Due to the fact that I had been experiencing overheating issues with my 454 powered 67 Chevelle I had done some researching on the “Interweb” and found some interesting articles about vacuum advance. Initially when I put my engine together I found an article that stated “High performance engines do not require vacuum advance”. I…
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June 10 2017 Local Power Tour
For those that were not participating in the “Power Tour” 2017 the Prison City Kruisers out of Joliet IL put together a “Local Power Tour”. They arranged visits to four local automotive shops consisting of a performance engine shop, a restoration shop, a custom build shop, and a body repair/restoration shop. At each stop a…
June 25 2017 Gears and Ears 40th
A few of us attended the MSRA Gears and Ears 40th car show on June 25th. It was an interesting day. One minute it was warm and sunny the next cool as the sun was covered by one of the many passing clouds. One thing that was a constant was the wind. They set a…
40th Gears and Ears car show
Several members are planning on attending this show. For Info go to http://www.gearsandears.com. Show entry includes free Pop and Roasted “sweet Corn while it lasts. Show is held at the Kendall County Fair Grounds on Rt. 71 Southwest of Yorkville IL. http://www.msraofil.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/3-Gears-Ears-40-flyer.pdf . Anyone interested let me know, I’m not going to be able to get…
June Monthly Meeting
We will have a club meeting Wednesday June 21st at Fuddruckers, 436 E. Golf Rd, Schaumburg, IL 60173 Ph # 847-519-9390. If you wish to join us for Dinner it’s at 6:00 PM. Meeting will start at 7:00 PM. If you to have any items, you wish discuss please email them to us prior to…
Saturday June 10th Prison City Kruisers Local Power Tour
For those who aren’t planning on going on the Hot Rod Power Tour several of us are meeting up at Andy Marchiando’s house to attend the Prisons City Kruisers local Power Tour. We’re planning at leaving 7:45 AM Sharp! If you can’t meet at Andy’s maybe you can pick up with us at one of…
June 4 2017 Great Lakes Dragaway
On June 4 a few of our members met up with the Chevelle Club of Wisconsin at the Great Lakes Dragaway in Union Grove WI. The drag strip was celebrating the years from their first 20 years of operation with a weekend of nostalgia racing and cars from the time period. The weather was great and…
June 4th Great Lakes Dragaway
We have been invited to join the “Chevelle Club of Wisconsin” at the Great Lakes Dragaway event celebrating the first 20 years of the drag strip. The event takes place on the dates of June 2,3,4, but the clubs have a reserved parking area for the 4th. We need to know names to put on a list…
Saturday June 3rd Wickstorm Chevrolet of Roselle Lions Club Car Show
The Lions Club of Roselle is having their Annual Rose Festival – 5Th Annual Car Show. Fred Aguayo is planning on going anyone else that wants to join him meet at the show. The Roselle Lions Club Annual Rose Festival- 5th Annual Car Show! What Time? JUNE 3RD – 10:AM TO 2PM RAIN DAY…
St.Charles East Auto Club Car Show
We have been invited to join the Northern Illinois Impala Club http://clubs.hemmings.com/noillinoisimpala/ At The St. Charles East high school on May 27. Looks like this starts at 1:00 PM. Link to St. Charles School calendar http://east.d303.org/calendar/month/2017-05. We’ll send out an email with the exact time once we confirm this. If your planing on attending please…