anyone else miss J.B. and Coastie ?

[Joe_Black]

[i]Joe, that sucks about the CUCV. I gotta couple cabs in Wyoming...
I am not sure if I missed a post somewhere about how the roll over happened... care to elaborate or throw me a link?

Well, one tragedy led to a bunch of opportunity. The upside is that insurance totalled it very much in my favor and I bought the whole thing back for $300. All I need now is an IP rebuild to address the disintegrating govenor flex-ring, and cab with a title. The bed and chassis are all perfect. So I'm on the hunt for a civvie cab with AC and power windows/locks so I can have some creature comforts but will repaint the whole thing with desert tan CARC to keep it military. Plus I'm thinking of going manual and put an Nv4500 behind the 6.2 which will give me a nice overdrive without having to worry about changing the 4.56 diffs, not to mention all the other benefits like PTO.

The scene on I-75 south of Atlanta about a month ago:



Here's the bulk of the story in two threads from the Steel Soldiers forum...

Part 1: http://www.steelsoldiers.com/index.p...hlight=#116789

Part 2: http://www.steelsoldiers.com/index.p...hlight=#120069

[WormGod]

Damn man, you just bought that too didnt you?

[ZEUS]

WOW! Well, I gotta say... that is the most aerodynamic CUCV I have ever seen! I am glad nobody was hurt, Joe. That is pretty crazy - my dad and I have towed trucks and Jeeps on a trailer like that all over the place. That is strange it whip tailed! Even the last big tow trip included the CJ-7 on the trailer and my truck bed converted to trailer being towed behind that! The whole setup did the tail wag sometimes, but not to dangerous limits... it's just crazy to see this happened to a single car hauler! Thanks for the link BTW - I'll have to join up to that forum when I get back into my CUCVHumVee project... Assuming the truck makes the trip down to SLC!!!

[etlsport]

wow! glad you werent hurt in all of that!!

J.. even if costie apologized for blowing up etc.. there really isnt excuse for getting nasty like that, if i recall right hes done it more than once and threatened to leave the forum etc etc cause he didnt get responses like he wanted.. very childish... that said.. i do miss his enthusiasm about the VX

[nfpgasmask]

Wow Joe, I just read your story. Amazing you guys made it out safe and no one got hurt! Reminds me a of a trailer mishap I had back in 98. I was towing a car with a 14' Uhaul and a 2-wheel tow dolly. I safely dropped off the car and then on my way to return the light, empty trailer, and on a particularly bad road west of Chicago, while it was about 15 degrees and sleeting, the 2 wheel tow dolly came off the hitch, swinging wildly back and forth as it hung on with the safety chains. All I saw in my mirror was sparks flying all over the place and cars and trucks swerving to avoid me as I pulled off onto the basically non-existant shoulder. I jumped out, heaved the dolly back onto the hitch and quickly merged back into the heavy traffic and off the highway. I was lucky I didn't cause a huge pile up. Several cars and trucks just barely missed hitting me as I was on the shoulder. Scary stuff.

Anyway, glad you and the wife are ok.

Bart

[JHarris1385]

What about SPAZZ??
Where is he?

[ZEUS]

The last I talked to SPAZZ he told me his computer was having serious issues. The guy is not healthy though, which could be part of his absence as well. Plus, I am sure his kid is keeping him busy too.

[JHarris1385]

I thought I had probably just missed some post on here from him. His knowlegde is needed and very helpfull around here, he has been missed thats for sure. I hope all is well with him, his offspring, and computer gets better too. No really I did not know he was ill at all or what from.

[cyronman]

What about SPAZZ??
Where is he?

I recently PM'd him about something and he responded 2 days ago.
It was short and to the point, although that was the first time I've ever 'spoken' to him.

[Ascinder]

I got the same type of response when I emailed SPAZZ about some gearing a few weeks to a month ago. Short and to the point. I bet he either: 1. Has a lot on his plate or, 2. He just got sick of the VX.

Note: #2 is not really an option.

It would be great to have these guys back on full time. It's pretty sad to lose any experienced people who have 'been there done that'. And yeah, I miss Costie too. He is a little rough around the edges, but his heart seemed to be in the right place, at least when he could keep his mouth shut. He got his VX right around the same time I got mine, and it was interesting to see the different paths evolve and go their separate routes.

[Chopper]

Like the content or not, the posts themselves never fail to amuse me. I agree with almost none of them, I don't like anything that gets glued or screwed onto a car that does not make it go faster, or handle better. Fake scoops, useless hood leashes, and big red mudflaps just aren't my style. I believe i'm one of the ones that was a little harsh...but over childishness not newcommer status. I was not aware of the blowup above... that said...GOOD JOB JOE!!! We do frame/body swaps all the time As for the paint work, bring 'em over... Sherwin Williams has come out with a line of pretty trick paint called Planet Color, think H.O.K.. Heavy pearls, sweet flip types, strong candies, even a "texture" group with a rubbery feel. I'm doin a S10 in the new "self-healing clearcoat" this week to see how it works out. (it's a S.W. reps car) Rock chips and small scratches will "heal" in bright sunlight. Exciting stuff...I think I'm gonna shoot the Lightning in this stuff...nice, trick,burgandy pearl, flip...then top it with the new clear. These colors are perfect for a scooter....even have the artist if you wanna get fancy, or even inappropriate. Give me a call 386-446-0224 Flagler Collision

[Joe_Black]

LOL, thanks for the "feedback" Wayne! As mentioned chassis and bed are straight and unharmed, and fortunately sourcing 73-87 Chevy truck parts is about the easiest thing imaginable. Just found out today I don't need to get a titled cab and can just get the DMV to issue a rebuilt title from the salvage one I'm going to end up with.

I'll get in touch with you on the paint though. It's my '74 Z1 which is currently a battered metallic blue, and I'd like to go to a candy green like on the '01 Kaw ZX12R. I had my '84 GPz1100 done like that in a 3-stage and it came out gorgeous, so something similar would be great. Tempted to get subtle ghost flames on the leading areas, but that's still a coin-toss.