Picked up a deck for my O
 

Took a ride to Welcome NC to and picked up a decent deck for my O thanks to the post in the c-List section by j4c11.

I bought the unrestored deck that he had listed. All I need is a good shell.

http://www.onlycubcadets.net/forum/s...ad.php?t=34946

After that the wife and I stopped at Richard Childress racing, it was about 2 streets up the road and checked that out, then we stopped at the Can Am dealer on the way home and looked at Can Am Spyders. Playing with the idea of buying one.

If any of you get the chance to check out the Nascar shops it's worth the time. Incredible operations. Having 3 teams with 20 +- mil budgets each can pay for a lot of cool stuff. Being an ex racer I was like a druggie going through withdrawal.

I love how RCR is waaaay out in Welcome no where near the mecca of Nascar shops (Mooresville, etc). I visited it once a few years ago on a NC trip. It was crazy weird looking at all the iconic cars that big E drove that I've only seen in pictures/on tv. Crazy amount of history in those buildings. Of all the places I visited during my trip, (JR Motorsports, DEI, RCR) I think I enjoyed RCR the best.

PS Nice looking deck for the O.

He bought the unrestored one not pictured. I actually was going to have a friend of mine in huntersville NC go get it tomorrow if it was still there. You beat me to it Sam

Congrats on the deck Sam.

My wife and I love going to charlotte. We been to half a dozen race shops and mwr was by far the best. They have a cat walk that you can look down in all the rooms and see the guys building components and cars. You can even take a tour of the fab shop and see them laying out the cars in the jig. Doesn't have the history of rcr, but for a fabricator who would love to make a living building race cars, it's a cool tour.

Bill

Nice find Sam. Sounded like a good time too.:beer2:

I have already rebuilt the spindles and the other moving parts on my deck but the shell has been patched and it is a crappy job. Plan is to sand blast and paint the rusty looking one and transfer the good parts to it. 1st 2 pics are the deck that came with my O, 3rd pic is the one I picked up yesterday.

Cool deal, Sam!:beerchug:

Is the O going to replace the 2182 or 1782?:biggrin2:

The O will just enjoy retirement. :biggrin2:

Good buy Sam. I think you should put that deck under one of the Supers. :biggrin2:

The Can Ams are pretty neat looking rides. I've seen some guys customize them to their needs/specs. I'm sure one would look good in your garage.

That O deck fell into the right hands. A nice face Lift before retirement. Can't wait to see it all together.