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[PabloCruise]

Lollapalooza was more drugs and hos, but that, as they say, was a long time ago…and …. I only participated in half of that wild cocktail, unless you count me watching (beer in hand) the nightly show of what happens behind the scenes on a rock and roll tour or the co-ed showers…

Fast forward to 2009 and the surgeon and anesthesiologist are peppering me with questions before an emergency open heart surgery they don’t expect me to survive.

Anesthesiologist: “When was the last time you smoked?”

“I had two Cubans while I was in France 2 months ago.

Surgeon: “well. I’d have done that. Before?”

Me: “1985”

Anesthesiologist: “how about illicit drugs? Do you smoke pot?”

Me: “1994”

Surgeon: “that’s oddly specific”

Me: “I was on tour with Lollapooza…” (technically I was the “Internet roadie”. $500/day plus expenses while on vacation with pay from my straight job..)

Zane Vella

www.zanevella.com

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What Zane doesn’t say there is that Interval Research, Paul Allen’s (yes, same as upthread) “we write patents against the technology we see coming” firm was sponsoring the whole tent, and they had people with clipboards studying the way the “youth” were interacting with all this technology.

So even though they were paying us pretty well, we were ****ing with their results. “tattoo cam” was us attempting to jam the results, and yes, people would just lift the shirt or drop trou to show us the work they had done, and let us take photos while they explained the what and why. We made a website than was updated a few hundred times a day.

BTW, this is the tour where I came up with GonzoPancho.

Zane Vella —> Pancho Villa (they called me Pancho all that summer), and I’m a big HST fan (so much our son is named Hunter Speed), so GonzoPancho
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Anesthesiologist: “anything else? We can have your wife leave the room, but we have to know…”

Me: “nope. Beer, mostly.”

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Yes, that’s my ass, about 70lbs and 30 years ago.

That's a great story!

 

[PabloCruise]

@RUSH55 Ford fest at My house today . Shouldve been heView attachment 3702516re .View attachment 3702517View attachment 3702520View attachment 3702515

Why you need the side snorkle if you gots da hood scoop?

 

[PabloCruise]

25th anniversary today, leaving for a road trip in the AM...

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Congratulations!

 

[Pigeaten]

Pig under a fig, this one waiting for scrapper, see anything you want, come and get. Many of you have parts off this pig, Mr pig, thanks for your sacrifice!

 

[bobm]

Come with 30 pack of B light

 

[riderjgs]

Bought the Pig that contributed its chassis and initial running gear for mine for $300 and a 30-pack of PBR. True story.

 

[RUSH55]

Bought the Pig that contributed its chassis and initial running gear for mine for $300 and a 30-pack of PBR. True story.

The good ol’ days.

 

[greenbeast]

Bought the Pig that contributed its chassis and initial running gear for mine for $300 and a 30-pack of PBR. True story.

Jim
Would it help if I threw in 30 pack of PBR??

Sitting at daughter’s new apartment in Fort Collins with school starting tomorrow.

She is kicking us out at 5 and still more cheap furniture to put together after walking around campus. So wanted to catch up with TJ @PabloCruise but not sure timing going to work out.

In 2 weeks we travel to GJ pick up a pig and take back roads to Oklahoma. Taking Jim’s suggestion of avoiding some road work west of Gunnison and going through Lake City, Creede and South Fork. Probably 30 years ago I took the wife on her first camping trip in South Fork which was probably driven by fact the Griswolds stopped there!!

 

[PabloCruise]

Jim
Would it help if I threw in 30 pack of PBR??

Sitting at daughter’s new apartment in Fort Collins with school starting tomorrow.

She is kicking us out at 5 and still more cheap furniture to put together after walking around campus. So wanted to catch up with TJ @PabloCruise but not sure timing going to work out.

In 2 weeks we travel to GJ pick up a pig and take back roads to Oklahoma. Taking Jim’s suggestion of avoiding some road work west of Gunnison and going through Lake City, Creede and South Fork. Probably 30 years ago I took the wife on her first camping trip in South Fork which was probably driven by fact the Griswolds stopped there!!

No worries Jon, if it works, it works.

Going through the Valley is a beautiful experience!

 

[WarDamnEagle]

Pig under a fig, this one waiting for scrapper, see anything you want, come and get. Many of you have parts off this pig, Mr pig, thanks for your sacrifice!

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Well if someone goes over to take Don up on his generous offer, and if said individual has a Sawzall with him, and if they perhaps need the front windshield (so that it's removed), then I would be happy to pay for their efforts to cut the bottoms of the A pillars out for me. That is assuming of course that they are as rust free as they appear. That also assumes compatibility with my '77 pig. Looks like this one might have the later year's front doors? Not sure if that matters. I only see one part number listed for the Cowl Panel Subassembly so I assume they are all the same.

I honestly don't know how the front of our pigs are put together. Can you just cut at the two red lines and somehow remove the bottom of the windshield frame (I think it's all the "cowl panel subassembly") in one piece or do you need to make additional cuts at the blue lines and remove it in two pieces? Would be great to remove it in one piece as that saves two welds. Looking at the parts diagrams, it appears that it was originally installed as one piece with welds about where the red lines are. Can't tell though where else it might be welded.

This is definitely not a must have as I already have some decent cut pieces; I'm just thinking these are nicer.

PS: Cowl panel might as well come along for the ride.

 

[riderjgs]

The good ol’ days.

Amen, brother. Managed to buy four of ‘em between 2008 and 2011 to assemble the Frankencruiser. $300, $300, $750 and $500.

 

[PabloCruise]

Pig under a fig, this one waiting for scrapper, see anything you want, come and get. Many of you have parts off this pig, Mr pig, thanks for your sacrifice!

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Is that a '72 or earlier?
The good metal...
How is the driver side rear wheel arch?
Thanks Don.

 

[Pigeaten]

Come with 30 pack of B light

Bud light long gone

 

[Pigeaten]

1970, let me take a look

 

[RUSH55]

Well if someone goes over to take Don up on his generous offer, and if said individual has a Sawzall with him, and if they perhaps need the front windshield (so that it's removed), then I would be happy to pay for their efforts to cut the bottoms of the A pillars out for me. That is assuming of course that they are as rust free as they appear. That also assumes compatibility with my '77 pig. Looks like this one might have the later year's front doors? Not sure if that matters. I only see one part number listed for the Cowl Panel Subassembly so I assume they are all the same.

I honestly don't know how the front of our pigs are put together. Can you just cut at the two red lines and somehow remove the bottom of the windshield frame (I think it's all the "cowl panel subassembly") in one piece or do you need to make additional cuts at the blue lines and remove it in two pieces? Would be great to remove it in one piece as that saves two welds. Looking at the parts diagrams, it appears that it was originally installed as one piece with welds about where the red lines are. Can't tell though where else it might be welded.

This is definitely not a must have as I already have some decent cut pieces; I'm just thinking these are nicer.

PS: Cowl panel might as well come along for the ride.

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I was thinking the same thing WDE. How many people in the last couple of years have had to cut out that section of cowl and A-pillar and graft a new one in? A few anyways, with more needing to do it.
To take the cowl off, there are welds across where your red lines are, the rest are spot welds. The A-pillars are like two or three layers. @fre55h has intimate knowledge of the inner workings of the A-pillars.

 

[WarDamnEagle]

Yes @RUSH55, here is the relevant parts diagram. It obviously doesn't show the spot welds but those shouldn't be overly difficult to remove as long as you can get to them.

 

[Pigeaten]

This truck was strange, roof was toast, most of body in pretty good shape. We cut into a few areas and parts and metal looked like they came out of factory, maybe parked under tree that dropped leaves or needles that kept moisture on roof? Doors and everything bolted on was rust free

 

[PabloCruise]

I was thinking the same thing WDE. How many people in the last couple of years have had to cut out that section of cowl and A-pillar and graft a new one in? A few anyways, with more needing to do it.
To take the cowl off, there are welds across where your red lines are, the rest are spot welds. The A-pillars are like two or three layers. @fre55h has intimate knowledge of the inner workings of the A-pillars.

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@fre55h is the A Pillar Master!!!

He has his technique down and everything...

 

[RUSH55]

Yes @RUSH55, here is the relevant parts diagram. It obviously doesn't show the spot welds but those shouldn't be overly difficult to remove as long as you can get to them.

Not overly difficult, just time consuming.
IIRC, you coated the under the cowl with some products, I don’t recall what you used. What was it?

 

[fre55h]

Something like this.
Inside channel.
Outside skin (3) layers.