AmboVan Restarted
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hobietony
Explorer
Time Flies...
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Last thing before Expo - Expanding bed support
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Drove up through Young to the Rim Road, they had a recreation of the Pony express going on - pretty cool, nice easy pace on the pavement, new horse/rider every mile.
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Made it, set up next to the fancy rigs, didn't have as many visitors as expected since everyone veered off to the Mogs when they saw them
If you have a half-mil to spend, you can get a pretty fancy rig - the orange PerkyMog was fantastic on the inside - Teak, stainless, very deluxe. Makes 'em happy, and they have the $, so more power to 'em.
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Random shots
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The travelers section
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and a few shots of the van on the course -
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Last thing before Expo - Expanding bed support
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Drove up through Young to the Rim Road, they had a recreation of the Pony express going on - pretty cool, nice easy pace on the pavement, new horse/rider every mile.
-
Made it, set up next to the fancy rigs, didn't have as many visitors as expected since everyone veered off to the Mogs when they saw them
If you have a half-mil to spend, you can get a pretty fancy rig - the orange PerkyMog was fantastic on the inside - Teak, stainless, very deluxe. Makes 'em happy, and they have the $, so more power to 'em.
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Random shots
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The travelers section
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and a few shots of the van on the course -
flightcancled
Explorer
hobietony
Explorer
hd 750/1 for the sub
hd 600/4 for the doors and the to-be-installed rear.
They are designed to stack like that, pretty tidy package and a lot of power that fits under the seat.
The ride is firm and more confident, seems like the right combo of leaf vs air springs. Big ranchos seem fine, my wife found the ride rough when she was sleeping on the back bench while driving, but it feels fine from the front seat. That is the only one I will be in when it is moving anyway. I still have a big sway bar available for install, but I will drive it for a bit first.
hd 600/4 for the doors and the to-be-installed rear.
They are designed to stack like that, pretty tidy package and a lot of power that fits under the seat.
The ride is firm and more confident, seems like the right combo of leaf vs air springs. Big ranchos seem fine, my wife found the ride rough when she was sleeping on the back bench while driving, but it feels fine from the front seat. That is the only one I will be in when it is moving anyway. I still have a big sway bar available for install, but I will drive it for a bit first.
DEZERTBRONCO
New member
I just spent 5 hours reading this entire thread, hobietony you have built a masterpiece. I hope to see you out on the trail.
LowTech
Dirt Track Traveler
And, a few randoms from Expo
On the other end of the spectrum, parked adjacent to the pretty mogs...
LOL, the other end of the spectrum, . . . does that mean we're not "pretty"? You did get a great shot of Brice trying to hide his camp behind my truck.
Just found this and read the whole thing. Nice work. You def have some mad fab skills.
I like what you did w/ it.
hobietony
Explorer
Hah! Your beauty is of a much more rugged variety. Hope you got some use out of the Flagstaff mt bike trail maps.
LowTech
Dirt Track Traveler
Bad delay here, got buried in slaving.
Rugged we are, and now I'm building myself a Rugged overlanding trailer, it'll be pretty to . . . at least on the inside
I've not yet had time to use the maps, been keeping them safe though
I'm really hoping after I get this trailer kitted out I'll be back spending more time in the `Zona, . . . much prefer it over the Mojave.
rlrenz
Explorer
Very nice. The truck is definitely an FL-60, but I don't recognize the module-- Horton, maybe? If it has the Cummins engine, it would be a nice truck, and the price is probably only a bit more than it would be worth on a trade-in. I wouldn't touch it with the CAT or the Mercedes engine, though - both don't have much of a reputation in this time period.
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