mazdeuce
mazdeuce PowerDork
1/29/16 7:32 p.m.

Photobucket has said it's down for maintenance for the last 8 hours. At least that's what it's been telling me. I'm getting grumpy.

mndsm
mndsm MegaDork
1/29/16 7:37 p.m.

Mine too. Just checked.

BrokenYugo
BrokenYugo UltimaDork
1/29/16 7:39 p.m.

Worst case you could put them up on imgur for the time being.

RealMiniParker
RealMiniParker UberDork
1/29/16 7:43 p.m.

I posted one on the GRM FB page.

I think.

paranoid_android74
paranoid_android74 Dork
1/29/16 8:01 p.m.

I didn't see it, but I'm not very Facebook smart...

RealMiniParker wrote: I posted one on the GRM FB page. I think.
oldtin
oldtin UberDork
1/29/16 8:06 p.m.
Toyman01 wrote: Ok, we are mobile. Had to make a stop to rewire the two speed axle. Another stop to check burning rubber smell. We are 30+minutes from the evening stop at Realminiparker's house. I can honestly say this might have been a bad idea. Stay tuned.

Of course it's a bad idea. This is the epicenter of bad ideas. But it is a grand idea and I wish I was riding along for the adventure. Second best is hearing/seeing/reading about it blow-by-blow. The good news is you've got a bunch of us rooting for you and standing by if we're needed to lend a hand with your grand, bad idea. We also want to see it transform into something brilliant.

ultraclyde
ultraclyde UltraDork
1/29/16 8:11 p.m.

Found the pic on fb, but not sure I can get it here since I'm on my phone. Brace for the attempt:

SyntheticBlinkerFluid
SyntheticBlinkerFluid UltimaDork
1/29/16 8:17 p.m.
NOHOME wrote: This is better than roadkill! Now someone post some pics of this thing!!!!

Actually I think they need to post this over on Roadkills FB page.

Toyman01
Toyman01 MegaDork
1/29/16 8:19 p.m.

Tomorrow morning we are repairing the turn signals and passenger side mirror and hitting the road.

Top speed is 60, down hill. It doesn't drive horrible, but I'm worried about the mountains. It is going to be a slow climb.

Dusterbd13
Dusterbd13 UberDork
1/29/16 8:24 p.m.

Is it time for a stroked 460?

SyntheticBlinkerFluid
SyntheticBlinkerFluid UltimaDork
1/29/16 8:26 p.m.

In reply to Toyman01:

If for any reason you guys decide to go down I-57, I'm just south of Kankakee. There's no snow here, so I have a driveway for you to do any repairs.

paranoid_android74
paranoid_android74 Dork
1/29/16 8:27 p.m.

Maybe you will catch a nice tail wind as you start to bear to the east

I'm in zip code 48104, but I have a feeling you will be well south of me...

Toyman01 wrote: Tomorrow morning we are repairing the turn signals and passenger side mirror and hitting the road. Top speed is 60, down hill. It doesn't drive horrible, but I'm worried about the mountains. It is going to be a slow climb.
dj
dj Reader
1/29/16 8:30 p.m.

Imgur

BrokenYugo
BrokenYugo UltimaDork
1/29/16 8:30 p.m.
ultraclyde wrote: Found the pic on fb, but not sure I can get it here since I'm on my phone. Brace for the attempt:

Fixed.

MrJoshua
MrJoshua UltimaDork
1/29/16 8:31 p.m.

Lol-double murder van!

paranoid_android74
paranoid_android74 Dork
1/29/16 8:34 p.m.

Nice!

Put it on at t shirt?

stuart in mn
stuart in mn UltimaDork
1/29/16 8:37 p.m.

This seems like the sort of adventure that Clarkson, Hammond and May would be taking. :)

AngryCorvair
AngryCorvair UltimaDork
1/29/16 8:42 p.m.

In reply to Toymanswife:

Thank you for putting up with Toyman. He is part of GRM folklore.

JohnRW1621
JohnRW1621 MegaDork
1/29/16 8:52 p.m.

I shall title this photo as,
The pride of ownership!

Toyman01
Toyman01 MegaDork
1/29/16 9:05 p.m.

I'm running on 2 hours of sleep since Wednesday. I'm going to bed.

Things should look better in the morning.

Son_Of_Toyman
Son_Of_Toyman New Reader
1/29/16 9:10 p.m.

Well we are done for the day. I am exhausted and so is Dad. We each got about 2 to 3 hrs sleep last night while taking turns (that was not uninterrupted). The trip to this point has been amazing and stage 2 I believe will be challenging but I believe there are still a few tricks left.

I agree with Dad the climb will be difficult but it if it was easy then anybody could do it.

ultraclyde
ultraclyde UltraDork
1/29/16 9:16 p.m.

Turtle and the hare guys. Rest solid.

NOHOME
NOHOME PowerDork
1/29/16 9:52 p.m.

photobucket has been down all day.

HappyAndy
HappyAndy UberDork
1/29/16 9:57 p.m.

Maybe I missed it, but was the exact model of the engine ever determined? I think that I read "FE", but that covers a pretty large spread of engines. IIRC, none of the truck FEs were bigger than 390 something ci. It could be as small as 330 something.

Cotton
Cotton UberDork
1/29/16 9:57 p.m.

I want to be this crazy!! Yes!!

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