thatcabledude said:
Dude you really are a crazy man...
Certifiably.
In my own defense, the exhaust was the only rusted component, primarily due to burning off the rust inhibitor the knuckles have be so gracious at distributing all over the balance of the under carriage for however many years.
thatcabledude said:
Was that your plan all along?
No.
The original "plans" were to squelch desires to throw D-60s under the front and rear of the FJC, by building a capable 80 that already had the front SA, and not worry about the exterior, wheel it.
They changed.
I try not to overanalyze the why, just do.
thatcabledude said:
That being said, if I had the dough I'd probably do the same thing.
Necessary diversion from reality.
PP 80 Build - $undisclosed and unrecorded.
Temporary sanity induced when wrenching on, searching for parts online for, wheeling, plotting, planning, implementing - PRICELESS
It all made perfect sense as I listened to my seven year old son laugh like a little girl all the way up the embankment in the previously posted video. After, seeing the look in his eyes at the top, and that he can't stop talking about it, nor sharing the video with anyone that'll give him the sixteen seconds it runs.
Take all the grief in the world for my supposed irresponsibility on said run, and work two extra jobs to continue to fund the beginnings of, what initially appears, a love affair with LCs (mine started in 1983 when I was eight) and off roading, for both of us.
Had anything similar been fostered when I was that age, I may have avoided many years of a regrettable way of living.
thatcabledude said:
Thanks for those exhaust part #s BTW.
De nada.
Apologies for the dissertation.
