@MusbJim must have done some reconnaissance for the upcoming drive. Nice weather with your pictures.
Thankfully Jim and Ginny don't talk like that......but it was funny!
80 days until the West Coast Cruise. If you haven't booked a hotel, get on it!
June 7-9
Quality Suites San Luis Obispo
1631 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Hotel 805-541-5001
www.qualitysuitesslo.com
Hi Guys, hey I've enjoyed following the threads as a newbie, I've never posted before or attended any events. As a long time Monterey resident I've I made countless trips down the coast in my rides. I currently have a vintage speedster in silver on black with the fake fuchs and a nice greg mcnair 2 liter with webers on it. My question is this, my friend wants to buy my speedster and my other friend has a freshly built thunder ranch 718 rsk spyder that he wants to sell me. Is that car acceptable for the cruise? it doesn't have a top, or windows, or radio and all it has under the bonnet is a 225 hp subie engine with a custom built rancho transaxle. It was hand built by Greg mcnair and pebble beach Butch, 2 of the craziest guys I've ever seen behind the wheel. Anyways Butch said he'd sell me the rsk and I'd like to come on the cruise as long as you guys wont be embarrassed and make me obey all the traffic laws and stuff. Thanks, MontereyBrian.
I’m fairly confident I can speak for all of us here when I say...”YES!”
I, personally, would really like to see either your Speedster or your rsk and both would fit in quite nicely with the rest of the cars on this cruise.
And you don’t have to worry...it’s a nice easy drive, until we find the right place to lean into the throttle and get our cars going!
@montereybrian, Make sure to invite your former Speedster down to SLO as well. I’d love to chase your RSK. Everyone wins.
There will be at least one Beck 550 in attendance as well.
Absolutely agree with Ryan an Mayo, but I'm wondering about "freshly built Thunder Ranch 718 RSK Spyder" since they have been out of business for several years. Was it a roller from Thunder Ranch that your friend just recently completed?
@montereybrian - Umm, we're going in our Volvo SUV. Unless someone has a car carrier they aren't using.
I guess a Volvo SUV could be considered a "STUTZWAGEN" and follow along behind the pack. You could carry emergency supplies...like a Come Along, duct tape, and beer!
Brian, the West Coast SOC Cruise started out 14 years ago primarily as an SOC Speedster event. Over the years, members that no longer have their Speedsters (for whatever reason) continued to attend the West Coast Cruise because it had evolved from a car-specific event to a friends-getting-together event. So now, it's actually a Run-What-You-Brung-Cruise (El Camino's, '32 Ford Hot rod truck, '57 T-bird, Range Rover HSE, Caddy Allente, etc.).
That would be cool to see both the Speedster & RSK join the shenanigans in SLO this June! 
...but that Volvo really could hold more emergency supplies than the RSK....just sayin'! 
Hi guys, per Troy's question. Yes the car is a thunder ranch roller from a few years back. My friends finished it off here and originally it had a type 1- 2 liter with a standard type transaxle in it. After just a few miles the exhaust melted one of the rear axle boots and butch (previous owner) got mad and yanked the whole power train out and replaced it with a non turbo subie motor backed up with a custom rancho transaxle, right down to the gear ratios. My friend wound up with the type 1 motor and butch bought a nice 911 cabriolet and decided to part ways with the rsk, that's when I learned about it. He took me for a drive around Pebble beach and scared the crap out of me, never got out of second gear. I got out after the test ride, knees shaking, and hurriedly exclaimed, "i'll take it", and how much for the 911? super nice car. Now im just waiting for my friend to buy my speedster so I can make the deal go thru. I need another car like I need another hole in the head. So I posted a pic of the rsk in "my cars" section, I cant figure out how to get it over in this section for everyone to see it.
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Ta daa!
@montereybrian is the windshield standard height or was increased? Nice car?
its a taller windshield, im probably going to replace it with the shorter one. I don't have to worry about the wind messing up my hair (shaved head!)
Nice looking car, Brian!
70 days until the West Coast Cruise.
June 7-9
Quality Suites San Luis Obispo
1631 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Hotel 805-541-5001
www.qualitysuitesslo.com
booked my hotel. Hope you dont mind a Spyder tagging along.