Inukshuk
Rising Sun Member
First of all, pardon me if I don’t reply quickly here because I’m juggling a lot of things.
Second of all, no one is hurt, and this is nothing that time and money can’t fix.
Third of all super lucky to have an old-school roommate and his wife that have a place close to where the excitement happened.
Fourth of all the tow rig driver was a Toyota guy and the towing company was top-notch. Hopefully I’ll get the tow paid for by insurance. I had that coverage it was an $800 tow. Plus I paid for a week of storage. 😳
Fifth of all the community is already been great and trying to figure out how to help me out with the bigger picture of what I do now that I’m safely off the highway, had a good meal, and a good night sleep. And I’ve had 2 cups of coffee this morning. So lucky to break down near a good friend and a decent size town.
Short story is long cruiser lost its head gasket on the interstate 10 leaving Indio California where I was having lunch with a buddy while on my way to spend the night visiting with Robbie near Scottsdale and continuing onto Denver.
This followed a fantastic week at king of the Hammers. I hope next year we can put a group together from the club because it is an absolutely amazing event.
I’ve been in touch with @jps8460 and @rckhound and gotten some great high-level advice.
I’m considering all options, including finding someone in SoCal who wants to work with me and put an LS in, find a running 1FZ and do a quick swap to get me home, getting it hauled back to Denver on a truck, or driving it out into the desert with a whole bunch of C4 and BIP it live on YouTube for the advertising. For that matter, there’s a fair amount of activity on Instagram @LongCruiser. If you follow or comment thee mention you’re from Rising Sun and I’ll follow back.
I’d really love to work with a club member who has done an LS swap into an 80. I know if I go to a shop they’re going do it right and that’s beyond the budget. I also know that currently I don’t have the knowledge and drive to take it on myself. I’ll be frustrated with all the little things that everyone else has figured out but I’ll still get tripped up on. @Notyourmomslx450 has a life and a job, so no I probably can’t coerce him into this project but it sure would be sweet. insert begging here. 🙏🙏 The Jordan family already saved one LongCruiser trip with an air-conditioning hose. 😇
So that’s where it at and all update as able and all suggestions welcome. Fastest way to reach me is a text or a phone call.
Second of all, no one is hurt, and this is nothing that time and money can’t fix.
Third of all super lucky to have an old-school roommate and his wife that have a place close to where the excitement happened.
Fourth of all the tow rig driver was a Toyota guy and the towing company was top-notch. Hopefully I’ll get the tow paid for by insurance. I had that coverage it was an $800 tow. Plus I paid for a week of storage. 😳
Fifth of all the community is already been great and trying to figure out how to help me out with the bigger picture of what I do now that I’m safely off the highway, had a good meal, and a good night sleep. And I’ve had 2 cups of coffee this morning. So lucky to break down near a good friend and a decent size town.
Short story is long cruiser lost its head gasket on the interstate 10 leaving Indio California where I was having lunch with a buddy while on my way to spend the night visiting with Robbie near Scottsdale and continuing onto Denver.
This followed a fantastic week at king of the Hammers. I hope next year we can put a group together from the club because it is an absolutely amazing event.
I’ve been in touch with @jps8460 and @rckhound and gotten some great high-level advice.
I’m considering all options, including finding someone in SoCal who wants to work with me and put an LS in, find a running 1FZ and do a quick swap to get me home, getting it hauled back to Denver on a truck, or driving it out into the desert with a whole bunch of C4 and BIP it live on YouTube for the advertising. For that matter, there’s a fair amount of activity on Instagram @LongCruiser. If you follow or comment thee mention you’re from Rising Sun and I’ll follow back.
I’d really love to work with a club member who has done an LS swap into an 80. I know if I go to a shop they’re going do it right and that’s beyond the budget. I also know that currently I don’t have the knowledge and drive to take it on myself. I’ll be frustrated with all the little things that everyone else has figured out but I’ll still get tripped up on. @Notyourmomslx450 has a life and a job, so no I probably can’t coerce him into this project but it sure would be sweet. insert begging here. 🙏🙏 The Jordan family already saved one LongCruiser trip with an air-conditioning hose. 😇
So that’s where it at and all update as able and all suggestions welcome. Fastest way to reach me is a text or a phone call.
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