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In classic fashion, I lost the injection line hold down clamps. Stedman for the win again.

Diesel unicorn material here. (I already bought one for the shelf)

I loved looking in my rearview mirror only to see @Beastiethe70 “Hmmm, that kinda looks like a really narrow truck. Is it a 70 series?” “ Yes, that’s totally a 70… Wait, it’s silver, is that Maggie?!?!?” “YASSSSSSSSS!!!!”

So @shanko and I have been having fun on the way home. Just east of Moriarity, New Mexico, Sean blew his panhard bracket to bits, kept it on the road and narrowly avoided getting squished on the highway by a tractor trailer. We cobbled it back together with a ratchet strap and drove into town...

Thank you for an epic week. Now, which one of you put this on my spare tire carrier? I’m really mad that I didn’t think of it first. Well done.

Picked up my kids from the camp in Estes. My oldest got a little time driving the 74. I’m shuttling kids to Boulder and then heading to Ouray.

Done sewing in the parking lot. Will it hold? Stay tuned.

Parking lot sewing time: not a bad view looking at Long‘s Peak up here in Estes Park.

Dan, I’m going to be good to go. I need a slightly smaller sewing needle which Walmart will supply. Headed up to Estes Park this morning. Soft top tore? Roll up the windows. Also, when you go to visit your friends, make sure your truck pees in the driveway to mark its territory.

Supplies have been acquired. Spent the evening with @Workhorse amd Mrs. Workhorse, and after burgers and beers, I’m gonna just wing it and fix it tomorrow when I’m in Estes Park with my kids.

I’m in the Greeley Walmart now. I’ll explore. Two humorous things: when I was redoing my 80 steering wheel, I bought something like 19,000 feet of braided line that turned out to be way too thin for the steering wheel unfortunately, now that’s about 900 miles away. Second, I’m a surgeon in...

Real time help needed. I drove through some awful wind and rain and the soft top ripped all the way up the right. Anyone have the great ideas forreadily available heavy duty thread… I need sailcloth thread. Maybe some heavy duty sewing needles and rag fishing from the local Walmart? or do I just...

Texas barbecue lunch while fueling up

I’m on the road - with a handful of injector lines for @shanko See all y’all soon!