For some reason my search mechanisms aren’t working. I’m going to blame the storm that blew through an hour ago. Guess I’ll take the night off and try again Friday night.
For some reason my search mechanisms aren’t working. I’m going to blame the storm that blew through an hour ago. Guess I’ll take the night off and try again Friday night.
Ann re-proofed the book over the last couple days and found a handful of minor errors. Rather than push the book with those errors, I’m uploading the new version, which will delay the launch. So, I will formally announce it next week once Createspace approves the PDF file. Thanks for your patience1
UPDATE: Steve noted that we passed Trout Lake, not Troutdale. Given our successful drive, I can verify his correction 🙂
Ann and I are traveling to Seattle today, but instead of taking our usual route over Snoqualmie Pass, we decided to do some exploring while the weather is nice.
So, we plan to go along the southern area of the state through some towns (Bickleton, Glenwood, and Troutdale) where neither of us has explored. From Troutdale we plan take forest road 23, which winds through the Cascade Mountains, to Randle. We thought this would be a good opportunity to explore the area for future camping trips.
To give some perspective, normally it is a three hour, 173 mile, trip from Pasco to Randle. Given we’ll be stopping, driving slowly, etc, we be much longer.
Here’s our expected path. The dotted lines from Bickleton, where there is a carousel museum of some kind, indicates a cutoff we hope to make to Highway 97 and Satus Pass. There we want to have lunch at St. Johns Bakery. It’s a well regarded food stop in the middle of nowhere that’s part of the St. John Monastery.
I’ll report on Saturday night if we made it (or not report if we didn’t make it out . . . lol)
Anybody catch the latest episode of Top Gear called Worst Car in the History of the World? (Well, at least the latest one in the States). It was put out in the UK sometime in late 2012 I believe. Anyway, they entered a Mahindra CJ-5-40 into their ‘worst car in the history of the world’ contest. Of course, they tested it on pavement and in a drag race, but neglected to remind readers it was built as an Offroad vehicle. Now, I know the producers were probably just having some fun, but, still . . .
Here is a brief clip (only a preview — can’t find the full video on the net yet).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nenQI4HrUhk#t=21
Thanks to Dennis Decklever for locating a much, much nice picture from a CJ-3B Page article about John Carroll’s ‘Beer Truck’. The folks at Top Gear called it a CJ-540 (which, to be frank, I thought they’d made up as I’d never heard of that model). Sure enough, the body and chassis is from that vehicle. The remainder is a mix of parts.
It is Saturday night and I have a bunch of great stuff to post for Sunday morning, but I hear my wife calling me to the bedroom . . . so, goodnight!
Some posts in the morning.
UPDATE: The event date has been changed to August 28th!
Bob forwarded this on a request from the communications coordinator for the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority. There will be a vintage-jeep related event on August 28th from 10:30am to 12:30pm. Food will be available.
UPDATE: Was $25,998. **SOLD**
The name on the side of the jeep, Methow Valley, refers to an area on the east side of the Cascade Mountains along Highway 20. It’s a pretty area.
“1953 Willy’s Jeep
Amazing Condition GM Built 327 with aluminum head intake, T-10 4 speed, Headers, 2 gas tanks.
Best Of EVERYTHING!!
Over $20,000 In Running Gear Alone”
I’ve caught up on a few things, but am still behind on eWillys. So, just a few posts tonight. More tomorrow. Also, I ordered the book proofs AND purchased www.amberpanels.com (not sure why I didn’t think to purchase that domain name sooner).
We had two blue-sky days of camping at Ohanapecosh and ZERO cell reception! The second night was a little noisy, thanks to a visit by the local Boys and Girls Club at two nearby camping spots. Oh well, at least it was pretty! Here are a few photos.
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $6800.
(04/28/2013) The taillights are unusual. They might grow on me. I like how they fit.
“new All steel body, 5k miles on chev 305 v8 , 350 auto trans W/ B&M slap shifter , 2.5 ” lift on BDS suspension, 32×11.50 x 15 tires on steel rims, custom paint & pinstripes, bucket seats w/5 point harness, full roll cage , new soft top , have extra rear seats,”
Well, I’d planned to do updates for Sunday, but an unexpected dinner of Thai food with Ann’s grandfather put me into a food coma, which led to some sound sleeping.
Today I expect to complete the last full edit review of the new book. Forty pages have been slashed, some logic improved, a little back history added, errors corrected, and explanations clarified. I expect to order a proof version monday morning and, if all is correct, announce it is ready for sale by mid-next week.
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $$6495
(05/23/2012) This looks like a nice rig.
“Built for the Sand
ENGINE: 1975 GM TRUCK 350
• BORED .030 Over 383
• CAM: CRANE Hi Intensity
• CARBURETOR: HOLLEY Truck Avenger
• MANIFOLD: EDELBROCK
• HEADERS: HOOKER
• SERPENTINE BELT: HAWAIAN RACING
• WATER PUMP: EDELBLOCK
TRANSMISSION: TURBO 350
ROLL CAGE: R-T WELDING & FABRICATION
ELECTRICAL: PAINLESS Micro Fuse Harness
BATTERY: ODSESSEY PC1200 Sealed
RADIATOR ELECTRIC FANS: SYCLONE Dual S-Blade
SEATS: BEARD Suspension – new upholstery
TIRES: Street — GOODYEAR WRANGLERS
OFF ROAD PADDLES: SAND TIRES UNLIMITED”
I arrived back in Pasco today after a week+ absence, so I’m spending some time with my honey. No updates Wednesday.
On a side note, just a few miles outside of Renton an early Parkway Conversion drove by me. Not a sight i see every day! It had an early grille.
John took these photos almost fifty years ago when he went to Vietnam between 10/1963-10/1964.
This first photo is from Khe Sahn:
Click on the photo and you’ll see a wagon on the right and, possibly, a CJ-3A on the left.
John calls these elephants the original 4x4s
I think this ‘4×4’ would have been the most practical for getting places quickly.
Ann and I had a ‘date night’ Tuesday night, so I didn’t get anything done.
Early Friday morning I plan to head for Portland where I’ll drop by the MVPA convention. I’ll spend a few hours there and then head north (via Herm’s place if he’s around — still have to call him). I’ll be in Seattle for at least a week. During the first week of August I’ll be dropping by the FC Event in Tacoma.
I’m half done tightening up the book (have dropped about twenty pages) and cleaned up bad transitions, dealt with a few logic problems, and fixed a variety of errors.
UPDATE: Still Available. These appear to sport Armstrong Desert Dogs, which aren’t the type of dogs with the meaty tread.
“Set of 4 Hurricane wheels 5 on 5 1/2. The tires aren’t any good but the wheels are in pretty good shape. Call or text 765-242-8909.”
Had a nice Saturday evening with Ann, so no updates in the morning. Some later on Sunday.
No updates tonight.
I will be in Seattle for a week or more at the end of July, beginning of August. I’m pulling Biscuit’s engine and replacing the TH350 tranny for a T-18 (still have to locate that). I’ll also be dropping by the Northwest FC Get Together in Tacoma in early August.
On my way to Seattle, I was hoping to drop by the MVPA’s international convention in Portland (July 25-27th), but now am not sure whether I’ll have the time or not. Anyone going to that?
The kids leave on WEdnesday, so I’ll save most updates until after they leave. Then, I’ll start into the final updates for the book.
We are spending the evening with Ann’s family in Monroe and then traveling back to Pasco on Sunday, so no updates until Monday morning. I’ll be out of email reach for most of that time.
This is a mix of parts.
“Stock 1946 cj2a with a 1950 m-38 body. Jeep also has a warn overdrive. Jeep ran when parked. This jeep needs to be restored. The only trade I would be interested in would be a old style flat fender jeep pickup. $2500.00. Jack 916-991-5756”
Just this update for Tuesday. With our ‘blistering’ 95 degree day, I thought it would be a good idea to give Biscuit a bath on Monday. Amazingly, the kids thought so too. Kasia and Colter even helped!
Once we got done washing the jeep, we decided to do a little jeeping.
I had planned to do some posts, but I decided to sleep instead. So, until I get to the rest of the posts (which might not appear until monday), enjoy this great old ‘jeeping’ video forwarded by Colin.
I’ve never seen twelve inch wide turbines.
“THERE ARE 4 FOR SALE 2 15X5.5X 10 WITH EXLRG CENTER HOLE AND 2 15X5.5X12 WITH EXLRG CENTER HUB HOLE TIRES ARE VERY GOOD DECENT BUT OLD ,STILL HOLDIN AIR..THESES WERE THE WHEELS EVERYBODY WANTED FOR THEIR 67-79 4X4 AND WILL FIT 2WD AS WELL.NO I WILL NOT TAKE TIRES OFF, BUT I WILL TAKE PARTIAL TRADE AND LISTEN TO ANY OFFER.DOWNSIZING,GOT ALOT OF OLDER FORD TRUCK STUFF TO GET GONE CHEAP.770 207 0083”
We picked up my two youngest kids today, so no updates today.