2012 Full Size Enchilada October 21-26, Las Cruces, NM

[Sambo]

weds-sat. only 1 rig from cbad,mine! steven is ridin with me! angel is undecided yet!

[mcjeep80]

we may have another from roswell. i havent seen him on here but he's got a stepside j10 geting a doubler. he is in the same boat as me. when i had time i had no money, now i have the money and little time.

[Michael]

How much more do you have left Irving?

[mcjeep80]

it is all painted and lined. i tried to load some pics last night but my camera was giving me fits. i need to finish the switch panel/ dash, bolt in the cage and seats, and finish wiring all the relays, switches and guages. almost done. drive shafts should be done sometime this week

[Tad]

My drive shafts went to the shop yesterday, probably will not see them until early next week.
Still lots to do here.

[Blake]

I'm having second thoughts about taking the waggy. It has 4:10's and no overdrive, so the hwy rpm's are too high (for me). Plus the rear output of the atlas seems to be leaking out the splines, slinging oil onto the catalytic convertor.

So I'm thinking about taking the J10, which only needs some new fluid in the 14 bolt and the tires balanced. I need to find a quieter fuel pump for it too. The main problem is the AMC 360. It's getting some sort of knock and it worries me to drive it that far from home....

Nobody is coming from Colorado with a trailer huh?

[Michael]

You will have more fun in the J10..... How far is it from your house to Las Cruces? Just Curious

[Blake]

It's 705 miles according to google maps. Straight down I-25.

We drove it over 5000 miles in on the UA last year with absolutely no problems, but an old truggy can only take so much

I really, really need a tow rig and trailer (hence the reason for the J20 which currently has no engine/tranny/'case)

[Michael]

They all clatter.....mine had barely any compression for 4 years....would drive it everywhere and would knock on every start up the last year. Maybe I should bring my spare 360 for you.....

[Blake]

They all clatter.....mine had barely any compression for 4 years....would drive it everywhere and would knock on every start up the last year. Maybe I should bring my spare 360 for you.....

That would be cool! I think I'll be heading down there on Saturday or Sunday and will keep ya in mind if I need an engine It would be interesting to change an engine on the road or trail

[Sambo]

hey i ran mine one year with a bad pushrod didn't even know it! just had a slight miss to it!(bought a motor from jaime)
no propane install yet! steven's bro in law is the guru for that and he's off hunting.so probably won't happen for this year!

[rstep]

Talked with a few about food for the week,Tad,Flint. would anybody like to group cook? basicly bring food for one day,but enough to feed a group and switch out each day.

[Tad]

Talked with a few about food for the week,Tad,Flint. would anybody like to group cook? basicly bring food for one day,but enough to feed a group and switch out each day.

I'm up for it.
Don't really need to bring a lot of food as there is shopping close to the KOA.

Michael?
You bringing that big wok Angel had made for you?

[Blake]

Krystal and I would love to participate!

Especially since there is shopping nearby!

[Michael]

Yes I will be bringing the disco! We usually group cook every night....and morning