How time does fly. The Rover has been sitting in the shop in the Bay. After some gentle prodding...an email every 30 days, they finally got going. The current completed are: upgraded tie rods, all new wheel bearings (already has new brakes), all new clutch bits (can't upload photos from work, but imagine a buttery smooth clutch disk), new windshields, new gas tank, and new exhaust manifold...no more cracked noise annoyance. All should be buttoned up by the 15th then it is off to the spring shop. The Rover was originally set up for a snow plow and an auger on the rear, to say that it is stiffly sprung is an understatement. 17 leafs in the front and 21 leafs in the rear. The shop it is going to makes custom springs for everything, mainly PG&E boom trucks, so going to have a nice comfy set built for me. Thinking about spec'ing 500 pounds of passenger and 1,000 pounds of gear and gas. Booked my tickets to fly to the Bay in Feb to pick the Rover up then spend 5 days moseying around the Bay Area, Sonoma/Dry Creek, Tomales Bay and then up to the Sierra foothills for 4 days of trail running and snow wheeling. Then I will find a semi and bring the Rover to Houston where the top will come off...probably never to go back on. Oh, we had our first kid in August. Time travel is possible, have a child...BAM...5 months gone. Like time travel!