Going to SEMA all the way from New Zealand, want to meet up?

[70 Viper]

Hi guys,well a friend of mine who also is my employer and myself are heading to the US to take in the sights at SEMA, Vegas , Vegas drags , Nascar in Pheonix and generally have a good time while staying in Lake Havasu. If we find time we might even make a roadtrip to Dallas. We are going to be there from October 25th through to Nov 21st. It would be really awesome if we could catch up with some fellow B Body owners and drool over your cars. We will more than likely be on the lookout for a couple of cars to bring back to New Zealand with us so hopefully you guys can steer us in the right direction. PM me for contact details and hopefully we can catch up.

 

[Chargerjase]

Wow, that sounds like an amazing trip. I would be lying if I didn’t say I was totally jealous. What cars are you looking at bringing back?

 

[PlagueOfBadgers]

Enjoy your vacation.
Don't forget, we drive on the correct side of the road.

 

[vintage chromoly]

Do the NASCAR experience ride at the speedway.
Best 90 bucks you’ll ever spend!

 

[Darter6]

Plenty of things to do around the Vegas area. I'll PM you if you want to meet with the Mopars of Las Vegas gang.Smilin' Ed is a hoot and knows everybody and every Mopar in Las Vegas.

 

[kiwigtx]

Sounding like a great trip Paul. I'm sure there are a few members here along the way who would love to meet you.

 

[70 Viper]

Wow, that sounds like an amazing trip. I would be lying if I didn’t say I was totally jealous. What cars are you looking at bringing back?

Yeah, I can't wait to be honest. Its pretty much ticking off a bucket list event for me. We are normally looking for good driver quality rust free classics, like everyone else I guess. That area of the US is perfect for dry rust free cars. I'm only going to part with some money if I find something really nice, but I do have to find a F150 for a guy from Tauranga. Its all about being in the right place at the right time and having some good knowledge from the locals. Our low dollar isn't helping at all darn it.

 

[70 Viper]

Plenty of things to do around the Vegas area. I'll PM you if you want to meet with the Mopars of Las Vegas gang.Smilin' Ed is a hoot and knows everybody and every Mopar in Las Vegas.

That's awesome, sounds good to me. I am absolutely buzzing about this trip, cant wait to get on the plane.

 

[70 Viper]

Do the NASCAR experience ride at the speedway.
Best 90 bucks you’ll ever spend!

Thanks, I will put that one on the list. Any advice on things I need to do or see while there is greatly appreciated , its often the things the locals know of and the tourist brochures don't have, that are the best things to experience

 

[Car Nut]

Grand Canyon and Hoover Dam is close if you wanted to travel outside Vegas.

 

[70 Viper]

Grand Canyon and Hoover Dam is close if you wanted to travel outside Vegas.

Thanks, yeah we had planned to do both of those. I think the plan is to do the tour down inside Hoover Dam and I would like to do one of the helicopter trips into the canyon. It may end up a bus trip if one of the casinos takes more of my money than its supposed to though

 

[Darter6]

For fun look up Mopars of Las Vegas. Smilin' Ed is the man in charge. He'd love to hear from you guys.

 

[70 Viper]

For fun look up Mopars of Las Vegas. Smilin' Ed is the man in charge. He'd love to hear from you guys.

Thanks for the help, have chatted with SmilinEd and we are going to try and meet up at Sema. He seems like a really nice guy

 

[kiwigtx]

Texas has the "Hemi Hideout" https://www.hemihideout.com/

Maybe you could hook up with @super-bee_ski - he's not far from Edwards Air Force Base

 

[Ironbuilt]

We will more than likely be on the lookout for a couple of cars to bring back to New Zealand with us

We have an abundance of these that I can help you ship to NZ.

 

[Don selleck]

my 3x2 fitech unit will be there on display at pauls fuel injection

 

[Don selleck]

unfortuantly I won't

 

[70 Viper]

We have an abundance of these that I can help you ship to NZ.

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Haha, unfortunately we have an abundance of those here too, mainly driven by tourists and little old ladies at around 20 miles an hour under the speed limit. I will pass thanks, looking for something with a bit more muscle and a lot less fuel economy

 

[70 Viper]

my 3x2 fitech unit will be there on display at pauls fuel injection

I will tell them I know the owner of them well haha. We have just bought a power adder FiTech unit for my work truck so I am hoping they work as good as everyone says