** Official MM Woodward Dream Cruise Parking Aug. 18th 2018**

ZYA_LTR said:
Damnit!!!! I was gonna get ahold of Nick to try and get this year catered to avoid you and Sara having to spend the week prepping and crap. If Justin or Nick can make magic happen to this year, I will gladly pay an extra charge to free Nick from his Woodward duties, and I know most had agreed to do the same last year.

I am in for two spots, and will get funds sent over asap.
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Got the PayPal and updated the post..

Need you guys to spread the word!
 
Updated with paid to this point, they usually start going pretty quick very soon so if you're on the fence i suggest paying up!
 
CMYZ28 said:
Updated with paid to this point, they usually start going pretty quick very soon so if you're on the fence i suggest paying up!
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Paid for the 2 spots for me & my dad. Hoping to have the 37' there but if I can get this broken alternator bracket stud out of the head, it won't be on the road. So the Camaro may be coming. We'll see.
 
Hugger Z said:
Paid for the 2 spots for me & my dad. Hoping to have the 37' there but if I can get this broken alternator bracket stud out of the head, it won't be on the road. So the Camaro may be coming. We'll see.
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Got it Tony, updating now. I assume the head is on the motor still?
 
CMYZ28 said:
Got it Tony, updating now. I assume the head is on the motor still?
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Yup, was checking out the squeaky belt I heard and found the alternator belt loose. Went to tighten and found the alternator mounting bracket broken where it bolts to the intake bolts. Looked closer and one of the 2 studs that bolt it to the intake/head was broken off. So trying to find a tool to drill it out as my drill is too big and the upper rad hose is in the way. Trying to borrow a right angle drill or may pick up an air drill as they have a smaller body. And then need to track down LH drill bits to help get it out that way. We'll see. It's been down a month already but they at least warrantied the bracket for me. So have the new bracket painted and hardware is ready. Just gotta get that one bolt out and I can put it all back together.
 
Hugger Z said:
Yup, was checking out the squeaky belt I heard and found the alternator belt loose. Went to tighten and found the alternator mounting bracket broken where it bolts to the intake bolts. Looked closer and one of the 2 studs that bolt it to the intake/head was broken off. So trying to find a tool to drill it out as my drill is too big and the upper rad hose is in the way. Trying to borrow a right angle drill or may pick up an air drill as they have a smaller body. And then need to track down LH drill bits to help get it out that way. We'll see. It's been down a month already but they at least warrantied the bracket for me. So have the new bracket painted and hardware is ready. Just gotta get that one bolt out and I can put it all back together.
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aluminum head or iron?

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Harbor freight has a cheap 90* air drill. Works great too. LH drill bits can be picked up at AutoZone. At least they could several years ago. Good luck!
 
painlessauto said:
Harbor freight has a cheap 90* air drill. Works great too. LH drill bits can be picked up at AutoZone. At least they could several years ago. Good luck!
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X2 on the harbor freight 90 degree air drill. Whatever bit you use with it will be toast when you're done, but it will drill your bolt out. I bought one to get a header bolt out of my mustang. I chopped the drill bit I had to make it a little shorter, then drilled and tapped a heli-coil into it. Worth the $20.
 
dave89iroc said:
aluminum head or iron?

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I think iron as it's an old small block.

1BADAIR said:
How see is it broken off? Can you spin it out with a pick
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It was broken a while before I realized. Surface was fairly smooth and easy for me to centerpunch.

Beigg said:
Tack weld thru the center of an untreated nut might work.
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DRAG-ULA said:
This. If possible. Works awesome
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No longer an option as I got part of the stud out last night. ;)

painlessauto said:
Harbor freight has a cheap 90* air drill. Works great too. LH drill bits can be picked up at AutoZone. At least they could several years ago. Good luck!
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Thanks everyone. I borrowed a 90deg cordless drill from a friend. Picked up a couple of LH drill bits on the way home yesterday. Started drilling and got a chunk of the stud out when I realized I wasn't drilling totally parallel to the stud (I was angled up a little). So gotta play with it some more and see if I can make an easy out work if I am able to get the pilot hole straightened out. At least the 90 deg drill fit and the LH bits I got were chewing through that stud with no problem.
 
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