New Mexico

[JRMora]

I know, Joe. If we keep this up, people in the other states might start to think we actually like our trucks!

--Jeff

Who knows, maybe people in other states will even admit we're part of the USA!



Any meets/greets on the horizon?

 

[pwerwagn]

Who knows, maybe people in other states will even admit we're part of the USA!

I didnt HAVE to get a green card???? dang it.



No meets and greets except the 4x4 100 at auges, on april 16th I believe. I for one am tied up for the next bunch of weekends. Have to start getting "Lake prepped".

anybody have a 200hp Merc outboard they wanna sell CHEAP?????

 

[LOtero]

yup im with wagn on this one, we are "playing war" over here, so even lunch is tied up for a while much less the weekends. maybe we can do a lunch meet next week-ish?

 

[btanner]

the offroad expo was SWEET!!! i got some good video, the rockcrawlers put on one hell of a show! i got some good video, the best was of tanner tearin **** up with his d 110, that is one serious rig, sorry to say i didnt catch his best run over the cars, but it was beyond impressive! send me some email addresses and i will disburse.

Naw that wasn't me That was Bill Ritchie I just knew I would be around it. I was the guy in the beat up carhart getting that military cucv off the wagon when it got stuck. Definately be great to have some video of bill's runs though. -- email address removed -- Sure I'll get my truck out sometime maybe yall will even get to see the elusive chevy cummins some day.



-ben

 

[WRStrong]

Hey tanner, I was driving on I-25 headed to Belen a while back (way back) and a mid 80s chevy crew with a tow bed (i think) blew my doors off! As it motored by I heard the signature Cummins sound. It was cool. That you?



Hey Wicked, yeah we had to get a CTD to tow that teardrop trailer. I built it too heavy! Nah, I sold that too some time ago. Might be the only hobby project that I ever made money on. It was like the 41 Chevy hotrod, cute but useless and taking up room/money.



I installed the ATS exhaust manifold this afternoon and put the thermocouple in place. R&R-ing an exhaust manifold on your CTD is NOT something you want to do "just b'cuz". I managed to do it start-to-finish in 3 hours including going shopping for a long-handled 15mm wrench, and a 15 mm wobbly socket. Those manifold to turbo bolts were TIGHT, and hard to get a straight shot at. That had me a little worried right off the start, but the increased torque from the longer wrench did the trick.



The ATS is a major improvement over the stock 03 manifold. The 4&5 cylinder passages are very restrictive on the stocker. No noticable change in sound or power but hopefully some help in managing EGTs.



Everybody take care

 

[bighornram]

yup im with wagn on this one, we are "playing war" over here, so even lunch is tied up for a while much less the weekends. maybe we can do a lunch meet next week-ish?

I think next week might be good for me to Luis. I need to set a date up to have some warranty work done to the Wildcat and am hoping they can do it next week. Planning a trip to Denver April 20 & want to have repairs done before that trip. This will be the first time pulling with the guages.

 

[pwerwagn]

Pick a Date Jeff. Tuesdays and thursdays are best for me, preferably tuesdays though.

Warren, I bet that was Johnny Hawks you saw. He has three chevy's with cummins. One is a short bed 4-door 4x4 with 35's, the other is a long bed 2wd dually with a flat bed 4-door, and the other is a longbed 2wd dually 4-door with a bed. all three are white. He lives in LL about 2 miles from me.

At one time they all 3 had "Johnnys dirty Work" on the door, his business.

 

[btanner]

I would guess that it was me if it was valentines day we were moving fast going to and coming back from hooters. If it was green and looked really low I garentee it was me. Guess Johnny and I need to meet some time see how we conquered different issues. Yeah mines really loud right now because i still don't have any exhaust at all just a 36" downpipe and that's it. Next week might work for me. The truck completely rewiring it this week to get rid of some of the uneccessary stuff.



-ben

 

[WRStrong]

Yeah, I'm talking almost a year ago or so. The chev was two tone red, like red and dark red. It had an exhaust system and was pretty well decked out.



I will meet you guys for lunch if schedule permits. Bob's?

 

[LOtero]

lunch will definitely have to be next week, things is crazy over in my world, but supposedly the "war" ends sunday, so back to regular 9-5 monday. let me know!

 

[btanner]

yeah I moved here in january definately wasn't here a year ago. Mine's dark green (with a primered bed now) and sits really low (frame is 3" off the ground) It's pretty unique looking. Also it has a big fuel cell set into a hole cut in the bed. Trust me if you've seen it you'd know. Not the prettiest truck but it works. Next week will work for me just let me know



-ben

 

[Joseph Donnelly]

How about holding the next lunch at Bea's on Zuni???

 

[Joseph Donnelly]

**Who knows, maybe people in other states will even admit we're part of the USA!**



Here's a true story:

Several years ago I tried to make a reservation at Motel 6 using the 800 number, for the time of the Auge's show. The reservation clerk INSISTED that I call international reservations, even after I informed her that NEW Mexico was in the USA.

 

[bighornram]

The reservation clerk INSISTED that I call international reservations, even after I informed her that NEW Mexico was in the USA.

:-laf :-laf :-laf :-laf :-laf :-laf

 

[pwerwagn]

Yeah, Ive been trying to get Johnny to join TDR, but he doesnt seem intersted.

Which Bea's, Joe, the old or the new??? You mean the one behind Griffs, right?

 

[LOtero]

that beas meet would be perfect for me, just name the time!

 

[WRStrong]

Bea's is great. I'll try to meet you all. BTW... that doesn't involve any border crossings does it? Here's my NM story. I was placing a phone order for parts a few years ago. Got all done ordering, but when giving my shipping address the girl said, "oh I'm sorry, I don't think we can sell to other countries. "



Hey Wagn, I got a little irked by a post in that thread on the Towing and Hauling forum. If I "took a tone" in my reply it certainly wasn't directed at you. I felt like the other guy wanted to start a "my hitch can beat up your hitch" thing. sorry.



Warren

 

[pwerwagn]

No problem Warren. Some of the guys here just dont know when to quit, do they?

So anybody decide a day/time for lunch?

-Jeff

 

[Joseph Donnelly]

I'm talking about Bea's-2 on Zuni, one block S of Central, one block W of Wyoming. I braved the snow today to go there; I'm up for lunch about any day

11 Am would be good as they get kinda crowded by noon.

 

[pwerwagn]

Sounds good to me, Joe.

I'll meet you there tomorrow at 11:00 if you want to. And if anybody else wants to come, your welcome to.

--Jeff