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Started by MSwiss , Apr 03 2014 07:42 AM

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#101 Dennis David

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Posted 22 April 2014 - 12:16 AM

Nice that you were helped by some of your customers. In what other business does that happen? 


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#102 MSwiss

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Posted 22 April 2014 - 12:41 AM

Customers/friends might of been a better term. LOL.


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Posted 22 April 2014 - 07:26 AM

Good luck in the new location, Mike!! :victory:

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Posted 05 May 2014 - 04:28 PM

Any forecast on opening day?


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Posted 05 May 2014 - 04:48 PM

No.

If things work out real well, end of the month.

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Posted 05 May 2014 - 05:01 PM

I hate I'll miss racing next week. I'll be in town May 12-15.

 

Are you typically working late at the track? Maybe I can still come by on Wednesday night and lend a hand with anything?

 

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Posted 05 May 2014 - 05:14 PM

Thanks!

Give me a call that day at the number in my signature.


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Posted 05 May 2014 - 09:36 PM

Mike, is your parts biz up and running?


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Posted 05 May 2014 - 09:44 PM

Yes.

I started shipping stuff a few days after the move.

Thanks for asking.

I had been meaning to post that info in case guys didn't realize it.


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Posted 09 May 2014 - 04:29 PM

Finally got the front part done. Had to pull the wood floor (easy) and scrape up a ton of mastic holding the plastic sheeting down (not real hard but time consuming).

Anyway got it done and got down some grey epoxy last night.

I'm surprised how decent it turned out.

Now I can move the flat track sections in the finished area,and paint the area where they were.

"Decorative color chips". Probably invented by a mental health professional to help people deal with their OCD. LOL.

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Note: Send all USPS packages and mail to: 692 Citadel Drive, Westmont, Illinois 60559

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Posted 09 May 2014 - 05:11 PM

Looking good, Mike.

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Posted 09 May 2014 - 09:23 PM

Don't all the little chips have to be 'counted' before the track gets move in? :wacko2:
 
Hey... it's only two colors... LOL.
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Posted 09 May 2014 - 11:43 PM

Hey, Mike! Take it easy on that Mark Rosenwinkel guy...
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Posted 10 May 2014 - 12:42 AM

Yeah, it's been nice having Mark racing again.

We have a lot of fun on Wednesday night.

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Posted 12 May 2014 - 10:35 AM

Big thanks to Graham Climpson and Chuck Gambo for coming by early Sunday afternoon, before Mother's Day festivities started at my house,

to help me move the flat track sections into the painted section.


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Two-time G7 World Champion (1988, 1990), eight G7 main appearances
Eight-time G7 King track single lap world record holder

17B West Ogden Ave., Westmont, IL 60559, (708) 203-8003, mikeswiss86@hotmail.com (also my PayPal address)

Note: Send all USPS packages and mail to: 692 Citadel Drive, Westmont, Illinois 60559

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Posted 23 May 2014 - 08:23 AM

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 I got another 800+ sq. ft. chunk of the floor painted last night.
 
That will give me more than enough room to get the flat track positioned and bolted together.
 
Once that's done, all the guys who have contacted me, offering help, can come by pretty much any time to help tune up the flat track braid while I go back to the (even) more miserable job of scraping mastic off of the cement floor.
 
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That mastic/glue is the reason I've had time to still pack and ship orders, usually the same day, and post here a bit on Slotblog.
 
In the above pic, it's actually still on all the non-painted surfaces shown, obviously way thicker/real thick under the King legs.
 
Scraping is something you just can't physically do for ten hours a day and I need regular breaks.
 
Anyway, I know it's a holiday weekend, but if anyone is available on Saturday for two-three hours of track positioning, please contact me.


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Posted 23 May 2014 - 11:24 AM

looks like really great space Mike..Lots of luck !!!


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Posted 23 May 2014 - 12:34 PM

Shapin' up   :good:


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Posted 23 May 2014 - 04:36 PM

Mike,

 

Do you have an online store or catalogue for us "out of towners" to browse/buy from?  :)

 

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Posted 23 May 2014 - 04:48 PM

Mike,
 
Do you have an online store or catalogue for us "out of towners" to browse/buy from?  :)
 
Ron

No.

My mail order business is real "retrocentric" and that crowd keeps an eye on my Parts Counter ads.

If you are looking for other stuff, PSCR and PCH are good choices.

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Posted 24 May 2014 - 11:01 AM

Would love to see maybe a PDF of all your Retro products, Mike. It's easy to lose track of what you have available...
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Posted 24 May 2014 - 03:37 PM

John,

Was down at BPR this morning getting a little flat track practice in, but, also talking to Jay Henry and he showed me one of his Can-Am cars with your chassis. Not only does it look very nice, he said it handles like a dream.

Good for you, JJ.
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Posted 24 May 2014 - 04:44 PM

We got the flat track bolted together about an hour ago.

It took four hours, about half of that time repositioning sections to maximize the room for future tracks, complicated by the narrow front section of the store.

Big thanks to Chuck Gambo, Larry Kelley, Brian Meharry, and his better third, Edmalyn, for their help on a beautiful holiday weekend.

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Eight-time G7 King track single lap world record holder

17B West Ogden Ave., Westmont, IL 60559, (708) 203-8003, mikeswiss86@hotmail.com (also my PayPal address)

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Posted 24 May 2014 - 05:47 PM

Great job, Mike. Looks really nice where it is. :good:

Love the look of your flat track. :D
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Posted 24 May 2014 - 08:20 PM

A slightly less glarey pic right before I call it a night.

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Eight-time G7 King track single lap world record holder

17B West Ogden Ave., Westmont, IL 60559, (708) 203-8003, mikeswiss86@hotmail.com (also my PayPal address)

Note: Send all USPS packages and mail to: 692 Citadel Drive, Westmont, Illinois 60559

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