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The FGMCC will provide some water and pop throughout the weekend. Royce and I will each bring a big cooler but it would be nice to have more large coolers to keep this stuff cold for the group on car show day. If you can fit one in your trailer, it may come in handy during the weekend.

Thanks Royce! We could put the trailers in tight at one end of the lot. The trucks/tow vehicles can park on the street next to the hotel. Good Job!

This has nothing to do with the V12 but it does add to Dave's post. Dave and I met a retired GM interior designer at a rest area coming back from the 2004 Western Meet. I had my Monte there and he was taking a really good look at it. He explained to us about being on the interior design team for the 70 Monte and one of his designs he submitted was to make it a 4 seater where the console goes from the dash all the way back into the back seat.

LOL!

Thanks for taking the time to do that Dave. The lot where they do the tech is only a couple blocks from the hotel. This is the same lot I was hoping the club could park trailers. Royce is working on the trailer parking.

Thanks Dave!

LOL, John just got back to me this morning with that contact info. I won't be able to call him until Friday (day off) so if someone wants to get the info earlier please feel free to call him and post the info here.

For those who have not attended a meet or maybe even a car show before, here are some tips: Things to bring: - Bring chairs. Yes, some people forget these. - A small cooler is recommended for refreshments of your choice. - Bring an EZup canopy if you have one. Shade for the group on car show day will come in handy. - Bring some car cleaning stuff. I have a small box of glass cleaner, tire shine, duster, rags, paper towell, etc). Towels come in handy too if you need to dry your car off at any point. For those driving long distance, I recommend having spare hoses and belts in the trunk. It can sometimes make an otherwise time consuming fix into a quick job. I also bring water, oil and tranny fluid just in case. Don't forget the tools also. Although some may like getting awards, you do not want the hard luck award. Get some sleep before the weekend. There is no requirement to stay up late but it happens when you get all the Monte nuts together. We just chat for hours.

I will get in touch with the people in charge of the drag racing and get back to you with some info.

Sounds great Doug!

Jake, Dan... Any more photos?

REMINDER: Only 9 days left (July 29th) to secure a room at The Dalles Inn. After that, they release the rooms to the public.

Royce, you have a PM

My 70 is the stock small block setup with a non-clutch fan. Going by memory, a little more than half of the blade is in the shroud.

I'm still looking into this.

There's a pub right next door to the hotel. There is also a restaurant called "Burgerville" across the street.

We may end up doing it again next year. That will all depend on the timing and location of the 2011 Western Meet and any other mini-meets planned.

Dave... quit taking all the credit. LOL

Good idea. There is probably plenty of choices in the Tacoma Mall area.

Great Jack! No special parking. The lot at the hotel is not huge so it might be hard to set aside a specific area. I will discuss it with them once I know roughly how many will be parking at the hotel.

Rodney, check with Jake since he did some research on the campgrounds in the area. They are staying on the Washington side about 20 miles out of The Dalles, maybe Maryhill but I'm not sure. August 12th cannot come soon enough!

4 WEEKS TO GO! Make sure that you all are active members (dues paid) prior to the meet.

I just got the updated list from The Dalles Inn: Roy Bunjes Doug Cameron Dan Goehring Keith Golanowski Cameron Lewis Dave Mau Dave Nassimbene Vaughn Peoples Luke Sink Royce Tollman Pat Trottier Jack Young I beleive there may be others booked in rooms that were not held for the FGMCC. I'm actually not on the list since I booked outside the group (there's actually three members in one room). If you booked a room but you are not on the list above, I recommend you phone them and request a confirmation number just to be sure. Maybe they can add you to the FGMCC list. Some people are camping also so they will not be on the hotel list. If you have not yet booked your hotel room, be sure to do so in the next 2 weeks!

What Dave said... there should be no paint or clear on it.