Every time I see your trail riding posts makes me want to get dads Yamaha DT250 running and take a week off and go out west. Awesome scenery!
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Looks a bit like the Havre, MT area which also reminded me of the landscape thereabouts the 4 corners. NorCal and Oregon have some wild, absolutely massive rolling hills that are unlike anything I've seen anywhere. Having grown up in the Midwest and lived out west I can say the landscape is definitely something else.
Poor Jerod. Isn't he the one that banged up a foot last time out? Is he just a Kamakazi rider?
Yeah, he was the one with purple foot. I'm inclined to blame the bike for this crash. This was his first ride after replacing his front and rear springs. Something is definitely not right because he ended up with only about an inch and a half of fork travel. We walked up the hill where he crashed and it looked like he crossed a shallow rut and the front end just washed out. He went down on his left side and slid about 30 feet with the bike. It happened pretty quick.
I've got the trim work 98% done. The water heater and shower head are installed. It's up to my daughter to finish painting before I can install the vanity and toilet. I'm hoping to get the trenching handled in the next week or two so I can hook it up to power, water, and septic. Also connecting my shop at the same time for the eventual bathroom completion there.
I've previously hotwired the electrical system with an extension chord and the water with a garden hose so I'm not anticipating any issues.
I've previously hotwired the electrical system with an extension chord and the water with a garden hose so I'm not anticipating any issues.
Here's a little update on my dad's '37 pickup project, even though I haven't done any of the work. He's got the brakes all done. He had the flathead and transmission out and cleaned up the framerails and firewall. Rebuilt the steering box with new gears and bearings too.
He popped the shift tower off the transmission and it looks beautiful inside. Remember, this was parked 43 years ago.
He's had really good results cleaning up the chrome dash and window frames. These pieces were originally painted but the previous owner had them plated. They were looking pretty rough when we first saw it.
He picked up a really nice 60k mile 307 from a '68 C10 that's slated for a buhjllian horsepower quad-turbo LS swap. He saw it cold start and said it had no smoke and ran perfect. He's just going to ditch the A.I.R., replace the timing set, reseal it, and toss on some 283 C H E V R O L E T script valve covers before a quick repaint. Everything else stays stock including the 2GC and the rad scalloped air cleaner.,
He's also repainted the inner door frames and the dash, as well as replaced the door glass.
Remember back when he bought this and said he'd save it for next winter?
He popped the shift tower off the transmission and it looks beautiful inside. Remember, this was parked 43 years ago.
He's had really good results cleaning up the chrome dash and window frames. These pieces were originally painted but the previous owner had them plated. They were looking pretty rough when we first saw it.
He picked up a really nice 60k mile 307 from a '68 C10 that's slated for a buhjllian horsepower quad-turbo LS swap. He saw it cold start and said it had no smoke and ran perfect. He's just going to ditch the A.I.R., replace the timing set, reseal it, and toss on some 283 C H E V R O L E T script valve covers before a quick repaint. Everything else stays stock including the 2GC and the rad scalloped air cleaner.,
He's also repainted the inner door frames and the dash, as well as replaced the door glass.
Remember back when he bought this and said he'd save it for next winter?
