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Nah lake mead was behind me while taking the picture

In a wagoneer down by the river!

Thanks again guys. The first artist is Mark Knopfler (front man from Dire Straits) and the song is Border Reiver. I like it, its about a trucker in the UK in the 60's who drives an Albion Reiver (trucks built in scotland known for their reliability "sure as the sunrise" was their...

Stop having so many jeeps!

I hear you on that one. I realized that some time ago but I have no way out of my wagoneer at this point. Oh well.

But how much time do you REALLY spend fixing it? How many miles again ? 115k? A new transmission in a domestic vehicle, especially a modified and trAil used one, doesn't seem too absurd. The trans in my ranger went out at 85k miles. I drove it another 25k with it slipping every day until it got...

thanks guys!

Discovered what happens when you install a distributor 180* out and then try to fire it up.

Well, I havent been doing too too much in the way of work, just driving the thing on weekends and trying to avoid screwing anything else up. So, a few weeks ago we made a repeat of that trip. I took my woman, her parents, and brother camping. Her sister joined us for the day. Truck exhibited...

Ha, awesome. I dont think we have founders distributed out here, i'll check with the woman and she can check with the distributors. I will need to have a case or 6er of that in the wag everywhere I go, haha.

I'm a pretty big craft beer drinker, the woman is a certified Cicerone.....we know good beer. However, there is a time and a place for everything, including PBR :) This time and place was the middle of the woods on a hot hot day. Don't want no heavy drinkin' IPA or anything, just some nice...

Gearing used to be 3.31 now its. 3.54. Both were the factory tow package options for 1973 and 1977 respectively. You hit the nail on the head. That's my next big mod. Been researching it for a while now. Not really wanting to do a junkyard swap but will likely pick up a 'turnkey' kit from one...

Well, The last time I pulled the campah with the jeep I was so unhappy because of the severe vibrations under load, and on ANY grade at all. On even slights hills on the highway I couldnt keep 55mph because the truck was vibrating so bad. Flash forward past the new unicorn axle and all that...

That looks like an awesome setup.

Bit of driving this weekend:

And thanks for the kind words folks.

about 150 miles with just those two trips, not counting the driving on friday night and sunday during the day. I'm not super worried about the issues, it just figures is all.

Saturday: Loaded up woman and dog, drove across the dam to arizona, went down kingman wash road to go to the lake. Was gray on the way down to the water. a few sprinkles on the windshield. great.... Didnt see another soul on the whole trip in, and with the weather I figured we'd have the...

Just doin' my thing.... Then time for a cold beer at the oldest bar in clark county.