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Message started by Hurricane Dan on Dec 10^th, 2009, 9:23pm

Title: John in the Alleweder
Post by Hurricane Dan on Dec 10^th, 2009, 9:23pm

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/MyJudge2/120509123408.jpg

Title: Re: John in the Alleweder
Post by JimFPU on Dec 11^th, 2009, 7:09am

This thing is just so cool! You're going to have to have a public viewing sometime!!

Title: Re: John in the Alleweder
Post by JimFPU on May 18^th, 2010, 7:19am

Hey Dan, did I see on BROL that you sold this baby?

Title: Re: John in the Alleweder
Post by Hurricane Dan on May 18^th, 2010, 9:37pm

Yes. I'm going through a divorce and needed the money. The buyer is actually one of the previous owners and drove all the way from Wisconsin to pick it up. He repaired it the first time after the original owner got broadsided in it and now he's fixing it again! Must be nice to be a retired engineer. [smiley=happy.gif]

Title: Re: John in the Alleweder
Post by JimFPU on May 19^th, 2010, 10:50am

Sorry about the D.

Yep that's the story I read over there. Too bad I never got to see it...oh well.

Title: Re: John in the Alleweder
Post by aikigreg on May 19^th, 2010, 11:36am

Title: Re: John in the Alleweder
Post by bentontriking on May 20^th, 2010, 3:32pm

Hurricane Dan wrote:

He repaired it the first time after the original owner got broadsided in it and now he's fixing it again! Must be nice to be a retired engineer. [smiley=happy.gif]

Just to clarify things a bit. Fred (the original owner) spent about $100 to replace a wheel and some tie rods. The front wheels were still prone to move when the chassis hit a bump due to some cracks in the aluminum, so I strengthened the front wheel attachment points with a custom 1/4" piece of welded aluminum.

The latest repairs are complete and you can see then here http://www.bentrideronline.com/messageboard/showthread.php?t=59953 I really like that headrest Danny did.

It's faster than I remember as I hit 35 before the bottom of the hill I live on after braking twice. The Gold Rush needs a bigger hill to go that fast.

And yes it is good to be a retired engineer.