Pretty sure I have the best wife ever!
 

So this weekend we are at USCA Michigan International Speedway, getting ready to hit the autox after lunch. Tom Farrington comes over and says hey the MAV TV guys want to interview you and Jill about families and couples in the sport. I was ohhkaay...
They put mics on us and took us out by some trailers and started asking questions. Chad asked Jill if she wanted to tell me something about my birthday present...I'm like I already got it, a new radio for the Chevelle. Then she points over to Farringtons truckand trailer, that I never saw drive up, and says Happy Birthday!

This was on the trailer!http://i1207.photobucket.com/albums/...ps1l3xkwoh.jpg
http://i1207.photobucket.com/albums/...psuqifbug6.jpg

See, I told you.

That's pretty cool right there. She done' good!
Give us some details about the engine.

That is a mighty fine bride you have right there!!! What a great weekend...Congrats

Wow...That was pretty special. Congrats and the new engine and on the great wife.:excited:

Very cool! Congrats

Oh Yeah....she's a keeper! The level of this gift goes beyond awesome and goes far beyond the engine and car. The fact that she pays that much attention to you and what you love to do is off the charts cool.

That is great news. :thumbsup:

Thats awesome.

Which cam did she spec?:D You better start writing poems or get real good at massages because it's going to be expensive to one up that. ha

Wow --- Who knew!?!?!

That took some planning and execution...she didn't just pull that off the Friday before. Pretty special Aaron... Bet ya didn't see that one coming. HA!!

That's awesome! :thumbsup:

Well, I gotta disagree and say that my wife is the best!

Buuuuut......... You got a super close second man!! LoL! THAT is awesome! Congrats on it all!!

That is so cool! I always leave lists around in case my wife is wondering what I might want, but all I get is in trouble for leaving the paper laying around! :). That's an awesome job Mrs Spiffsv8. Congrat's Curtis !

Wait...what? Is there something going on I don't know about? :confused59: Did we win the lotto and Laurie hasn't told me!

65_LS1_T56 65_LS1_T56 is the one who's wife bought him the new engine.

:lol:

thats a GREAT wife,congrats.

Ok that is awesome Aaron!!! Very cool, maybe your wife could talk to my wife :idea: my bday is coming up??

Congrats to you. She is awesome!

Very nice! and yes Specs please!!

Did she stipulate if the engine was for the Chevelle or the Corvette? :headscratch: :popcorn2:

Gwen has bought me LOTS of motors and other cool parts.......


She just doesn't know about it.




HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Congrats, Aaron!

All I can say is, she's a keeper, don't screw that up.LOL
I think you should be a nice husband and put it the Corvette, because I fear the Chevelle may be a force to be recon d with with some real power. Happy Birthday man.

I'd say mine's the best...!
 

Mine is buying me a new 2015 Jaguar F-Type Coupe for my birthday, I factory-ordered it and it should arrive mid to end of October, in plenty of time for my B-Day. :hail:

Congrats. That's an awesome bride you have there.

BTW, happy BD.

Well..... Then there's that!! LOL!!

That's AWESOME Aaron! you definitely have the best wife in "THE WORLD"!!!


My wife on the other hand puts up with all my crap!!!, so that alone makes her hands down ................................................. the best wife "IN THE UNIVERSE"!!!

Lol, heck I don't event know what it really is, but according to the 20 plus people that knew this was going on behind me, this is the motor (!) http://www.mastmotorsports.com/view.php?id=525&c=3&s=6

That's actually the coolest part of the deal..she's been working on it, and keeping a secret since we went to Goodguys Nashville, then on to Daytona for the USCA event there. I can't keep a secret that long.

I felt like I was on Overhaulin' except I have to do all the work! lol
Oh boy, don't start this...it's went thru my head a million times already :headscratch:
See link above for general specs (I think, Tom is going to send me the paperwork later).
Haha, yeah well she bought the first one too. That "may" end up in a certain Corvette someday. We'll see.

She's a keeper, so keep shopping elsewhere guys!

Thanks Ron, wished you could've been there too. The engine is super bad awesome, can't wait to hear it run. But, the real cool part was how the whole deal went down. I was completely taken off guard, and the camera footage will show that. I did a double take at the motor, then I scanned the crowd of friends gathered around that were there. Awesome. Great day to be me :cheers:

And thanks to everyone that I didn't respond directly to, I come back after the USCA Event at MIS and find 3 pages of replies! She is great, all my car friends are too. It's incredible to be able to spend time with her and with all of them together, if that makes sense.

So yeah, MIS... Came back with my first real "hardware" from an event. I was awarded the Ridetech Renegade Award! Super honored to get that as I feel it fits my philosophy of what I wanted to build. A budget (that's blown now, see Mast Motor pics above, lol) build that I could drive everyday and yet take to events and be somewhat competitive and at the least be noticed for trying. The car ran a performed exceptional all weekend. I was a little sidetracked after recieving the birthday gift (see Mast Motor pics above!) so I struggled a little in autox but ended up with a respectable time at the end of the session.

I had a blast on the roadcourse today though. MIS is pretty intimidating speed wise so there was a chicane coming out of 4 that forced a 2nd gear change and some sawing of the wheel to slide thru. Problem was not the chicane, but you speed coming upto it was 120's for me anyway. That got pretty intense a few times there. I made some small changes thru the day, but the car really was working well. So much fun.

I bet I know just how proud you are of that Renegade Award Aaron, congrats!!!

Sounds like you had a pretty memorable weekend, that's the best part of it all. Can't wait to watch the event on TV.

That's just awesome Aaron. Now start shopping for her a new diamond ring or something. Remember...to whom much is given, much is expected. LOL!!:hello: :hello:

Congrats Aaron! That's an awesome birthday present from an awesome wife! Now flip a coin so we know which car it's going in!

It was very memorable Lance. When I was at Daytona this year, I said: no way will this experience ever be topped...little did I know :headspin:

I'm gonna have a hard time coming up with anything that is close to what happened this weekend...

Herb, so many things have gone thru my mind on this dilemma...to be continued. Oh, and thanks!

Congrats on the mill Aaron! :cheers:

Oh, and your natural selection skills deserve an honorable mention too :D

lol, that's funny. And a funny story too: we met in driver's training class actually in 1987. She must have noticed my skills back then :lol: , 8 years later (she was still sticking around) we got married. This November Will be 19 years already.

thanks Ron!

WOW!!!!!!! Congrats on the engine. That will take you to the next level for sure:thumbsup:

You stud. That is wicked cool.

With more power will come higher expectations. :bigun2:

:D

Time to put big-boy pants on!

That's what she said! :action-smiley-027:

Oh trust me, I feel the pressure already. Think this is a game changer. I really need to revisit some safety areas and make improvements (big) with the motor.

Hahaha!!!! TRUTH right there!! :waveflag:

That's cool for the award to top the weekend man! I got that at the MMCC a couple years ago and it's just cool as crap (which is pretty cool! LoL!) to be able to do good with low buck home built stuff and to be noticed for it.

Congrats on both man!!

Congrats!! That's awesome!

I have always said they're are 2 different kind of wives/girlfriends we car guys have.

One that deals with our obsession and one that excepts our obsession.

I will say I know I'm fortunate and wouldn't have it any other way - but you have one that only most can dream of. To have one as involved as much as yours is way cool. :thumbsup:

Hey Aaron, when you finish the swap you could put your current engine back in the crate and send it to me, it would love to be back in a 65' Chevelle!!:unibrow: