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We're hoping to take the Forestry Trunk Road (AB 40 and 734) between Cochrane and Nordegg. 8 hours for traveling less than 300km of distance, this road is fun. There are lots of technical areas, so try to bring something with a little ground clearance and decent traction, but don't sweat it too much. I traveled this route with my parents over the course of an entire month when I was young in a 2wd 1978 longbox crewcab GMC towing a 25' 70's era RV trailer, so if that barge could handle this road full of twisty sections, washboarding, steep hills, landslides, and literal moose attacks, whatever rolling garbage fire you can bring will be able to do this road without too much trouble. Bring extra gas, keep your food in a good sealed container (  EVERYTHING WILL GET DUSTY ) a comfortable sleep system, spares and tools and you shouldn't have much trouble at all. Bring mom's old minivan, it'll handle it, so long as you don't drive like a complete dong.Camping is plentiful along the way, and it's almost all PLUZ (public land use zoning) so there will be opportunities for ill-advised offroading excursions, firearms target practice, and practicing your general poor decision making skills.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:The interior is sort of gross. The interior is super gross, but not nearly as bad as it could have been. Here are some of the tasks we've done so far: Went to edmonton to get used wheels and tires on the assumption that the wheels would fit. We were lied to and the bolt pattern was incorrect, necessitating new canadian tire special steelies. Here was the original test fit, note the coffee mug on the bumper. no table needed with this beaut.  Switch and I tore into the engine bay to fix a problem with the alternator, specifically that it was not charging the battery. When removing parts to gain access, we discovered a huge gaping hole in the pre-filter side of the air intake box, this would be sucking hot smokey air from inside the bay and robbing us of precious horsepowers, so I fixed it with a soda can and some 5 minute epoxy.   fucks given: zero Now for the alternator itself. Easiest way Switch found to do this was to replace the 2 wire alternator with a 3 wire (I think), splice in the charge cable, and cut part of the cast ear off the alt housing so we could actually get the belt over the pulley. Note the corroded and near-to-flames former alternator harness in the bottom right corner. New charge cable is spliced in with the old one under that nice crimp/heat shrink coupler in the middle. The big maxi fuse should keep this car mint for years to come.  The harness came from an F-150, the alternator from a taurus.  Ran the wire in front of the rad and over to the solenoid.  This week we had the tires on the proper wheels.  God drat that looks good.  The wheels only barely touch at full angle, when the suspension is compressed there's a little rubbing. No big, that will clearance itself no problem.  Today we replaced the plugs, wires, dizzy cap, rotor, and air filter. Fuel filter was done on the hoist, and we put in a replacement for a burnt out lowbeam headlight. It will do two wheel burnouts on gravel, so it's already fantastic. THE LIST posted:1. replace the rubber brake lines, service rear drums once the parts arrive
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Apr 10, 2017 05:41
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McTinkerson posted:I may or may not have access to a rusty as gently caress E36 328is auto on eBay coilovers for basically free. I always wanted to know what a Bavarian inline 6 with zoomies sounded like. I also found another megasquirt while cleaning up my garage..... Oh god yes that ratty BMW would be incredible on the FTR. Liquid Communism posted:Man, that's a 22 hour run to the starting city, or I'd be tempted. I saw an '88 Crown Vic for ~$500 on CL yesterday... Come on out! You'd have a place to stay and wrench as necessary when you get here at least.
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Apr 11, 2017 07:20
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Yeah we're sticking north of Cochrane, there's lots of oil field stuff in there and they maintain the roads at least a little. The only question I really have is, do we meet at my place and start from the south, or meet in nordegg and start from the north?
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Apr 11, 2017 17:36
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Powershift posted:Sage words of wisdom. Yeah I'm thinking we'll want to take our time and enjoy the sights along the route. At least two nights of camping, or one plus a motel or something. I think mountain air Lodge is along the way somewhere on that road. Ram River falls is gorgeous, Pepper's lake is about the prettiest campground I have ever been to (oh yeah bring fishing gear everyone), we'll want to zip into Caroline for gas and to take in the, uh, atmosphere of the town  lots of other things to see and do.
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Apr 11, 2017 18:15
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DoritoPower posted:I'd love to do this again but I am not going to use my WRX nor my FD and, unfortunately, I sold Cool Ranch (which I would not have, if I knew this was coming up so soon) after last year's thing. I've got kind of a lot going on early summer too. Maybe next year. Buy a 500$ hooptie and race that mofo.
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Apr 12, 2017 04:08
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DrakeriderCa posted:I desperately want to do this but could probably only swing a day or two and no money, since I ran out of wifely goodwill last year Bring her with you! It's a camping trip, fun for everyone! Liquid Communism posted:I'm switching compaines on 1 May, so there's no way I can swing a week off that quick. I'll just have to settle for cheering via internet. Tell them you have some pre-planned vacation when you start, that's totally legitimate.
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Apr 13, 2017 05:11
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Man I really like that fox body. I've never been a huge mustang fan but that style with those headlight arrangements just do it for me. So switch and I did some more work on the Lincoln, I will let him do the main write up because he was taking the pictures, but here's a couple I took after the fact. 1, sway bar bushings because one of them looked like this:  Also I had to blacksmith the gently caress out of the swaybay bushing's bracket because Grandpa Ron ran this thing over a parking barrier or something and bent the absolute gently caress out of it. 2, we did rear brakes. This side looks ok.  This side, not so much.   I would like to crib from my drunken ramblings on slack from an hour ago to express myself here. Whether or not these notes are correct, I don't give a gently caress. quote:just drums in general, they are, without any hyperbole, my most hated general maintenance thing to do on a car
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Apr 17, 2017 02:37
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McTinkerson posted:Here's another possible contender: http://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/edmonton/1984-pontiac-fiero-se-2m4-coupe-2-door/1247634657?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true Man, I dunno. Field rescue usually means massive frame rot. It might accordian a bitch the first time someone takes it over a speed bump.  Execuuuuudooooorkk
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Apr 18, 2017 16:31
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Didn't we just field rescue a loving Lincoln? Yeah but the frame rails are all 1/4" thick box section on that fatass panther. If anything a little frame rot is necessary as weight reduction.
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Apr 18, 2017 16:56
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ExecuDork posted:
Probably not, but I could invite you to be a keynote speaker at some town meeting that you could flake on.
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Apr 18, 2017 19:50
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ExecuDork posted:Being a keynote speaker counts as work, so I could get that paid for. Plus, it would actually be a pretty high priority because everybody is talking about doing more "community outreach". There's a huge bog/wetland/slough in my backyard and the neighbor's place, does that count?
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Apr 18, 2017 20:53
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No that was definitely not along my garage foundation.
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Apr 18, 2017 23:20
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McTinkerson posted:gently caress yessssssss. That thing is excellent. Has to go.... ON A WYKKED SICK ADVENTURE
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Apr 21, 2017 17:27
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Well, the Town Car runs well enough to take it into town to book it at the glass shop. There's no way I'm replacing the passenger side window after the rear end-pain that was getting a junkyard one out. Yeah, I tore that fuckin junkyard door apart and literally chiseled out the rivets holding glass to regulator mechanism. Seeing the layout up close, paying to get that done was a fuckin no brainer. Seat Safety Switch posted:I feel like there must be a dedicated antenna for "just FM" and the connector/wiring for it is broken off or something? Maybe that's the boomerang antenna? Probably just not plugged in. Or it's the vertical one and it's not connected. E:. Fuckin Alberta 
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Apr 25, 2017 17:54
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Yeah but it's got grabbers!
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Apr 25, 2017 23:19
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cursedshitbox posted:magic/more magic. This.
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May 9, 2017 20:44
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Yeah that was a fun evening. I bought 100 litres of fuel from costco for 88.9 c/L, filled up the old bricknose and two jerrys while it's still cheap as I escorted Switch in the lincoln back to the shop. Also, big thanks to Shrugs not Drugs for the chunk of diamond plate big enough to make a skid plate out of, thanks man!
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May 10, 2017 04:17
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1500quidporsche posted:gently caress me, that is ridiculously tempting. Do it and join the rally! DO IT DO IT DO IT
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1500quidporsche posted:If it was a convertible I'd probably pull the trigger on it. Your Rx 7 still qualifies.
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May 17, 2017 15:04
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Seat Safety Switch posted:We did it, you guys. loving Justice has been served at last.
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May 19, 2017 02:42
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Hey I had some pictures from the last time we worked on the land barge. poo poo, what did I break here?  Oh right, we were replacing the rubber brake lines and this one was so rusted and seized the rust had welded the fitting to the line, and it just kind of twisted apart.  We eventually got it to Airdrie to get the passenger side glass put in. loving snow.  They did a good job, and cheap too. Thanks Airdrie windshield and glass.  Check out the windshield corner rust. Mmmm.  After that, I drove it to the same detailer that did the celica and left it with him while I went on vacation. The poor bastard put loving five rounds of shampoo into that upholstery which is a personal record for him. Hopefully Switch and I can get some decent shots of that soon. So is it just us and Shrugs' team going on this trip? Did all you northern guys bail on us? 
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May 20, 2017 05:22
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Yeah sorry to hear about your issues McT, that sucks man. Shrugs: that thing is loving rad and will be a blast on the FTR. Well done. I think our best bet is to meet in Nordegg/ Brazeau at the race trac gas station this Friday and head south from there. What time are you guys able to meet there? Slung Blade fucked around with this message at 15:36 on May 29, 2017 |
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May 29, 2017 15:31
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Around three pm in Nordegg sounds entirely reasonable. gently caress I need to pack my gear...
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Slung blade's log day 1, entry 1. Worked 14 hours straight yesterday, plus a call out at 11:30 the night before and a call in at 2am this morning. Status: loving beat. I left a message for my coworkers on my whiteboard.  Spirits are high though and I am preparing for the day, packing materiel and supplies. Sure hope I don't forget anything.
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Jun 2, 2017 15:24
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Log entry day 1 part 2, 296530km on the clock. We have thrown our poo poo into the barge and are proceeding to Airdrie for supplies. SSSwitch is wearing the yacht Captain's hat that I purchased for him as a gift, stylin. Packed clothes, sleeping bag, pad, tent, hammock, toiletries. Fishing rod, lures. Tools. Stove, bbq, charcoal, lighter, newspaper, Axe, propane tank, cooler, smokie forks, pan, bowl, plates, fork knife spoon. Various foods. Need to buy ice, beer, dish soap, wash cloths, steaks.
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Jun 2, 2017 18:25
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Just myself and switch on team boat Lincoln, plus shrugs-not-drugs and his codriver in the pintostang.
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Jun 2, 2017 19:37
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It was going to be three, but Mctinkerson had driveway problems
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Jun 2, 2017 20:14
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Day 2, entry one. Having nearly frozen our giblets off last night (at least switch and I did, I think shrugs and his codriver were ok), we woke to hearty breakfast of bacon and eggs and campfire coffee. Broke camp and did a little fishing off the dock, caught and released a trio of nice little brook trout. We are currently in Rocky mountain House enjoying a burg from the baron.  I'm going to get this empty propane tank refilled and then I think we're headed to wetaskiwin for the Reynolds museum.
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Jun 3, 2017 21:19
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Part 2: Reynolds didn't happen today, unforeseen circumstances brought us to rimby and the international harvester museum. It was closed but still interesting, lots of outdoor exhibits. We are camped out at gull lake tonight serenaded by the dozen champion generator sets screaming in the neighbouring sites so they can watch the hockey game. Tonight's dinner, steaks, grilled corn and stir fry vegetables.
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Jun 4, 2017 03:43
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Day 3 entry one. Much better night last, we slept comfortably after an enormous steak dinner, found a guy selling a huge stack of firewood for 30 bucks in rimby, and spent the night at Aspen beach campground on the shores of gull lake. I made my signature pancakes for breakfast, and after a small food coma we broke camp and went our separate ways. SSSwitch and I are going to the Reynolds museum for a bit, while team shrugs is headed home. Spirits are high now towards the end of the journey. Hopefully we can get some good pictures here.
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Finally had a chance to offload my pictures. So Thursday I worked about 14 hours, in addition to two callouts in the middle of the loving nights before and after. I left a message for my colleagues to demonstrate my mental state.  Friday rolls around and SSSwitch comes to my place and we load the barge. Heading to Airdrie for essential ice, beer, and various sundries.  EFFICIENCY, SPEED, AND CLASS.  After an entirely uneventful trip to Nordegg, we leave the pavement.  Road conditions were excellent, there was only one or two sections of serious washboarding.  Our destination was just as pretty as I had remembered it.   The night was indeed cold, as SSSwitch indicated. Even I, an extremely well insulated gentleman (  ) was uncomfortable in a -10C rated sleeping bag. My 10 pound propane bottle was completely empty, so we used good old fashioned wood to cook a healthy breakfast. With the sun out, we did a little fishing off the dock. Between the two of us with licenses, we caught three nice little brook trout with a simple spoon lure, all released back into the water for future anglers.   Then it was on to the gravel pit by the entrance to the park. The Dustang was truly in its' element here.    The lincoln, not so much, but it made a valiant effort and raised a mighty dust cloud regardless.     If you squint, you can see SSSwitch wearing the sea captain's hat that I purchased for him as a souvenir.   After the festivities we retired from the Alberta Forestry Zone to the warm embrace of civilization, where we purchased propane and other supplies, and decided against returning to the hellishly cold mountain landscape of the west and turned East, to the warm fertile plains and brush of central Alberta. Gull Lake, Aspen Beach. A place to rest, recuperate and drink our troubles away while hordes of joyously screaming children enjoyed happy days with new friends that they would probably never meet again  Plus we had pancakes for breakfast, that's always nice. The locals mistook our shelter for some kind of leaf.  There is so much room in this car I didn't even have to try to organize things very well. There is a stove, BBQ, cooler, bag of charcoal, tools, cast iron pan, two folding chairs, a charcoal chimney, a propane tank and many misc items in the trunk.  And all our sleeping gear, clothing and tent in the back seat.  It is now where the teams separate, and SSSwitch and I head north to Wetaskiwin to enjoy a museum of industry and technology. This appears to be some kind of precursor subaru.  Evidence of the initial reluctance to make automobiles by the McLaughlin company.  Followed by their eventual embrace of the new order just a few years later.  Some of the interpretive plaques were a little close to home.  Sounds vaguely familiar.  I couldn't get adequate pictures of everything, as we could have been there for days. But I did grab a snap of this for my grandparents.  They're both from Moosomin, and this thing is freaky as hell. 
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McTinkerson posted:I was already regretting not being able to participate this year. And then you guys go and post the trip reports. gently caress, now I really regret it. Maybe you should try not having an accordion style driveway skirt then. 
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1500quidporsche posted:What's the tow capacity of that bad boy? It'll tow that kart trailer of yours no problem.
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gently caress the haters. Town car owns.
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