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They are some really good shocks IMO, been using them for a few years on a variety of vehicles, always been pleased with them!

Cool, yes they made a dramatic difference on my Camaro, it felt planted and sporty after the change.

We got back from a road trip across Iowa in Rita. We live in NW Iowa and we dropped down to Boon to ride the Scenic Rail line which is about a 2 hour train ride that crosses the Des Moines River, that was pretty neat. From there we took highway 3 to Dubuque which was a very pretty drive. We stopped at the Field of Dreams baseball field by Dyersville but didn't stay long because we have been there before and they were an hour from closing and it was stupid busy. We worked our way up to Galina Illinois and checked out that. Pretty neat town but more of a bunch of shops that wives like to go in and husbands pretend they like to. From there we worked our way to the top of Iowa, going a bit into Wisconsin and dropped back down to Lancing IA which is a town of about 950 people but we spent quite a bit of time there and talked to some locals and were pointed to some beautiful areas that overlook the Mississippi River. On the way back on the north side we bumped upward into Austin MN. to check out the Spam museum which was a bit more interesting and fun than you would think. The best parts were talking to the locals and them telling us about the rides they have or are building and talking about the local area dynamics. I tried buying a Korean war vet his dinner on the way home but his said he really appreciated the gesture but he had more money than he could ever spend We got back home and racked up a little over 1K miles on Rita. A loose steering wheel was the worst problem and I'm still getting 20 mpg on every tank. A better radio and a more comfortable seat are on the list but we'll see how quick either happen

In Boon, the Camaro and the Chevy pickup were within one block of each other, I never dared call about the Camaro just in case it was in my price range

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The first is a neat pic in Galina, the other is a gravel road called Roller Coaster Road where there is 7 steep hills in a mile stretch and a motel steering wheel fix.

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A pic from the top of Lancing, some neat vehicles along the way and of course, Spam

Looks like a great trip! And other than the steering wheel, no problems so it's all good. Thanks for all the pics, let me know if you came home with the International P-U..... 8-)

Originally Posted by 34_40

Looks like a great trip! And other than the steering wheel, no problems so it's all good. Thanks for all the pics, let me know if you came home with the International P-U..... 8-)

That IH was in Lansing and I don't know if I've ever seen a IH
short box like that. A local from there said both IH's showed up last week at the guy's house, and he hasn't had a chance to talk to the guy to see what his plans are. Both IH's were from Montana, it was in incredible shape.

Wow. Great pictures. You really drive your hot rod, as it should be.

Originally Posted by Driver50x

Wow. Great pictures. You really drive your hot rod, as it should be.

I think all genres of car builds are great, but for me, driving them is best. It hit 22k on the odometer during the trip. I try to be careful with it and keep it nice, but it does not get babied

Nice trip, looks like you had fun! I'm trying to think if I've ever seen an IH pickup like that, man I really like it. I always dug the Scout, I remember when nobody cared about them and you could get them dirt cheap, not any more.

Originally Posted by v8nutz

Nice trip, looks like you had fun! I'm trying to think if I've ever seen an IH pickup like that, man I really like it. I always dug the Scout, I remember when nobody cared about them and you could get them dirt cheap, not any more.

I don't think I've ever seen one like it either. Kari and I fell in love with it immediately. If I really felt the need to try to buy it, I do know how to get a hold of the guy. I also remember the days of the cheap Scouts and IH pickups. I wonder if bolt on EFI and modern motors swaps made everything go up in price because you're able to drive them again.

Very trip! Maybe next year we can go to Torque fest which is in Dubuque. Also, we should take some m9re fun rides to the road I took to Sedalia. It had more hills and was 18 miles. Speed limit 60 which I think I hit once and regretted it. It would have been pure joy in the camaro. ��

I'm glad you enjoyed it all and had no major problems. The Boone Scenic Valley Rail road is really cool. We've only taken steam locomotive rides on the line. That bridge is quite a ways up there in an open sided train car. Haha I've always wanted to go to the spam museum but my wife hates spam. Also, there's an automotive collection I have always wanted to drop in just north of there. Funny about the IH's, my wife spotted one setting on the out skirts of Carlisle last weekend. I also know where a 2 door commanche is but I'd rather hav3 a scout too. A friend of mine is building one with a 361? and a 4L65E. I'm not sure when he'll get it done. Do you two have any plans to come to goodguys? Maybe take a ride down Grand in the Camaro or 40? ��

Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe

Do you two have any plans to come to goodguys? Maybe take a ride down Grand in the Camaro or 40? ��

We may try to make it this year, I've never been there before.

Have I seen Rita's future

I need some help here, I'm at a lose on what to do next about a driveline vibration. I have a triangulated Ford 8.8 and a 4L60E, and I have a vibration at about 73 mph that I cannot get rid of, it seems to intensify a bit when you let off the gas. The things I have done is have my drive shaft rebalanced three times by different people, tires have been balanced twice and since then I've even replaced the rims .
And balanced again of course. There's no spacers up front, I think I have 1/2 inch spacers in the back. All the mounts are new and good. Here are my driveline angles, the three separate ones are done by me off the balancer, drive shaft, and I removed the drive shaft and went right against the yoke flange.The fancy one is from a Tremec app. I've adjusted things up and down and nothing makes a difference I'm at a loss. The only thing I'm wondering is the 8.8 rear ends run an offset drive shaft, I'm starting to wonder if that is the problem. I have 23k miles on it this way, and we're planning a trip to Yellowstone, I would sure like to get it fixed.