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Sunnyvale/San Jose

Patrick Stapler

Active Member
Just touched down in the area for the week. Will be sitting in hotel room while my wife works. Attraction or restaurant ideas welcomed.
 
Well you just missed a car show last Saturday.
If you like a great authentic Mexican (no frills here) try:
Ruby's Taqueria 821 Borregas Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085
 
Isn't there an amusement park nearby? You can ride on a roller coaster and make you puke
 
OMG...Ruby's is fantastic. I had the Chile Relleno. My 145lb wife felt like she needed the 3lb+ Super Burrito of which she ate maybe 1/2lb of. Lunch for me...

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Update from today...
So I made it out to Mike's place today, and first let me say what an exceptionally genuine person Mike is. I don't think I have ever met someone whom you would expect to hold a lot of cards close to their vest be so eager and open to help guys like us. That guy loves to talk suspension and I believe if one had the time to spend all day, he would discuss it all day and never repeat himself. If you ever get the chance to meet Mike in person, please do yourself the favor and take the time to do so whether at his shop on on the road. If it is at his shop however...boy ar you in for a treat. Located in a completely misplaced small industrial area plopped dead in the center of Livermore wine country, Mike's place is a very modest yet very functional shop. Everything is designed, prototypes, tested, and manufactured ina very well thought out layout. I was completely shocked to be honest. He asked if I expected some big fancy shop...and I said well yeah. Mike had several customer's cars in the shop in varying stages, one of which is a '65/'66 Shelby look-a-like. Unsure of the specifics of the engine as was Mike. Mike had just finished installing his MOD1 front suspension, his rear leafs, panhard bar, and I believe he said his custom tailored shocks, and his MOD power steering kit. Mike took me for a 15-20 minute ride in this car...WOW...and that is a huge understatement...and apparently Mike had not done the final tune on the suspension. The steering and suspension responsiveness of the car was absolutely amazing. Additionally, the ride quality was very impressive...not harsh at all. I feel like you could drive this car for eight hours and not be tired. I did not get to ride in Old Blue as it was out of gas, nor New Blue because it was still Chock full of travel equipment from th previous week. I did snap some shots of th cars. Mike did start Old Blue so I could here the 750HP+ full boogie Roush/Yates NASCAR engine...breath taking to say the least.

Mike, thank you again for the more than generous hospitality. It was truly a pleasure to meet you, your wife, and all your guys.

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Here is the rest of the trip...I went to see a '70 B2 and the GT350R last night. Took a few pics and some video. Video was wasted however since the mic on my stupid phone doesn't work. He let met drive it through the Livermore wine country. I didn't get stupid with it. It only has 750 miles on it so you can't take it over roughly 6500 until you pass 1000 miles per the purchase agreement. Anyway, once in a lifetime opportunity I'm certain. He ordered with the convenience and entertainment option...supposedly the only option.

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Fronts
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Rears
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Here is where I took over...supposedly the third largest vintner in the US
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Cool wall art at Mission Pizza in Fremont...stopped for a beer
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Those two mini-trips were fun. The rest of the time was work. Also at a BBQ place in downtown Livermore called Sauced. It was much better than expected for a CA BBQ joint. Worth the visit if you haven't.
 
Well , I have driven a SLS and a GTr from mercedes ( work at a dealership), but I would love to drive that beast !!!
 
It was fun. Probably would have been more fun if he was outside the purchase agreement. 6500 was instant. 100+ literally at the blink of an eye. The sound is amazing. I hate my phone is broken.
 
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