1HZ install into a 1978 FJ40
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Wayne would be in Ontario, Canada. I estimate he'll be driving about 2,700 miles... one way.
A minor detour via the capital city would be great too Wayne.
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In NZ of course
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In NZ of course
Hello,
That makes sense. I have had my share of broken windshields because of stones thrown by other vehicles. This is particularly true on gravel roads.
Thank you for the explanation.
JuanJ
pretty sure the plow is on the trailer becasuse it's getting droped off in B.C. 
but I bet it works nice as a stone shiled also!
but I bet it works nice as a stone shiled also!
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well, last time i delivered a vehicle to Long Island last Oct i just drove up to the border, filled out the paperwork and paid the 2.5% and i was off.
this time i get to the border and they send me to the office, no problem. i get ready to pay the 2.5% and suddenly i get sent to the commercial section...WTF they look at the paperwork and tell me to go back over the otherside...
they send me back to commercial and those pricks tell me (after 2 hours) you need a broker. it is 10 to 5, no broker to be found. i call Brittiany and she puts me in touch with Autumn and we go to work on the paperwork. of course the pricks in commercial decide to send me BACK across the border in the meantime. i jump through the hoops and in the morning head back over the border, paperwork filled out and ready to get my ``get out of jail free card`` but new supervisor on shift decides (just as the guy behind the desk is ready to bring the stamp down), sorry, that was the other supervisor and not me so i will be sending you back across the border again till you get it right. (ever wish you had nothing to loose and be packing) i just say ``you give me the ropes and i will jump through them``... bad thing to say it seems, he takes my passport and the vehicle paperwork and photocopies the works, i now have a warning on my record (Fawk!!) Perfectly clean record now tarnished because of some pompass prick in a uniform.
anyhow, i just crossed the mississippi on the I 80.
just 33 more hours to go.
the plow is to be delivered on Vancouver island next week and is working as a shield for the priceless toy. of course i am EXTREMELY cautious of every move i make.
on the up side. the border grunts loved the truck, each fuel station i stop at someone has to strike up a conversation and i had a guy follow me for 20 mins till i pulled in for fuel to chat it over...the best was during rushhour traffic in Chicago i had a guy in an Audi give me a HUGE thumbs up and he slowed down to take another long look over and a big wave as he spead off the exit ramp... made up for the stressful transition through the worst city drivers anywhere i have been in my life.
well guys i am tired and will chat when i get internet again.<
cheers and thanks for following along
Wayne
this time i get to the border and they send me to the office, no problem. i get ready to pay the 2.5% and suddenly i get sent to the commercial section...WTF they look at the paperwork and tell me to go back over the otherside...
they send me back to commercial and those pricks tell me (after 2 hours) you need a broker. it is 10 to 5, no broker to be found. i call Brittiany and she puts me in touch with Autumn and we go to work on the paperwork. of course the pricks in commercial decide to send me BACK across the border in the meantime. i jump through the hoops and in the morning head back over the border, paperwork filled out and ready to get my ``get out of jail free card`` but new supervisor on shift decides (just as the guy behind the desk is ready to bring the stamp down), sorry, that was the other supervisor and not me so i will be sending you back across the border again till you get it right. (ever wish you had nothing to loose and be packing) i just say ``you give me the ropes and i will jump through them``... bad thing to say it seems, he takes my passport and the vehicle paperwork and photocopies the works, i now have a warning on my record (Fawk!!) Perfectly clean record now tarnished because of some pompass prick in a uniform.
anyhow, i just crossed the mississippi on the I 80.
just 33 more hours to go.
the plow is to be delivered on Vancouver island next week and is working as a shield for the priceless toy. of course i am EXTREMELY cautious of every move i make.
on the up side. the border grunts loved the truck, each fuel station i stop at someone has to strike up a conversation and i had a guy follow me for 20 mins till i pulled in for fuel to chat it over...the best was during rushhour traffic in Chicago i had a guy in an Audi give me a HUGE thumbs up and he slowed down to take another long look over and a big wave as he spead off the exit ramp... made up for the stressful transition through the worst city drivers anywhere i have been in my life.
well guys i am tired and will chat when i get internet again.<
cheers and thanks for following along
Wayne
Jumping through hoops
Hey,Wayne
Sounds like you are having a geat time.LOL
I liken the drive through IL. to Nascar. I do not mean to offend anyone, just an observation.
I purchased my last car there. I loved the city and the people, but crazy highways.
I will have my cell on, just getting ready to head out.
Dave
Hey,Wayne
Sounds like you are having a geat time.LOL
I liken the drive through IL. to Nascar. I do not mean to offend anyone, just an observation.
I purchased my last car there. I loved the city and the people, but crazy highways.
I will have my cell on, just getting ready to head out.
Dave
border officials. I'd like to say that I understand that they have a tough job, but mostly I think that the job attracts a certain personality and that I generally have a hard time getting along with folks who have that personality.
I've tried being nice, I've tried being rude, I've tried just about any given approach and found that the best thing to do is to say **nothing**. Even when they ask a question I try to keep the answer as quiet as possible and monosyllabic. The quiet thing seems to annoy them to where they stop asking questions. Try it out sometime.
I've tried being nice, I've tried being rude, I've tried just about any given approach and found that the best thing to do is to say **nothing**. Even when they ask a question I try to keep the answer as quiet as possible and monosyllabic. The quiet thing seems to annoy them to where they stop asking questions. Try it out sometime.
Hello Wayne,
Something like this happened to me when registering my Cruiser Last July.
Long story short, one day spent completing things as ordered by one supervisor and half another waiting all morning. Then the other supervisor says it was not made the way HE liked it. The punishment for such a crime was to go back to square one. "You are a piece of work, a perfect civil servant, unable to plan beyond a couple of hours ahead and overqualified on wasting time," I replied, out of frustration.
Of course, I was banished from his shift and could not register my Cruiser that day. Anyway, I managed to present the papers when the other guy was in charge. My "rude behavior," however, got me noticed; next year I will have to try another location. Thankfully, I did not supply neither my name nor my ID.
JuanJ
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that's funny true .. at least in Central America, borders are chaos .. I always when in with a big smile and left with a frustrated face and couple of less bucks ini my pocket .. and I'm Panamenian ( spanish speaker ) 
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1992 Dodge 2500 2wd cummins auto...
worked find till i hit Cheyene Wyoming and the 40 mile long 6 degree friggin hills and the constant head winds for 2 DAYS, the truck needs propane and a larger rad!!
here is a pic of the road:
my copilot
my rear view for 4700 km
worked find till i hit Cheyene Wyoming and the 40 mile long 6 degree friggin hills and the constant head winds for 2 DAYS, the truck needs propane and a larger rad!!
here is a pic of the road:
my copilot
my rear view for 4700 km
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outside Chicago
rest and supper in Ole's Big Game steakhouse un Paxton Nebraska (i highly recommend the pitstop if you are traveling the I 80, the food was fantastic and the service was small town but the heads on the wall are unreal!!)
and a pitstop in Wyoming to stretch our legs
rest and supper in Ole's Big Game steakhouse un Paxton Nebraska (i highly recommend the pitstop if you are traveling the I 80, the food was fantastic and the service was small town but the heads on the wall are unreal!!)
and a pitstop in Wyoming to stretch our legs
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tuckered out...
the truck is now in the hands of the Owner, super cool guy...
i am glad it went to a good home and rumor has it, this rig MIGHT end up on a future Mythbusters episode (i just hope it isn't to de-myth some tall tale)
the truck is now in the hands of the Owner, super cool guy...
i am glad it went to a good home and rumor has it, this rig MIGHT end up on a future Mythbusters episode (i just hope it isn't to de-myth some tall tale)
Awesome roadtrip. I'll try to see if the owner can share some wheeling/in-use photos! 
Like the others, incredible job Wayne. Looks like Mother Nature decided to treat you to the first big storm of the winter season. I am 15mi south of San Francisco and it is POURING. I'll keep an eye out for this rig, would love to see it in person.