1997 Troopy (1 Viewer)

[bulletsmith]

Well I bought another Troopy. Flew out to Oregon and picked it up and drove it all the way home, with the factory 2 piece wheels.
I’ve not had a flat in 6yrs ?? I had no less than 2 on this trip. First one was in Cody Wyoming and the shop fixed it with no problems. The next flat occurred in Mississippi. No one would touch it.
I made it home ok but it was a bit stressful.

 

[Gun Runner 5]

Look forward to seeing your new ride in a few weeks.

 

[WarDamnEagle]

Nice Troopy Mike. I have always assumed that any truck tire shop would work on those rims......maybe not?

 

[Tennessee Jed]

Look awesome. I'm waiting on my 1995 Troopy to get shipped from west Texas now. Rangers lead the way! Until they get a flat on split rims, right? I don't know if you picked those tires yourself, but I think Kumho Road Ventures are fantastic. Congrats on your new wheels. I'm just up the road, sort of, in Chattanooga, maybe we'll run into each other. Not literally.

 

[bulletsmith]

More pics from my 4500 mile adventure.

First stop in Oregon after getting fuel was at Jandy oyster bar. they have some tasty oysters for sure ! Only took one pic from inside the restaurant.

 

[bulletsmith]

Drove up the Oregon coast. Just beautiful!

First stop for the night was in Astoria

 

[bulletsmith]

Drove around Astoria, found the Goonies house and a local landmark where you can buy balsa wood planes for $3ea and throw them all while taking selfies to post on instagram.

 

[bulletsmith]

Guess I need to put an update on my Troopy. The factory Aussie bullbar was not to my or my wife’s liking so Rob at Off Iron Offroad ordered a nice shiny ARB Super deluxe bumper. I drove down to thomasville and we installed the new bumper.

The old bumper came off and the inside was a little rusty, I was more than a little concerned the frame was going to have some rust on it but when we pulled it off it was just slight surface rust which I sprayed with some rust converter.

The ARB went on smoothly and Rob got the old Warn winch wires moved around and connected. It was a smooth operation and I’m glad as I had not eaten breakfast before leaving the house. Rock Bottom seafood restaurant is just down the road. I thanks Ed Rob for his professional installation and off I went to Rock Bottom. You need some ARB goodies give Rob a call and he will get you fixed up. If you live too far away he can have it shipped to you.