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I know this car, rock solid and ready to go.

That car is fully badass. looks like it would be a blast in the dunes or on a gravely road.
 
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Well this is on its way here. :smokin:

Weirdly I had an intense craving for maple syrup and loin bacon this morning. :flipoff2:
In the arms-race of MTB's back in the day, my buddy bought a Rocky after I bought my Santa Cruz Heckler. We swapped a couple times and both were happy with our purchase. RM has always made a quality ride.
 
Are you getting dementia? Some kind of neurological disorder? "If"... "still around"... "might".... goddammit dude go get that thing.

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no shit eh?
I'm wavering on it because of my intended use. Just worried about sourcing exotic 'busa and reverser parts out in the middle of fuck nowhere when we are out camping for 10 days.
Have read that the gen 1 motors/trans are prone to breaking the output shaft in a car setup as well so that has me worried. And how is that reverser box going to handle 250 miles of highway for a few days?
Lot of unknowns for what we are gonna be doing. :(

A VW/subaru/ford/toyota/ecotec powertrain I might at least be able to get parts for at the closest vatozone or farmers field.
 
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no shit eh?
I'm wavering on it because of my intended use. Just worried about sourcing exotic 'busa and reverser parts out in the middle of fuck nowhere when we are out camping for 10 days.
A VW/subaru/ford/toyota/ecotec powertrain I might at least be able to get parts for at the closest vatozone or farmers field.
Have read that the gen 1 motors/trans are prone to breaking the output shaft in a car setup as well so that has me worried.
Buy it. Most reverse boxes use common quick change gears and standard bearings.

Or you can buy mine before I go to jail or die. :laughing:
 
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no shit eh?
I'm wavering on it because of my intended use. Just worried about sourcing exotic 'busa and reverser parts out in the middle of fuck nowhere when we are out camping for 10 days.
Have read that the gen 1 motors/trans are prone to breaking the output shaft in a car setup as well so that has me worried. And how is that reverser box going to handle 250 miles of highway for a few days?
Lot of unknowns for what we are gonna be doing. :(

A VW/subaru/ford/toyota/ecotec powertrain I might at least be able to get parts for at the closest vatozone or farmers field.
So buy it and roost around town a month or 2 before doing some long-term camping trip. :confused:
 
I watched Practical Engineering's recent video about stream paths (river channels) and found some new artwork for my office.

Harold Fisk (Corps of Engineers) mapped the historic stream channels and ox bowls of the Mississippi River from Cape Girardeau to the Gulf, in the 1940s. I love maps, navigational charts, and globes. I've framed several maps and charts of places I've been to or special to me over the years. I'm pretty nerdy, I work in soil and water science research, and already have a map of all the HUC12 watersheds of the state on my office wall, I decided I need some of these prints too.

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These are behind our living room couch.
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'busa buggy with a reverser box is looking mighty tasty. If this thing is still around next weekend I might make the 1k mile trip to go get it.

Researching title/registration/insurance things...
What state is it again that will just register anything through their website? Was it WY?
 
I hope that pile was fucking cheap or hiding something we can't see. That looks like a rusty pile of yj missing a whole bunch of parts.


I'm trying to con myself into new tool boxes. I have a 56" lower with a 26" top and it's too small. I have a HF card so I can pick up a new gen3 72" lower for $1800 plus 10% off for first purchase on the card. 0% interest makes it awful tempting to say no... :homer:
 
I hope that pile was fucking cheap or hiding something we can't see. That looks like a rusty pile of yj missing a whole bunch of parts.


I'm trying to con myself into new tool boxes. I have a 56" lower with a 26" top and it's too small. I have a HF card so I can pick up a new gen3 72" lower for $1800 plus 10% off for first purchase on the card. 0% interest makes it awful tempting to say no... :homer:
The 10% credit offer stacks with other coupons. Wait till you can get another coupon to go with it. I bought 4 of the 44" ones and got 25% off the whole lot.
 
A couple ambulances came up on FB marketplace. First thought was "ooh, camper!" and then I remembered I don't like to go anywhere. So maybe not.
 
Should'a told him "I sold it for $5600 because it's a rare Islander edition and it ran when parked" :stirthepot:
10-12 years ago a buddy showed up at my place with an islander yj he'd bought for $500 with a bad head gasket. He drove it over and 5 minutes later I diagnosed the bad heater core. Bypassed it and he drove it all summer. That winter the the 999 came out and an aw4/231/300 and Dana 44s went in. Great rig for cheap.
 
The 10% credit offer stacks with other coupons. Wait till you can get another coupon to go with it. I bought 4 of the 44" ones and got 25% off the whole lot.
Damnit you're supposed to be telling me it's a bad idea! :laughing:
 
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