Safe journey Gent's

This pic is great!! And a couple of surf boards on top would make it greater

When traveling to Mexico you need to bring surfboards.

Rob wants to know ...

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Real "craftsman" used to take that set of "extra" doors out of wagons like that......







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Somewhere out in the desert a wagon train forms as the pioneers head West.

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Since it's wagooon week here...a 1966 Mercury Comet Voyager 427/4 speed Drag'N Wagon
 

For Rob of course...

:popcorn2:

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I like it Skip:thumbsup:

Slight detour. We need to test this little Nova out.

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Well we made it back to Orange County tonight. 2200 miles in less 96 hours - that's 4 days. :RunninDog:

Those that think we cheated with an LS powered vehicle (ok, we kinda did) should be reminded that it took us 11 days to get 3400 miles in Betsy the '74 ramp hauler. :action-smiley-027:

Not too bad. And yes I am now an LS believer and embracer. :D

Just like Rob's adopted policy of the reverse build thread for a Torino that may or may not ever be finished, this tight timeline trip (seems like I mentioned that before...hmmm) necessitated the use of some post-completion pics and commentary more than last time, so pardon the scattered order.

The final cheers

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after crossing into CA - for some reason millions of people visit and move here
:headscratch:

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Hey Dave, Rob....:cheers:

One of the last gas stops in Texas presented this sweet cap. I sent my wife some random pics later and included this... her response was "nice pics. minus the hat" :D

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We made it to Tucson for a late dinner Saturday night. Rob found the proper dinner spot there clearly as an LS swapped C10 was on the screen in front of us at the bar when we walked in.

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After striking out on a hotel room after nearly a dozen calls we trucked on to Phoenix metro and stayed in Chandler for the night.

Rain X came in handy as the wipers were not our friend

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coffee shop bathroom wall sign in old town Gilbert - we had some near emergencies I think

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If you didn't figure it out already we ran up the road to Barrett Jackson to spend a couple hours there before heading back to CA. Rob had been twice before briefly and I had not so it seemed like an obvious stop for such a trip

Stopped and said hello to Bret Voelkel at the Ridetech 48 hour C10 build. Gonna be sweet when finished. Cool concept he came up with there.

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Found some other friends pretty quickly here

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It was nice to see one of these actually put together

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this car not compatible with yeti

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EBMC's Tenacity

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Diesel FTW

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Not according to the USCA....

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There's something for everyone at BJ --- for instance, here for Sieg

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This guy upgraded to the Greg Weld package here

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Meanwhile back in Marfa, Texas....

We took a little longer to get out of that town because Rob noticed the rear sway bar and end links were not really installed properly and were (1) making a nice thunk noise on bumps that we attributed to the sweet air shocks, and (2) putting a hurtin on the frame rail (pic doesn't quite do it justice)

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"Bird" the welder.... and project collector... beer drinker... general comedian... husband to the proprietor of the Buns n Roses cafe in front of his hobby hut.... let us borrow some tools...

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Wish we took more pics here but between being in a hurry to get on the road and shooting the breeze with Bird and his cronies for awhile we didn't get much. Sway bar removal was a great call by Rob even though Gaetano advised against it. No more thunks and frame rail saved from further damage, and full travel of the rear leafs was restored. Can attest to that improvement above 100 mph. :rules:

I think Rob has a pic of Bird's 1600 mile OG C5 he is gonna take to BJ to sell one day. :ohsnap:

More Marfa, TX "you just have to go there" type of stuff

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Do enjoy the hotels you can park your old precious ride 8 feet from your bed

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high end continental breakfast in Fort Davis, TX - 20 miles from Marfa

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You have to know on this one that this Prada store is literally miles and miles from civilization... in the middle of nowhere..... so naturally there was some kind of weird wedding or wedding scene being played out there as we drove by at speed

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You do not disappoint Skip. :D :thumbsup:

Thanks! :cheers:

Cheers, Bash! :cheers:



Ok now off to the Burbank airport in the morning to pick up my wife for our day trip up the CA coast. :relax:

Great pics and commentary again this road trip DG. :thumbsup:

Happy Wifey Re-union Day.

:bump:

About 9:30 PST will make or break the trip. :knokwood:

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Get that Bowtie trash outta here. :)

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:lol:

#RobLaw

Just hope you two had the decency of gettin rid of the "dude smell" before your wifey got in..........:faint:

That's not gonna be good for anybody...

Thanks Skip. :bigun2:

With pleasure. This running Wagon does not like to loiter very long amongst abandoned cars.

:lol:

Verdict is in: the wife loves it. :cheers:

2900 miles covered Wednesday to Monday

17-20 mpg

I could not afford to fly in Danny Popps so I had to do my own proofing above 100 mph - she passed with flying colors. even better after Rob MD's sway bar removal.

Thanks for following along everyone. Until next time....

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she did not love me losing the gas cap though :lol:

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in her final but temporary resting place :animated_bye_bye_em

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Nice. Great job guys :thumbsup:

Thanks for taking the time fellers to take so many pics, and let us in on the journey. Extremely entertaining to follow along with you guys!
Hope to meet both of you one day!

This time was easy:thumbsup: 80+ most of the way and nearly 250 mile range between fill ups.

Last time was way more work.

In case you all forgot here's the link to the big trip.

https://lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?t=44570

A few more pics

Marfa

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Marfa
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Marra
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Marfa
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We probably should have started the thread with this.

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:cheers:

More Marfa you say? No problem

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Coffee in Gilbert

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Definately not Marfa

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Maybe just a little more Marfa

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Yes. Only 1600 miles. If only everyone had just locked them up.

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You guessed it. Marfa

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After being away for awhile on your 'mission', maybe you guys remind your females of another car dude.

:D


BTW Rob...really diggin that Charger pic. :cool:

Thanks Scott -- and likewise! :cheers:

:cheers: :Tomcat:

You forgot the proof from your apparent detour thru Mexico....and the fact that you also tested how long the wife can cruise with the car on E.

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Gotta save some material for the 'Nada Build Book'.


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Atta Boy!.. way to open her up!..

Cool trip... missed you guys in Phoenix... I was there on the 151th too!

Liking that fuel gauge!!



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that was entertaining glad you guys made it back safe, whats the story on the C5Z?

Probably the least interesting thing we saw but Dave mentioned it so I posted it.

Thankfully it is staying off the road.

#novanation