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Thanks Scott! I like that map idea! Those things were SWEET! Anyway........ I came to the conclusion that finding a decent 8-Track Pioneer Super Tuner anytime soon would be like finding a Unicorn..... ridden by a Leprechaun..... being led by Sasquatch..... I did happen to score a New In Box...

Haha! Hey Chili!..... Good to see you again!..... Hondo's anxious to hit the road again!..... Wile E. is still figurin' out the best place to ride in Dice..... he's not used to a windshield..... Everyone I come across has a tie to a Wagoneer or a J truck..... There are still some decent ones in...

Thanks Tim! Little by little...... Nice Flat Fender!..... You know that KC Daylighters are good because they've been around since 1970! Been thinkin' about creature comforts...... the bed set-up in the back..... and things to make the drive more pleasant..... Looking for one of these....... a...

New springs for Dice are all in..... Rancho RS44044s for the front...... stock height rear springs from BJ's Off Road...... also Rancho RS60612 add-a-leafs for the rear...... Got new U-bolts..... longer brakelines..... shackle bushings..... new bumpstops..... yadda, yadda, yadda Probably install...

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Thanks Tim! New springs are here...... along with all the peripherals to install them..... maybe this weekend!

Haha! Wow Todd...... Thanks! That was 30 years ago..... before I became an Old Man!

Haha! That's funny Scott!...... As a kid in the 60s I remember hearing similar "tips" around the fire....... Now that I'm an Old Guy....... I try to keep the tradition going!...... On a serious note....... I'm going to have to "learn" how to drive off road all over again with Dice...... open...

Is Tonto's roll bar chrome?..... If so, bonus points for the 70s vibe!..... Good read!

Very cool Unk! People are always coming up to me whenever we're parked now! Thanks Borison! It'll be a slow build...... but a fun build! Good idea Scott! I've never used a High Lift like a winch....... could be fun! I believe the opinion that "lockers just get you stuck in a worse spot...

I've only owned Dice for a few weeks now..... he's working out well...... I think I'll keep him! This will be Dice's "Build Thread"..... so I figure I should post up a To Do list for improvements and such..... Dice and me had a conversation...... he'd prefer to be built up like it's 1978...

It's pretty cool when he's got something going on there! Haha! All kinds of Farkles are on the list now!.....

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Road Trip to Kingman AZ....... not an Overland trip by any means...... but a 500 mile round trip to see what could go wrong! Dice did great..... lots of power with the 401..... rode nice...... very comfortable...... Did catch a photo of Dice in his natural habitat..... Got to Kingman in the...

Yes indeed....... a Road Trip! https://youtu.be/Nzg9cE7-2LQ

Excellent! Keep 'em comin'!

Loaded up for a quick trip to AZ..... need to get Dice all Titled and Registered...... you'll notice a couple of Triumph frames in there too..... a '47 and a '51..... need to get them Titled as a favor for a friend in Sweden...... Also will check on my 40 acres of Paradise near...

Thanks Tim! Just a couple spots of cosmetic rust on the body........ so far nothing structural! I'll get some rolls of that felt/foil insulation and glue it to the roof...... did that on the Bronco...... mostly helped with noise..... replace the headliner at some point down the road...

Good read! Looking forward to more.....

Had a heater blower motor that wasn't blowing........ wiper motor that wasn't wiping....... my fault though...... wipers were froze to the windshield..... turned them on....... stripped some gears! The coolest thing about our little High Desert town....... we have a NAPA Auto Parts!....... we...