belmont Shore/Long Beach - (562) 946-9800 14 - CLUB MEETING – 7:30pm check www.pickupslimited.com for location 17 - South Pasadena Cruz’n for Roses - on Route 66 (Mission St.) - to benefit So. Pasadena Tournament of Roses Committee - Information (626) 799-7813 or www.sptor.com 23 – 7th Annual Crusin’ for a Cure – Orange County Fair Grounds, Costa Mesa, (949) 752-5115 ext. 10 30 - 16th Annual Monrovia Hot Rod & Custom Car Show - Downtown Monrovia Information call Ralph @(626) 390-1214 or Joe @(626) 286-617 OCTOBER – 1 - 37th Annual All Ford Picnic & Car Show @ La Palma Park in Anaheim - 8:00am to 3:00pm $20 per car / spectators free NO PRE REGISTRATION - Information (949) 675-4234 4 - NHRA Twilight Cruise @ Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum in Pomona - p.m. 8 - Veterans Stadium High Performance Swap Meet – (800) 762-9785 12 - CLUB MEETING – 7:30pm check www.pickupslimited.com for location 14 - 20th Annual Placentia Heritage Festival @Tri City park - 9:00am to 4:00pm - Information (714) 524-8535 14 - Claremont, CA - The Village Grille cruise night - 5:30 to 8:30 - Information (909) 621-6712 15 - Pomona Swap Meet – (714) 538-7091 18-22 – 29th Annual Run to the Sun – Lake Havasu City, AZ 21 - 5th Annual Hot Rods 7 Airplaines @ Brackett Airfield in La Verne - (626) 445-6527 29 - 5th Annual Wings, Wheels & Rotors expo @Los Alamitos Army Airfield in Los Alamitos 9:00am to 4:00pm Information www.rexpo.net or (800) 367-1185 NOVEMBER – 1 - NHRA Twilight Cruise @ Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum in Pomona - p.m. 9 - CLUB MEETING – 7:30pm check www.pickupslimited.com for location 12 - Veterans Stadium High Performance Swap Meet – (800) 762-9785 18 - Tour of Orange - RAIN OR SHINE - 7:30am. Meet at the Stadium Marketplace at Katella and Main St. at The Filling Station. Those that wish to eat breakfast first can do so, but we will begin our journey at 7:30 sharp! Join us for a tour of the many spots that are important to street rodding in the area including McFadden Dale Hardware, Dagles Street Rods, Fast Eddies, CW Moss, Reids Street Rod Parts, Oval Enterprises and ABS Power Brake Inc. We will end at our starting point and tour the Filling Station, checking out the cool consignment vehicles there. Those that desire can go across the street to DROMO 1 for some high tech indoor go kart racing or choose from the several quality eating establishments in the Marketplace. 26 - Veterans Stadium High Performance Swap Meet – (800) 762-978 Take your best buddy crusing tonight... 14 www.pickupslimited.com DECEMBER – 3 - Pomona Swap Meet – (714) 538-7091 Orange County Chapter 3 - John Force Holiday Car Show - www.johnforceracing.com - (714) 921-1651 6 - NHRA Twilight Cruise @ Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum in Pomona - p.m. 9 – ANNUAL CLUB CHRISTMAS PARTY AND DINNER - TIME AND LOCATION TO BE ANNOUNCED 10 - 35th Annual Tree Chop - Shiells Park, Fillmore (C St. & Telegraph Rd.) - 7:00am to 3:00pm $20 per car / spectators free NO PRE REGISTRATION - SPONSORED BY PICK-UPS LIMITED, VENTURA COUNTY - Information call Ray @(805) 498-8497 or Kyle @(805) 526-7654 10 - Veterans Stadium High Performance Swap Meet – (800) 762-9785 16 - Donut Derelicts...you should know this routine by now - Magnolia & Adams Huntington Beach If the weather is with us, the last few events of the year are usually good ones. MEET AT THE S.W. CORNER OF MAGNOLIA AND WARNER - DEPART AT 5:30am FOR A GROUP ENTERANCE. We will leave early and cruise down to Crystal Cove so see all of those high-end kit cars. ***BAD WEATHER ALTERNATE - Breakfast at Woody’s Diner on PCH just south of the Water Tower House in Sunset Beach, across from Peter’s Landing (either way, let’s plan breakfast). WEEKLY & MONTHLY EVENTS AND CRUISES Every Sunday - Irvine - Million $ Breakfast Cruise - Taleo Mexican Grill, 3309 Michelson Drive 7:30 - 10:30am. - 949-300-8329 1st Sunday of each month - Legends - 1155 East Route 66, Glendora - 4:00pm to 7:00pm - Information (951) 681-4605 1st Wednesday of each month beginning in April – Twilight Cruise Night - NHRA Museum 1101 W. McKinley Ave. 4:00pm - 8:00pm Every Wednesday - Downey - Frisco’s Drive-In - Chariot’s Car Club - 5:00pm - 8:30pm Every Thursday - Fullerton - Giovanni’s Pizza - Imperial Hwy. & Harbor - 4:30-7:30pm. - 714-773-4044 Every Friday - Garden Grove - 12891 Historic Main Street - 4 - 8:30pm. - 714-636-2010 Every Friday - Ricky & Ronnie’s - 5:00pm - 11:00pm - 1301 W. Sepulveda Bl. Torrance (310) 326-1213 http://www.rickyandronnies.com/ Every Saturday - Huntington Beach - Donut Derelicts, Magnolia & Adams 6:00am - 8:30am Every Saturday - Crystal Cove - Starbuck’s, Crystal Cove Shopping Ctr. PCH between Laguna & Newport - 7:00 - 9:30am Every LAST Saturday - John Force Race Station - 4-8pm - www.johnforceracing.com 2nd Saturday of each month - Open House at Boyd Coddington’s - 811 East Lambert Rd. - 9am – Noon 3rd Sunday of each month - Morning cruise at Hero’s - Fullerton For a comprehensive listing of events in Southern California and elsewhere, log on to these great web sites: www.socalcarculture.com * www.driveonline.com PLAN AHEAD FOR 2007 - dates are subject to change April 8 ----------22nd Annual Fabulous Fords Forever – Knott’s Berry Farm – (562) 862-9311 May 17-19 ----F-100 Super Nationals - Chilhowee Park, Knoxville, TN Pat Ford Promotions - (704) 872-7327 or E mail f100supernaionals@yahoo.com June 3 ----------14th Annual Canyon Cruise - Featherly Park - (714) 680-0293 June 23 ------Pickups Limited’s Western Nationals - Featherly Park Aug. 17-19 --North/South Run Sept. 9 ---------18th Annual Belmont Shore Car Show - Belmont Shore/Long Beach, CA Sept. 22 -------8th Annual Crusin’ for a Cure – Orange County Fair Grounds, Costa Mesa, CA - (949) 752-5115 ext. 10 Dec. 9 ----------36th Annual Tree Chop - Pick-Ups Limited, Ventura County www.pickupslimited.com 15 DUSTY’s Corner... by Dusty Peetoom Well, the Western Nationals have come and gone and I was very impressed with the later-truck turnout. There were some almost stock and some that were in no way stock. With great paint, upholstery, bed covers, and engine dress ups everywhere, it made me wonder what ever could cause some one to do that to one truck. All I could really think of was good job everybody! The run seemed to come off smoothly with Bill Degane getting Top Truck and Barb Baxter getting four best of awards. It’s funny how the voting process made it come out that way, but all in all, things did work out for the best. The Western Nationals staffing was great! The raffle went off with out a hitch and I would like to point out that none other than our editor Gunga Din, handled the life saving water chores. That was a last minute addition and well received. Atta boy Chris! The last meeting at the Zieto’s Pizza place was also the sendoff for Bill and Bonnie Lee to Utah. I am very sorry to see them go. Having Bill out there in Corona was like a safety net for a great many people and I’m way up at the top of that list. Bill, everyone will miss you much more than they can say. At the end of Bill Lee’s presidency Jeff and Ed stepped in and started a run on new members and the momentum just kept going. We are in an almost unstoppable upswing and I think we have to try to get as many of these new playmates as possible. A few of the late model guys have expressed an interest in coming in and I am totally in favor of that. Remember when the Good Guys went with pre 1948 only? It didn’t last tool long and rightly so. Limitations are limits. Get up some Saturday morning, get a donut and look around. It’s a variety out there and that’s a good thing. I’d like to see our club to include all the like minded people. We can get together and do all the dumb stuff that makes life worth going through. Going places and doing things is what this is all about. We should be doing things outside the box. Any one can pay twenty to fifty bucks to park and sit in a folding chair. Heck I can park at home for free and I’ll have goodies in the fridge! We should try to see where the old speed shops are and maybe go to the races at Ventura or Paris. Racing is done in the dirt! Drag racing is done on pavement and Driving in circles on pavement is the result of being lost. We could try for a tour at Edelbrock if we could get enough bodies or new members, OK I’ll stop beating that drum. There are engine shops upholstery shops plating and paint shops. How about getting in with Meguiars or Mothers and have a real demonstration on how to really take care of paint and what to do about problems. There are a lot of businesses out there that pay a good portion of their profits for advertising and we are the target audience and we want to see what they have. What could be better! 16 rpeetoom@earthlink.net www.pickupslimited.com www.pickupslimited.com 17 WANTED You and your FORD F-100 TRUCK OFFICIAL MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION Name: _____________________________ City: ______________________ Address: ________________________________ State: _____________ Zip: _________________________ Area Code: ______ Phone: ___________________ e-mail: __________________________ F-100’s Currently Owned Year: _____ Model: ____________________ Year: ______ Model: ____________________ Year: _____ Model: ____________________ Year: ______ Model: ____________________ Year: _____ Model: ____________________ Year: ______ Model: ____________________ We are collecting photos of members and their cars for our web site (www.pickupslimited.com). If you would like your truck displayed for all the world to enjoy, please include photos and any history/specs with your application. Please write your name on the back of any photos...better yet, you can e-mail this information to pickups@pickupslimited.com Pickups Limited Membership Dues Dues are $10 per month or $110 per year if paid annually by February 1. New members joining after January may prorate their membership fees at a rate of $10.00 per month. Please send check or money order payable to Pickups Limited to: Pickups Limited P.O. Box 4631 Anaheim, CA 92803 pickups@pickupslimited.com 18 www.pickupslimited.com Your Brake, Steering and Suspension Specialist! ´´&/2$425#+#(!33)3 available options: ● Mustang II IFS Air Spring System - add $200 ● Rear Disc Brake System w/ E-Brake - add $300 Now available from Classic Performance Products! Frames and chassis for the early model pick-ups. Frame rails are extended 2” for increased rigidity and clearance between crossmember while maintaining the original profile. Quality made to ensure you are getting a solid, safe and quality foundation for your classic truck project. Starting at 3,195/kit $ Chassis above shown with standard Mustang II IFS System, front sway bar, rear leaf kit, 9” drum brake rear axle, brake booster and master cylinder. Prices as shown - $7,595/kit Fits ‘48-’64 Ford Trucks ). 34/#+ -534!.')))&33934%- Comes complete, nothing to fabricate or buy. Features crossmember, coil spring-shock towers, 1” tubular A-arms, spindles (stock height of 2” drop), new manual rack & pinion gear, 11” disc kit, black powder coated springs and painted shocks. Options: sway bar, power steering, air spring kit, chrome/ polished A-arms additional. Free Power Rack upgrade and Shipping! Starting at 1,695/kit Designed to fit ‘48-‘56 Ford trucks. Kit includes: 1” bar with bushings and 3/4” stainless adjusters, bolt-on brackets, rear crossmember, coil-over shocks and panard bar. Available chrome, $999 and polished $1,299. Special, Plain - Starting at $789/kit note: Kits and prices may vary between certain applications. lifetime Guarantee on all Parts! $)3#"2!+% "2!#+%4 +)4 Special - Starting at $299/kit 2%!2!8,%#/.6%23)/.+)4 Update your classic truck to a late model 3” diameter rear end. Available ‘53-‘56 Fords. Fits Chevy, 10 bolt, 12 bolt and Ford 9”. Kit comes ready for installation. Bracket Kit - Special $85/kit This is the perfect way to add power steering to your Chevy or ‘53-‘60 Ford truck while retaining the original style front axle. GM kit shown with optional steering U-joint. Parts sold separately or as a complete kit. ClassiC PerformanCe ProduCts, inC. Tech Line: (714) 522-2000 175 E. Freedom Street • Anaheim, CA 92801 • Dept. PLN • Fax: (714) 522-2500 Front or Rear Sway Bar - starting at $119/kit Available for ‘48-‘60 Ford trucks. Now you can lower your truck up to 3” and maintain your suspension travel. #!,,&/2 Designed for easy &2%%#!4! ,/' bolt-in installation. Special - Starting at $389/kit Includes mounting bracket, pedal, booster, master cylinder, prop #(2/-% valve and hardware. Fits early Chevy and Ford trucks. Plain - Starting at $299/kit Polished/Chrome - Starting at $499/kit 34/#+0%$!,"2!+% "//34%2+)4 Shown with optional $50 prop valve. Special - $199/kit Complete Kit - Starting at $579/kit (%!69$54937!9"!2+)4 This kit keeps your truck steady while going into hard turns.This is a must for the lowered truck. Kit includes front or rear sway bars, brackets, all necessary hardware and installation instructions. .%7²$2/00%$!8,% &)2%7!,,-/5.4 0/7%2"2!+% "//34%2+)4 4/9/4!0/7%234%%2).' #/.6%23)/.+)4 Designed to fit stock drum brake spindles, on your classic truck. Works with easy to find late model 5-lug rotors and GM calipers. (800) 823-0954 rotor upgrade. Special - starting at $89/kit #/-0,%4%2%!2,%!&+)4 Complete bolt-in kit available for ‘48-‘56 Ford trucks. Our kit lowers classic trucks 4” and features leaf springs, shock kit, mounting brackets, weld-in axle brackets, all necessary hardware and installation instructions. Special - Starting at $499/kit Order Line: Designed to change drum to disc brakes. Available for all the popular early Chevy and Ford truck. Kit works with stock spindles and includes 11” rotors, calipers, bearings, mounting brackets, seals, dust caps, brake hoses, hardware and instructions. Shown with $ Crossmember Kit - Special starting at $379/kit #/-0,%4% 2%!2 ,).++)4 #/-0,%4%,5'$)3#"2!+% #/.6%23)/.+)4 %.').% 42!.3-)33)/. -/5.4#/-"/ +)4 Available for all popular engine and transmission combinations. Includes crossmembers, rubber mounts and mounting hardware. 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