rkymtnflyfisher
Trout Bum
Blue skies and sunshine on this side of the divide. Yesterday we got hammered though!
Cruiser In The Snow
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4Cruisers
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What little snow we had this morning was far overshadowed by the damaging wind gusts that came with a frontal passage. Peak wind gust of 67 mph at the local airport a couple of miles from the house, and a whopping 103 mph at the top of Kachina Peak (visible from my backyard) at Taos Ski Valley.
Luckily the fence took the brunt of the impact from the large peach tree branch, and not the replacement tub for my '71 FJ40 build.
Luckily the fence took the brunt of the impact from the large peach tree branch, and not the replacement tub for my '71 FJ40 build.
Glad the tub didn't get any more of that tree. Do you know what variety it is? It looks like a Western Catalpa. I wonder what percentage of body and fiberglass cap has been damaged due to trees falling, vs. traffic collision on these historic rigs? Let me know when I can deliver that 4-speed driveshaft to you.
4Cruisers
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The tree is probably close to 50 years old, it was pretty much full grown when we bought the house 30 years ago. Back in its prime it could produce about 40 large paper grocery bags of tennis ball size or larger peaches in a season. Best tasting peaches I've ever had, too.
I've got some carb linkage rods and maybe some of the FJ40 hardware you're looking for. My wife and I were hoping to climb Buckman Mesa from the Rio Grande in the next week or so, maybe we could meet then.
not a 40 shot (62 hood instead) but we had a cold front blow in with a little snow but the most amazing sun dog i’ve ever seen. it looked like snow was blowing out of the rainbows!!
all the good snow went south of us staying in montana apparently
all the good snow went south of us staying in montana apparently
jim land
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Sandy need to go out every month during the hibernation stage
I’d prefer to here those words over, “cool looking truck… it would make a great bush beater”
Although I’ve not heard that in about five years… two of which it hasn’t left the driveway.
Bolted this in, in anticipation of the forecast snow next Friday. It would be fitting for it’s next maiden voyage to be in the snow. It’s maiden voyage after the SBC conversion was in the snow… and it’s first test drive was in the worst snowstorm here in almost 100 years.
Pictures of snow to come….
@bikersmurf hope you installed a cotter pin in there
I also have an unsatisfied desire (irrational) for a really early 40, so I have a bezel until I build a '62
Cotter pin will come after I adjust the tie rod so it’s more or less centred between the TREs and the wheel is centred. There are still a lot of things like lock washers, Locktite, lock nuts, Nylock nuts, hoses, fluid… etc. to go.
Charged up the batteries and got the troopy out for short time today literally just before snow squall hit. If ya google Steamboat snow squall on you tube you can probably see the impressive weather phenomenon.
Skreddy
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Pulled it out for a poser pic and quick donut with the 5 year old.
Got the snow… missed the deadline to get the cruiser ready for first snow. Winter isn’t over yet thought.
