[tcb] Re: full trip report and pictures :D
- From: singlecabboy <sealingwaxred@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:10:38 -0700 (PDT)
Thanks Brian ,Things like this is what makes it all worth while.
Paul Smith
H.B.B
T.C.B
Transporters at the Point 6
--- On Mon, 10/13/08, Brian Denning <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Brian Denning <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [tcb] full trip report and pictures :D
> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Chad Johnson" <chadeverette@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Monday, October 13, 2008, 11:54 AM
> Trip Report T@TP5here are the
> pics:http://s114.photobucket.com/albums/n256/i_am_cool_fred/Transporters%20at%20the%20point%205/
>
>
> Thursday:
>
> Left work at 4:00pm went to the dentist (not really part of
> the trip but it was done in the bus so I guess it’s
> acceptable as part of this
> trip report). Left the dentist and went to Browns Country
> Store and Restaurant
> to meet Neil and eat. Neil and I headed out at about
> 5:30pm. Arrived at Hooks,
> TX put in about 7.3 gallons of gas and was averaging about
> 25ish mpg. Neils
> exact words to that was “Damn man, this thing is
> awesome.” We went on our way once
> again. Got to Dallas at 10:45pm. Ate some pizza and visited
> with Liz for a
> while. Looked at the clock and decided it’s not to late
> and I’m still awake so
> I’ll go ahead and make the rest of the trip. Called Mike
> Hayes to see if they
> will still be up and he said sure come on down. So then I
> visited with Liz and
> Neil some more looked at the clock it’s 12am…I have to
> go. Set off on my way
> stopping first to get some gas. 7.2 gallons of gas from
> hooks to Neils house
> again 25ish mpg.
>
>
>
> Phone rings at about 1am. It’s Mike asking if I was close
> “OH, NO I’M NOT” Everyone in the back ground even
> hears me say this and they
> all laugh. Mike says where are you and I say I just passed
> a sign that says
> Waco 40 miles. Mike says you have another hour and a half.
> So I tell them to
> just go ahead and go to bed and I’ll see them in the
> morning.
>
>
>
> I’m trucking along and notice that every once in a while
> the
> bus seems to hiccup. Nothing major just enough for the
> driver to notice. Hell,
> Neil never noticed it either. So I attribute that to the
> Semi’s that were
> passing me and go on about my life. It’s 2am I’m
> starting to yawn so I reach
> over and flip the toggle switch for the radio, throw in the
> Gorrillaz Demon
> Days CD and start Jamming, I get through one song and the
> bus goes dead. But
> then fires off again…that was not in my head. So I turn
> off the radio because I
> hear it backfiring I look in my side view mirror and can
> see the flames
> shooting out. So I throw it in neutral and cost off the
> interstate to a well
> lit tree farm (or something like that) get out check the
> timing hammer the
> throttle a couple of times and it runs fine. Get back in
> take off 1st
> gear is fine, 2nd gear is fine, 3rd gear is fine, 4th
> gear getting on the inerstate 45mph it backfires out the
> exhaust, out the carb
> it spits, sputters whines, cries, flames are coming out of
> everywhere so I
> throw it in 3rd ON THE INTERSTATE!!! and turn on the
> flashers and
> cruise at about 30mph with it doing that because I can see
> bright lights ahead.
> It’s got to be a gas station. So I hammer on and sure
> enough it was a Shell
> Truck stop with a Subway in it (important info so make a
> note SUBWAY) I call
> Mike it’s 2:30am. “Mike, I’m sorry to wake you I know
> you guys are probably
> asleep but I have problems” he and robb suggest I check
> the points so I do.
> Points were collapsed so I adjusted them start it up it
> runs good then
> backfires and dies. I go back and check them again, they
> collapse again. So I
> try to adjust them out again and realize that I can’t,
> the little plastic part
> that rests on the lobe of the distributor is worn off about
> 1/16 compared to
> the other set I have. So I put the other set in. still
> nothing, I ask an off
> duty cop that is on his way to work (buying doughnuts,
> seriously) to start the
> bus while I check for fire nothing. So I call Mike back he
> says he’s on his
> way.
>
>
>
> I stand around look around go to the service road and look
> I
> see a bridge go back to the bus look at the gps it says in
> .5 miles blah blah
> blah, I didn’t see where it says get on i35s so I call
> Mike and say I’m a half
> mile away from the exit and tell them where I’m at. Fast
> forward 30 minutes
> Robb calls and says does we don’t see you where are you
> at. “I’m at the Shell”
> does it have a Wendy’s? “No,” well what Shell are you
> at? Oh, the gps says that
> I’m 8 miles away not .5miles, my bad. Finally the show up
> after having to deal
> with my crap directions and Robb puts on a new set of
> points. The points have
> spark so I go to start it up. Nothing. Check for spark at
> the plug…Nothing.
> Robb says let’s change the condensor. He starts to change
> it out and then looks
> up and goes “what the fuck is this” It’s my coil…no
> this connection on the
> coil…you should fix that. Evidently there was only one
> wire strand attached to
> the crimp on the coil. Fixed that buttoned it back up and
> it fired right off.
>
>
>
> Lesson learned, always lube your distributor cam lobe and
> always have a good solid connection at your coil.
>
>
>
> So we start heading back. Jeff rode with me it’s 4:30am I
> say lets get breakfast, Jeff says ok, I say where do we go,
> he says oh, I was
> kidding and we go on to the campsite.
>
>
>
> Friday:
>
>
>
> Wake up at 7ish eat some great breakfast that Mike Sonja
> and
> Robb made and let robb tell the wonderful story about how I
> was stranded 40
> miles north of Dallas in the snow and how they had to
> rescue me because my coil
> wire came off.
>
>
>
> Got to see lots of folks I haven’t seen in ages. We all
> hang
> out talk about the vw’s it was awesome to watch folks
> roll up. I was number 7
> so to watch the other 50 some odd busses show up was one
> helluva site to see.
>
>
>
> That night was the Chili Cook Off. Robb and I each ate 9
> Bowls of Chili. We were going around and saying Trick or
> Treat and getting
> chili from everyone. We both decided that the judging was
> rigged, someone paid
> the chili judges off because Julie should of won 1st,
> Shirley was a
> Close 2nd and Katrina should of won spiciest chili ever.
> Seriously,
> I love spicy chili. It would have been perfect for chili
> dogs or chili burgers.
> Mmmmmm chili burgers.
>
>
>
> Amazingly I didn’t have to visit the porta potty at all
> that
> night. But man my bus sure smelled like chili farts that
> night.
>
>
>
> Saturday:
>
>
>
> Cruse to the burger place. Loved to see all the white tops
> in the distance behind me. I was right behind Paul so when
> I Parked I set the
> parking brake jumped out of the bus with it still in gear
> and ran to the middle
> of the road to take lots and lots of pictures of the 27
> busses that were on the
> cruise come in to the parking lot. I ate the Heartstopper
> burger with fries and
> a Dr. Pepper. Best damn burger ever. After eating and
> telling Robb and Mike
> exactly how I wanted my funeral including the positioning
> of the smoke machine
> and when the strobe lights should be cued and also telling
> them that I want
> them to play the hustle when I’m carried from the vw
> hearse to the hole in the
> ground. So after eating my Heartstopper burger I went out
> to the bus and played
> the Hustle one final time. Mark took it as a challenge to
> play the worst song
> ever. Sure he played some Milli Vannili but I played
> “babe” by sonny and
> cher…so I win. We drove back after the fun and I stopped
> at a gas station and
> got 8.2 gallons of gas…evidently the points were acting
> up on that final leg
> because the mileage showed. 20ish mpg.
>
>
>
> Came back from the cruise, hung out visited met new people
> put faces with names partied like it was 1969 then ate some
> yummy brisket and
> the best beans ever seriously, I want that recipe. I ate my
> beans and Mikes
> beans too. Mmmmmmmm beans
>
>
>
> We then all went and bid on the most awesome prizes ever at
> the charity auction. There were some amazing things in that
> auction including a
> lowrider bike…I wish I had cash with me…I would of
> bought that thing.
>
>
>
> Then Jerry burned an engine case. That was beautiful, I saw
> green spots for 30 minutes after that. Then I went to the
> restroom and while I
> was in there I saw the light. Bodean had evidently thrown
> in the other case
> half. It was awesome.
>
>
>
> Sunday:
>
>
>
> Awards were given out I won one of the best 30 and I gave
> Andy the furthest distance award…even though it was
> really me :D
>
>
>
> Then drove home. Speedo stayed on 80 most of the way there.
> Don’t have a heart attack you have to minus 10% - 15%
> from that to get the real
> speed.
>
>
>
> Cruised back with Mike and Robb to Dallas we stopped once
> and I got 2.3 gallons of gas then I stopped in Rockwall and
> got 4.8 gallons of
> gas. And stopped by Jack in the Box for a burger and fries.
> Next stop was Hope
> for gas and I got 7 gallons of gas.
>
>
>
> I arrived home around 8:45ish trouble free
>
>
>
> Total miles driven: 950 including the cruise
>
> Average mileage: 25.2mpg
>
> Total cars passed on entire trip: 5
>
> Total amount of days during the trip that I had a smile on
> my face: 4
>
>
>
> Thanks to Paul for putting on the show and Thanks to all
> you
> guys for encouraging me to leave the state…it was well
> worth it. The bus is now
> parked for winter and I will begin gutting the interior
> this week. For the
> winter project I plan on making a full width z-bed,
> removing the ice box and
> replacing all the factory wood in the headliner and walls.
>
>
>
>
>
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