Hey! Is anyone from the lehigh valley area? I'm going to be going to school there this fall for criminal justice and I just wondered what the area was like, I havent visited the school yet.
~Joy

What school are you going to?

Its just called Lehigh Valley College. It used to be the Allentown Business center.

I dont' live there, but I'm up that way all the time.....but it's a nice area. I'm not a big fan of Allentown (mainly cause it's just like another city to me) but when you get out in the country its nice.

I live about 15 minutes north of Allentown, still considered the Lehigh Valley. I'm not a big fan of Allentown or Bethlehem, just cities to me, but I teach in downtown Allentown. The Lehigh Valley is nice, once you get outside of the city, there's a lot of rolling farmland and rural areas. There are a lot of areas that are quickly being built up, but if you venture a few minutes north you'll find farms and rural areas. If you like to shop, there's several malls. For truck parts I'd recommend Whitehall Auto Parts or A&A auto on Tilghman street, both have helped me in the past. Apartments can be found relatively cheaply, but I'd stay out of downtown Allentown or Bethlehem, and stay more in the Whitehall/West Allentown area. PM if yoiu have any questions. :welcoem:

I drive past the Lehigh Valley on my way home :hm: . Seems nice from the turnpike :lol: .



Mike

i always liked that area , alot of antique markets, the huge fleamarkt in kutztown , and not to be missed the first sunday in oct is a great antique bicycle/whizzer show in trexlertown

I drive past the Lehigh Valley on my way home :hm: . Seems nice from the turnpike :lol: .



Mike
when you pass the 52 mile marker going northbound
look to the left at the house that has all the trucks behind the billbord
there is also a 69 chevelle peeking at you too
yep - that is my place

the college is in a nice area just east of center valley
still find kinda cheap rent in some of the places in coopersburg which is nearby
city stinks - but the outskirts are nice
and the college is NOT in the city - lucky you

Haha never noticed. I drove south today but I will have to look when I head back up on Mon or Tues......have to pull over and take a looksie sometime :lol: .



Mike

Haha never noticed. I drove south today but I will have to look when I head back up on Mon or Tues......have to pull over and take a looksie sometime :lol: .



Mikeright after mm52 there is a firestation on the right beside the highway
there is a little bridge and a small pull off (don't block the gate - the fire dept uses it all the time)
my house is on the left behind the billboard
it is the stone farmhouse with the big swingset and trampoline

Im planning a trip down to the college on the weekend of the 23 im really excited to see the area!!

If your at MM52, your just a few miles south of my parents place, they're just south of the lehigh valley exit a few hundred yards from the pike. I'm over here in Easton, right off route 22. Anybody in the Lehigh Valley interested in putting together a "shop night"? Back when my father-in-law was still alive, we used to go to his friends house every tuesday night under the guise of working on his race car, never got a whole lot done on the car but we had a lot of fun hanging out and enjoying some adult beverages.... hahaha....

LOL sounds good....

:b69:

Mike


EDIT: :welcome2: to the Board!!!!

im live in Walnutport, but origionally from Bethlehem.

yo tom, its Aaron from TC. fancy meeting you here. :) what kind of parts you got for a 73-87 chevy pickup? i just picked up a 78 LWB GMC on thursday, and need some stuff, if u got parts, i will def be coming by for them, and for velle parts as well.


aaron

Im planning a trip down to the college on the weekend of the 23 im really excited to see the area!!


if you see a flat black 71 chevelle running around raising hell, that would be me.

Scott, im up for it, im not of age to drink, but im up for the Bs'ing.

aaron

hey aaron
I've got ten times as much truck stuff as I do chevelle stuff
but I am selling most my tranny stuff to steve (zz) - he is going to convert his 69 and I have most the stuff for him
I'll see what else I can dig up for you though

im not of age to drink


Everytime I hear that I feel so frickin old :lol:.....I've been getting alot of that lately no that I'm a "super"senior :whine: .
I wouldn't have the truck there but I'm always up for some bs'ing.

Mike

thats fine tom. i do need some body panels for the truck (hood, and ps fender). i have velle parts i need to get rid of as well, but to bad they wont really work for you, cept i have pretty much a whole set of cragars.

yeah im only 17 so, sorry for making you seem old... i didnt mean it. :)


aaron

thats fine tom. i do need some body panels for the truck (hood, and ps fender). i have velle parts i need to get rid of as well, but to bad they wont really work for you, cept i have pretty much a whole set of cragars.

yeah im only 17 so, sorry for making you seem old... i didnt mean it. :)


aaronmaking me seem old
ok that's it boy
we is gonna hafta take dis outside :lol:

lol :lol:

:aiiet: lets go dawg i can take you. :lol:

anybody else on this site from the Valley?


aaron

:aiiet: lets go dawg i can take you. :lol:

anybody else on this site from the Valley?


aaron
there will be two sounds
me hittin you then me sayin - ouch my hand hurts arron and I'm sorry :lol: :metal:

ah man, your to much. to bad there are no rich and harry here to pick on lmao


aaron

ah man, your to much. to bad there are no rich and harry here to pick on lmao


aaronyeah - no tom, dick and harry show here :crazy:

How about a Lehigh Valley get together? I'm in Slatington and have a farm where I'd be happy to host a picnic. Any takers?

ChevyCowgirl, I'll pm you with that horse stable info.

Matt

im up for it. you aint to far from me. most likely ill be bringing the velle, since the truck aint driveable. oh well, the velle is better than the truck.

aaron

I'm up for it....maybe if I get the carb rebuilt before we do it the truck can be there.

Mike

We'll have to come up with a weekend when we can all be there. I live out on a farm a few miles from Slatington, with a nice big grass field where we can park the trucks and get some cool pictures. When is everybody free?
Matt

I'll be free the W/E of the 29th.....car cruise in W-B on the 29th. I took the whole weekend off.

August is spotty for me....got a trip to Florida in the middle of the month.

Mike

i usually work every saturday. but depending on the time i get out of work i could come by. the only weekend im not free is the 22-24th.. super chevy, but other than that. set a date, and if i have to i will take off of work.

aaron

We can have the "adult" table and the "kiddie" table :lol:

I think im gonna get my nice butt kickign when we get together :box:


Mike

no need for an adult and kiddy table. i dont drink so you wont have to worry about underage drinking going on. only thing you'll have to worry about would be a burnout when i leave :)

aaron

Burnouts are :c2: !!!

Wow did this thread get hijacked :tj:
Sorry ChevyCowgirl :rolleyes:

Mike

HAHA, yes it sure has... sorry. you can definatly come Joy.
the more chicks that come... the better. :)


aaron

aaron is looking for a date :lol:
also cowgirl is getting a good idea of the loony bins we sport in the valley
this sounds like fun
let me know when and where :metal:

nooo me look for a date.. now why would you think such a silly thing... lmao

we may be loony, but we are fun. as my friend and his dad says.. it doesnt matter who we're with or where we are... we always have a good time. hmm i might bring my friend, come to think of it, with his lifted f250 on 44's and straight pipes :)

lets work on a date for this thing.. it sounds like to much fun.


aaron

Yeah when i find out who the hell hijacked my post there is gonna be some serious ass kickin goin on!!
Im all about coming down there...except Im still drivin the beautiful buick until my truck is done :(
Ya'll could come up here and finish my truck...ya know u want to.
If i bring a fake ID can i drink lol...im only 17 but nobody needs to know that. You'd have to chain me to the kiddie table lol.
Seriously though if you all do have a lil get together Im game. I just quit my job so im practically free any time.
Now aaron about that date .....;)

yes how about that date... :wink: nothing like a chick who likes chevys and trucks.

id be rocking the chevelle, since its my daily driver, and the truck is my play toy, but i wont be driving that till hopfully this coming may. i want it done so i can take it to graduation all muddy.

aaron

Yeah I got stuck driving the buick lesabre to my graduation my truck was soposed to be done by like the beginning of June..but nope...everyones too damn busy. I did drive a tractor to school on my last day though..but it was covered in cow crap not mud. everyone really appreciated the smell ;)

oh man, that is awesome. what are you doing to the truck? if i had a big enough farm tractor i would drive one to school as well. hmm maybe i should take my friends M that he pulls with and drive it to school.

aaron

We are putting a new cab and bed on the truck. Weve got them both on and all of the body pieces are back on but theres still a little bit on the engine to finish up. And then shes gotta get painted and the stereo system still needs hooked up. She'll be done by the time that I go to college though....its gotta be b/c half of the reason i got accepted to the school was because I told the admissions director that I'd take him out "mudding in my truck". I can sweet talk my way into anything lol

thats awesome. get that thing done, and we'll go mudding. not to many places around here for it, but there are some.


aaron

aaron
you may want to buy some cowboy boots dude
the loafers may not be so fitting ;)

joy
I may have been the one to get this off track
but you can kick aarons tush - he would like that

yeah sure thanks tom. haha, i think it was both of us, but oh well... ill take the beating :)

actually tom, i have an old cowboy hat, and some boots as well, but the thing is, the boots are about 10 sizes to small, and the hat is flat, but im really thinking about buying a new one.


aaron

I'll take ya both out at once!! It'll be like a threesome lol.
Aaron I'm holding you to that...once my truck is done im going to come down there and you can show me all the good spots for mudding so I can impress John (the admissions director) when I start school. Im sure he can kick me out just as easy as he accepted me lol

hey im for it. when my truck is done should be in may/june, lets go. ill get my friend with his 77 f250 on 44's to go with us as well. as of know he knows where the spots are.

im game for the mudding.


aaron

I'm working on a day for a get together, given the info everybody has provided. I'll get some suggestions out asap. I was hoping to have my truck there, given I just got it running. It has developed a massive oil leak, the rear main seal and crankshaft bearings are blown. :( We decided to go ahead and have the stoveblot rebuilt, so it'll be a while before it comes home. I'll get dates out later today. Aaron, don't forget your boots! :lol:
Matt

ill try not to forget the boots. its a joke between tom and i that happend a few weeks ago.

alright sounds good to me. if its set on a day where i have to work, i will either take off, or come after


aaron

Aaron if it's on a day you work...I heard that cough, sounds bad. You need to call off, you'll have plenty of witnesses that you were sick :crazy: :lol: .

My truck may be there. The carb just needs to be rebuilt. My stupid van decided to break a few things yesterday so the truck may be my only mode of transprotation :confused: .

Let us know Matt.

Mike

no need to call off sick, ill just go in tomorrow and tell my manager that i need off on this day, and if he asks, just say either family things or personal problems. works everytime :)

aaron

hey matt
i've got some engines laying around - I have a 305 you could have
and mike
i've got some carbs laying around as well - that 305 has a good 4 barrel that you can have
and aaron
joy is going to lay a whoopin on us - this might be fun - :lol:

Tom, You're right it'll be a lot of fun lol...but i wanna know why mike gets an engine, aaron gets a carb. and Joy gets nothing....this is bullsh!t lol...after all this was originally my thread and you all took it over...I think im getting shafted ;)

I've got something for you right here - just kidding
you never said you needed anything
if I have something and you need it - chances are real good that I will help you out too if I can :metal:
well anything but this thread that I helped hijack :lol:

Hey get it right....I'm getting the carb, Matt is getting the 305, and Aaron is getting his butt whooped :lol:

You get to do the whooping :box: to make up for the thread jacking .

When we gonna have this....I think we should get some of those giant boxing gloves :metal:


Mike

Thanks for the offer Tom, the 305 is tempting but at this time I have to say no thanks. I do really appreciate your generosity. :) Our 67 has been in the family since 1970, was my wife's grandfather's truck. He left it to my father-in-law, who used it up until it died 9 years ago. He is signing the truck over to me, and is financing the project. Since it has sentimental value, he/I want to keep it original, and restore it to it's original condition, including the stovebolt six. Since he's paying for it and wants the motor rebuilt, I'm not going to complain. I've already replaced pretty much everything attached to the motor, which was a fair chunk of change that I don't wanbt to throw away. I'll be in the market for a second truck to drop an 8 into that has no family sentimental value. I'm hoping the truck will be done in time for the get together. Any idea how long it takes a good shop to rebuild a six? It's great to see so many people interested in a get together. I can't wait. I'll keep everybody posted. :metal:
Matt

I'm 3/4 of the way done on my carb rebuild...I'll be finished tomorrow morning. If nothing breaks, the mine will be there :metal: .


Mike

i dont need a carb i got a really good one (brand new holley 750)

i get a whooping, but it might be worth it :). Joy what would you like? i might beable to help out.

aaron

dude she wants to whoop yo arse - hehe
actually
I think she now has a good idea about the lehigh valley though
well at least the dummies we got living here :lol:

How about the weekend of August 27/28? Mike, will you be back from Florida by then? Sounds like your truck will be there, with any luck my motor will be back from the machine shop and in my truck by then. :)
Matt

you got that right Tom. may be the dumbest in the valley, but hell we have fun no matter where we go.

that weekend sounds good to me, unless somthing comes up, sounds good.

aaron

Sounds good to me :)

Mike

Hey my truck should be done by then!! You all will get to meet her!!! Shes the hottest Chevy you will ever see lol
I definately have a good idea about what Lehigh Valley will be like now...maybe I will just stay home and go to edinboro university...No not really, there are some real loonies in edinboro

you would have fun down in the valley. expecially being a college student. you got Lehigh University which is down in Bethelehem (my good old home town), you got moravian college as well in bethlehem. and there are a few others in the area i cant think of either, most likely some good partying.


aaron

Saturday or Sunday?

Saturday would be good for me, but I can come either day.

Yea college parties are great!! Had the most fun in my freshman :metal: ... till I got my grades :crazy: .


Mike

sunday would most likely work better for me, because i usually work every saturday, but if sat is better for you all...i will take off.

and no wander why i never heard of Edinboro... its all the way over on the other side of the state.. near erie. man that would be one hell of a trip for you. guess you wont be going home much huh Joy? lol

aaron

that weekend should be ok here too
but if I bring my truck
you all have to park far away from it
so the rust doesn't jump off and contaminate everyone elses
my truck is one of those that if you listen (and it doesn't even have to be quiet) you can hear this thing rust :lol:

Tom, sounds just like my chevelle. except all the rust is hidden by bondo, and patch panels, but mainly bondo. my truck on the other hand, well its got rust, but not to much, just needs a few panels, and some paint chips sanded out.

aaron

oh and that weekend is the weekend of Wheels of Time. its the 22-26th i think. ill have to look at the schedule again.


aaron

Yeah bethlehem is like at the complete opposite end of the state!! Its great because there is practically no way that any of my family will know what im doing or who Im doing lol!!
Im up for the trip though because i gotta go see the area before i go to school. I was soposed to make the trip down this weekend but my neise is in the hospital.
Anyway...saturday or sunday...both are cool with me!

there is practically no way that any of my family will know what im doing or who Im doing lol!!
uh oh
hiheelz & hot wheelz :lol:
ok joy now you are really welcome to the valley
and we will help you keep the secret :lol:

uh oh
hiheelz & hot wheelz :lol:
ok joy now you are really welcome to the valley
and we will help you keep the secret :lol:

Your secret is safe with us :lol: I'm leaning towards Saturday at 1:00 if that's ok with everyone? Aaron, let me know if this is cool with you. I'll PM out directions and my # to everyone if this is a good time.
Matt

Joy will be the freshman all the upperclassman love :bansex: ;) .


Saturday 1PM....I'm good to go :metal:

Mike

thats cool with me Matt. ill request off on that day today when i get to work.


aaron