se-r Digest, Vol 28, Issue 5

Sun Mar 28 15:10:51 UTC 2021

I bet it looks exactly like it did when we were there in 2017!  😆

On Sun, Mar 28, 2021, 10:45 AM James McColl <james.mccoll at gmail.com> wrote:

> Holy snap, Shell! And you still have the same email address! That car is
> pristine. I hope you do get jer back on the road again.
>
> James
>
> On Sunday, 28 March 2021, bodyart27--- via se-r <se-r at se-r-list.org>
> wrote:
>
>> I'm still here! I don't check this email address anymore. Had to grin
>> when someone said "convention" - oh such good times. My '91 has been up on
>> a storage life in my garage and off the road for I think about 10 years
>> now. Lots of dust on her, but one day I'll recommission her. Anyway - glad
>> you folks are still around - be safe! ~shell
>>
>> se-r at se-r-list.org
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>> Today's Topics:
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>>   1. Re: 2021 SR20 Convention (Brent Meints)
>>   2. Re: 30 YEARS (James McColl)
>>   3. Re: Zak Nilsson + 30 years (Luis Molina)
>>   4. Re: 2021 SR20 Convention (Torry Skurski)
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2021 11:36:32 -0400
>> From: Brent Meints <brent.meints at gmail.com>
>> To: Khiem Dinh <spdracerut at gmail.com>
>> Cc: Matthew Ostlund <sr20ve at gmail.com>, SE-R List <se-r at se-r-list.org>
>> Subject: Re: 2021 SR20 Convention
>> Message-ID:
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>> I wish that I was, but this year it just isn't in the cards again. I spent
>> way too much time teaching my son via virtual school at home instead of
>> working in the garage, THANK YOU COVID!!!
>>
>> Brent
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 26, 2021 at 12:05 AM Khiem Dinh <spdracerut at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Oh man, Gainesville, FL is my hometown. I did a lot of drag racing and
>> > auto-x when I was there for grad school out at Gainesville Raceway. And
>> now
>> > there's the FIRM track out by Starke. Many of my friends still remember
>> my
>> > good ole SE-R. Have a good trip and get some Sonny's BBQ for me.
>> >
>> > -Khiem
>> >
>> > On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 4:22 PM Matthew Ostlund <sr20ve at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> >> I'm planning on meeting up with Mark Schoenholz and heading down to
>> >> Gainesville for the convention, any other "listers" going to be there?
>> >>
>> >> Matt
>> >>
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>> Regards,
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>> Brent Meints
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>> Message: 2
>> Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2021 10:45:23 -0500
>> From: James McColl <james.mccoll at gmail.com>
>> To: Brent Meints <brent.meints at gmail.com>
>> Cc: "se-r at se-r-list.org" <se-r at se-r-list.org>
>> Subject: Re: 30 YEARS
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>> Absolutely.
>>
>> Larry set up the Canadian SE-R List in 1998, and I been running it ever
>> since.
>>
>> When there's very little list traffic, I have asked a few times if people
>> want to shut down, and then there is a ton of traffic - first saying no,
>> then checking in with what they've been up to. It's great.
>>
>> On Friday, 26 March 2021, Brent Meints <brent.meints at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > I am always shocked how many people will still respond to this list
>> after
>> > so many years. Awesome.
>> >
>> > Brent
>> >
>> > On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 7:05 PM George Roffe <groffe at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> WOW!  I thought it was long gone.  Well, it sort of is with the rust.
>> >> I've thought about racing again, but getting too close to retirement.
>> >>
>> >> Geo
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 4:09 PM Grover Pickering <
>> >> groverpickering at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Geo - I still have yours :)  Sitting in the corner of my shop.  Can't
>> >>> figure out what to do with it.
>> >>>
>> >>> It's mostly a parts car at this point.  Can't seem to take It to the
>> >>> crusher.
>> >>>
>> >>> Grover
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 3:38 PM George Roffe <groffe at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> Keep it of course!  I wish I still had mine.  Four winters in upstate
>> >>>> NY just took a toll that made it not worth keeping/restoring.  I'm
>> not
>> >>>> interested in buying another, but I damned sure wish I still had
>> mine.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I bought mine in March or April of 1991.  I think it was April.
>> Man, I
>> >>>> remember the test drive, the negotiations, and picking it up.  On
>> the test
>> >>>> drive I knew I was going to get the car.  I was over the top
>> excited.  Miss
>> >>>> that car.  It's the last brand new car that I've had that was in my
>> name
>> >>>> (wife owned the other 3).
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Geo
>> >>>>
>> >>>> On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 2:49 PM Jaret Rapp via se-r <
>> se-r at se-r-list.org>
>> >>>> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>>> I purchased my 1991 SE-R in March of 1991.  It was manufactured in
>> >>>>> 12/90.  That means I have owned it for 30 years.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> That also means this email list has to be about that old as well.
>> Can
>> >>>>> you imagine an email list still alive 30 years later?  About a car?
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> It needs a little work at the moment.  Some days I think about
>> getting
>> >>>>> rid of it.  Other days I say no way.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Jaret
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>> > --
>> > Regards,
>> >
>> > Brent Meints
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>> Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2021 16:12:49 +0000
>> From: Luis Molina <lgmolina at ucdavis.edu>
>> To: "se-r at se-r-list.org" <se-r at se-r-list.org>
>> Subject: Re: Zak Nilsson + 30 years
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>> Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2021 18:54:32 -0400
>> From: Tim Rogers <timprogers at gmail.com>
>> To: SE-R List <se-r at se-r-list.org>
>> Subject: Re: Zak Nilsson
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>> I don't think I ever met Zak in person but I did get some funny stories
>> about him from Tom Paule back in the day.
>> I had no idea that he was actually the son of '70's folk / pop singer
>> Harry
>> Nilsson until I saw a tribute to him on FB when Zak passed.
>>
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>> I was in touch with Zak on Facebook and chatted with him from time to
>> time. In one of our last exchanges about cars he mentioned that he wished
>> he still had his old NX, it was his favorite car. I can't believe the
>> original community has been around so long. It's been great seeing things
>> change for everyone, but also sad when we lose good friends. Another great
>> SE-R guy we lost under similar circumstances a few years ago was Scott
>> Higashi, I really felt his loss since he was literally my first "car buddy"
>> , and we were good friends throughout the years.
>>
>> Anyway, sad stuff aside I'm glad to see this email list is still around
>> which allows me to stalk all of the old names from a distance :). I went
>> back to my roots and have a nice clean 93 Classic, with a fair amount of
>> goodies (VVL + 6spd). I'll never get rid of this car ?
>>
>> Luis
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>> Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2021 16:47:38 +0000 (UTC)
>> From: Torry Skurski <ezcheese15 at yahoo.com>
>> To: "se-r at se-r-list.org" <se-r at se-r-list.org>
>> Subject: Re: 2021 SR20 Convention
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>> Hell yeah, can't wait! See you fools there!
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