Marin Cars & Coffee Then Drive?

[Malagatii]

I'm toying with the idea of pulling together a drive of west Marin after the C&C event in Novato on Sunday September 6th.  I'm happy to pull together a route if there is enough interest.

 

Respond to this posting if you would be.

 

Also a friendly reminder that this months C&C event is this Sunday.  More info:

https://www.facebook.com/events/932673156745366/

[Lisa.02P]

Is this not just for BMW 2002s? Looks like a vintage car meet up?

[Malagatii]

It's a general vintage car meet up. I keep on trying to get a good 02 contingent to show up. I wasn't able to make it today, but want to get a drive together for next months if we get enough interest.

[STAPP]

I am interested, just need to know when and where.

[Kile Brekke]

I'd be interested in meeting up on the 6th for a drive. I'll keep my eye out for updates here. 

[Malagatii]

Great. Here's my early ideas on a plan. Meet at cars and coffee at 8. Hit the road by 8:30 (too early?) then back roads out to Tamales, on to bodega, occidental and back to Novato. Should be a 2-3 hour trip on some great roads, depending on how many stops we want (I'm thinking at least 2).

Thoughts?

[STAPP]

unfortunately my clutch needs to be replaced, so I might not make it to the cars & coffee event. I went to "Harbor Freight" to pickup a transmission jack, and need to order a clutch kit and some other things. Does anyone know of a supplier other than "Roger's Tii"?

STAPP

Edited August 16, 2014 by STAPP

[73tiiguy]

Isn't the clutch a 228mm like a regular 02'?  No reason to buy from rogers unless you need it right now. It's all pretty expensive though.

 

I usually buy parts from https://importecautoparts.com/ or rmeuropean.com

Both usually drop ship from warehouses around the country, so typical delivery time is about 2-3 days.

[Kile Brekke]

Any further development on this? I'm still down, but just want to make sure I carve out the time next weekend. Isn't the 6th a Saturday — Not a Sunday? 

[Malagatii]

Yes I'm still very interested in pulling this together and may do it no matter the turn out.  I'm still thinking of the same plan unless someone wants to suggest changes that might get more participation, as this is the first time I'm pulling something like this together.

 

Plan to meet at Cars and Coffee at 8:00  at the Rolland Plaza Starbucks, and roll by 8:30-45 after checking out a few cars.

 

He's one route I've been thinking of with stops in Tomales and Occidental at least:

 

http://www.mapquest.com/#e27edd117a1e19f521d6224e

 

Looks to be about 2.5 - 3 hours and under 100 miles.  Too long?

 

I would be good to get an early start

[Lisa.02P]

It seems as though people start coming to the meet around 8:30-9ish.. I know I rolled in at 8:30 and there were still more cars coming through... I'd like to see the cars that come through so I may skip the drive this time... especially since Tesoro's choke intermittently idles erratically... but I am interested in doing a drive one of these days! So please keep me informed! See you in a couple of weeks! 

[Kile Brekke]

The mapquest lineup didn't seem to load up correctly, but I kind I have an idea of the route. 

It might be kind of a long drive for just a handful of cars?

Also, my girlfriend might bring her Volvo up, in which case we might want to stick around in the morning a little bit longer to see some other cars as well. 

[Malagatii]

I'm happy to push the roll time back an hour if that helps.  More cars to see at C&C, but I don't think I can make a whole day of it, so I'd prefer to roll by 9:15-30 (latest).

 

Also, This does not have to be strictly '02s.  Bring friends and any ride you want.

Edited September 2, 2014 by Malaga74tiiDD

[Malagatii]

Here's a picture of the planned route in case the link above did not work.

 

 

 

[Malagatii]

So 3 of us ended up on a slightly modified route after checking out a great turn out at C&C. We took back roads out to Marshall, up to Tomales, out to Valley Ford Road, back through Cheleno valley, Nicassio, and Lucas Valley road. About 100 miles of fun spirited driving. We will certainly need to do it again sometime.