Terre Haute Indiana rally?

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Is anyone going to this Diesel Extravaganza on the 23 and 24? I will be there for Saturday for sure. Just wandering if anyone else is going, would like to meet a few of the TDR members over there.

 

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Me and Ol' Blue will be there. Only one problem, a friend of mine with a PSd is coming. He can't believe these cummins are so strong, said he wishes now that he'd bought one instead of the PSD.

Allow me to ramble:

I am hoping to get Ol' Blue painted next year, but she don't look too bad. I wanted to tell yall, why I love Ol' Blue so much. When I was in the 8th grade (spring of 1989),(I am only 25 now) my dad was wanting a new truck. We had always run 1/2 ton chevys, he had some 3/4 tons in the early 70's. When I saw the first Dodge Cummins, I begged him to buy one. "I don't want no diesel truck, they're too slow", he said. I begged him to take me to test drive one. "I just want to ride in one", I told him. My uncle stopped by the dealer and got me a brochure with a picture of the engine on it. I thought it was awesome. Well One weekend we went lookin at trucks and dad drove a FORD (yuch) with a 302 V8 in it. Well luckily mom said no Fords would come into our driveway. So..... on Monday afternoon as the school bus topped the hill to my house, there sat Ol' Blue in the drive way, as soon as we got off the bus I ran all the way home. My mom was really excited, she said "I like it, it sounds like a little big rig". My dad said "This things is awesome, it will fly". Later that week dad let me drive her up and down our street. Man I thought I was someting. That was the beginning. Later when I was in High school, I used to drive it to school some and on occasion show the ford boys that a 6 cylinder could outrun a 302 ford. Then I went to college driving a 78 nova my folks bought new. Dad talked off and on about gettin a new truck , so I told him to wait till I graduated and I'd buy Ol' Blue, he said he'd never trade her, but he wanted a new one. I think he wishes he'd never bought the new one, it was a low power truck etc. etc. Now it runs good, but with 4. 10 gears it gets about 16 mpg on a good day. On ocassion the other engineers I work with say "Man why don't you buy a new truck, you've got all kindsa money?" I tell them I hope they are asking me the same question in about 15 years.
To me the ultimate truck would be a 68-70 Dodge W200 4 door short bed with late model cummins (about 400 hp) and a 5 or 6 speed and 3. 54 gears. I hope to buy one in a couple of years and build one. I could do it for less than the cost of a new truck and have something really nice. Ol' Blue would probably get a little jealuos, but I think she'd kinda like having a stable mate.



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1989 D 250 Ice blue met. 5 spd 3. 54, 140,000, Banks stage III powerpack straight exhaust, pump adjustments, still looking for more power in the form of new injectors
1999 3500 4x4 Chassis cab Emerald green ISB 5 spd 4. 10 K&N Filter straight exhaust 9 ft flatbed WARN fenderflares,Let, 275hp injectors installed, boost and pyro gages, VA plug'n power Love it, Jacobs E brake
May buy another one in 2009!!

 

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I was hoping I could meet alot of you guys to discuss some old stories or ask you all some questions. I think I might stay all night in a tent there too. So keep an eye out for me.

 

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3dracer:

My wife and I will be there and look
forward to meeting you. Before buying
my 96'Ram CTD I owned a 92' which had
94,000 miles on it when I sold it. It
was a real good truck and the only
reason I sold it was for the added
space of the "Club Cab. "

To help you find us my signature is
listed below and the color of our
truck is "Flame Red. "

You may want to go over to "Local
and Regional Events" and go to the
"Scheid Diesel Rally" post. Alot
of the members have posted about
the event there.

Take care and hope to see you
next week!
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John_P.

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Red '96 4x4 2500 Auto 3. 54, TST #5, Pump Mods, Banks Exhaust, Prime Loc, Cummins Chrome Kit, Pro-Torque Converter, BD Valve Body, Sendel 16" Alum Wheels w/ 33" BFGs

 

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<font color=blue>Mark Kitchell, Douglas Hatfield, and Myself will be in attendence both days (arriving Friday Night). I know there is gonna be a buncha GLTDR members there as well (I have to hunt them down at the KOA #ad
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You might get more of a reply or action on this thread, if it were in the Chapter Event forum... ... (alot of people only read the forums that pertain to them).

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[This message has been edited by KatDiesel (edited 09-15-2000). ]