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M135 Preservinspiration
Stan,
Wow, thank you so much. Visiting and visually stripping another M135 is very inspirational. The legion, maps, directions, campsite, tour, babysitting when I couldn't find the legion and breakfast was over the top. Just a great visit.
I headed up the Sea to Sky highway and after jumping on highway 97 between Clinton and Cache Creek, I was thankful.....extremely thankful I was not in any type of MV. The road past Lillooet is straight up for what seemed an hour and straight only refers to up. The longest straight stretch of road had to be less then a quarter mile....crazy drive.
Even North of Clinton the highway is a 60mph to 10mph to 40mph to 10mph race track. Watkins Glen is the only thing I can compare it to.
When I headed North of Prince George.......we stopped. It seems the river(s) along highway 97 washed out several sections and my white Chevy drove through hours of rain, road-crush and Mud. There's a nice photo of a 3 ton I followed behind pilot vehicles for 2 1/2 hrs.
The good thing is, unless we have floods that repeat the process next year, anyone coming from Vancouver up #1 to #97 North for the ALCAN tour......will have some nice sections of paved road.
The bad news is.....the trip to Dawson is not easy. Few gas stations, some areas where there are no shoulders or any place to pull over, limited passing lanes...wa wa wa. Bring the "A" game.
The scenery is almost as beautiful as a hot day in Penticton.
Back to my project:
We 'tentatively' pick up a parts truck early next week. The master cylinder...new from Asbury...is installed and we're playing with diff./ drive shaft seals. One was machined so the standard seals don't fit and there's only money keeping my girl from dripplin' when she sit.
I'm hoping the parts truck has some solid front end/ steering parts because that is next. Rollie the Goalie mechanic figures we have a battle still coming. Seems like things are pretty loose up front and getting it tight/ inspectable/ and safe is gonna take some luck.
Brother, thanks again for the time you spent when I was there.
I've included a couple mystery photos with some logging toys and a bike I saw in the garage of another amazing MV preservationist.
Photos of the hopeful parts truck recovery next.
Stan,
Wow, thank you so much. Visiting and visually stripping another M135 is very inspirational. The legion, maps, directions, campsite, tour, babysitting when I couldn't find the legion and breakfast was over the top. Just a great visit.
I headed up the Sea to Sky highway and after jumping on highway 97 between Clinton and Cache Creek, I was thankful.....extremely thankful I was not in any type of MV. The road past Lillooet is straight up for what seemed an hour and straight only refers to up. The longest straight stretch of road had to be less then a quarter mile....crazy drive.
Even North of Clinton the highway is a 60mph to 10mph to 40mph to 10mph race track. Watkins Glen is the only thing I can compare it to.
When I headed North of Prince George.......we stopped. It seems the river(s) along highway 97 washed out several sections and my white Chevy drove through hours of rain, road-crush and Mud. There's a nice photo of a 3 ton I followed behind pilot vehicles for 2 1/2 hrs.
The good thing is, unless we have floods that repeat the process next year, anyone coming from Vancouver up #1 to #97 North for the ALCAN tour......will have some nice sections of paved road.
The bad news is.....the trip to Dawson is not easy. Few gas stations, some areas where there are no shoulders or any place to pull over, limited passing lanes...wa wa wa. Bring the "A" game.
The scenery is almost as beautiful as a hot day in Penticton.
Back to my project:
We 'tentatively' pick up a parts truck early next week. The master cylinder...new from Asbury...is installed and we're playing with diff./ drive shaft seals. One was machined so the standard seals don't fit and there's only money keeping my girl from dripplin' when she sit.
I'm hoping the parts truck has some solid front end/ steering parts because that is next. Rollie the Goalie mechanic figures we have a battle still coming. Seems like things are pretty loose up front and getting it tight/ inspectable/ and safe is gonna take some luck.
Brother, thanks again for the time you spent when I was there.
I've included a couple mystery photos with some logging toys and a bike I saw in the garage of another amazing MV preservationist.
Photos of the hopeful parts truck recovery next.
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