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March 8th Club Meeting 4:00 PM Allen and Brenda’s house March 21– 23 Club trip to LBL Turkey Bay OHV area Apr
4-5, 2003 – Redbird Clean-Up & Trail Ride. Contact
Brian Rowda by email at Rowda@voyager.net or 812-523-4484 to participate. You must
register with Brian prior to attending. See details below in IFWDA news. April 11-13 Trail grooming/ campout Mt. Watson April 12th Club Meeting 4:00 Mt Watson |
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Treasurer’s Report WE AS A CLUB ARE GROWING FASTER THAN
WE EVER THOUGHT. THANKS TO ALL MEMBERS, FOR BELIEVING IN US AND THE FUN OF THE SPORT OF FOUR WHEELING. WE NOW HAVE NEW TEE-SHIRT DESIGN, Ash Gray
with Red Letters. THEY ARE $10.00 ADULT, $8.00 CHILD. STICKERS
$9.00 LARGE/ $6.00 SMALL
MEMBERSHIP DUES -1st quarter : $25.00 single/ $35.00 family Accounts will now
been done at meetings only JACKETS ARE
RED SATIN WITH WHITE LETTERS. THEY ARE $30.00 EACH. IF ANYONE WANTS TO ORDER A CLUB
SHIRT, SWEATSHIRT OR JACKET LET ME OR ALLEN KNOW OR CALL US AT 812-836-2368
AND LEAVE A MESSAGE, E-MAIL ME AT
bjangel190@hotmail.com WITH NAME AND SIZE. WE NOW HAVE CLUB
SWEATSHIRTS AT $12.00 EACH. THEY ARE
ASH GREY WITH BLUE LETTER’S BRENDA
( POOKIE ) ANGEL |
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Friday, April 4th, and Saturday, April 5th – Start time for both days is 10:00
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Something Different By
Daniel Weisman Unlike normal, this
article will have very little actual safety related topics. In all honesty, I am nearly drained for
fresh topics to cover. That being the
case, I would like to hear any of your suggestions for topics that you might
like to read about. I don’t care if it
is safety related of not, just throw me some bones, I’ll do some research on
it, and then get something typed up for everyone to read. I would
like to let everyone know what is going on with me as of late and why I
haven’t been seen wheeling yet this year.
It has been since Wilstem that the red Ranger has seen the trails. I decided shortly after that time to retire
that truck from trail duty. She did me
well, but after a blown engine and a few blown axle shafts (Thanks for the
replacements Roach), that’s about enough of the light duty stuff. Not to mention the fact that having a
clutch can definitely be a pain at times. After
seeing a few pictures of hybrid trucks, plus a few in person, I finally
decided to do something with some stuff I had just sitting around, namely a
78 Ford with a pair of Dana 60s, a 400, a C6, and a NP205. Then I picked up an 88 Ranger extended cab
for nothing, and decided that it would be the body. So, there’s the starting point, an F250
drive train, a Ranger cab, and a few mental images of what this thing is
going to look like. Trust me, even the
initial thoughts were ugly, so don’t be surprised when you actually get to
see it. The first
thing was to remove the 78’s original sheet metal. With that out of the way, I then started to
think of just how to attach the new cab to that frame. I unbolted the Ranger cab, unplugged all of
the wires, and cut the front clip off.
Then, with the two side by side, I placed some heavy wood planks
between the frames. I wrapped a chain
around the floor, then used a come-a-long to persuade the move. With some help from my brother-in-law, the
cab was now resting on its new frame. Obstacle
#1: Headlights... From the beginning,
I did not plan on running a normal doghouse.
I had decided to make it tubular.
There are several reasons for this, to make working on the engine
easier, to cut weight, and so there is less sheet metal to damage. I was at a loss as to what to use for a DOT
legal light until one day at a truck show.
I was looking at a very nice, VERY large Ford, when I noticed some
light housing, with built-in turn signals, hanging under the bumper. I asked the owner what they were, and when
he said snowplow lights, it hit like a brick. (Continued on page ) |