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Ferne Clyffe, Bork Falls, Burden Falls, and Garden of the Gods 6-8-14
South of us got a ton or rain this past week, so we snuck down to see some of the waterfalls and such. We put a little over 350 miles on the adventure mobile.
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The Mighty Merc – Trans/Doubler Cross Member Fun!
Given how often I seem to be working on my wheelers, I wanted to makes sure that the cross member and skids plates that I come up with are easily removable for service, don’t hinder routine inspection/fluid changes, and don’t weigh 200 lbs each. So I went for a bit more of a minimalist approach this time around.
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Michigan 2016 – Part 3
On the last part of our trip, we stumbled upon this neat park with a decent view: But more importantly, it had a MASSIVE playground to let the boy get some wiggles out before getting cooped up in the car for several hours: I just hung out with this cutie while Mom and Son were running around: So we said goodbye to Michigan for another year, and we look forward to another trip in the future! Back to Trips….
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The Mighty Merc – 5 Gear Swap and Doubler Placement
Folks that know me know that I’m not really a fan of automatic transmissions. While the 4r70w in the Mercury was one of the few that didn’t routinely irritate me, I wanted it gone. Plus I had to pull it to fix a leaking rear main seal, so I didn’t see a reason for it to go back in!
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Michigan 2016 – Part 2
The next day started out the same as the first with breakfast at the Never Miss Café again. After filling up, we headed up to St Joseph to spend some time in the Sliver Beach Area. We played around on the restored carousel: